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18 Sep 2020

Fed Cup to be re-named Billie Jean King Cup

The competition, revamped this year to feature a 12-finals week to rival the men`s Davis Cup, would from 2021 be known as the Billie Jean King Cup. Billie Jean King, a 12-times Grand Slam singles champion and the founder of the Women`s Tennis Association, said she was 'humbled' to have the competition named after her. This year`s Fed Cup finals, scheduled for Budapest in April, were postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

International Tennis Federation

23 Jul 2020

ITF plans for return of junior, senior, wheelchair and beach tennis

Tournaments are currently set to resume on both the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors and the ITF Beach Tennis World Tour in the week commencing on August 31 Tournament calendars will remain subject to change in reflection of the ongoing impact of Covid-19 All ITF tours have been suspended due to the pandemic since March this year, with rankings frozen as of March 16

23 May 2020

American tennis player Jamie Hampton announces retirement

Hampton clinched five International Tennis Federation (ITF) titles during her professional tennis career.

01 Feb 2019

La Liga to sponsor Davis Cup in latest cross-sport venture

Founded in 1900, the Davis Cup is the largest annual international team competition in sport, but has suffered as a spectacle since many top players began opting out.

11 Jun 2018

French Open: Yuki Bhambri back in 80s Prajnesh touches career-best rank of 169

Top-ranked Indian singles player Yuki Bhambri today jumped nine places to 84 while Prajnesh Gunneswaran touched a career-best rank of 169 after climbing 14 spots on the ranking ladder.

04 Jun 2018

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova ready to sharpen the edge

The on-court rivalry is so lop-sided it can barely be described as such yet Serena Williams French Open fourth-round clash with Maria Sharapova on Monday feels like the biggest match played on the women's Tour this year.

27 Feb 2018

Davis Cup revamp could 'kill its soul', say Belgians

A proposal to rip up the Davis Cup format and replace it with a one-week World Cup of Tennis Finals in a single city risks "killing the soul" of the historic competition, according to Belgian tennis chief Gijs Kooken.

26 Feb 2018

Davis Cup shake-up as ITF announces World Cup of Tennis plan

A massive shake-up of the Davis Cup competition will see the formation of an 18-nation World Cup of Tennis Finals, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Monday.

Australian Open

11 Jan 2018

New Australian Open rules to prevent first-round farce

Players could forfeit their prize money if they retire from first-round singles matches at the Australian Open, under new rules aimed at limiting the early injury withdrawals which have long caused controversy at Grand Slams.

08 Dec 2017

Rafael Nadal, Garbine Muguruza named ITF world champions

The 31-year-old Mallorcan ended the year as world number one, although he pulled out of the season-ending ATP Finals in London due to a knee injury. Muguruza won the ITF award for the first time after capturing the Wimbledon title and ascending to the world number one ranking for the first time.

06 Jul 2017

'Bad Boys' Bernard Tomic and Daniil Medvedev receive Wimbledon fines

Tomic`s comments about being bored at Wimbledon received a barrage of criticism, while Medvedev`s fines focused on his second round loss on Wednesday to Ruben Bemelmans.

Serena Williams

28 Apr 2017

Tennis great Ilie Nastase sorry for Serena Williams `chocolate with milk` remarks

The comments last Friday prompted outrage from Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam winner, and messages of support from the world of tennis and beyond.

Maria Sharapova

14 Apr 2017

Maria Sharapova blames International Tennis Federation for lack of dope warning

Meldonium was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency list of banned substances at the start 2016 after increasing evidence that it enhanced performance.

15 Jul 2016

Rio Olympics: Rafael Nadal gets green light to play at mega event

Maria Sharapova

11 Jul 2016

Maria Sharapova out of Rio Olympics as CAS delays doping decision

"Sharapova and ITF have agreed to defer the CAS decision until September 2016," said a CAS statement.

Maria Sharapova

14 Jun 2016

Maria Sharapova appeals two-year doping ban to CAS

Russian superstar Maria Sharapova has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against her two-year doping ban, CAS confirmed on Tuesday.

Maria Sharapova

08 Jun 2016

Angry Maria Sharapova will appeal two-year doping ban

Sharapova, 29, tested positive for the controversial banned medication meldonium during January`s Australian Open.

Maria Sharapova

28 Apr 2016

Meldonium count in Maria Sharapova's blood sample exceeds permissible levels: Russian Sports Minister

Sharapova was temporarily suspended from tennis competitions as of March 12. She received a letter of notification about a positive doping test on March 2.

Maria Sharapova

08 Mar 2016

Serena Williams praises Maria Sharapova for taking responsibility after failed drug test

Sharapova failed a drug test at the Australian Open due to a substance she has been taking for 10 years for health issues.

13 Feb 2016

Tennis match-fixing scandal: Banned umpire worked at 2015 US Open due to 'flaw'

Denis Pitner was suspended by the International Tennis Federation in August.

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