A solid "rock paper scissors" game will also be important when tennis amateurs take on the pros for $1 million at the Australian Open's 1 Point Slam.
Roger Vaughan
Two years on from his Perth heroics against Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz, Alex de Minaur could be set for an RAC Arena return.
Ben Smith
Australia's Alex de Minaur survived an almighty scare at the Paris Masters, but Jannik Sinner made a bright start in his bid to return to No.1 in the world.
Staff Writers
Australian teenager Maya Joint is enjoying her new role as the national No.1 at the the age of just 19 by reaching the Hong Kong Open quarter-finals.
Ian Chadband
Three teams have now been locked in for next year’s United Cup, with a rising star to partner Alex de Minaur for Team Australia.
Martin Gabor
The world's top-ranked tennis player and six-time grand slam champion Carlos Alcaraz has suffered a shock second-round loss at the Paris Masters.
Jerome Pugmire
Aleksandar Vukic has progressed at the Paris Masters, Alexei Popyrin has been knocked out, and Alex de Minaur waits to see who he faces after a first round bye.
Glenn Moore
Jannik Sinner and Joao Fonseca -- a great champion and a superstar of the future -- have both lifted ATP 500 titles on a big tennis finals day in Europe.
Swiss star Belinda Bencic has boosted her career resurgence, claiming the Tokyo WTA title.
It was the same old story against Jannik Sinner for Alex de Minaur, a 12th straight loss, despite changing his gameplan for the Vienna Open semi-final.
Swiss tennis star Belinda Bencic was pushed to the limit before claiming a three-set win to advance to the final of the Pan Pacific Open in Japan.
Alex de Minaur has reached his 30th ATP tour semi-final in Vienna with a big win over Matteo Berrettini -- but will have to get past nemesis Jannik Sinner next.
Kazakhstan's former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina has nailed down the last spot for the WTA Finals by reaching the Pan Pacific Open semi-finals.
The big names are through to the quarter-finals of the Vienna Open with Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev joining the likes of Alex de Minaur.
Australia's top two men's players have endured very different fortunes in Vienna as Alex de Minaur made the quarter-finals but Alexei Popyrin bowed out.
Novak Djokovic will not be fighting for a record eighth Paris Masters title after announcing via social media he's pulling out of the event.
Alex de Minaur has maintained his hardcourt excellence, the Australian's straight-sets win in Vienna also marking his 300th ATP Tour-level triumph.
Italy's prospects of a third successive Davis Cup triumph have suffered a blow with Jannik Sinner opting out of playing in the event in Bologna next month.
Former world No.1 Daniil Medvedev has hailed his 'amazing victory' after winning an ATP tournament for the first time since May 2023.
Elena Rybakina has rallied from a set down to beat Russian fourth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the Ningbo Open final.
Canadian Leylah Fernandez has won the Japan Open, defeating Czech teenager Tereza Valentova in three sets for a fifth WTA Tour title.
World No.2 Jannik Sinner collected the $A9.27m winner's prize after beating world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh.
Australian seed-slayer James Duckworth has finally met his match in Almaty, where Daniil Medvedev dug deep to beat him in three sets in the semis.
Nick Spencer
Elena Rybakina has kept her hopes of qualifying for next month's WTA Finals on track by reaching the Ningbo Open final.
