Ashleigh Barty must rediscover her love of tennis before she can contemplate a return to the world tour, in the opinion of two-time grand slam champion Lleyton Hewitt. Barty walked …

Second seed John-Patrick Smith has won through to the final of the Australian Open wildcard play-off. Smith, 25, overcame fourth seed Ben Mitchell in straight sets in semi-final action at …

Don’t try telling Lleyton Hewitt he’s making up the numbers at this summer’s Australian Open. The 33-year-old will line up at his 18th Open when the tournament gets underway next …

Rafael Nadal has declared his Australian Open preparations on track after recovering from appendix surgery. The former world No.1 and 14-time grand slam champion went under the knife last month …

The Hopman Cup will be without one of its biggest drawcards after Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was forced to withdraw because of an ongoing arm injury. But big-serving American John Isner …

Luke Saville has withdrawn from the Australian Open wildcard play-off with a hamstring injury. The No.1 seed was due to play Jordan Thompson in a semi-final on Friday, but informed …

No.1 seed Luke Saville is a step closer to claiming a coveted wildcard entry into the main draw of the Australian Open. Saville, 20, dropped the first set of his …

Top seed Luke Saville has advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open wildcard play-off on the opening day of play at Melbourne Park. Saville, 20, overcame a stern test …

John-Patrick Smith has won through to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open 2015 wildcard play-off on the opening day of play at Melbourne Park. Smith, the second seed currently ranked …

Sara Tomic is hoping to join big brother Bernard in the Australian Open main draw. The talented 16-year-old is unseeded for the women’s Open wildcard playoff getting underway at Melbourne …

World No.1 Novak Djokovic signed off the season in style at the International Premier Tennis League by thrashing Gael Monfils 6-0 in Dubai. The result wasn’t enough for Djokovic’s UAE …

ATP chiefs on Friday revealed overall prize money for the men’s tennis tour will exceed $US100 million ($A108 million)for the first time in 2015. Players on the World Tour will …

If you think there’s hype for Nick Kyrgios, ask tennis great John Newcombe about Thanasi Kokkinakis. Newcombe last month awarded Kyrgios the medal named in his honour as Australia’s most …

World No.1 Novak Djokovic says after a bumper 2014 he has his eye on the only major trophy missing from his cabinet – the French Open title. The 27-year-old Serb …

American legend Andre Agassi says Novak Djokovic could be poised for a period of dominance in men’s tennis after showing he can rise “a level above” his peers without even …

A terrific year on tour has landed Australia’s tennis underdog Casey Dellacqua in an unfamiliar but very welcome position. In Hobart next month, Dellacqua will start as top seed at …

Founder Mahesh Bhupathi on Thursday said the new International Premier Tennis League would add two more cities next year and had been forced to turn down two others as interest …

After a season ruined by a wrist injury, Argentinian ace Juan Martin Del Potro will return to defend his 2014 Sydney International tennis title. Del Potro destroyed local hope Bernard …