Tennis News
Doubles specialist Farah tests positive for steroid
ESPN - 15 Jan 2020 00:30
Top-ranked doubles player Robert Farah says he tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid boldenone, which he claimed was the result of eating meat in his home country of Colombia.
Watson and Edmund continue return to form
Sky Sports - 15 Jan 2020 15:26
Heather Watson and Kyle Edmund put a disappointing 2019 behind them to reach the quarter-finals in Hobart and Auckland on Wednesday.
Tennis stars raise millions for bushfire victims
ESPN - 15 Jan 2020 15:07
A capacity crowd of more than 15,000 at Rod Laver Arena watched Roger Federer defeat Nick Kyrgios in a one-set finale to the Australian Open's Rally for Relief to aid wildfire charities on Wednesday.
Kerber injury scare ahead of Australian Open
Sky Sports - 15 Jan 2020 11:50
Angelique Kerber has suffered an injury scare just days before the Australian Open after being forced to withdraw from the Adelaide International with a back injury.
Smoke forces delay in Australian Open qualifying
ESPN - 15 Jan 2020 02:00
Australian Open officials have delayed the start of play by two hours on the second day of qualifying, hoping that smoke from regional wild fires will clear later Wednesday.
Clijsters on second comeback, Australian Open air quality & doing the splits
BBC - 15 Jan 2020 23:00
Kim Clijsters discusses the Australian Open air quality issue, her motivation for coming out of retirement and whether she will still do the splits on court.
Kim Clijsters: Four-time Grand Slam champion on her tennis comeback
BBC - 15 Jan 2020 23:00
Kim Clijsters tells BBC Sport that she is "still capable of getting to a certain level" in tennis.
Serena to highlight Fed Cup roster for U.S.
ESPN - 15 Jan 2020 19:43
Serena Williams will be part of the U.S. team for its Fed Cup qualifier against Latvia, the U.S. Tennis Association said Wednesday.
Clijsters: I have to keep pushing
Sky Sports - 15 Jan 2020 18:29
Kim Clijsters says the guilt of being a mother competing in top level sport has assuaged as she prepares to return to tennis at the age of 36.
Can Williams win elusive 24th Grand Slam? Australian Open preview
BBC - 15 Jan 2020 16:01
Can Serena Williams win that elusive 24th Grand Slam? Will the 'Big Three' dominance end? Will there be British success? Here is the Australian Open lowdown.
Australia fires: Dalila Jakupovic says every player she spoke to 'had problems breathing'
BBC - 15 Jan 2020 15:09
After retiring from Australian Open qualifying, Dalila Jakupovic says every player she spoke to had problems because of the air quality.
Heather Watson reaches Hobart International quarter-finals
BBC - 15 Jan 2020 15:05
Britain's Heather Watson reaches the quarter-finals at the Hobart International by defeating Fiona Ferro in straight sets.
VOTE: The Big Three or a new champ?
Sky Sports - 15 Jan 2020 15:00
Will Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic make it 13 straight Slams shared between the 'Big Three' or will the Australian Open be won by somebody new this year?
Rally for Relief: Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic play in charity match
BBC - 15 Jan 2020 13:17
A number of tennis greats play in a charity match to take the total raised for the bushfire appeal to over 4m Australian dollars.
Edmund into ASB Classic last eight
Sky Sports - 15 Jan 2020 10:35
Kyle Edmund reached the quarter-finals of the ASB Classic in Auckland with a straight-sets victory over Andreas Seppi.
Auckland Classic: Kyle Edmund beats Andreas Seppi to reach quarter-finals
BBC - 15 Jan 2020 10:09
British number three Kyle Edmund beats Andreas Seppi to reach the quarter-finals of the Auckland Classic.
Kerber out of Adelaide with lower back injury
ESPN - 15 Jan 2020 08:35
Former Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber suffered a lower back injury and retired from her Adelaide International match on Wednesday.
Queens of Melbourne
Sky Sports - 15 Jan 2020 08:00
We look back at some of the greatest-ever Australian Open women's singles champions from yesteryear.
Australian Open qualifying delayed again over 'very poor' air quality
BBC - 15 Jan 2020 01:02
Australian Open organisers delay the start of qualifying matches by three hours on Wednesday because of the "very poor" air quality from ongoing bushfires in the country.
Smoke delays day two at Australian Open
Sky Sports - 15 Jan 2020 00:48
The start of qualifying was delayed for the second day in a row as smoke haze continued to cause problems at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.