(Reuters) – Former world number one Martina Navratilova believes Petra Kvitova’s attacking style of play makes her one of the top contenders for next week’s Australian Open, while Venus Williams’ experience gives her the edge over [...]

The recent turbulence on the WTA tour could spell opportunity for Heather Watson, according to the woman herself. As fortunes ebb and flow as unpredictably as the local weather, Watson has her eye on the deep [...]

Who or what is to blame for the injury epidemic that has sent Andy Murray to the operating table, while forcing both Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka into hibernation since Wimbledon? The word’s two leading men [...]

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Garbine Muguruza’s preparations for next week’s Australian Open were thrown into disarray when the world number three pulled out of the Sydney International due to a leg injury on Wednesday. Hours after battling [...]

  MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic played his first competitive match in six months on Wednesday, a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Dominic Thiem at the Kooyong Classic. He couldn’t have been happier – or more [...]

One day after giving birth to her daughter this past summer – the first day of a nearly week-long medical ordeal – Serena Williams needed blood thinners to treat clots in her lungs. Williams revealed that, [...]

Sydney (AFP) – New mum Serena Williams has accepted a place at the Australian Open and is “anticipated to return” to the tournament in January, less than five months after giving birth, organisers said Friday. The [...]

LONDON (Reuters) – Spaniards Rafael Nadal and Garbine Muguruza were named as the International Tennis Federation (ITF) world champions on Friday – the first time in 19 years the awards have gone to players from the [...]