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Transgender women and non binary individuals assigned as male at birth will be barred from competing in the female category of many domestic tennis tournaments in Britain from next month under new rules announced by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA)

Aryna Sabalenka has received the WTA Player of the Year award for the first time after winning two Grand Slam titles and finishing 2024 at No. 1 in the rankings.

The NCAA Division I tennis team championships will be held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando under a 10-year agreement that will take effect in 2028.

Neale Fraser, who won three Grand Slam singles titles and guided Australia to four Davis Cup titles in 24 years as team captain, has died at 91.

Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has entered the Australian Open.

A tennis official from Bosnia-Herzegovina has been suspended for four years by the International Tennis Integrity Agency for six violations of the tennis anti-corruption program.

When Jessica Pegula agreed to play in an exhibition tennis event at Madison Square Garden, she had no idea how her career would change before she got there.

Novak Djokovic says he will kick off the new tennis season at the Brisbane International tournament, a warmup event for the Australian Open.

Carlos Alcaraz will have an additional coach with him when the 2025 tennis season begins.

The Davis Cup Final 8 will be held in Italy from 2025 through 2027.

Hiring Andy Murray as his coach came naturally for Novak Djokovic.

The former Wimbledon and French Open tennis champion Simona Halep has expressed dismay at the way Iga Swiatek's doping case was handled compared to her own.

Iga Swiatek is the second high-profile tennis player to test positive for a banned substance this year.

The number of people who play tennis has surpassed 100 million worldwide, according to the International Tennis Federation.

The International Tennis Integrity Agency says five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek has accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine.

Yannick Noah has been appointed as the new head of France's para tennis from next year.

Georgia's Dasha Vidmanova and Columbia's Michael Zheng have won NCAA singles tennis in Waco, Texas.

Jannik Sinner clinched Italy's second consecutive Davis Cup title and capped his breakthrough season at the top of tennis by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2), 6-2 for a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in the final of the team competition in Malaga, Spain.

Jannik Sinner completed quite an eventful 2024 by leading Italy to its second consecutive Davis Cup title.

Rafael Nadal's relatively low-key retirement ceremony at the Davis Cup has been defended by the head of the International Tennis Federation as being dictated by the 22-time Grand Slam champion's wishes.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini won their singles matches to lift defending champion Italy past Australia 2-0 and back into the Davis Cup final.

Recently retired Andy Murray will team up with Novak Djokovic, working with him as a coach through the Australian Open in January.

The last man to face — and beat — Rafael Nadal in an official tennis match has led the Netherlands into the Davis Cup final for the first time by eliminating Germany.

Three tennis players from Nigeria linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium have been banned for more than two years and fined $10,000 apiece.

Rafael Nadal wanted to play his last match before retiring at home in Spain and as part of Spain's Davis Cup team.

No. 1-ranked Jannik Sinner has led defending champion Italy to a comeback victory over Argentina for a return to the Davis Cup semifinals.

U.S. Davis Cup captain Bob Bryan's decision to make a last-second change to his doubles lineup against Australia did not work out.

It was an emotional farewell from tennis for Nadal this week after Spain was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup in Malaga.

Two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini has capped a breakthrough season by leading Italy to its first Billie Jean King Cup title since 2013.

Germany has kept alive its hopes of winning the Davis Cup for the first time in more than three decades by beating Canada in the quarterfinals.

Rafael Nadal's retirement from tennis serves as a reminder that for all of his Grand Slam titles and other successes, his greatest legacy might be the qualities that inspired Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and other younger players.

Rafael Nadal's retirement from professional tennis has brought an outpouring of tributes from plenty of current or former players.

Rafael Nadal has lost 6-4, 6-4 to Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarterfinals in what will be the last match of the 22-time Grand Slam champion's career.

Rafael Nadal's last match as a professional was a 6-4, 6-4 loss to No. 80 Botic van de Zandschulp in the Davis Cup as Spain was eliminated by the Netherlands.

Rafael Nadal will head into retirement after Spain was eliminated by the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarterfinals in Malaga, Spain.

Rafael Nadal's tennis career includes 22 Grand Slam trophies, a record 14 French Open titles and plenty of other significant numbers.

Rafael Nadal is heading into retirement after Spain was eliminated from the Davis Cup.

Slovakia has rallied to defeat Britain 2-1 and reach its first Billie Jean King Cup final in more than two decades.

Roger Federer says Rafael Nadal made him enjoy tennis even more during a rivalry that spanned 40 matches over 15 years.

Italy has returned to the Billie Jean King Cup final after beating Poland 2-1 in Malaga.

Neither Rafael Nadal nor Spanish captain David Ferrer is ready to say whether the 22-time Grand Slam champion will play singles or doubles at the Davis Cup Final 8.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner added another big title to his tremendous year by beating U.S. Open runner-up Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 for the ATP Finals trophy before his home fans and before a final verdict is reached in his doping case.

Britain has kept alive its hopes of winning the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time by defeating defending champion Canada in Sunday's quarterfinals in Malaga.

The ATP Finals will remain in Italy through 2030.

Rafael Nadal is getting set to retire from professional tennis after one last event.

Rafael Nadal's impending retirement will loom over the Davis Cup Final 8 when play begins Tuesday in Malaga, Spain.