Tennis

Pat Rafter reveals Ash Barty and her Australian Open opponent Danielle ‘Danimal’ Collins had a secret feud during grand slam final: ‘There was no love lost’ Ash Barty and Danielle Collins both were desperate to win the Australian Open On-court ill-feeling was intensifying, Aussie tennis legend Pat Rafter revealed Barty eventually won in straight sets, … Read more

Watching Lionel Messi lift the World Cup has served as the perfect inspiration for Andy Murray as he prepares for his eighteenth year on the main tennis tour. Murray was glued to the drama in Qatar, and full of admiration for the Argentinian, from whom he is separated by six weeks in age. Being 35 … Read more

Nick Kyrgios hints he will RETIRE if he wins the Australian Open with the tennis star struggling with the weight of expectation: ‘The better you do, the more stressful it gets’ Nick Kyrgios says he plans to retire as soon as he wins a grand slam title  The 27-year-old came close to winning Wimbledon after … Read more

Tennis fans in shock as all-time great Venus Williams makes a HUGE backflip ahead of the Australian Open  Venus Williams will be competing at the Australian Open for the 22nd time  Williams has been awarded a wildcard into the season’s first grand slam  The AO is the biggest major title to elude the seven-time grand … Read more

Cheeky Sydney tennis club invites Nick Kyrgios to warm up for Aussie Open by entering tournament he bombed out of when he was 15 – and first prize is just $1200 By James Cooney For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:51 EST, 19 December 2022 | Updated: 00:51 EST, 19 December 2022 A cheeky Sydney tennis … Read more

The most famous siblings in tennis will be represented in the Australian Open draw yet again after Venus Williams was awarded a wildcard into the season’s first grand slam in Melbourne. A year after neither Venus nor Serena Williams contested the Open for the first time in a quarter of a century, Tennis Australia on … Read more

The refreshingly unvarnished pronouncements of Dan Evans have rarely sat easily with the tennis bourgeoisie, and that continues to be the case. Three months on from Britain’s failure to make the finals of the Davis Cup finals, and his subsequent comments about errors in selection, and he has still not cleared the air with Captain … Read more

Alex Dolgopolov was just behind the front lines in Kherson last month, with living conditions as far removed from the gilded environment of the tennis tour as imaginable. Just 18 months after formally announcing the end of his career — his last match was against Novak Djokovic — home for Ukraine’s former world No 13 … Read more

Nick Kyrgios and former Aussie doubles champion get in war of words over PICKLEBALL – with Lebron James, Tom Brady and Kevin Durant dragged into the debate By Josh Alston For Daily Mail Australia Published: 16:27 EST, 16 December 2022 | Updated: 17:54 EST, 16 December 2022 Former Australian doubles champion Rennae Stubbs has launched … Read more

Emma Raducanu has begun working with a new coach as the prepares for the 2023 season, joining forces with the former German player Sebastian Sachs, according to reports. Sachs is thought to be working with the British No 1 on a trial basis and would be Raducanu’s fifth coach in under two years. The 30-year-old … Read more