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Women’s game is a little bit boring, says Margaret Court

Tennis great Margaret Court, who won a record 24 grand slam singles titles, believes the women's game has become a "little bit boring.

Djokovic poised to resume global domination

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic spent 2015 relentlessly trampling on the hopes and dreams of would-be challengers and the world number one again looms as the reality check to their new season ambitions when the Australian Open gets underway on Monday. The defending champion will start as raging favourite for a sixth title at the […]
Serbia’s Djokovic hits shot during a practice session at Melbourne Park, Australia

Serena faces tricky ascent to seventh heaven

MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Ailing knees, Father Time and even a resurgent Victoria Azarenka stand in the way of Serena Williams clinching her seventh Australian Open title and giving her one more shot at an achievement that would cap her storied career. Williams, already considered one of the all time greats, has 21 grand slam singles […]
Serena Williams of the US walks onto court during a practice session at Melbourne Park, Australia

Ruthless Kuznetsova demolishes Puig in Sydney final

By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) – Svetlana Kuznetsova rolled back the years with a ruthless 6-0 6-2 demolition of Puerto Rican qualifier Monica Puig Puerto Rican qualifier Monica Puig to win her 16th WTA title at the Sydney International on Friday. In 55 minutes of one-sided tennis, the 30-year-old former French and U.S. Open champion […]
Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia serves to Simona Halep of Romania during their womens’ singles semi final at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Sydney

Dimitrov sets up Troicki final in Sydney

Grigor Dimitrov continued his promising start to the new season when he showed flashes of his best tennis to beat Gilles Mueller.
Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria hits a return to Gilles Muller of Luxembourg during their mens’ singles semi-finals at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Sydney

Sock stuns Ferrer, Bautista Agut downs Tsonga in Auckland

Rising star, American Jack Sock fixed up a finals date against Bautista Agut having shocked David Ferrer at the Auckland Classic.

Halep downed by Kuznetsova after solid Sydney semi workout

World No. 2 Simona Halep bowed out of the Sydney International in the semi-finals after a hard-fought loss to Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia reacts during her womens’ singles semi final against Simona Halep of Romania at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Sydney

Top seed Tomic retires in Sydney, eyes on Melbourne

Top seed Bernard Tomic retired in the Sydney International quarter-final after making it clear to the umpire his focus was on next week's Australian Open.
Australia’s Bernard Tomic speaks at a press conference after withdrawing from his mens’ singles quarter final match against Russia’s Teymuraz Gabashvili at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Sydney

Djokovic to battle rising South Korean first up

Check out the full draw for the first round of the Australian Open, with defending champion Novak Djokovic up against a young riser.
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic hits a shot during a practice session at Melbourne Park, Australia

Rio cancels contract for Olympic tennis centre due to delays

The city of Rio de Janeiro cancelled the construction contract for the Olympic tennis centre on Thursday, just 200 days before the start of the games.
Brazil’s Marcelo Zormann hits a return to Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro during the Correios Brasil Masters Cup 2015, at the Tennis Olympic Center in Rio de Janeiro

10 Records the Big Four can break in 2016

The members of the quartet have had an exemplary run in 2015. Novak Djokovic thrilled us with his career best performance by playing sublime tennis and producing near-perfect results in 2015. In his most physically draining year, he clinched three of the four Grand Slams, won 82 matches and 11 titles overall, held the No.1 […]
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Anderson socked by Jack in Auckland

American Jack Sock might just have started a trademark term for himself as he rises the ranks in the world of tennis.