Tennis

NEW YORK (AP) — Rafael Nadal thought about taking a mental health break from tennis a few years ago but “conquered it by always moving forward” and “slowly became myself again,” the 22-time Grand Slam champion writes in an essay posted online Tuesday

MONTREAL — The first-round Davis Cup qualifier between Canada and Hungary will be played at Montreal's IGA Stadium, Tennis Canada said Monday. The winner of the Feb.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Three-time major champion Stan Wawrinka was among nine wild-card entries awarded Friday for the Australian Open in January.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Stacey Allaster , the U.S. Open's first female tournament director, will step down from that post after the 2025 edition of the Grand Slam event and shift from her job as the U.S.

LONDON (AP) — Transgender women non binary individuals assigned as male at birth will be barred from competing in the female category of many domestic tennis tournaments in Britain from next month, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) announced Wednesda

TORONTO — Felix Auger-Aliassime and doubles star Gabriela Dabrowski were named Tennis Canada's players of the year on Tuesday. Auger-Aliassime, the world No. 29 from Montreal, was also named men's singles player of the year.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — 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, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Monday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka received the WTA Player of the Year award for the first time on Monday after winning two Grand Slam titles and finishing 2024 at No. 1 in the rankings.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Frances Tiafoe wore a Charlotte Hornets jersey when he beat Carlos Alcaraz in an exhibition tennis match. A day later, Tiafoe returned to the Spectrum Center to watch the Hornets play the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has entered the Australian Open, which would mark his first Grand Slam tournament in more than two years.