Tennis

Tennis great Rafael Nadal praised Rohan Bopanna's stunning Australian Open doubles win to make him the oldest Grand Slam Champion.

Jannik Sinner ended Novak Djokovic's record 33-match winning streak at Melbourne Park.

India will have to choose between Yuki Bhambri and N Sriram Balaji to play singles with Ramkumar Ramanathan being the only singles specialist player in the team

Six Indians have been granted direct entry into the main draw, with SD Prajwal Dev, Manish Sureshkuma, Karan Singh and Aryan Shah joining Sasikumar Mukund.

The powerful Belarusian second seed was not at her vintage best on Rod Laver Arena, but still did enough against 16-year-old Brenda Fruhvirtova, romping home 6-3, 6-2.

Rafael Nadal was named ambassador for the Saudi Tennis Federation on Monday as the kingdom aims to host more professional tournaments as part of a broader sports push.

Alexander Zverev is accused of assaulting a woman during an argument in Berlin in May 2020 but has denied the accusation.

Terence Atmane struggled in the searing heat on Margaret Court Arena, stunning the Russian by taking the first set but was unable to continue when trailing 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 1-0.

Alcaraz is aiming to become just the fourth man to win three majors before turning 21 after Rafael Nadal, Bjorn Borg and Mats Wilander.

Players and fans alike might be wondering whether there could be another “Netflix curse” in the offing at the Australian Open.

Alex de Minaur captured his first ATP 500 title at the Mexico Open in Acapulco last March, reached a career-high world ranking of 11 and finished the year by guiding Australia into a second successive Davis Cup final.

Coco Gauff defended her Auckland Classic title and will head to the Australian Open brimming with confidence as she targets a second Grand Slam crown.

Rafael Nadal is unsure if he will compete at the upcoming Australian Open after his defeat in the Brisbane International, during which the Spaniard left the court on a medical timeout.

Coco Gauff moved into the semifinals of the Auckland Classic, where she will take on Emma Navarro.

This comes after Kylie McKenzie had accused coach Anibal Aranda of touching her inappropriately.

Novak Djokovic appeared to be bothered by his right wrist in practice and received treatment during his United Cup match against Jiri Lehecka.