Australia’s Matthew Ebden has made a disappointing first round exit from the Memphis Open, beaten by lowly-ranked Swiss player Henri Laaksonen. Ebden lost the first set 6-1 and then quit …

Two tennis umpires were banned, one for life, last year for breaches of the sport’s code of conduct for officials, world governing body the International Tennis Federation has revealed. Four …

Sam Groth’s poor start to 2016 on the ATP Tour has continued with a first-round loss to Ukrainian world No.82 Illya Marchenko at the Memphis Open. The big-serving Australian was …

Former junior Wimbledon champion Ashleigh Barty could become Australia’s next multi-sport wonder after revealing her plans to return to tennis after a season of cricket. Barty quit tennis 17 months …

A rejuvenated Sam Stosur hopes her heroic efforts in reviving Australia’s Fed Cup hopes can spark a reversal of her 2016 fortunes. Stosur’s year got off to a rough start …

Having tried her hand at cricket, Australia’s former Wimbledon junior champion Ashleigh Barty will have a second crack at a professional tennis career. Barty quit tennis 17 months ago after …

Sam Stosur has spearheaded Australia to a memorable Fed Cup World Group II victory over Slovakia by winning three rubbers in comeback fashion to guide her team home. The veteran …

Australia’s John Millman has lost his Open Sud de France quarter-final with big-serving Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu 7-6 (7-5) 5-7 6-3. Henri Mathieu sent down 17 aces to seal the win …

Top seed Bernard Tomic has lost his quarter-final with Italian Paolo Lorenzi at the Ecuador Open. The Australian world No.20 Tomic went down to the sixth seed 6-7 (5) 7-5 …

Samantha Stosur says she’s ready and willing to shoulder the burden of spearheading Australia’s return to the Fed Cup World Group. Australia face Slovakia in Bratislava this weekend with world …

John Millman has forced his way into the quarter-finals of the Open Sud de France to continue his good form from the Australian Open. The world No.78 showed plenty of …

Davis Cup is coming full circle for new Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt. The freshly retired Hewitt will transition from playing stalwart to captain for the first-round tie against the United …

Novak Djokovic is so inspired by Roger Federer that he’s quietly plotting to smash the great Swiss’s all-time grand slam titles record. Djokovic says Federer’s extraordinary longevity and ability to …

Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro announced another comeback on Wednesday after almost a year out with a left wrist injury. The 27-year-old former world No.4, who won …

Australia’s Fed Cup team, weakened by high-profile absentees, remains desperate to fight its way back “where we belong” in the elite World Group with, a journey which needs to start …

Returning Australian Fed Cup cog Casey Dellacqua will not be hindered by her four-month concussion-enforced hiatus, which she described as the toughest period of her career, captain Alicia Molik insists. …

Tennis great Roger Federer hopes to return to ATP Masters action in a month in the United States after undergoing knee surgery in Switzerland. According to his agent at TEAM8 …

Roger Federer will be out of action for up to a month after undergoing knee surgery in Switzerland. The 17-time grand slam champion suffered a torn meniscus the day after …