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Paula Badosa won on her Billie Jean King Cup debut as she battled past Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in three sets to secure victory for Spain in the Group C tie on Wednesday. Badosa, currently ranked 13th in the world, won 6-2 3-6 6-4 over Rybakina, giving Spain a chance to go into the...

Great Britain will face Spain and hosts Australia at the new mixed team United Cup next month but will again be without Emma Raducanu. The event sees the ATP and WTA Tours come together, with each tie comprising two men's singles matches, two women's singles and one mixed doubles. Raducanu...

Britain's Jack Draper missed out on a place in the final of the Next Gen ATP Finals after losing in four sets to Brandon Nakashima in Milan. Draper hit back from losing the first set on a tie-break to take the second 4-1, the 20-year-old left-hander producing a stunning array of passing shots...

The demanding schedule on the ATP and WTA circuits can have a negative impact on the mental health of players, tennis great Roger Federer said on Saturday. The 20-time grand slam champion retired from the sport in September after travelling around the world a number of times during a career...

Great Britain face an away tie against unseeded Colombia in their Davis Cup 2023 qualifier in February. Britain were handed a wild card for this year's tournament but must travel to South America in their bid to qualify for next September's group stage. Colombia will choose the surface for...

Novak Djokovic will open his 2023 campaign in Adelaide as he prepares for a shot at a 10th Australian Open crown a year after having his visa revoked on the eve of his title defence. The 21-time major winner has been granted a visa by the Australian government and has been listed to play at the...

Alexander Zverev returned to action for the first time since suffering a serious injury at the French Open when he appeared at the Diriyah Cup in Saudi Arabia. The German former world No 2 tore his ankle ligaments in a horrific fall against Rafael Nadal in June. Zverev, 25, limbered up at the...

Eight-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer has recalled how he was denied entry at the All England Club after a security guard enforced a "no card, no entry" policy. The tennis icon told Trevor Noah's The Daily Show how he attempted to visit unannounced for tea with his coach while in London...

Andy Murray has been named the 2022 Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award recipient in recognition of his support for the humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. It is the second time that Murray has received the award, winning it in 2014 for his work as a UNICEF UK Ambassador and joins Andre Agassi, Roger...

Nick Kyrgios says his top target for 2023 remains winning a Grand Slam but has hinted that he will retire if he does so. "Hopefully I can win a Slam and just retire," the Australian said at the World Tennis league in Dubai. Kyrgios, who will be aiming for a first career Slam in January when he...

Sir Andy Murray has predicted there will be plenty of competitive edge when his Team Scotland take on Team England this week in the Battle of the Brits. The showcase event, once again overseen by Murray's brother Jamie in his role as tournament director, pits the neighbouring nations against...

Novak Djokovic has arrived in Australia nearly a year after he was deported from the country, ahead of his bid for a 10th men's singles title at next month's Australian Open. Djokovic landed in Adelaide where he is due to play in the Adelaide International beginning on Sunday. The 35-year-old...

Combustible Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has lashed back at his critics, and demanded an apology while doing so. Posting on Twitter, the 27-year-old took a swipe at those in the media who have covered him as "a pure villain", pointing to the fact he will lead the new Tennis documentary...

Victories for Cameron Norrie and Katie Swan put Great Britain in a strong position against Australia in their first match of the inaugural United Cup. The new mixed team event is being played across three cities in Australia, with Britain, captained by Tim Henman, taking on the hosts and Spain...

Boris Becker has posted on social media for the first time since his release from prison earlier in December. Becker served eight months at a London prison after being found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency act, having concealed £2.5m of assets to avoid paying debts after he had...

Former Australian Open finalist Dominic Thiem has been given a wildcard to the Grand Slam next month after missing last year's tournament due to injury, organisers said on Friday. The Austrian gave the 2020 champion Novak Djokovic a huge scare before losing in five sets in a classic final...

Wimbledon's ban on Russian and Belarusian players during the 2022 edition of the tournament has "changed nothing", according to the world number five Aryna Sabalenka. Sabalenka, who is from Belarus, was one of several players to miss out on the grass court Grand Slam, after the All England...

Venus Williams won her first WTA Tour match for nearly two years with victory over Katie Volynets in the first round of the ASB Classic in Auckland. The 42-year-old, who first won a main tour match in 1994, opted against following younger sister Serena into retirement and made a winning start...

Great Britain's Jack Draper bowed out of the Adelaide International in the last 16 with a straight-sets defeat to Karen Khachanov. Last year's US Open saw Draper leading Khachanov by a break in the third set of their third-round clash, before having to retire from the match due to injury...

Novak Djokovic battled back from 5-2 down in the first set to beat Quentin Halys 7-6(3) 7-6(5) and move into the Adelaide International quarter-finals on Thursday. Halys, ranked 64th in the world, has never beaten a top-10 opponent but gave Djokovic a big scare before the former world No 1...