Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen has withdrawn from the United Cup mixed-teams tournament, saying she will instead focus on preparing for the Australian Open.

Los Angeles Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker recorded the first successful free kick field goal since 1976.

The Australian Open will embrace one of the fastest growing sports in the world when it hosts the inaugural AO Pickleball Slam on the final weekend of next month's tennis major with $100,000 in prize money.

Last year, a pickleball league was launched at New England's largest prison. Now, more than 40 facilities have adopted the sport -- and inmates say it has changed their lives.

The identities of 15 "highly abusive account authors" were reported to national law enforcement and about 12,000 posts or comments were alerted to social media platforms this year in a new attempt to stop cyberbullying of tennis players and officials.

As Jenson Brooksby prepares to compete again in January, including at the Australian Open, he wants people to hear about his experience living with autism spectrum disorder.

Simona Halep and Cruz Hewitt, son of Australian tennis great Lleyton Hewitt, both received wild cards for the Australian Open qualifying event.

Under a new financial program that guarantees minimum annual incomes for players in the top 250, the ATP paid out $1.3 million in 2024, the tour said Wednesday.

Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios will team up to play doubles at the Brisbane International, Kyrgios posted Monday on social media.

Stan Wawrinka, the 2014 Australian Open champion, was among nine wild-card entries awarded Friday for the Grand Slam tournament in January.

Virginia's women's basketball team is getting a "multi-year transformational gift" from alum Alexis Ohanian, who is married to Serena Williams.

Transgender women and nonbinary individuals assigned male at birth will be barred from competing in the female category of many domestic tennis tournaments in Britain starting next month, the Lawn Tennis Association announced Wednesday.

Stacey Allaster, the first woman to serve as the USTA's chief executive of professional tennis and the tournament director for the US Open, will step away from both roles after the 2025 Grand Slam tournament.

The ATP Tour announced a record prize pot of $28.5 million for the feeder Challenger Tour for the 2025 season, an increase of 135% since 2022.

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has named Matteo Berrettini as its tennis ambassador, a role in which the Italian will aim to help nurture the next generation of players and elevate the sport globally.

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.

Aryna Sabalenka received the WTA Player of the Year award for the first time on Monday after winning two Grand Slam titles and finishing No. 1.

Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios and Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Belinda Bencic will play their first Grand Slam after long absences at next month's Australian Open with protected rankings, tournament organizers said Friday.

Novak Djokovic will begin his preparations for next month's Australian Open by playing at the Brisbane International warmup tournament.

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

Neale Fraser, who won three Grand Slam singles titles and guided Australia to four Davis Cup titles during a 24-year career as team captain, has died at 91.

Italy, which defended its title in the Davis Cup this year, will host the men's team tennis competition through 2027, with next year's event in Bologna.

Sinner and Sabalenka each won two Grand Slams and ended up No. 1 -- but 2024 was full of memorable moments.

Rafael Nadal retires on Tuesday at the Davis Cup, after more than 20 years in pro tennis -- and with a record on clay that might never be surpassed.

Gauff capped her year with the WTA Finals trophy, while two unexpected champions won titles and Medvedev had an epic meltdown.