Tennis News

Rafael Nadal is scheduled to play Tuesday at Kooyong, which regularly hosted the Australian Open on grass before the tournament moved to hard courts at Melbourne Park.

Third-ranked Jelena Ostapenko falls in straight sets to unranked Ekaterina Makarova in the first round of the Sydney International.

Australia's Nick Kyrgios is into the final of the Brisbane International after beating defending champion and world number three Grigor Dimitrov.

Former tennis star Boris Becker calls for a fight against racism after a slur was directed toward his son from the Twitter account of a German lawmaker.

Germany's Julia Gorges wins her third straight title with victory over Caroline Wozniacki in the ASB Classic.

Nick Kyrgios has claimed his maiden ATP title on home soil and first since 2016, combining casual flair with enormous power to beat Ryan Harrison 6-4 6-2 at the Brisbane International.

• Australian beat Ryan Harrison 6-4, 6-2 for maiden home tour title• Kyrgios: 'I love playing in front of you guys though you may not see it that way' Nick Kyrgios beat Ryan Harrison 6-4, 6-2 in the Brisbane Internat...

Australian Nick Kyrgios wins his first event on home soil by beating American Ryan Harrison at the Brisbane International.

Nick Kyrgios won the Brisbane International title on Sunday but warned that a knee injury could rule him out of the Australian Open.