Tennis

It had been a long time coming but Grigor Dimitrov's belated first appearance at the ATP Finals did not disappoint as he outlasted Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-3 5-7 7-5 in a gripping afternoon duel at…

New Zealand's Michael Venus and American doubles partner Ryan Harrison have made a strong start to the ATP Finals in London.

The ATP has apologised after the draw ceremony for the Next Gen Finals was branded a "disgrace" for featuring female models who revealed groupings with letters hidden under their clothing.

Rafael Nadal will finish the year as the top-ranked male tennis player for the fourth time.

Former world No.1 Martina Hingis has retired from tennis, saying this time she gets to walk away from the sport on her own terms.

World number one Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from the upcoming Basel indoors tournament due to a knee injury.

World number one Rafael Nadal has squeezed past Croatian Marin Cilic to set up a mouth-watering clash with Roger Federer in the Shanghai Masters final.

The two-time American champion John Isner is returning to the ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland in 2018.

Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios faces the prospect of another season-ending ban after branding an official "a joke" before sensationally quitting his first-round match at the Shanghai Masters.

The world women's tennis number five Venus Williams has decided to play the Sydney International this summer instead of returning to the ASB Classic in Auckland.

French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko has become the seventh player to qualify for the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore.

The Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki will return for another shot at the ASB Classic title in Auckland this summer.

Roger Federer won the inaugural Laver Cup for Team Europe beating back a fierce challenge from players from the rest of the world to claim the trophy in a dramatic final match.

Tennis line judges face an uncertain future after the ATP announced that they will be replaced by "electronic line calls" at this year's inaugural Next Gen Finals in Milan.

France will host Belgium in the final of the Davis Cup mens teams tennis competition later this year.

New Zealand's Michael Venus and his partner Hao-Ching Chan of Taiwan are through to the mixed doubles final at the US tennis Open in New York.

A relentless Rafael Nadal thumped Kevin Anderson to win the U.S. Open, earning the Spaniard his second grand slam title of the season and 16th of his career.

Sloane Stephens played a near-perfect match to beat Madison Keys 6-3 6-0 in an all American final as she clinched her maiden grand slam title at the US Open.

Michael Venus has fallen just short of becoming the first New Zealander to win two grand slam tennis titles in the same year.