No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka overcame a spirited challenge from 15th-seeded Yulia Putintseva to record a 7-6 (2), 6-4 win in a Round of 16 match at the Brisbane International in Australia.

Novak Djokovic’s bid for a 100th ATP Tour title gained momentum as the Serb thumped fellow veteran Gael Monfils 6-3 6-3 to reach the Brisbane International quarter-finals.

Novak Djokovic’s new head coach Andy Murray missed the Serbian’s season opener due to a family skiing trip but is offering advice from the slopes ahead of the Australian Open with his employer hoping the Scot does not get injured.

Canada’s former U.S. Open doubles champion and Paris Olympic bronze medallist Gabriela Dabrowski said on Tuesday she underwent breast cancer surgery earlier this year.

Coco Gauff flexed her considerable muscles to give the top-seeded USA a flying start at the $15 million United Cup before teaming up with Taylor Fritz to secure victory over Canada in a nervy mixed doubles battle in Perth.

Australia’s Jordan Thompson called the ban handed to his U.S. Open-winning doubles partner Max Purcell a “joke”, questioning what he said was a lack of consistency in punishments for doping violations.

Australia’s two-times Grand Slam doubles champion Max Purcell has elected to take a voluntary provisional suspension under the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said.

Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his idol and world number one Jannik Sinner by winning the Next Gen ATP Finals title in Sunday’s final at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Australian Open runner-up Zheng Qinwen will kick off her 2025 season at the Grand Slam next month after deciding to skip the United Cup mixed team tournament starting this week, the 22-year-old said.

Nick Dunlap, who became the first player to win as an amateur and a professional in the same season, has been named the PGA Tour’s Rookie of the Year for the 2024 season, the U.S.-based circuit said.

The ATP distributed $1.3 million to 26 players as part of its on-trial financial security programme in 2024 and will step up its commitment by boosting minimum wage figures for next year, the governing body of men’s tennis said.

Record 24-times Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic will team up with former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios to play doubles at the Brisbane International, the Australian said.