How a junior Slam champion match-fixed to escape tennis – and found his way back The moment Oliver Anderson walked off court and locked eyes with undercover police officers, he knew his tennis career as he understood it was over. The Australian had just been knocked out in the second round of an A...

When Milos Raonic first stepped onto a tennis court as an eight-year-old, there was no grand plan, no carefully mapped-out future. It was, as he has often said, pure luck. Yet that chance introduction would eventually carry him all the way to Centre Court, a Wimbledon final, and a place among the ve...

GB’s Francesca Jones Overcomes Injury in Emotional Auckland Victory British tennis star Francesca Jones produced a courageous comeback performance to reach the Auckland Classic quarter-finals, overcoming Austrian qualifier Sinja Kraus 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 after battling through injury and extreme heat. T...

Sabalenka Beaten by Kyrgios in Flat ‘Battle of the Sexes’ in Dubai Aryna Sabalenka, the current women’s world number one, was defeated 6-3, 6-3 by Nick Kyrgios in a much-anticipated exhibition match in Dubai, promoted as a Battle of the Sexes-style showdown — but the match ultimately lacked ...

Men’s tennis has always moved in cycles. When Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic began to fade from the weekly grind, there was a sense that the sport might finally loosen its grip at the top. For nearly two decades, the so-called Big Three had turned Grand Slam titles into private pro...

‘Mine was for social change, this is not’ – King distances herself from Sabalenka vs Kyrgios ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Tennis icon Billie Jean King has dismissed comparisons between her historic 1973 Battle of the Sexes clash with Bobby Riggs and the upcoming Aryna Sabalenka vs Nick Kyrgios ex...

Billie Jean King compares her Battle of the Sexes legacy to the Sabalenka vs Kyrgios exhibition When Billie Jean King speaks about equality in sport, the world usually listens. And this week, as excitement builds around the upcoming ‘Battle of the Sexes’ showdown between Aryna Sabalenka and Nick...

Matteo Berrettini put Italy one step away from a third consecutive Davis Cup final with a straight-sets victory over Belgium’s Raphael Collignon in Bologna. Roared on by 10,000 home fans, Berrettini delivered a clinical performance, beating Collignon 6-3 6-4 to give Italy a 1-0 lead in the semi-fi...

Berrettini and Cobolli Lead Italy Past Austria in Davis Cup Quarters Italy advanced to the semi-finals of the Davis Cup Finals with a comprehensive 2-0 win over Austria, taking another step toward a historic third consecutive Davis Cup title. Even without top-ranked stars Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo M...

Davis Cup Faces Uncertain Future as Top Players Stay Away The Davis Cup Finals in Bologna began with a surprise Belgian win over France, but the tournament’s opening day was overshadowed by growing concerns over the event’s future format—amid a wave of withdrawals from top-ranked players. Belg...