Australian Open finalist Venus Williams fell at the first hurdle in the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy as Kristina Mladenovic cruised past her in straight sets at the Sibur Arena. Williams, …

The French Tennis Federation has finally been given the go-ahead to redevelop Roland Garros. The FFT announced plans in 2013 to expand the site of the French Open but has …

Novak Djokovic will be a notable exception this week after clocking on for Davis Cup duty for Serbia when a host of other big names are resting up after their …

Nick Kyrgios says having Lleyton Hewitt on the sidelines can calm any butterflies in Jordan Thompson’s stomach after the Davis Cup first-timer was handed a crunch debut rubber. Thompson was …

Australia’s Daria Gavrilova has been sent packing from the St Pertersburg Trophy tournament in straight sets by Russian third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova. Kuznetsova defeated the Australian 6-1 6-3 to extend …

Sam Groth says the Australian team is better off without Bernard Tomic if he doesn’t want to play Davis Cup for his country. Tomic, the world No.32 and second-ranked Australian …

The Czech  Republic team is certainly weakened with the unavailability of their no.1 star Tomas Berdych and that certainly favours Australia on paper. The Aussies will also benefit from playing at Kooyong …

Grand slam champion John Peers is hoping there’s a reason for a double celebration after putting his Australian Open party on ice until after the Davis Cup tie against the …

Nick Kyrgios says he’s disappointed Bernard Tomic has made himself unavailable to play for Australia this week as their fractious Davis Cup relationship continues. Ahead of their world group tie …

Nick Kyrgios says being back in the Davis Cup fold is crucial to his mental state as well as his career. The troubled world No.15 will lead Australia’s charge against …

Rafael Nadal is taking some time off after his Australian Open final loss to Roger Federer. The Spanish tennis federation said Monday that Nadal has been dropped from Spain’s Davis …

Roger Federer has ruled out skipping the French Open to save himself for Wimbledon as he hunts down more major silverware. The resurgent Swiss made it clear he wouldn’t be …

Roger Federer has paid homage to his trusted former Australian coaches for helping shape the most prolific grand slam performer men’s tennis has seen. In a poignant tribute to Peter …

Roger Federer is too humble to rank himself among sport’s all-time greatest athletes but admits he’s honoured to be in the conversation. In matching Jack Nicklaus’s magical 18 golf majors …

Darren Walton has covered Roger Federer’s unparalleled tennis career since the Swiss’s teary loss to Arnaud Di Pasquale in the bronze medal match at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He believes …

It was a most awkward way to win. Not that Roger Federer is complaining. The Swiss ace, more naturally associated with on-court elegance, stuttered to the line in Sunday night’s …

Roger Federer has rejected Pat Cash’s criticism of his fifth set medical time-out in his Australian Open victory on Sunday night. Cash, working for BBC’s Radio 5 Live, called the …

Roger Federer says he can’t promise he’ll be back after ending all arguments with a vintage victory over Rafael Nadal in a riveting, rollercoaster Australian Open final. Defying Father Time …