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Serena, Venus, Osaka cruise into Australia Open 2021 second round

Serena Williams started her Australian Open campaign in an emphatic manner as she zipped past Laura Siegemund of Germany, 6-1, 6-1, on to notch her opening-round win on Monday

Paes eyes French Open comeback in record eighth straight Olympics bid

Indian tennis icon Leander Paes on Monday said he is eyeing a French Open comeback this year in his quest to make a record eighth appearance at the Olympics in Tokyo. Paes, 47, said he skipped the Australian Open as he is apprehensive of playing in a bio-bubble but is looking ahead to the French Open. "Playing sport in a bio-bubble is very tough and may not be the best thing to do. I got a grand farewell at the Australian Open last year so I felt this year I would be sitting out and watching," Paes said. The Olympic bronze medallist in singles and multiple-time doubles Grand Slam winners was speaking during the launch of a cricket tournament named after his father Dr Vece Paes, a bronze winner at the 1972 Olympics. "I hope that by the time of French Open, by the end of May, Europe will get to a better position than now." On the Christmas Day of 2019, Paes had announced his "One Last Roar" tagline, calling 2020 to be his last season as a professional player, culminating with the T

Tennis players forced into a 14-day quarantine ahead of Australian Open

Some of the athletes, including Swiss player Belinda Bencic and Romania's Sorana Cirstea, posted messages to Twitter arguing they'll be disadvantaged by a lack of training

Tennis players arrive for Australian Open; sent straight into quarantine

Two-time Australian Open champion Azarenka was among the earliest arrivals into Melbourne on one of the 15 charter flights bringing players into the city for the first Grand Slam tennis tournament

All top four seeds in men's semifinals in AITA championship

All the top four seeds in the men's category marched into the semifinals of the AITA championship at the Rohan Bopanna Tennis Academy here on Thursday

Tennis players mull competition or rest at start of new season

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, ranked No 1 and No 2 among the men, remained on their practice courts rather than venturing to Turkey or Florida for the first events on their tour

Andy Murray receives wild-card entry into next year's Grand Slam tournament

Five-time Australian Open finalist Andy Murray has been given a wild-card entry into the first Grand Slam tournament of next year

Roger Federer withdraws from Australian Open 2021 to allow knee recovery

Six-times champion and Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Australian Open 2021

None congratulated me when I won bronze at 2017 Deaflympics: Prithvi Sekhar

Indian tennis star Prithvi Sekhar has revealed that no one congratulated him when he won the bronze medal at the 2017 Deaflympics held in Samsun, Turkey.

Game for three sets

Beyond demands on players from the crowded tennis calendar, two arguments have been forwarded in defence of the three-set switch

Wasn't sure about playing again as I gained 23kg during pregnancy: Sania

Ace Indian tennis player Sania Mirza has opened up about her time during pregnancy and how she felt she could never return to the court again

Second straight runner-up finish for Prajnesh following defeat in Orlando

Early breaks pegging him back in both the sets, Prajnesh Gunneswaran ended runner-up at the Orlando Open, losing the summit clash of the ATP Challenger event to American Brandon Nakashima

Victoria state's leader confident Australian Open 2021 will go-ahead

The political leader of Australia's Victorian state says despite 'incredibly complex' negotiations, he is confident January's Australian Open tennis tournament will proceed

US Open champ Naomi Osaka pulls out of French Open due to hamstring injury

US Open champion Naomi Osaka announced that she will not compete in French Open due to a hamstring injury

GenNext on court

The opening salvoes of a new era in tennis have begun

Victorian govt working on getting crowd back for Boxing Day sports events

We are negotiating with Cricket Australia and Tennis Australia to have crowd attendance for Boxing Day Test involving India and the Australian Open, says Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews

US Open: Japan celebrates Osaka but sponsors cautious about her activism

Japan is celebrating Naomi Osaka's victory at the US Open, especially her array of corporate sponsors

US Open: Thiem scripts stunning fightback to claim maiden grand slam title

From being two sets down, Austria's Dominic Thiem and world number three was in all sorts of trouble before hitting back from a break down to take the third

Serena Williams out of US Open 2020, bothered by ankle, Azarenka's surge

Serena Williams already was struggling to keep up in a fast-paced US Open semifinal when she stopped behind the baseline after a third-set point and leaned over

Novak Djokovic sorry for outburst, but his drama is often self-inflicted

Despite his earnest attempts to find peace, commune with nature and heed his inner voice, Djokovic remains too often his own worst enemy