Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Rohan Bopanna has made history as the oldest tennis player to top the world rankings after progressing to the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Bopanna…

Rohan Bopanna, the Indian doubles player, has raised the spirits of many ageing sports enthusiasts by becoming world doubles No 1 at the age of 43. Bopanna – whose beard has turned grey and whose frame is burlier than it used to be – made the step up when he and his partner Matt Ebden…

<!– –> Mats Wilander believes Carlos Alcaraz has the weapons to beat Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open and claimed the Spaniard is better than the Serb in three areas.  The former world No 1 thinks both Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner can defeat Djokovic at “close to 100%”, but he does not feel the 36-year-old…

Norwegian tennis professional Casper Ruud’s reunion with his dog after his Australian Open campaign has left fans on the internet overwhelmed. Ruud’s fifth main draw appearance at the Australian Open didn’t last as long as he would have liked. He managed to go past Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Australia’s Max Purcell in the first and…

Joining illustrious company in Australian tennis, Lleyton Hewitt became the 47th Australian Tennis Hall of Fame inductee at Australian Open 2024. Melbourne, Australia , 24 January 2024 | Tennis Australia Few courts carry such significance for Lleyton Hewitt as Rod Laver Arena. In 2003, it was the setting for Hewitt’s trademark Davis Cup heroics, including…

There was a controversial moment during the junior tennis tournament of the 2024 Australian Open when Yelyzaveta Kotliar, a 16-year-old from Ukraine, shook hands with her opponent Vlada Mincheva, a 16-year-old from Russia, after their match. Ever since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022, players from the latter country have unanimously…

All eyes are on Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open as he faces Carlos Alcaraz on Wednesday for a spot in the semi-finals. However, while he has stormed into the latter stages of the tournament at Melbourne Park, it is not necessarily Zverev’s on-court performances that have created headlines but the German player’s upcoming trial…

MELBOURNE, Australia —  Dayana Yastremska extended her dream run at the Australian Open on Wednesday to become the first women’s qualifier to reach the semi-finals in 45 years but made sure to remind tennis fans about her countrymen fighting in Ukraine. Getting to the pointy end of the year’s first Grand Slam was not a…

A 16-year-old Ukrainian tennis player is being investigated by her home country for shaking hands with her Russian opponent at the end of their match at the Australian Open. Yelyzaveta Kotliar had just lost 6-2 6-4 in her first round clash in the junior singles with Vlada Micheva when the pair met at the net…

Top Ukrainian junior Yelyzaveta Kotliar said she was “deeply sorry” after her tennis federation criticised the 16-year-old for shaking the hand of a Russian opponent at the Australian Open. Kotliar came under scrutiny at the opening Grand Slam of the year when she congratulated Vlada Mincheva after being beaten in the first round of the…