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Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner has accepted a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency and says the agreement ends a case that was "hanging over me" since his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago.
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Eugenie Bouchard already has her own signature pickleball paddle, risen to No. 17 in the pickleball rankings and constantly appears on the main court at pickleball events.
3m readJelena Ostapenko has ended Iga Swiatek's three-year reign of the Qatar Open in the semifinals in Doha and will play against American Amanda Anisimova in the final.
1m readThree-time defending champion Iga Swiatek has reached the Qatar Open semifinals by beating Elena Rybakina 6-2, 7-5.
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Elena Rybakina says she is "disappointed" with the WTA Tour's decision to ban for her former coach Stefano Vukov following the governing body's investigation into a potential breach of its code of conduct.
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Sixth-seed Jessica Pegula has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Doha Open with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Daria Kasatkina.
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The suspension of Elena Rybakina's former coach Stefano Vukov "remains in place," the WTA Tour says after confirming it has completed its investigation into a potential breach of its code of conduct.
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The U.S. Open's plan to make its mixed doubles championship a smaller, shorter event aimed at persuading top singles players to compete was criticized Tuesday by doubles specialists who figure to get shut out of the new format.
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The Grand Slam is on for Ireland after a compelling second round of Six Nations rugby.
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Lucas Pouille fears his tennis career could be over after collapsing during a match.
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Carlos Alcaraz has secured his first indoor title by beating Alex de Minaur in the final of the Rotterdam Open.
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Reilly Opelka faces potential discipline for his post-match comments about a chair umpire he called the "worst ump on tour."
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Bianca Andreescu says she will delay the start of her 2025 season after undergoing an appendectomy.
Tennis player Gonçalo Oliveira has been provisionally suspended for doping.
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Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has announced her retirement from tennis at age 33.
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Tennis star Coco Gauff has donated $100,000 to UNCF to provide scholarships for students playing competitive tennis at historically Black colleges and universities.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has reduced the suspension of Swedish tennis player Dragos Madaras from four years and six months to two years.
The ATP Tour will return to Estoril, Portugal, in 2026 but won't be making a stop in Metz, France.
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Belgium has advanced to the second round of Davis Cup qualifying in bizarre circumstances after Chile tennis player Cristian Garin was knocked over by his opponent and refused to continue the match.
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International Tennis Hall of Fame member Pam Shriver has her trophies back.
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Six more current or former tennis players linked to a match-fixing syndicate in Belgium have been given suspensions of varying lengths and fined.
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The U.S. Open is expanding to 15 days this year as it shifts to a Sunday start for the first time in the Open era.
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It's hard to watch the way Jannik Sinner plays tennis and not think of Novak Djokovic.
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Australian Open women's champion Madison Keys has returned to her career-best ranking and joins three other American women in the WTA top 10, while men's champion Jannik Sinner maintained his significant lead atop the ATP list.
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Jannik Sinner has defeated Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 to claim his second consecutive Australian Open championship.
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Alexander Zverev says he is feeling down and emotional after once again coming within one win of earning his first Grand Slam title.
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Moments after Alexander Zverev's loss in the Australian Open final, a person in the stadium yelled out the names of two of the tennis star's ex-girlfriends who have accused him of physical abuse in the past, saying "Australia believes" them.
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Jannik Sinner defeated Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3 to claim his second consecutive Australian Open championship.
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Taylor Townsend of the United States has returned to the court on which her career first took flight, teaming with Katerina Siniakova to beat Hsieh Su-Wei and Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-3 in the women's doubles final at the Australian Open.
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Madison Keys says she kept telling herself to be brave down the stretch of a tight third set in the Australian Open final against two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.
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Defending champion Jannik Sinner will face Alexander Zverev in the Australian Open men's final on Sunday.
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Novak Djokovic has posted a scan of his injured left hamstring on social media more than 24 hours after being booed at the Australian Open when he quit playing one set into his semifinal because of what he said was a torn muscle.
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Henry Patten and Harri Heliovaara have rallied from losing a contentious first set to win the Australian Open men's doubles title 6-7 (16), 7-6 (5), 6-3 over the Italian pairing of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori.
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Australian Open champion Madison Keys credits therapy with helping her understand herself, and that helped her become a better tennis player.
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Madison Keys of the United States has upset two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final.
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Aryna Sabalenka has come up one match shy in her bid for a third consecutive Australian Open title.
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Sam Schroder has won his fourth consecutive quad wheelchair title at the Australian Open after defeating fellow Dutchman Niels Vink 7-6 (7), 7-5.
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Swiss player Henry Bernet gave himself a fairly impressive 18th birthday present and said he's taken inspiration from countrymen Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka following his 6-3, 6-4 win over American Benjamin Willwerth in the Australian Open junior boys final.
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An injured Novak Djokovic has quit after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev.
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Novak Djokovic is 37 and was forced to stop playing because of an injury at two of the past four Grand Slam tournaments.
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Defending champion Jannik Sinner has overcome some third-set cramping to beat Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 to return to the Australian Open final as he pursues a third Grand Slam title.
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British tennis player Emma Raducanu is searching for another coach after her partnership with Nick Cavaday came to an end because of his health issues.
Wang Ziying and Li Xiaohui have combined to win China's first Grand Slam title in wheelchair tennis.
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Why is everyone so angry at what long has been known as the Happy Slam.
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The Madison Keys who will play two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka for the title at the Australian Open on Saturday night is not the same Madison Keys who was the runner-up at the U.S. Open back in 2017, the one other time the American participated in a Grand Slam final.
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Tennis Australia says it has advised its players against competing in Russia following reports that Davis Cup team member Thanasi Kokkinakis featured in an exhibition in St. Petersburg two months ago.
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Olivia Gadecki and John Peers combined for a 3-6, 6-4, 10-6 victory over John-Patrick Smith and Kimberly Birrell on Friday to win the first all-Aussie Australian Open mixed doubles final since 1967.
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Top-ranked Jannik Sinner, No. 2 Alexander Zverev, women's No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and former No. 1 Naomi Osaka will play exhibition matches March 1-2 in Las Vegas.
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Madison Keys saved a match point and upset No. 2 Iga Swiatek 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) in a high-intensity Australian Open semifinal to reach a Grand Slam title match for the second time in her career.
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It seems as if there's always something going on with Novak Djokovic at Grand Slam tournaments.
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