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  Why should I give them money?: Dominic Thiem not in favour of Novak Djokovic’s player relief fund

  April 26, 2020 17:15 IST

  ATP, WTA, ITF, and the organizers of the four Grand Slams have all come together to financially support the lower-ranked players amid the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, world no.1 Djokovic even had a conversation with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer

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  French Open 2020 gets postponed again, eyes September 27 start

  April 24, 2020 23:49 IST

  The new date for the tournament was initially set as September 20 but a report states that this could be pushed back to September 27.

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  Beating Novak Djokovic in 2014 Australian Open a mental breakthrough: Stan Wawrinka

  April 24, 2020 9:14 IST

  Wawrinka's victory made him the first man apart from his legendary compatriot Roger Federer, Britain's Andy Murray, Djokovic and Nadal to win a Grand Slam title since Juan Martin Del Potro won the US Open in 2009.

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  No chest bumps, no whispering in doubles matches: US Tennis Association tells players

  April 23, 2020 16:12 IST

  The US Tennis Association has issued guidelines to the players participating in doubles events.

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  Maybe now is really the time: Federer raises prospect of merging men’s and women’s governing bodies

  April 22, 2020 18:51 IST

  The 20-time Grand Slam champion began a string of posts on Twitter by saying the shutdown of tennis because of the coronavirus outbreak has given the sport an ideal opportunity to assess its future.

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  ATP, WTA, Grand Slams join forces to fund player relief program

  April 22, 2020 0:38 IST

  The ATP and WTA say they are in discussions with the International Tennis Federation and the four Grand Slam tournaments but did not provide any specifics about how much money they are pooling or how it will be distributed.

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  May reconsider my anti-vaccination stand, says Novak Djokovic

  April 21, 2020 16:42 IST

  Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic said that he may consider his anti-vaccination stand after he created an uproar in social media saying he is against taking anti-coronavirus vaccination.

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  Watch: Roger Federer, Andy Murray engage in banter with Rafael Nadal during live session

  April 21, 2020 10:35 IST

  Rafael Nadal went live on Instagram with Roger Federer and Andy Murray and the duo trolled the Spain tennis star for his struggles with technology.

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  Roger Federer's serve a hybrid of Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi: Andy Roddick

  April 20, 2020 18:42 IST

  Roddick, who is regarded as one of the finest servers of the game, stated that Federer's serve is a combination of former greats Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi.

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  Novak Djokovic opposes compulsory coronavirus vaccination

  April 20, 2020 10:43 IST

  Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has said that he wouldn't want to be forced to take vaccination in order to travel amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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  Rafael Nadal's academy plans to host competitions amid tennis calendar freeze

  April 19, 2020 16:48 IST

  The proposal would see the academy "possibly become a campus where elite players can reside, train and compete between themselves in matches.."

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  "How do you deal with crowd when playing against Roger Federer?": Stan Wawrinka asks Novak Djokovic

  April 19, 2020 15:25 IST

  On Saturday, in conversation with Wawrinka, Djokovic was asked about how he dealt with the crowd showing overwhelming support towards Roger Federer whenever the two played on the court.

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  Former tennis player Patrick McEnroe recovers from COVID-19

  April 19, 2020 13:46 IST

  The former US Davis Cup captain had been diagnosed with the pandemic and had been quarantined at his home in New York.

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  Roger Federer's ability to serve and volley not talked about enough: Novak Djokovic

  April 19, 2020 12:05 IST

  In an Instagram live chat with former world no.1 Andy Murray, Djokovic said that Federer is one of the most complete players to have ever played the game.

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  Stefanos Tsitsipas impressed with girls playing tennis from one terrace to another | Watch

  April 19, 2020 10:01 IST

  The men’s and women’s professional tennis circuits have been shut down for more than a month and are suspended at least until mid-July.

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  Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal discuss coronavirus fund

  April 19, 2020 8:43 IST

  Djokovic also said there would be a system devised to determine which players were most in need of the cash.

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  AITA abolishes posts of Life Presidents, Life Vice Presidents on Ministry's direction

  April 18, 2020 18:56 IST

  The ministry shot off a letter to the AITA on March 16, conveying that creation of such posts are in contravention of the National Sports Development Code of India, 2011.

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  2020 Laver Cup moved to 2021 due to French Open switch

  April 17, 2020 21:13 IST

  The tournament, which was founded and is organised by Swiss great Roger Federer's management company, will now be held at TD Garden in Boston from September 24-26, 2021.

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  Roger Federer picks Pete Sampras among others he would love to see again

  April 17, 2020 18:03 IST

  Roger's fourth-round match on Wimbledon's center-court in 2001 against Sampras is one of the most memorable. Federer was playing his idol Sampras for the first time.

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  Considered taking a year-long break due to depression: Teenage tennis star Coco Gauff

  April 17, 2020 17:23 IST

    Gauff said that her ability with the racquet brought the pressure of expectations.

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  Coronavirus impact: Decision on US Open to be taken by June; no fans 'unlikely'

  April 17, 2020 9:12 IST

  The tournament in New York City would be the next major championship on the tennis calendar; the French Open’s start was postponed from May until September, and Wimbledon was canceled altogether.

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  Coronavirus pandemic: Rafael Nadal expects lengthy wait before tennis returns

  April 16, 2020 18:02 IST

  The season is suspended until June at least with Wimbledon being cancelled for the first time since the Second World War.

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  Italy laud Novak Djokovic for his donation to fight coronavirus crisis

  April 15, 2020 20:52 IST

  Djokovic has been praised by the director-general of the local health authority in Bergamo for his donation to help control the coronavirus outbreak in Italy.

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  Coronavirus pandemic: Sania Mirza waiting to get back to tennis court

  April 14, 2020 19:33 IST

  Earlier, Sania had made her displeasure known as there has been a rise in the number of ‘cooking' posts that celebrities are putting out on social media as they stay indoors to fight the coronavirus outbreak. Sania feels posting such pictures in these times is unwanted.

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  Loss of money, time and future looks hazy now: Indian tennis players talk about COVID-19 fallout

  April 14, 2020 19:06 IST

  Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Divij Sharan can't exactly tell how much they would lose but considering the fact that they are consistently in contention to be in Grand Slam main draws, the massive financial hit is not difficult to assess.

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  Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray among 12 players confirmed to play in virtual Madrid Open

  April 13, 2020 16:55 IST

  David Goffin, John Isner, Karen Khachanov, Eugenie Bouchard, Kristina Mladenovic and Kiki Bertens will also participate from their homes in the April 27-30 online competition that is expected to be broadcast live on TV and social media channels.

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  WATCH: Leander Paes clubs video of him and Mahesh Bhupathi for fans on social media

  April 12, 2020 21:54 IST

  The video, which the legendary Paes shared on his Twitter handle, has him and Mahesh volleying a tennis ball on the wall with a frying pan with the iconic song 'Yeh Dosti Hum Na Chhodenge' from the movie 'Sholay' playing in the background.

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  Sania Mirza celebrates 10th anniversary with husband Shoaib Malik

  April 12, 2020 21:49 IST

  Sania shared a couple of pictures with her husband Shoaib on social media and wished him a "Happy Anniversary".