Tennis

The 37-year-old Spaniard has not played on tour since last January, when he hurt his hip flexor during a loss in the second round of the Australian Open.

World number two Aryna Sabalenka and number four Elena Rybakina will open their 2024 seasons at the Brisbane International warm-up for the Australian Open

Serbia face a British team aiming to win the trophy for the first time since 2014 but shorn of former world number one Andy Murray and Dan Evans, who was crucial in reaching the finals.

Wandsworth councillors voted unanimously to snub the proposal for 39 new courts in neighbouring Wimbledon Park in south-west London.

Medvedev is aiming to end his two-match skid against Sinner, against whom he held a record of 6-0 prior to October.

Canada completed a team-tennis double after winning the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time, winning both singles rubbers to take an unassailable lead over Italy.

The Belarusian, who finished second in her group behind unbeaten American Jessica Pegula, kept her bid for the year-end number one ranking on track with a victory that took two days to complete.

World No.1 Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a seventh Paris Masters title with a gripping 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 defeat of Holger Rune in the quarterfinals.

The former world number two is contesting the fine, which was issued on October 2, and has "lodged an objection", a spokeswoman for the Berlin courts said in a statement.

American tennis is in good hands with Coco Gauff, U.S. Open tournament director Stacey Allaster said as the charismatic teen looks to end her breakthrough year on a high.

The 29-year-old Australian got the better of German star Zverev 6-3, 6-4 in straight sets on Monday to dish out a massive upset.

It was the 21-year-old Zheng's fifth top-10 victory of her young career and set up a quarter-final with Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina.

The Italian triumphed 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/2) in an otherwise deadlocked match to claim the first such tournament since 2019 after Beijing ditched tight pandemic-era health restrictions.

Rohan Bopanna-Yuki Bhambri lost 6-2, 3-3, 6-10 to Uzebk pair of Sergey Fomin and Khumoyun Sultanov.

Shelton defeated Arthur Fils 7-6 (4), 6-1, before Cerundolo added to that with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina as Team World claimed a 2-0 advantage.

Indian No.1 player Nagal rued the lack of infrastructure and flaws in the system as he opined that Indian singles players not just lack financial support but also guidance.