One of the greats of Australian tennis hailed for his grand slam wins and his captaincy of his country’s Davis Cup team Although the Australian tennis player Neale Fraser, who has died aged 91, won three grand slam singles titles including Wimbledon in 1960, it is as one of the most successful Davis Cup captains that he will be remembered. The tournament gave Fraser the chance to represent his country, both as player and captain, and he wore the badge with great pride. In 1970, when Fraser was appointed Davis Cup captain, the role was seen as one of the most daunting in Australian sport. How c ..read more

Fraser oversaw four Davis Cup triumphs between 1973 and 1986 He won three grand slam singles and 16 doubles titles as a player Australian tennis is mourning the loss of legendary player and Davis Cup captain Neale Fraser AO, MBE. Fraser, who won 19 grand slam titles, has died aged 91. For all his grand slam glory, Fraser’s name will forever be associated with the Davis Cup both as a player and in a record-setting run as Australian captain ..read more

British men’s No 1 reflects on his best year on tour, including a first slam semi-final but also some controversy Deep inside the Vienna Ice Skating Club, an enormous ice rink temporarily adapted into indoor tennis courts in October, Jack Draper was hard at work before one of his final tournaments of the season. His sparring partner for the day was Frances Tiafoe, a fellow top-20 player well known for his humour even in the searing heat of battle. As they toiled through practice sets, the American kept on reacting to their spectacular winners by glancing down the court, each time trying to cat ..read more

Serb wanted someone who had played at the very top Djokovic confident he is still fit enough to win more slams Novak Djokovic has revealed Andy Murray was caught off guard when asked to be his new coach, but feels the link-up can only be good for tennis. Murray retired after this summer’s Olympics at the age of 37 after finally admitting defeat in his battle against injury. It had been suggested the Scot would one day return to tennis and become a coach, due to his love of the sport, hard work and tactical acumen ..read more

Halep was given four-year ban in 2022, later reduced World No 2 Swiatek given one-month ban for violation Simona Halep questioned the “big difference” in how doping cases are treated after world No 2 Iga Swiatek was handed a one-month drugs ban while the Romanian was out of action for more than 18 months following two separate anti-doping violations. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Thursday that Swiatek had accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ ..read more

Whatever happens in Australia and the rest of 2025, Murray taking the role of Djokovic’s corner man is a unique and somewhat joyful coda to this golden era in the sport In June 1990, just minutes after his shocking first-round defeat to upset specialist Derrick Rostagno at Wimbledon, a suddenly aging and forlorn John McEnroe sat down with NBC’s Bud Collins, along with rival Jimmy Connors, for an interview. Connors was working for NBC that summer as an analyst while nursing a wrist injury. It was a rare moment of revealing, subdued reflection from the usually fiery McEnroe. The loquacious New Y ..read more

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One of the greatest tennis players of all time has retired from the game. We look back at some memorable moments of a glittering career Rafael Nadal’s 22 grand slams – in pictures ..read more

Iga Swiatek, the world No 2 women’s tennis player, has spoken out following the International Tennis Integrity Agency's announcement that she would receive a one-month ban after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine. In a video statement posted on Instagram Swiatek said: 'It was a blow for me, I was shocked and this whole situation made me very anxious,' as she explained that a batch of her melatonin, which she takes for jet lag and sleep issues, had been contaminated. The ITIA has accepted that Swiatek’s positive doping test had been caused by her contaminated medication ..read more