Tennis

Not again! Nick Kyrgios leaves Aussie teammates in the lurch after controversial tennis star pulls out of $15million tournament at the last minute with mystery injury Aussie Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the inaugural United Cup teams event Kyrgios was scheduled to play his opening match on Thursday night Kyrgios has cited the need … Read more

Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of the inaugural United Cup teams event just a day before his scheduled opening match, citing the need to overcome injury ahead of the Australian Open. World No 22 Kyrgios was expected to spearhead the Australian team, facing Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie in Sydney on Thursday night, but withdrew from … Read more

Novak Djokovic has arrived in Australia, nearly a year after he was deported from the country, ahead of his bid for a 10th men’s singles title at next month’s Australian Open. The 35-year-old was deported on the eve of this year’s tournament in Melbourne after he arrived in the country without being vaccinated against Covid-19. … Read more

When spruiking a summer starting on Thursday with the heavily promoted United Cup, Tennis Australia opted for a mantra pointing to an optimistic future for the sport. The story, the national federation proclaimed, starts here and over the past week the world’s best players have begun arriving for the country’s annual festival of tennis. While … Read more

Novak Djokovic is BACK in Australia! Serbian tennis star returns Down Under nearly 12 months after being deported over vaccination status as Australian Open chief delights in his arrival Novak Djokovic has touched down in Australia ahead of the Australian Open  The 35-year-old was deported almost 12 months ago over his vaccination status  However, his … Read more

Tennis legend backs Nick Kyrgios to thrive in new team tournament Down Under despite the controversial star admitting he’s prepared for ’95 per cent stress, five per cent excitement’ ahead of Australian Open  Aussie great Sam Stosur believes Nick Kyrgios will thrive in the new United Cup  The United Cup is a mixed gender team … Read more

Federer and Williams bow out Roger Federer and Serena Williams were born one month apart and having built legendary careers that redefined the concept of longevity in the sport, this year they departed within three weeks of each other. Both retirements were perfect in their own distinct ways. After exhibiting her greatness one last time … Read more

Activists plan to reprise their controversial “Where is Peng Shuai?” protest at next month’s grand slam, with the support of three-time Australian Open winner Martina Navratilova. At this year’s Open in January, Tennis Australia was criticised for initially confiscating the shirts, citing a ban on “commercial or political” material. The decision was later reversed. Protesters … Read more

The new tennis season is set to begin on Thursday after a short winter break, when the Australian Open begins. Former World No 1 Novak Djokovic will return to the tournament after he was unable to compete in the opening Grand Slam of the season in 2022 after he was deported from Australia over fears … Read more

When Nick Kyrgios ponders why 2022 proved to be the year he rocketed from grand slam also-ran to Wimbledon finalist, he has no hesitation in pointing to one ‘secret weapon’ behind the rise. ‘None of this could have been done without her,’ he explains, reflecting on meeting girlfriend Costeen Hatzi, who Kyrgios says has transformed … Read more