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Aryna Sabalenka has won her second consecutive WTA Tour Player of the Year award.
Janiah Barker scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Mia Pauldo also had a double-double, and No. 18 Tennessee routed Winthrop 112-40.

Vicky Mboko, Janice Tjen, Lilli Tagger, Arnaud Bailly and Luka Mikrut have been selected by a panel as the International Tennis Federation's Class of 2025.

Rafael Nadal has undergone surgery to relieve pain and gain mobility in his right hand.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency has suspended French tennis player Quentin Folliot for 20 years and fined him $70,000 for match-fixing.

Carlos Alcaraz wanted to play in front of an energetic crowd at the inaugural Miami Invitational.

Retired French tennis player Caroline Garcia has turned down a $270,000 sponsorship deal for her podcast from a betting company.

Russian-born Anastasia Potapova has switched allegiance to Austria which clears a path for the 51st-ranked player to compete in the Billie Jean King Cup.

Hundreds of people paid their final respects to Nicola Pietrangeli days after the tennis great died aged 92.

Serena Williams has thrown cold water on the idea that she might be preparing to return to tennis.

Lindsay Davenport has signed a two-year contract renewal to remain the Billie Jean King Cup captain for the United States.

Italian tennis champion of the 1950s and 1960s Nicola Pietrangeli whose records were only recently broken by Jannik Sinner has died.

Andy Murray says he was "disappointed" with Novak Djokovic's results during his time coaching his former rival.

Carlos Alcaraz recently wrapped up his 2025 official schedule with the ATP's year-end No. 1 ranking, tour-highs of 71 match wins and eight trophies and a pair of Grand Slam titles that lifted his career total to six.
Michael Zheng of Columbia became the ninth men's tennis player to repeat as an NCAA champion and set an NCAA record for career tournament wins in the process.

Italy remains the king of the Davis Cup and didn't even need Jannik Sinner this time.

Spain has reached the Davis Cup final after Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martínez defeated Germany's Tim Pütz and Kevin Krawietz in doubles.

Two-time defending champion Italy reached the Davis Cup final after Flavio Cobolli beat Zizou Bergs of Belgium 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 in Bologna.

Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez have defeated Tomas Machac and Jakub Mensik in tiebreakers to help Spain rally past Czech Republic in Davis Cup quarterfinals at Bologna.

Two-time Grand Slam singles champion Lleyton Hewitt's return from retirement has ended after two matches.

Roger Federer has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

Flavio Cobolli has beaten Filip Misolic 6-1, 6-3 to clinch a 2-0 victory for two-time defending champion Italy over Austria and set up a Davis Cup semifinal against Belgium.

Two-time Grand Slam singles champion Lleyton Hewitt's return from retirement was short-lived on Wednesday in doubles with his son Cruz, but only in the best possible way.

Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Davis Cup Finals in Italy because of a right hamstring injury.

Zizou Bergs has beaten Arthur Rinderknech 6-3, 7-6 (4) to send Belgium into the Davis Cup semifinals with a 2-0 victory over 10-time champion France.

Scott McTominay scored a superb bicycle kick goal three minutes into Scotland's match against Denmark in European qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the ASB Classic in New Zealand in January to instead play for Japan in the United Cup in Australia.

Even if the Davis Cup Final 8 this week in Bologna, Italy, is the sixth edition of the team competition to have the champion decided at a neutral site, there are those who would prefer to see some more changes.
Former player Eric Butorac will replace Stacey Allaster as the U.S. Open's tournament director.

The rivalry between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz blossomed into full-blown dominance in 2025.

The final installment of the "Sincaraz" rivalry for 2025 went to Jannik Sinner.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will meet for another big title at the ATP Finals on Sunday.

England has defeated New Zealand 33-19.

Felix Auger-Aliassime has beaten Alexander Zverev to secure the last semifinal spot in the ATP Finals in Turin.

Carlos Alcaraz has been named the year-end No. 1 in men's tennis.

Carlos Alcaraz secures the year-ending No. 1 ranking in men's tennis by beating Lorenzo Musetti at the ATP Finals.

India's top-ranked male tennis player has received a Chinese visa for an Australian Open wild-card playoff tournament beginning Nov. 24 in Chengdu after first being denied one.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner sealed a semifinal spot at the ATP Finals with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Alexander Zverev before his home fans.

India's top-ranked male tennis player is appealing to Chinese authorities after saying he was denied a visa to compete in an Australian Open wild-card playoff tournament later this month in Chengdu.

Carlos Alcaraz is one win away from securing the year-ending No. 1 ranking.

Jannik Sinner got his title defense at the ATP Finals off to a solid start before his home fans with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Felix Auger-Aliassime.

Carlos Alcaraz has started his quest for a first ATP Finals crown with a straight-set victory over Alex de Minaur.

Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the ATP Finals for the second year in a row.

Elena Rybakina has won the WTA Finals after beating No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 7-6 (0)

No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka has reached the title match at the WTA Finals for the first time in three years after overcoming Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the semifinals in Riyadh.

Nick Kyrgios is confident about facing Aryna Sabalenka in next month's "Battle of the Sexes" tennis exhibition but he is feeling a little bit of pressure.

Aryna Sabalenka has secured a third straight group-stage win at the WTA Finals by defeating Coco Gauff 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz has been drawn in a group with Novak Djokovic at the ATP Finals in Turin.

Amanda Anisimova reached the last four of the WTA Finals by beating second-ranked Iga Swiatek 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2.

Tennis great Venus Williams is planning to play for a 33rd straight season on the WTA Tour starting in Auckland in January.

Novak Djokovic defeated Alejandro Tabilo 7-6 (3), 6-1 at the ATP 250 Hellenic Championship in Athens, securing a spot in the quarterfinals at the first ATP tournament in Greece since 1994.


