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Newly adopted rising star Daria Gavrilova has earned a wildcard entry into the Sydney International. Russian-born Gavrilova, who received her Australian passport in November, finished 2015 ranked No.36 in the …

Wayne Bennett knows who will be the next Brisbane captain. He just isn’t telling anyone – not yet anyway. The Broncos master coach was at his tight-lipped best on Monday …

New Brisbane recruit James Roberts expects to cop some stick from former Gold Coast teammates on the field but says there are no hard feelings with the Titans off it. …

Retiring Australian great Lleyton Hewitt’s hopes of a farewell Hopman Cup triumph are all but over but he was happy to get a tough three sets under his belt on …

Most tennis players are done by the time they hit 34. But Serena Williams is not like most players. That’s why Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova, who Williams destroyed in the quarter-finals …

Australia’s experienced Hopman Cup team couldn’t replicate their younger compatriots from earlier in the day with Lleyton Hewitt and Jarmila Wolfe both losing to their Czech Republic opponents at the …

Lleyton Hewitt’s farewell summer kicked off with his trademark fight and determination but ended in a three-set defeat at the hands of the Czech Republic’s Jiri Vesely at the Hopman …

Andrea Petkovic’s 2011 Australian Open victory against Maria Sharapova played a key role in the German rediscovering her love of tennis. The 28-year-old admits she hated the sport at the …

German Andrea Petkovic is on a collision course with five-time tennis grand slam winner Maria Sharapova at the Brisbane International. The world No.24 made short work of Brazil’s Teliana Pereira …

Little-known Brisbane teenager Oliver Anderson has qualified for his first ever ATP World Tour main draw with a huge upset over American Tim Smyczek on Sunday. Anderson, 17, recovered after …

It’s not quite a Djokovic v Murray rivalry just yet, but tennis fans got a glimpse into the future when Australian bad boy Nick Kyrgios took down rising German star …

It’s not quite a Djokovic v Murray rivalry just yet, but tennis fans got a glimpse into the future when Australian bad boy Nick Kyrgios took down rising German star …

Tennis star Nick Kyrgios overcame a slow start to power past German Alexander Zverev at the Hopman Cup on Sunday. Kyrgios lost the first set before romping to a 4-6 …

She was full of nerves before the match, but Russian-born Daria Gavrilova walked off the court in Perth bristling with pride after opening her Australian representative career with a thumping …

Former Australian Open finalist Dominika Cibulkova has overcame a spirited performance by Belgium’s Yanina Wickmayer to win their opening round match at the Brisbane International. Cibulkova recovered from being 4-3 …

Samantha Stosur says the intense glare of the spotlight she gets put under every Australian summer puts an unfair emphasis on her early season form. Stosur has been a notorious …

High-profile Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic isn’t superstitious but hopes the return to a happy hunting ground in Auckland can pay dividends. World No.16 Ivanovic is gunning for history to …

Former player Ivan Ljubicic will face his first big test as a member of Roger Federer’s coaching team at this week’s Brisbane International. The Swiss 17-time grand slam winner hired …