Tennis

Melbourne : World No.1 Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the season-opening ATP Cup scheduled in Sydney from January 1-9, organisers confirmed on Wednesday. However, Serbia remains in the competition and will be led by World No. 33 Dusan…

Sydney : World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev hit the practice courts here as the countdown to the multi-nation ATP Cup -- the first tournament in the New Year -- began, with the 25-year-old Russian keen to help his country defend the trophy.The…

Melbourne : Struggling with a wrist injury, Dominic Thiem has pulled out of next month's Australian Open, World number 15 said on Tuesday.The 28-year-old, who has not played since suffering the injury at the Mallorca Open in June, was…

Athens : World No. 4 tennis player, Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas said on Monday that he respects Serbian Novak Djokovic's decision to keep his vaccination status private, adding that the world No. 1 has the "freedom to decide" whether he…

Melbourne : Russian tennis star and world No. 5 Andrey Rublev has become the latest player to test positive for COVID-19 with three weeks remaining for the start of the opening Grand Slam of the year -- the Australian Open -- from January…

Melbourne : With 22 days to go for the start of the opening Grand Slam of 2022 -- the Australian Open -- Canada's world No. 14 Denis Shapovalov has tested positive for COVID-19 while in Sydney, ruling him out of the multi-nation ATP Cup.The…

Melbourne : World No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic has added further mystery to his participation in next year's Australian Open -- where he is the defending champion --, reportedly opting to skip the ATP Cup, scheduled in Sydney from…

Melbourne: Former World No 1 Andy Murray has been handed the wild card into the main draw of the 2022 Australian Open, said the tournament organiser on Thursday.Murray received a wildcard in 2021 too, but was unable to compete after testing…

Melbourne : World No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic might well be granted "medical exemption" to play in the Australian Open, beginning January 17, even though tournament director Craig Tiley did not shed light on any development with…

New Delhi : Former World Number one Rafael Nadal, who returned to action at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi last week, on Monday said that he has tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Spain.The 20-time grand slam…