David Beckham's son Romeo is a talented tennis player with "a lot of potential" according to world number 11 Grigor Dimitrov, who gave the 14-year-old lessons prior to the start of Wimbledon.
Poland's Iga Swiatek could become only the third woman since tennis turned professional in 1968 to win all of her first six major finals, joining Margaret Court and Monica Seles, but Swiatek is not taking the big-hitting Anisimova lightly.
Nadal took to X on Monday and expressed his gratitude to his long-time rivals for their presence at the tribute.
On the anniversary of the day he first walked on to the Roland Garros court 20 years ago, Rafael Nadal returned as a hero to be celebrated by a crowd that has always embraced him as one of their own.
'After I am done with cricket, my first goal is to direct a movie.'
Australian Open winner Madison Keys became the latest seed to tumble out of Wimbledon 2025.
Madura Ranganathan went down to Amina Rakhim of Kazakhstan in the girls' singles final at the Grade-2 ITF junior tennis championships.
Novak Djokovic looked back at what had shaped him as tennis's most successful male player - hardship and adversity.
It's a historical tie, we will benefit from India team's visit: Pakistan tennis fraternity
Marin Cilic had never beaten a Top-5 player on grass in his entire career before Thursday.
From 2022 a new event for under 14s will be staged at the All England Club during the second week of the Championships.
He will open his campaign against world number 47, Australian Hayden Jones.
Carlos Alcaraz continued his French Open title defence with a display of breathtaking brutality for a 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 victory over American 12th seed Tommy Paul.
IMAGES from Day 1 of 2025 Wimbledon Championships played at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday.
Poonam Reddy (Andhra Pradesh) beat Meghana 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 to win the girls' crown.
India entered the semis of the World Junior Tennis Competition after routing Hong Kong 3-0
Karan Rastogi booked a semi-final berth at the Australian Open junior tennis championships in Melbourne.
'Beautiful draw': Retiring Gasquet meets Sinner in French Open swansong
Norwegian Casper Ruud did not let a rib injury get in the way of setting up a Madrid Open final showdown with fifth seed Jack Draper as he reached the title match without dropping a set following a 6-4 7-5 win over Francisco Cerundolo on Friday.
Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the 16th time but it proved a hard day's work at his Centre Court office.
The United States and Britain had also called for China to provide proof of Peng's whereabouts.
Sumit Nagal entered the history books as only sixth Indian to win a Grand Slam junior title after winning the boys doubles trophy at the Wimbledon Championships with partner Nam Hoang Ly on Sunday.
Sania Mirza and Anna Tchakvetadze of Russia went down 1-6, 6-2, 3-6 to Ana Ivanovic of Yugoslavia and Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia.
The duo emerged best in the under-18 category in the junior AITA Talent Series.
Leander Paes feels India will find it tough in singles but the country can hope to win a medal in the Asian Games
The 19-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik beat his childhood idol Novak Djokovic in the Miami Open final in an upset for the ages on Sunday.
The Indian government has established two expert committees aimed at elevating the country's sports performance.
The Indian under-14 girls' team qualified for the finals of World Junior tennis competition after blanking Uzbekistan 3-0 in a quarter-final match of the Asia/Oceania zone qualifier in Delhi.
Four boys and three girls were cleared to play in an ITF tournament in Pakistan.
They lost their doubles match against Japan, G K Swetha and Ashmita Easwaramurthy going down to Ayumi Morita and Emiko in straight sets. The teams were tied 1-1 after the singles.
Jannik Sinner set his sights on mastering clay and grass courts to make himself a complete player
While the 23-year-old Sharypova did not name Zverev in her post, she confirmed to Russian publication 'Championship' that Zverev was the man in question.
Neeraj dropped the news to the world at a time of his choosing, which was a good 48 hours after solemnising his union with US-based tennis player and coach Himani Mor.
'Even in PlayStation games, he was keen to win.'
Having recently made his international comeback against England in both T20Is and ODIs, the stretchable knee caps did not go unnoticed as Mohammed Shami first tried to get a feel of the conditions by bowling a few deliveries with a short run-up.
The first teenager to play in a US Open final since Serena in 2001 there was symmetry to the moment as Gauff rallied to beat the second seeded Belarusian 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 and end a six-year barren stretch for American tennis fans, who were finally able to celebrate a homegrown champion.
Neeraj Chopra, who holds the rank of Subedar Major in the Indian Army, admits that his long hair often raises eyebrows when he dons the uniform.
'Reena stayed in the next building. We fell in love but had to meet secretly because her parents didn't approve of me.' 'I would always be afraid that her parents would get her married off to somebody else.'
Frances Tiafoe is the first American man to make a US Open semi-final since Andy Roddick in 2006.
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