Dennis Ralston, a five-time Grand Slam doubles champion, died of cancer on the 6th December aged 78, in Austin, Texas according to Darin...
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Obituary – David N. Dinkins
New York’s first African-American Mayor and a benefactor for tennis died on 23 November at the age of 93.
Obituary: Colette Evert
Colette Evert, the mother of Chris Evert, died peacefully on 5 November at the age of 92, and many will remember her as the matriarch of one of the sports greatest tennis...
In Memoriam: Hollywood promoter Fred Barman
The WTA has announced on its website that Fred Alfred Barman Jr, an early ally of women’s tennis who was a co-founder of World Team Tennis, a tournament director in Tokyo,...
Connery loved the game
Sir Sean Connery died at his home in the Bahamas at the age of 90, his family announced on Saturday morning, passing peacefully in his sleep after suffering from dementia,...
Obituary: Bobby Wilson
Bobby Wilson, one of Britain’s leading tennis players of the 1950s and 60s, has died at the age of 84. His exploits at Wimbledon and in the Davis Cup, often against bigger...
Further Reading
Melbourne | McEnroe believes Murray can ‘get back to where he belongs’.
Andy Murray has been advised by John McEnroe to take a leaf out of fellow veteran Rafa Nadal’s book and go on the front foot to achieve his dream of at least returning to the latter stages of a Grand Slam.
Melbourne | Rybakina seals semi-final spot with dominant win over Ostapenko
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina dominated Jelena Ostapenko at the Australian Open on Monday to reach her first semi-final at Melbourne Park.
Melbourne | Rublev battles through to face Djokovic.
The highlight of day eight at Melbourne was expected to be the Djokovic encounter with the local hero De Minaur but as it turned out, the earlier clash between Rublev and Rune merited the distinction of being ‘match of the day’.
Melbourne | Linette stuns Garcia, meets Pliskova in Last 8
There is a Pole in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, but it is not Iga Swiatek, rather it is 30-year old Magda Linette, who stunned World No 4 Caroline Garcia, 7-6(3) 6-4, on Rod Laver Arena on Monday.
Melbourne | Sabalenka storms past Bencic to meet Vekic in quarter-finals
The No 5 seed, Aryna Sabalenka, took her tally of matches won Down Under to 8 in a row as she also notched up her maiden Australian Open quarter-final at the expense of Olympic champion Belinda Bencic on Monday, winning 7-5 6-2, where she will take on Donna Vekic, who...