Jannik Sinner pulled off an astonishing comeback from two sets down to defeat Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the Australian Open men’s final Sunday. The fourth-seeded Sinner, who had lost only one set coming into…
Alexander Zverev made no mistake with his second chance to close out a victory over No. 2-ranked Carlos Alcaraz on Wednesday night and moved into an Australian Open semifinal versus two-time finalist Daniil Medvedev. The sixth-seeded Zverev was up…
Carlos Alcaraz completed a Grand Slam set by reaching the Australian Open quarterfinals for the first time, setting up a showdown versus Olympic champion Alexander Zverev. The 20-year-old Wimbledon champion missed the season-opening major in 2023 because…
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Hugo Grenier of France 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open. The Canadian landed 72 per cent of his first serves, compared…
For the second consecutive match at the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic dropped the second set to his unranked foe. This time, versus Australian Alexei Popyrin, Djokovic was also pushed to the brink in the third. But the 24-time…
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime outlasted Austria’s Dominic Thiem 6-3, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 5-7, 6-3 on a mixed day for Canadians on Monday at the Australian Open. Auger-Aliassime, the No. 27 seed, needed four hours 59 minutes…
Dino Prizmic had never played a Grand Slam match — until he took on defending champion Novak Djokovic at Rod Laver Arena in the Australian Open. The 18-year-old Croatian qualifier, who was born seven months after Djokovic made…
Two-time champion Roberto Bautista Agut was knocked out of the ASB Classic in the first round Tuesday, defeating 6-4, 6-3 by fellow Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena. Bautista Agut collected the Auckland title in 2016, beating John Isner and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in early…
Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Australian Open with an injury a week before the season’s first major was due to start after playing just one tournament in his comeback from 12 months on the sideline. Nadal…
Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas helped Greece eliminate Canada from the United Cup with a 3-0 triumph in group play on Wednesday in Perth, Australia. Sakkari saved four set points in the first set and…
The longest time off tour in his professional career made Rafael Nadal much more nervous than usual ahead of his first competitive match in almost 12 months. The 22-time major winner showed no signs of rust at…
Rafael Nadal returned to action for the first time in nearly a year and refused to rule out the opportunity that he will continue playing beyond the 2024 season. Playing in his first competitive match since…
Alexander Zverev led Germany to a 2-1 victory over Italy while the Netherlands won the decisive mixed doubles to defeat Norway in the United Cup group stage on Saturday. Zverev came from behind to beat Lorenzo Sonego 6-7…
Doubles star Gabriela Dabrowski made history on more than one occasion this season to cement her place in the Canadian tennis record books. She teamed with Erin Routliffe to become the first Canadian duo to…
Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka were honored as the International Tennis Federation’s 2023 World Champions on Thursday after being the only singles players to reach at least the semifinals at all four Grand Slam tournaments this season. Djokovic,…
Alex De Minaur will head into the Australian Open as a dual Newcombe Medal winner after being rewarded for his most consistent season yet with Australian tennis’s highest individual honor. De Minaur claimed the award outright…
Tennis showman Nick Kyrgios will miss a second consecutive Australian Open through injury and has not confirmed a timeline for his return from a lingering wrist issue. The 2022 Wimbledon finalist wasn’t listed in the main draw…
Britain’s Emma Raducanu has accepted a wildcard to play at the Auckland Classic in the New Year after missing out on one in the initial batch offered by the Australian Open. The 2018 U.S. Open winner has…
With a Billie Jean King Cup team tennis title under her belt, Canadian teenager Marina Stakusic is aiming just as high for her singles career as she looks to make her mark on the WTA…
Finland upset defending champion Canada to reach the semifinals of the Davis Cup for the first time on Tuesday. Otto Virtanen and Harri Heliovaara defeated Alexis Galarneau and Vasek Pospisil 7-5, 6-3 in the decisive doubles match to give the 14th-ranked Finns…
Considering all that he has accomplished over the past two years — winning two Grand Slam titles and concluding last season as No. 1 — Carlos Alcaraz no doubt belongs among the world’s elite. Still, this couldn’t have…
Canada’s women are Billie Jean King Cup champions for the first time, thanks to Leylah Fernandez’s straight-sets triumph (6-2, 6-3) over Italy’s Jasmine Paolini on Sunday at the international team tennis tournament in Seville, Spain.…
Against host Spain in the first singles match of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Seville, captain Heidi El Tabakh took a risk by starting a young player. The risk paid off on Wednesday…
One year after Canada’s men snapped a lengthy tennis drought, the women have an chance to follow suit. Canada has never so much as reached the final at the Billie Jean King Cup, the international…
Novak Djokovic will head to the ATP Finals brimming with confidence. The top-ranked Serb will take on his rivals at the year-end event starting next weekend on an 18-match winning streak, fresh from a 40th Masters…
Stefanos Tsitsipas qualified for the ATP finals by defeating Alexander Zverev 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the third round of the Paris Masters on Thursday, and top seed Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to 15 matches. Jannik Sinner, meanwhile, pulled…
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime had his six-match winning streak ended Wednesday with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) loss to seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in second-round action at the Paris Masters tennis tournament. Auger-Aliassime had nine aces in…
Montreal’s Felix Auger-Aliassime continued his impressive season-ending run of form with a 7-6 (3), 6-4 first-round victory over Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff on Tuesday at the Paris Masters tennis tournament. Auger-Aliassime, ranked 19th on the ATP…
Felix Auger-Aliassime headlines the Canadian roster for the upcoming Final 8 stage of the Davis Cup Finals. Tennis Canada says the 19th-ranked Montrealer will be joined Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., Vasek Pospisil of Vernon,…
Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek will headline the new-look United Cup mixed team event in Perth and Sydney from Dec. 29 to Jan. 7 as one of the key warm-up tournaments for the Australian Open.…
