Dave Worsley

To Tennis now, where the Aussie Open is heading toward the pointy end. Nathan Rarere spoke with our tennis correspondent Dave Worsley. Audio

Pressure is mounting on tennis associations around the world to boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. Tennis commentator Dave Worsley has been keeping a close eye on the story but has concerns… Audio

Novak Djokovic has secured a 19th grand slam singles tennis title after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the men's final of the French Open in Paris.

The Serbian came from behind to beat his Greek… Audio

Tennis player Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open in the wake of her decision to boycott post-match media duties.

Yesterday Grand Slam organisers said the Japanese player could face… Audio

The Australian Open has been a tournament of victory for some tennis stars, and ended in tears for others.

The final match took place last night with Novak Djokovic taking out Daniil Medvedev to win… Audio

After weeks of playing shadow tennis in their hotel rooms, the world's best players took to the courts of Melbourne yesterday for the opening day of the Australian Open.

Community cases of Covid-19… Audio

Rafael Nadal's reign as the King of Clay Court tennis has rolled on in Paris after a comprehensive three-set win over Novak Djokovic in a heavyweight men's final of the French Open overnight.

Spanish… Audio

The women's semi-finals are underway at the US tennis Open in New York, with fourth seed Naomi Osaka of Japan taking on American Jennifer Brady on centre court.

The winner will take on a former world… Audio

The men's tennis world number one, Novak Djokovic, has been disqualified from the US Open after hitting a line judge with the ball during his fourth round match.

Djokovic was trailing Spain's Pablo… Audio

The US Tennis Open is underway in New York - though with far fewer stars than usual.

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced some players to priroritise their health over prize money, while the virus has… Audio

Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic is again the man to beat in Melbourne after he reached his 11th Australian Open quarter-final with a straight sets victory over Argentine Diego Schwartzman on… Audio

The Australian Open hits off in Melbourne today with some of the biggest names in tennis playing in the opening day of the tournament.

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic both have matches on the… Audio

Day one of the ASB Classic men's tennis in Auckland and Kiwi doubles specialist Michael Venus has lost his first round match to defending champion American Tennys Sandgren. Kim Savage speaks to RNZ's… Audio

Some of the big names of the ASB Classic women's tournament are taking to the court today in day one of the action in Auckland. Twenty-three-time Grand Slam Champion Serena Williams, Caroline… Audio

The US tennis Open semi-finals begin in New York today, starting with Serena Williams taking on the Ukraine's Elina Svitolina for a place in the final. Later, the teen Canadian Bianca Andreescu will… Audio

The quarter-finals are underway at the US Open in New York, where Daniil Medvedev is leading Stan Warwrinka two sets to one on centre court.The big matches will take place this evening though, with… Audio

Defending US Open Champion Naomi Osaka, has suffered a shock defeat at the tournament his morning, losing 5-7 4-6 to the 13th seed Belinda Bencic. Her exit follows that of the men's defending champ… Audio

It's been a pretty dramatic US Open over the past couple of weeks and the men's final won't feature Federer or No 1 seed Rafael Nadal. Dave Worsely is attending his 13th US Open and speaks just ahead… Audio

An official's reaction to a spur-of-the-moment wardrobe change has sparked cries of sexism at the US Tennis Open. The umpire gave French player Alize Cornet a code violation yesterday when she took… Audio

The final Grand Slam of the tennis calendar has begun in New York.The US Open enters its 50th year at Flushing Meadows this week and features all of the big names. Dave Worsley is in New York for the… Audio