Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams will return to the Australian Open after being granted a wildcard entry, tournament organisers announced on Friday, marking her first appearance at Melbourne Park in five years. The 45-year-old American last competed at the season-opening Grand Slam in 2021, where she exited in the second round after a loss […]
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Serena Williams says she is not coming back to tennis
The 44-year-old Williams, one of the greats of the game, has not competed since bidding farewell at the 2022 US Open. Serena Williams threw cold water on the idea that she might be preparing to return to tennis, writing on social media Tuesday that she is “NOT coming back,” after a spokesman for the International […]
Italy clinches historic third consecutive Davis Cup title
BOLOGNA: Italy secured a historic third straight Davis Cup triumph on Sunday as Matteo Berrettini and Flavio Cobolli won their singles matches to defeat Spain 2-0 in the best-of-three tie. These two boys are champions of Davis Cup. Bravo #cobolli & #berrettini pic.twitter.com/eAnLpEhfJ5 — Yerik_Ilyassov (@yerikilyassov) November 23, 2025 The victory, celebrated by a raucous […]
Sinner stuns Alcaraz to retain ATP Finals title
TURIN: Italy’s Jannik Sinner closed out a turbulent season in style on Sunday, defeating world number one Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 to retain his ATP Finals crown in front of a raucous Turin crowd. The 24-year-old collapsed to the floor after breaking Alcaraz’s serve in the final game before celebrating with his team amid […]
Rybakina wins WTA Finals with stunning victory over Sabalenka
Elena Rybakina claimed her biggest title since Wimbledon 2022 by defeating world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 7-6 (7/0) at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Saturday. The world number six became the first Kazakh and the first player representing an Asian country to lift the prestigious WTA Finals singles trophy. Rybakina showcased her serving […]
Sinner wins fourth title of the season in Vienna
VIENNA – Jannik Sinner captured his fourth title of the 2025 season on Sunday after a thrilling comeback victory over Alexander Zverev in the Vienna Open final. The Italian star recovered from a set down to triumph 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, securing the 22nd ATP title of his career. It marked Sinner’s second Vienna crown after […]
Rune, Medvedev, and Auger-Aliassime Advance to Semifinals Across Europe and Asia
Nordic Open (Stockholm) Top-seeded Holger Rune battled past Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifinals. The Danish star, chasing his second Stockholm title after winning in 2022, hit 12 aces and won 83% of his first serves despite needing a medical timeout for his thigh. Next up: Rune faces Ugo Humbert, […]
Djokovic Falls Ill, Knocked Out by World No. 204
SHANGHAI: World No. 204 Valentin Vacherot pulled off one of tennis’s biggest shocks by beating Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 in the Shanghai Masters semi-final on Saturday. Djokovic, clearly struggling with illness, was treated several times courtside and even vomited during the match. Despite breaking early, the 38-year-old Serbian could not keep up physically as Vacherot, […]
Medvedev to play Zhuhai event
BEIJING: Former world number one Daniil Medvedev will headline the return of elite men’s tennis to China after a Covid-enforced break of four years, organisers said on Wednesday. The Russian, winner of the US Open in 2021 and a two-time Australian Open runner-up, will play at the ATP Tour’s Zhuhai Championships on September 20-26. Zhuhai […]
Defending champion Badosa, Swiatek reach Indian Wells quarter-finals
Indian Wells, United States: Spain’s Paula Badosa kept her Indian Wells WTA title defense on track Tuesday, holding off determined Canadian Leylah Fernandez to reach the quarterfinals in the California desert. Badosa, seeded fifth, saved five of the six break points she faced and kept last year’s US Open runner-up under pressure — converting three […]