Bianca Andreescu rolls to first-round win at Strasbourg.
Bencic hopes Open organisers make it fair for players in isolation.
'It'll also be difficult for him, tennis requires that competitive rhythm, but Rafa is Rafa, even if he arrives without many matches, he'll surely show a spectacular level.'
World Number one Simona Halep and Japan's Naomi Osaka are among the players nominated for the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Player of the Year award.
The party atmosphere inside Louis Armstrong Stadium was starkly different from the last time Medvedev and O'Connell stood across from each other during the dark days of COVID-19 restrictions.
Hewitt, the 2001 champion, received his wildcard via a reciprocal agreement with Tennis Australia, which will grant an American a wild card into next year's Australian Open, and was among 16 players who received wildcard entries.
'But I'm sitting out for the people, for my Aussies, for the hundreds and thousands of Americans that have lost their lives, for all of you. It's my decision.'
Tennis Australia has apologised for a 'clerical error' in a media release that said estranged local player Bernard Tomic was playing in a 'Hall of Shame'.
Stakeholders have shown a distinct lack of seriousness in bringing a law against corruption in Indian sports, a reason why someone like tainted former pacer S Sreesanth got away despite strong evidence of spot-fixing against him in the 2013 IPL, former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar has said.
The 24-year-old started brightly by taking the first set off the 19th seed on Monday but his lack of match fitness told as, despite frequent treatment from the trainer, he lost the next three to bow out at the first hurdle in a third straight grand slam.
Organisers have been criticised by players attempting to make the main draw of the season opening Grand Slam for continuing to play matches despite the poor air quality from bushfires.
Germany Jan-Lennard Struff has also withdrawn from the US Open, the USTA said.
Australia's Alex de Minaur fought back from a set down to beat former world number one Andy Murray
Kedar Jadhav, who became an overnight star with a match winning hundred in the first One-Day International against England in Pune on Sunday, says he got the benefit of batting alongside Virat Kohli, who is usually the prime target of the opposition bowlers.
Sania Mirza earned a shot at her second title of the season with partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands as they reached the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, in Dubai on Friday.
'Is he serious? It's a selfish political move to gain popularity.'
Australian Bernard Tomic's appeal to overturn a fine for not playing to "required professional standards" at Wimbledon earlier this month has been denied in a stinging rebuke by the Grand Slam board.
The world No. 1 faces a possible fine for not attending the team news conference ahead of the Davis Cup tie against Britain.
Italy returned to the Davis Cup final after a gap of 25 years as Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic in both singles and doubles to secure a 2-1 victory over Serbia on Saturday that earned the 1976 champions a title clash with Australia.
Somdev Devvarman ensured tennis contributed to India's swelling gold medal tally by winning the much-awaited yellow metal at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday. The Indian Davis Cupper beat Australia's Greg Jones 6-4, 6-2 in the men's singles final.
Controversial tennis star Nick Kyrgios has launched a fresh social media attack on Australian Olympic team boss Kitty Chiller before launching a Facebook poll to determine whether he should go to the Rio Games.
No 'triple bagel' but Djokovic thumps Mannarino to reach quarters
Kyrgios did not face a single break point and hit 18 aces, including two to close out the final.
Challengers to Serena Williams' throne have proved as fickle as a Paris spring and as the year's second grand slam starts the veteran American is again seemingly in a league of her own. The 34-year-old's charge to overhaul Margaret Court's record 24 grand slam singles titles may have stalled since she chalked up major number 21 at last year's Wimbledon. But after fine-tuning her claycourt game by winning last week's Italian Open she will begin the defence of her French Open title as the strong favourite. With twice French Open champion Maria Sharapova suspended pending the findings of an anti-doping hearing after she tested positive for Meldonium in Australia this year, the list of players capable of toppling a fully firing Williams is short.
Another day, another milestone reached for Novak Djokovic as he racked up Grand Slam victory number 350.
Yet the warrior-like instincts kicked in and we were all reminded that Nadal, as long as he is standing, remains a physical and psychological force of nature on a tennis court.
Rising talent Nick Kyrgios has confirmed his split with coach Simon Rea to spend more time at his Canberra home, the Australian teenager said on Saturday.
Konta, Sharapova fall at Rogers Cup in Toronto
Bopanna was playing the US Open final for the second time in his career and this time as the oldest player at 43.
Kyrgios pledges to donate $50 per ace for hurricane-hit Puerto Rico
Bengal pacer Mukesh Kumar has set his sights on a long stint with the Indian team.
Bopanna had scripted history in March to become the oldest ATP Masters 1000 champion when he and Ebden won the BNP Paribas Open.
As another Grand Slam crown looks set to be snaffled by a man in his thirties this weekend, tennis fans lamenting a dearth of dynamic up-and-comers need not worry, says former world number one Mats Wilander.
The French Tennis Federation, in a surprise move, switched the claycourt Grand Slam tournament to Sept. 20-Oct. 4 from its May start due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. The new Roland Garros dates clashed with the Sept. 25-27 Laver Cup. The tournament will now be held from Sept. 24-26 in 2021.
Sania Mirza ended her career with first round defeat at WTA Dubai event.
Three-times Grand Slam champion Barty received her award three months after retiring from professional tennis at the age of 25.
Security plans 'uplifted' for Wimbledon, organisers say
World number two Simona Halep beat Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-2 in the China Open third round on Wednesday for her first win over the Russian in eight attempts.
The apartment owners at the Westin Melbourne said they had concerns for their health and never agreed to international players quarantining at the Westin
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