Tennis

Swiatek withdraws from Madrid Open after falling ill in match

MADRID -- Iga Swiatek withdrew from the Madrid Open due to an unspecified illness while playing her round-of-32 match against American Ann Li on Saturday.Li got the walkover win...

‘Difficult time for me’: Three-peat dream over as world No. 2 withdraws from French Open

Reigning two-time French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz will not play at this year’s tournament as he recovers from...

Alex Eala suffers second round defeat to Elise Mertens at Mutua Madrid Open

Alex Eala saw her 2026 Mutua Madrid Open campaign end in familiar fashion, absorbing a 2-6, 1-6 round...

Alex Eala sweeps past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in Mutua Madrid Open first round

In her first clay-court WTA 1000 campaign of the season, Alex Eala made an immediate statement, showcasing composure...

How painful Djokovic defeat put Sinner on course for staggering feat even ‘Big 3’ couldn’t manage

Pitted against a brick wall on an atypically cool night in late January, Jannik Sinner lost his head...

‘I didn’t know what’s going on’: Alcaraz lifts lid on time-out drama as injury drama comes full circle

About an hour after Carlos Alcaraz outlasted Alexander Zverev in an Australian Open epic on Friday, the Spanish sensation was being whizzed across Melbourne...

‘F***ing bulls**t’: Zverev’s classy press conference admission after No.1’s dramatic moment rocks AO

Controversy has erupted during the first Men’s Singles semi-final on Friday afternoon at Melbourne Park, with Alexander Zverev labelling the chair umpire’s decision to...

Australian Open live: Clutch Alcaraz prevails in five-hour marathon; Djokovic-Sinner next

MELBOURNE, Australia -- World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz has reached his first Australian Open final after overcoming Alexander Zverev in a five-set epic and...

‘Scars are lurking’: AO epic re-opens brutal wounds as Zverev reacts to ultimate heartbreak

Alex Zverev will be left with “scar tissue” after one of the most dramatic matches in Australian Open history, according to an Aussie great.While...

Why controversy still hangs over tennis star after Aus Open final heckle heard around the world

Alex Zverev returns to the Australian Open semi-finals for a fourth time, finally trying to end a career of near-misses which still sees him...

Inside the contradiction of Novak Djokovic… and the truth behind THAT moment of Aus Open fury

Beware a wounded Novak Djokovic, for the legend has form when it comes to regaining form, an ability critical to his hopes of extending...