The former Wimbledon and French Open champion has been provisionally suspended since October for testing positive to a banned blood booster at last year’s US Open.
American teenager Coco Gauff mounted a fierce comeback to beat Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open women’s final.
Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup captain Alicia Molik believes Ajla Tomljanovic had to clear an even bigger mental hurdle to win her first match back from injury than toppling Serena Williams last year.
Novak Djokovic returns from a two-year absence from the US Open to renew his rivalry with world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz,while Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka are the leading chances in the women’s draw.
Hungarian player Amarissa Toth has been condemned after rubbing out a ball mark with her tennis shoe after a disputed point.
The All England Club in November decided to allow darker undershorts to combat period anxiety. This is the first tournament players have had the new liberty.
Iga Swiatek booked her spot in the final with a win over Beatriz Haddad Maia,while Karolina Muchova defused Aryna Sabalenka’s big hitting.
Tennis Australia is pushing for the sport’s world governing bodies to maintain inclusive rules for transgender players,as elite sports around the globe wrestle with fierce divisions over participation.
Alexander Zverev shrugged off a mid-match blip to fight his way into a third consecutive French Open semi-final with a win over Tomas Martin Etcheverry.
The most heated exchanges involving Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka were off the court at Roland-Garros on Tuesday.
The quarter-finals are set after sixth seed Holger Rune staged a great escape to survive a dramatic,topsy-turvy match against Francisco Cerundolo.