Tennis
Novak Djokovic to kick off new tennis season at Brisbane International ahead of Australian Open
Novak Djokovic will open the new tennis season at the Brisbane International tournament, a warmup event for the Australian Open.
Why did Iga Swiatek get a one-month doping ban? What did she test positive for?
Iga Swiatek is the second high-profile tennis player to test positive for a banned substance this year, joining Jannik Sinner. While Sinner, currently the No. 1 ranked man, was fully cleared, Swiatek, who slid from No. 1 to No. 2 last month, accepted a one-month suspension that was announced Thursday.
The number of tennis players worldwide goes past 100 million, federation says
The number of people who play tennis has surpassed 100 million worldwide, according to the International Tennis Federation.
Five-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek accepts a one-month suspension in doping case
Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, a heart medication known as TMZ, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced Thursday.
Ex-French Open champ Yannick Noah taking charge of French para tennis
Yannick Noah, the 1983 French Open champion, was appointed as the head of France's para tennis on Thursday.
Sinner swinging a hot racket as year ends
Jannik Sinner was in the locker room, getting ready to go on court and try to win a match that would give Italy its second Davis Cup title in a row, when his teammate, Matteo Berrettini, was asked about being so close to a championship.
Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands for its second consecutive Davis Cup title
Italy went nearly a quarter-century without winning the Davis Cup. Then along came Jannik Sinner, and now the country is celebrating its second consecutive title.
Jannik Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands for its second consecutive Davis Cup title
Jannik Sinner clinched Italy's second consecutive Davis Cup title and capped his breakthrough season at the top of tennis by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2), 6-2 on Sunday for a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in the final of the team competition.
Rafael Nadal’s retirement ceremony was based on what he wanted, tennis official says
Rafael Nadal's relatively low-key retirement ceremony at the Davis Cup was defended by the head of the International Tennis Federation on Sunday as being dictated by the 22-time Grand Slam champion's wishes.
Djokovic names former rival Murray as new coach
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic announced Saturday that a former on-court rival, retired Brit Andy Murray, is joining his side as coach.
Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini lift Italy past Australia and back to the Davis Cup final
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini won matches Saturday in front of a supportive crowd to lift defending champion Italy past Australia 2-0 and back into the Davis Cup final.
Andy Murray will coach Novak Djokovic through the Australian Open
The recently retired Andy Murray is going to team up with longtime rival Novak Djokovic as his coach, they both announced Saturday, with plans to prepare for - and work together through - the Australian Open in January.
Berrettini beats Kokkinakis to put Italy ahead of Australia and on the verge of the Davis Cup final
Matteo Berrettini justified his promotion to Italy's singles lineup by putting aside a collapse at the end of the first set and coming back to beat Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-5 Saturday, moving the defending Davis Cup champion to the verge of returning to the final.
Sinner leads Italy back to the Davis Cup semifinals and a rematch against Australia
No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner won matches in singles and doubles to lead defending champion Italy to a 2-1 comeback victory over Argentina on Thursday, earning a return trip to the Davis Cup semifinals.
Spain and tennis having to cope with the retirement of the great Nadal
As Rafael Nadal prepared to serve in what turned out to be the last tennis match of his career, a woman's voice broke the silence from the stands: "You make Spain proud!"
Nadal’s legacy is a relentlessness that inspired Alcaraz, plenty of others
Not surprisingly, Rafael Nadal couldn't take a step around the grounds of the Davis Cup Final 8 in recent days without hearing requests for a handshake or a selfie. And that was just from the other professional tennis players, to speak nothing of the fans.
Rafael Nadal calls it an emotional day as he loses in the Davis Cup before retirement
Rafael Nadal bit his lower lip and his reddened eyes welled with tears as he stood alongside his Davis Cup teammates for Spain's national anthem Tuesday before what he - and everyone - knew might be the last match of his career, and turned out to be a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands.
Emotional Nadal retires after Davis Cup loss, Spain’s exit
Rafael Nadal lost 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup on Tuesday in what may have been the last match of the Spaniard's career.
‘Gracias, Rafa’: Nadal heads into retirement after Spain hosts Davis Cup
Rafael Nadal's impending retirement will loom over the Davis Cup Final 8 from the moment it begins Tuesday in southern Spain.
Rafael Nadal and Spain’s captain won’t say whether he’ll play at the Davis Cup
Neither Rafael Nadal nor Spanish captain David Ferrer would say Monday whether the 22-time Grand Slam champion will play at the Davis Cup Final 8, his last event before retirement.
