1:28 AM ET PERTH, Australia — World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty will step on court on Saturday with the chance to cap off her remarkable year by leading Australia to their first Fed Cup title since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1974. Beginning her year in Perth at the Hopman Cup, Barty’s season will come full
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10:07 PM ET The Australian tennis summer is again facing controversy surrounding all-time great Margaret Court after she called on Tennis Australia to celebrate her grand slam 50th anniversary. Court wants the same recognition that was afforded to Rod Laver’s 1969 grand slam anniversary at the Australian Open earlier this year, and says she won’t
11:53 AM ET ESPN staff The All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Thursday sought to play down the latest controversy confronting the national federation – the removal of Mahesh Bhupathi as captain of the Davis Cup team. They suggested that the decision to replace Bhupathi with Rohit Rajpal was done not out of malice, but
5:15 AM ET World No. 2 Karolina Pliskova has announced she will no longer be working with coach Conchita Martinez. Martinez, herself a former World No. 2 and Wimbledon champion, joined Pliskova’s coaching staff in 2018. The Czech Republic’s Pliskova, who lost her semifinal at the WTA Finals to World No. 1 and eventual winner
6:01 PM ET Italy’s Jannik Sinner has become the first player to qualify for the semifinals at the ATP NextGen Finals in Milan after securing a comfortable 4-0, 4-2, 4-1 victory over Mikael Ymer. Sinner, who is the youngest player in the top 100 of the ATP’s rankings at 18-years-old, took just 56 minutes to
12:15 PM ET ESPN staff Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print On February this year, India were drawn to play against Pakistan in an away tie in the Davis Cup. Unsurprisingly, owing to the strained relations between the two countries, the news quickly turned political, with India reluctant to travel, and the ITF ultimately
1:34 PM ET A day after the India-Pakistan Davis Cup tie this month was finally shifted to a neutral venue, fresh troubles have now descended on the All India Tennis Association (AITA). In a Twitter post on Tuesday, senior Indian doubles player Rohan Bopanna hit out at the federation for its decision to appoint a
1:14 PM ET A day after the India-Pakistan Davis Cup tie this month was finally shifted to a neutral venue, fresh troubles have now descended on the All India Tennis Association (AITA). In a Twitter post on Tuesday, senior Indian doubles player Rohan Bopanna hit out at the federation for its decision to appoint a
8:45 AM ET German tennis great Boris Becker has had his bankruptcy restrictions extended to 2031, after an investigation found assets and undisclosed transactions valued at more than £4.5 million ($5.80 million). Becker, who won six Grand Slam singles titles in his career including three at Wimbledon, was made bankrupt on June 21, 2017 in
11:28 AM ET India’s forthcoming Davis Cup tie against Pakistan has been shifted out of Islamabad and will now be played at a neutral venue. Agreeing to the All India Tennis Association (AITA) request, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Monday communicated its final decision regarding the Asia/Oceania Zone Group 1 tie scheduled for November