Evans beats Edmund to win ‘Battle of the Brits’ event
Dan Evans dominated his domestic rival Kyle Edmund to claim victory in the Battle of the Brits exhibition event at Roehampton. The 30-year-old Evans lived...
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Djokovic tests positive for coronavirus
Novak Djokovic has tested positive for coronavirus in the wake of the Adria Tour events he helped organise in Serbia and Croatia this month. The...
Adria Tour final cancelled after Dimitrov tests positive for Covid-19
Grigor Dimitrov said on Sunday said he has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the highest-profile tennis player to reveal he has the disease. The...
World No. 2 Halep currently does not plan to play US Open
Simona Halep does not currently plan to play the U.S. Open with the health protocols put in place by the organisers for the Grand Slam...
Lopez expects significant cuts to prize money in tennis tournaments
Significant reductions in prize money will be the new reality for tennis players when the ATP and WTA Tours resume, according to Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez. “We...
Federer to miss rest of season after second knee op
Roger Federer will miss the rest of the 2020 season after undergoing a second procedure on his right knee, the 20-time Grand Slam singles champion...
Federer becomes world’s highest-paid athlete
Roger Federer has become the first tennis player to top Forbes’ list of the best-paid athletes in world sport as overall earnings dropped amid the...
Djokovic to host Balkan event after finally returning home from Spain
Novak Djokovic marked his return to Serbia, after being stranded in the Spanish resort of Marbella for two months due to the coronavirus lockdown, by...
Osaka becomes world’s highest-earning female athlete
Japan’s Naomi Osaka has surpassed Serena Williams as the world’s highest-paid female athlete, raking in $37.4 million in prize money and endorsements over the last year, according to...
Yearly lockdown would be good for the planet, says Tsitsipas
The coronavirus pandemic has stalled young Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas’ burgeoning career but he remains philosophical about the current tennis shutdown. The world number six would...
Federer is the best but Djokovic tougher for Nadal, says uncle Toni
Roger Federer is the best tennis player of the current generation but reigning world number one Novak Djokovic remains the most difficult opponent in Rafa...
Navratilova fears pandemic could stop stars creating a piece of history
Grand Slam great Martina Navratilova believes the current generation of tennis superstars face a threat to their place in history due to the coronavirus pandemic....
‘Nobody more unbeatable than Djokovic at his best’
There is no one more unbeatable in men’s tennis than Novak Djokovic when the Serb is at his best, former world number four American Todd...
Grand Slam tally should decide ‘GOAT’ debate, says Lendl
Eight-time Grand Slam winner Ivan Lendl said whoever ends up winning the most majors among the ‘Big Three’ of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak...
Nadal pessimistic about return to action before 2021
Rafael Nadal does not expect to return to play competitive tennis until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has decimated much of this year’s...
Murray says resuming stalled season not top priority
Resuming the tennis season stalled by the coronavirus pandemic is not the most important thing as players first want to live their normal lives again,...
Nadal pessimistic over chances of return to normal for tennis
Rafa Nadal has said he is very pessimistic about the possibility of tennis returning to normal any time soon because of the new coronavirus pandemic...
Tennis will be one of the last sports to return, says Murray
Tennis will be one of the last sports to return to action after the world has recovered from the coronavirus pandemic, former world number one...
Federer calls for ATP and WTA to merge
Roger Federer has called for a merger between the men’s ATP Tour and the WTA, which runs the women’s circuit, as tennis wades through a...
Djokovic opposes compulsory coronavirus vaccination
Novak Djokovic faces a dilemma if it becomes compulsory for players to get vaccinated before they can begin competing once the tennis season resumes following...
