Sports / Tennis

US Open title made me more confident, says Medvedev 15 Jan 2022 - 12:01 pm

Melbourne: Winning his first Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows last year showed Daniil Medvedev what he is capable of and the Russian...

All to play for as Djokovic returns to immigration detention hotel 15 Jan 2022 - 11:38 am

Melbourne: Clinging to his dream of winning a record 21st major title at the Australian Open, tennis world number one Novak Djokovic returned...

Australian government cancels Djokovic visa again 14 Jan 2022 - 02:00 pm

MELBOURNE- The Australian government cancelled Novak Djokovic's visa for a second time on Friday, saying the world tennis no. 1, who is unvaccinated...

Djokovic 'playing by his own rules', says Tsitsipas 13 Jan 2022 - 02:44 pm

World number one Novak Djokovic has been "playing by his own rules" and has put his bid for a 21st Grand Slam title...

Djokovic included in Australian Open draw as visa decision looms 13 Jan 2022 - 08:51 am

Melbourne: Tennis world No.1 Novak Djokovic was included in the Australian Open official draw on Thursday, although uncertainty remained about whether the government...

Gauff beats Kostyuk, five Americans in Adelaide quarters 12 Jan 2022 - 02:18 pm

Adelaide: Coco Gauff battled to a 6-3 5-7 6-3 win over unseeded Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk at the Adelaide International 2 WTA tournament on...

Djokovic confirms error on Australian entry form, visa still in doubt 12 Jan 2022 - 09:44 am

Melbourne: Novak Djokovic said "human error" was behind a mistake made on his Australian entry documents that breached the country's strict laws on...

Tomic says he'll 'test positive in two days' during Australian Open qualifier 11 Jan 2022 - 11:56 am

MELBOURNE: An ailing Bernard Tomic told the chair umpire during his Australian Open qualifying match on Tuesday that he would test positive for...

Nadal calls Djokovic controversy 'a circus' 10 Jan 2022 - 12:39 pm

Rafa Nadal called Novak Djokovic's COVID-19 vaccination controversy in Australia "a circus" and joked that he would prefer that the world number one...

Kyrgios says Sydney pullout due to COVID-19 10 Jan 2022 - 11:37 am

SYDNEY: Nick Kyrgios said on Monday that he had pulled out of the Sydney Tennis Classic after testing positive for COVID-19, but hoped...

Australian court order Djokovic be released from immigration detention 10 Jan 2022 - 09:44 am

Melbourne:An Australian judge ruled on Monday that Novak Djokovic be released from immigration detention, finding the government's decision to revoke the tennis star's...

Judge asks what more Djokovic could have done for a visa 10 Jan 2022 - 08:49 am

Melbourne, Australia:An Australian judge who will decide whether top-ranked tennis star NovakDjokovicplays in the Australian Open questioned on Monday what more the Serbian...

Barty pulls out of Sydney event ahead of Australian Open 10 Jan 2022 - 08:49 am

SYDNEY: World number one Ash Barty pulled out of the Sydney Tennis Classic on Monday to give her time to recover for the...

Djokovic did not have guaranteed entry to Australia, government says 09 Jan 2022 - 08:31 pm

MELBOURNE- The Australian government had not given tennis star Novak Djokovic an assurance that a medical exemption that he said he had to...

Djokovic case 'really not good' for sport, says Murray 09 Jan 2022 - 03:59 pm

SYDNEY: Andy Murray expressed concern for Novak Djokovic on Sunday, saying that other players were shocked and the circumstances surrounding the world number...

Australian Open chief says conflicting, changing advice led to Djokovic fiasco 09 Jan 2022 - 02:22 pm

Melbourne: Australian Open chief Craig Tiley on Sunday blamed conflicting and quickly changing directives in a "challenging environment" for the confusion that resulted...