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Former Australian player Mark Woodforde (R) with tennis legend Rod Laver. Twitter Photo

ITF forms player panels for lower tier professionals

The ATP, the WTA, the ITF and the organisers of the four Grand Slams have come together to create an emergency relief fund

21 Apr 2020 6:53 PM

THE BIG THREE: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Courtesy ThisBlogs

Tennis 'big three' plan to help lowest-ranked players: Djokovic

The players are to be joined by the ATP and the four Grand Slams in contributing money that will be distributed by the ATP among players

19 Apr 2020 12:00 PM

Coach Patrick Mouratoglou watches Serena Williams during a practice session. AFP Photo

Serena's coach says 'revolting' that players can't make a living

375th ranked Sofia Shapatava of Georgia started a petition seeking assistance from the ITF for lower-level professionals

08 Apr 2020 7:00 PM

Thiago Seyboth who erased the record of Gustavo Kuerton as the youngest Brazilian to an ATP Tour title. Tennis.com Photo

Coronavirus lays Brazil's rising tennis star Seyboth Wild low

Seyboth Wild fell ill soon after he beat Norwegian Casper Ruud in the final of the Chile Open on March 1

26 Mar 2020 8:38 AM

Wimbledon still planning for play despite virus mayhem

The All England Club remains hopeful that play at the grass-court tournament will be able to go ahead if the spread of the virus is slowed

18 Mar 2020 10:44 AM

A view of the court at Arthur Ashe stadium. AFP Photo

US Open tennis likely to go Roland Garros way

French Open's new dates, one week after the current scheduled conclusion of the US Open, have put Wimbledon and US Open in dilemma

18 Mar 2020 9:08 AM

Members of the Ferrari team return from the pit to pack up their equipment after the Formula One Australian Grand Prix was cancelled in Melbourne on Friday, just hours before the action was due to start. AFP Photo

COVID19: Sport comes to a grinding halt around the globe

Australian F1 GP cancelled; Champions League, NBA, men’s tennis, golf tours come to a standstill

13 Mar 2020 10:10 AM

Centre court at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden Being cleaned for the event on Sunday before county officials a public health emergency following which the event was cancelled. AFP Photo

Coronavirus takes down first big US tennis event in Indian Wells

Organisers had first said the tournament will go on but had to cancel after county officials declared a medical emergency

09 Mar 2020 1:53 PM

Tour organisers opened an investigation into Nick Kyrgios following an explosive meltdown at last month's Cincinnati Masters which saw him smash two racquets, launch an abusive tirade at the chair umpire before appearing to spit at the official during a second-round match. (Photo: AP)

Nick Kyrgios given 16-week ban by AFP for poor behaviour

The suspension is deferred pending Kyrgios' compliance with several strict conditions mandated by the ATP.

26 Sep 2019 6:44 PM

Djokovic, who is the ATP Player Council president, said Gimelstob’s departure was the correct outcome but that his loss to the tour was “unfortunate”. (Photo: Justin Gimelstob/Twitter)

Djokovic backs Gimelstob's decision to quit ATP board

Gimelstob resigned from board last week after being sentenced to three years probation and 60 hours community service on an assault charge.

07 May 2019 1:16 PM

Stan Wawrinka with the Chennai Open trophy. (Photo: PTI)

After 21 years, ATP Chennai Open to be shifted to Pune

The Chennai Open is shifting due to paucity of funds.

20 Jul 2017 4:52 PM

Somdev Devvarman, who in 2009 became the only Indian player to reach the finals of the Chennai Open singles event, bagged a gold medal 2010 Commonwealth Games before clinching another Gold at the Asian Games later in the year. (Photo: PTI)

Somdev Devvarman bids adieu to pro tennis

Somdev was rumoured to have shown interest in becoming the coach of India's Davis Cup side in place of Zeeshan Ali.

01 Jan 2017 3:52 PM

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