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Britain secures first win while Serbia record first loss.

The British Davis Cup team got it’s 2021 campaign underway at the Olympiahalle in Innsbruck, Austria, in virtual silence with the country in lockdown following the government’s most recent instructions in their fight against the pandemic.

Breakers beat Lasers in WTT Final preview

The regular season of the 2021 WTT Finals Presented by Guaranteed Rate was completed on Saturday with a surprise win by Orange County Breakers over Springfield Lasers in their league re-match, their first of the season.

World TeamTennis final set for Sunday

As Americans celebrated Thanksgiving, the two finalists of Sunday’s World TeamTennis Finals Presented by Guaranteed Rate were determined after two weeks of league play between the five competing teams at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden Stadium 2.

Djokovic proud to lead Serbia

The world No.1, Novak Djokovic, swept past Austria's Dennis Novak as Serbia thumped Austria 3-0 in their Group F Davis Cup opening match at Innsbruck on Friday requiring just an hour to complete a 6-3 6-2 victory after Dusan Lajovic had delivered the first point...

France get off to a good start in Britain’s Davis Cup group.

Fans are still getting used to the new format which Kosmos, the sports marketing company run by Gerard Pique, implemented two years ago in collaboration with the ITF but again, with more changes in an attempt to rectify some of the problems those initial changes threw...

Diplomatic waves in the wake of Peng Shuai

The Peng Shuai affair continues to ripple across the media, with reports of Australia joining the growing list of countries considering a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Beijing as a protest of China’s alleged human rights abuses.

Aussie swing decided

The schedule for pro tennis over the summer Down Under was confirmed on Thursday, when a record 17 tournaments to be held across three states, Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia, in January, was announced.

Barty to marry her caring handsome boy!

Ashleigh Barty, the World No 1, has announced her engagement to long-time partner Garry Kissick on social media, shared a post on Instagram with the caption ‘Future husband’, along with a picture of the smiling couple embracing with her engagement ring in full view.

World TeamTennis heads towards weekend climax

As the WTA and ATP seasons concluded with their respective year-ending championships this past week or so, World TeamTennis is being played out at one venue, the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, home of the BNP Paribas Open in the United States, for the second consecutive...

Adelaide confirmed as AO warm-up event in January

Although the WTA and ATP have yet to release details of their respective tour schedules for the 2022 season, reports indicate that the Australian leg is coming together with the announcement that Adelaide will host 2 tournaments, including the Adelaide International,...