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Stefanis Tsitsipas holds up the cardboard on which he wrote Kyrgios number. Twitter Photo

Tsitsipas serves up birthday prank on friend Kyrgios

Fans called thinking it is Greek player's number, but calls went to switched off Kyrgios' number

27 April 2020 7:13 PM IST

Dominic Thiem of Austria reacts after making an unforced error. AP Photo

Dominic Thiem not keen on plan to assist struggling players

He feels there were sections of society that needed more urgent help during the pandemic than his fellow competitors

27 April 2020 10:11 AM IST

Rafael Nadal signs autograph after a match at Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Rafael Nadal says he's 'very pessimstic' about return of tennis

Even if players start without an audience, it is difficult to organise events as it involves a lot of people, he says

27 April 2020 8:07 AM IST

Andy Murray of Britain poses with the Wimbledon trophy he won in 2013. He defeated Novak Djokovic in the final. AP Photo

Tough for Andy Murray to win another Slam, says Greg Rusedski

The former British number one thinks Murray could win a Tour event but a Grand Slam win is going to be very difficult

26 April 2020 8:08 PM IST

Renowned tennis coach Darren Cahill. DC File Photo

Australian coach Cahill rallies behind ATP/WTA merger idea

The former coach of Andre Agassi and Lleyton Hewitt said uniformity in rules and rankings will help all stakeholders

26 April 2020 6:06 PM IST

Australias Ashleigh Barty makes a forehand return. AP Photo

'Tricky' for Ashleigh Barty to maintain training intensity in shutdown

Barty finds her partner Gary Kissick's golf game improve during the lockdown, but her tennis training is a little bit...

25 April 2020 1:49 PM IST

Tunisias Ons Jabeur displays her national flag after defeating Slovakias Dominika Cibulkova at the 2017 French Open. AP Photo

The tennis jet-set think local to reboot their sport

Tunisian Ons Jabeur has suggested that tennis might resume with team events in the autumn to allow players to earn some...

24 April 2020 8:21 AM IST

Noah Rubin of the United States. AFP Photo

Noah Rubin says hitting 'rock bottom' will force change in tennis

Tennis bodies must take radical steps to sustain the depth of the Tour, rather than just apply band-aids that will have...

23 April 2020 7:13 PM IST

Britains Andy Murray reacts during his match against Switzerlands Stanislas Wawrinka. AFP Photo

Andy Murray 'would play' September French Open, if it goes ahead

The 32-year-old Scot had considered retiring before surgery allowed him to make an initial comeback from injury last...

23 April 2020 3:06 PM IST

Britains Andy Murray.

Tennis will be one of the last sports to return, feels Andy Murray

Tennis to begin, it needs players and coaches and teams coming from all over the world into one area

23 April 2020 12:25 PM IST

Players back Federer over tennis merger as Kyrgios hits out

Players back Federer over tennis merger as Kyrgios hits out

Top players agreed that a merger could help tennis recover from the coronavirus shutdown, which has seen Wimbledon...

23 April 2020 9:55 AM IST

Roger Federer of Switzerland. AP Photo

Roger Federer suggests merger of women's and men's governing bodies

With both the Tours going through difficult times, Federer feels it is the right time to merge the governing bodies

22 April 2020 6:23 PM IST