Tennis news

Low revenue share, no say in governance, ignoring player health and welfare: Why are the top men and women tennis stars feeling aggrieved

February 03, 2026 2:09 pm

At last year’s French Open, a delegation including Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff has asked the four Majors – including the Australian Open – to get the prize money to 22 percent of tournament revenue by 2030, as is the case with regular ATP and WTA Tour events.

'Too many Spanish legends, it felt like I was two against one': Novak Djokovic’s tribute to a watching Rafael Nadal after his Australian Open loss to Carlos Alcaraz

February 01, 2026 10:41 pm

Djokovic heaped praise on Alcaraz after going down fighting, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5, in the final.

Quick comment: Novak Djokovic may have just missed his best chance to win 25th Grand Slam

February 01, 2026 6:44 pm

Things had fallen in place for the Serb who turned back the clock to beat Jannik Sinner in the semifinal, but once the much-younger Spaniard got into the groove, there was only going to be one winner

Patrick Mouratoglou's take on Alcaraz's cramps controversy following Zverev meltdown: 'If Alcaraz hadn't received treatment, that would have been the real scandal'

February 01, 2026 4:28 pm

The former coach of Serena Williams and Dimitrov and Rune, reckons just like on-court coaching, the on court treatment rule has no value in practice Zverev because it’s ignored for everyone, so we can't cry foul when the top seeds benefit from that same status quo

Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner Australian Open 2026 semifinal: One number that could give the Serb an edge

January 29, 2026 7:48 pm

Across four completed matches that Novak Djokovic has played at the Australian Open so far, he has won 58.5% of all the points that he has played while returning second serves

‘Are we tennis players or animals in zoo’: World no 2 Iga Swiatek on cameras in Australian Open

January 28, 2026 4:47 pm

Players like Iga Swiatek and world number three Coco Gauff have seen their off-court videos going viral during the Australian Open

This Grand Slam champion had tennis' Notting Hill-esque love story: she married her fan seeking a selfie at Central Park, also a fashion executive

January 27, 2026 3:57 pm

Garbine Muguruza announced she had become a first-time mother

'Marry my sister-in-law': Carlos Alcaraz gets propositioned thrice by fans at Australian Open

January 25, 2026 8:20 pm

First, a fan shouts “Marry my daughter”. As laughs ring out, another fan raises the bar with a far more audacious proposition: “Marry my sister-in-law”. Finally, a fan yells “Marry me”.

Australian Open | From Podcast co-hosts to face-off: How defending champion Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula are raring for another show-off 

January 24, 2026 4:29 pm

Sunday’s fourth round match between Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula will be the fourth time that the duo will be facing each other with Keys leading 2-1 in head-to-head battles 

Aryna Sabalenka explains why Novak Djokovic is still relevant despite emergence of younger players: ‘There is no age anymore in sport’

January 23, 2026 3:47 pm

Novak Djokovic received a big vote of confidence on where he stands with the next generation of players from women’s World Number 1 Aryna Sabalenka, who said that he was still relevant with the younger crop of players.

US Open: Roger Federer survives Gael Monfils scare

September 05, 2014 4:34 pm

Federer held his nerve and went pass the 20th seeded Frenchman by 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 to reach the semis.

15 year old sensation: Catherine 'CiCi' Bellis

August 29, 2014 3:37 pm

Bellis had a dream start to the open when she beat World #13 Dominika Cibulkova but lost to Zarina Diyas.

Rafael Nadal finds his feet on grass

June 28, 2014 10:11 pm

The world no.1 over came a first set loss to Kukushkin to romp home 6-7, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1.

Mahesh Bhupathi launches 'spin effects technology' tennis racquets

April 09, 2014 10:31 pm

Mahesh Bhupathi hold the newly launch spin effect technology Tennis racquets after the media briefing held at CCI court, Churchgate on Wednesday.

Australian Open: Stan stuns Rafa in final

January 27, 2014 3:12 pm

Wawrinka becomes first in over 20 years to beat first and second ranked players to win Slam after getting past injured Nadal.

Australian Open: Li Na ends long wait

January 25, 2014 6:54 pm

Li Na overcame an attack of nerves and weathered a feisty challenge from Cibulkova before roaring to a 7-6 (7-3) 6-0 victory to win her first Australian Open title.

Australian Open: Ruthless Rafael Nadal dominates Roger Federer

January 24, 2014 7:53 pm

Rafael Nadal dominated proceedings in the semis, and marched into the final.

Australian Open: Quality tennis captivates spectators

January 22, 2014 8:04 pm

Australian Open: Defending champ crashes out

January 21, 2014 9:03 pm

Defending champion Novak Djokovic's 2014 Australian Open campaign came to an early end on Tuesday.

Sharapova shocked; Nadal, Federer rocked

January 20, 2014 6:56 pm

Sharapova has struggled with her serve throughout the tournament and her woes continued.