Simona Halep has been cleared to return to tennis immediately with the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling that her four-year ban should be reduced to just nine months. Halep has already served that nine months as part of a provisional suspension, meaning the former world No. 1 and two-time Grand Slam champion can return to tennis with immediate effect and resume her career. “The CAS Panel has unanimously determined that the four-year period of ineligibility imposed by the ITF Independent …

Murray claimed win No.500 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships this week as he defeated Denis Shapovalov to reach the second round. The Briton came from a set down to beat the Canadian 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 and extend his winning record in the opening round in Dubai to 8-0. The three-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1 is just the fifth man in the Open Era to reach that number, joining four of the biggest legends in the sport …

The past week has been exciting. Jannik Sinner won the ABN Amro Open on Sunday in his first tournament since capturing the Australian Open title. The top-seeded Sinner, playing his second straight Rotterdam final, beat fifth-seeded Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-4. Sinner, who rises to world No. 3 as a result, earned his 15th consecutive tour win and his 12th title with a straight-sets triumph over the Australian, who was able to break back twice, once in each set, but Sinner had enough …

Swiatek spent 75 weeks on top spot consecutively from April 4, 2022 in the retirement of Ashleigh Barty up until September 10, 2023 before Aryna Sabalenka took over for eight weeks. But given the WTA Finals win, she returned to top spot. Albeit after spending most of the end of the season saying how it was a weight lifted off so in reality wasn't too much of a big deal. But she now joins a special group of players including Steffi …

Most of the Tour took the week off, but for some it was an opportunity to make up for disappointment in Melbourne. Jelena Ostapenko took that chance with two hands, winning her second title of the year. Top seed Jelena Ostapenko secured her second title of 2024 following a 6-2 6-3 win over Ekaterina Alexandrova at Linz. The Latvian also claimed victory at the Adelaide International in January, while she also reached the women's doubles final at the Australian Open. She now …

The world No.4 Jannik Sinner clinched the Australian Open 2024 men's singles title in stunning fashion, overcoming third seed Daniil Medvedev 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 in three hours and 44 minutes on Sunday night. The 22-year-old became the first Italian man to win the Australian Open since 1976, and he is also the youngest player to win at Melbourne Park since Novak Djokovic in 2008. Aged 17 he won his first title on the Challenger Tour and nine months later he …

The former world No. 3 Elina Svitolina was playing in Melbourne for the first time since becoming a mother, but was forced to retire three games into her fourth round due to a back injury. Svitolina, seeded at No. 19, clashed against Czech teenager Linda Noskova in the Australian Open round-of-16. But early in the match, Svitolina appeared to sustain a back injury that was clearly hampering her in major ways. After getting broken in the first game of the match, Svitolina …

The former World No.1 was beaten in Monday night's opening round of the Australian Open by No.16 seed Caroline Garcia of France, 6-4, 7-6(2). Although this is the first time Osaka has lost an opening-round match in Melbourne, it was against an in-form Garcia, whose magnificent serving neutralised Osaka's own crisp hitting and the Frenchwoman did not face a break point all match. Garcia punished Osaka's errors to break in the fifth game of the opening set and then, after an evenly …

United Cup 2024 Germany completed a memorable comeback in the early hours of Monday morning to knock off Poland 2-1 for the United Cup trophy. Alexander Zverev played a starring role, saving two championship points in his own comeback win over Hubert Hurkacz in the men's singles to level the tie, before he teamed up with Laura Siegemund to overcome Iga Swiatek and Hurkacz to seal the crown. Zverev and Siegemund were taken to a deciding tie-break by Hurkacz and Swiatek but the …

Playing his first singles match in almost a year, Rafael Nadal defeated Dominic Thiem in an all-Grand Slam champion match-up in Brisbane on Tuesday night, beating the 2020 US Open winner in the first round of the Australian Open lead-up event, 7-5, 6-1. The Spaniard had been out of singles action for almost a year with a hip injury that required surgery before taking to the court in Australia. Anticipation could hardly have been greater, and Nadal wasted little time unloading …

Riyadh, the desert city of Saudi Arabia, became the scene of a showdown between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in a pre-season exhibition match. Both players are looking ahead to the Australian Open, which is coming up in the second half of January. Whilst it is just an exhibition match, Alcaraz and Djokovic are the two highest-ranked male tennis players in the world right now and any battle between the duo is enjoyed by tennis fans around the world. Two highest-ranked players …

The Australian Open kicks off the annual Grand Slam calendar in tennis. The full schedule of events leading up to the Australian Open has been released, with a bevy of exciting tournaments running from the back end of December until late January. Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart and Canberra will all host major events as players prepare for the 112th edition of the Australian Open. 29 December - 7 January The 2024 edition of the United Cup will be played in the Australian cities …