Tennis

Australian No.1 Alex de Minaur has raced into the third round at Wimbledon with a straight-sets victory over tricky French veteran Adrian Mannarino.

LATIKA M BOURKE: Maya Joint’s win could be the moment that turns the fledgling star’s year around, according to Australian champion Sam Stosur.

Nick Kyrgios was back at Wimbledon for the first time since reaching the 2022 singles final. His return was brief, but long enough to get into trouble again.

‘Has there ever been anyone more distasteful in defeat than Serena?’

The American legend’s return has ended the same way her career did four years ago - with defeat to an Australian.

Men's fourth seed Ben Shelton has been beaten in a Wimbledon boilover clearing a path for Alex de Minaur to reach his first grand slam semi-final.

Australia's Maya Joint can hardly believe she's the one to face Serena Williams on the legend's Wimbledon comeback - but she senses it's a golden opportunity.

Tennis legend Serena Williams is to make an astonishing return to play as a wildcard in the Wimbledon women's singles and seek an eighth title at the age of 44.

Sydneysider Chris O'Connell has lifted his first grass-court title at the Nottingham Open, the perfect boost before he attempts to qualify for Wimbledon.

Wimbledon has dished out its final wildcards for the singles at the championships -- and former finalist Nick Kyrgios's name was not among them.

Alex de Minaur says he hopes to scale a new career-high ranking as he moves closer to joining the world's top-five with his assault on the Queen's Club title.

Nick Kyrgios displayed some of the old touches, including a brush with authority, as his return continued with an encouraging display in a battling defeat.

A knee injury to the tennis legend’s doubles partner has cut short Williams’ return to the court almost 1400 days after her last competitive match.

The former Wimbledon runner-up was ‘quite emotional’ as he revealed the reason for his latest comeback.

Nick Kyrgios has made a successful return to the court, defeating world No.36 Corentin Moutet in Stuttgart to claim only his second victory since 2022.

The celebration looked familiar to many and tennis’s newest champion hoped her idol was watching.

An Italian man will be in the French Open final - and no, it's not world No.1 Jannik Sinner - after Flavio Cobolli set up a semi-final against Matteo Arnaldi.

The 44-year-old tennis great has revealed to legions of fans exactly where she will start her comeback next week.