Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka looked solid on her return to elite tennis after 15 months out as she beat Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch 6-3 7-6(9) in the first round of the Brisbane International.

Novak Djokovic closed out his spectacular 2023 on a winning note as the world number one eased past China’s Zhang Zhizhen 6-3 6-2 on his United Cup debut on Sunday before doubling up to secure a 2-1 victory for Serbia in the mixed team tournament.

Naomi Osaka said motherhood had given her a new outlook and the former world number one hoped to inspire her daughter Shai when she returned to the WTA tour at the Brisbane International that begins on Sunday.

Novak Djokovic has no plans to hang up his racket any time soon and is hoping he might be able to emulate American football great Tom Brady by extending his career well past his 40th birthday, the 36-year-old Serbian said.

British tennis player Tara Moore is free to play again after a panel ruled that contaminated meat was the source of her failed doping test.

The major governing bodies of tennis on Wednesday said they will aim to protect their athletes from online abuse by monitoring, reporting and helping to identify who is behind threats and other inappropriate contact.

The women’s tour needs superstars and will benefit from former world number one Naomi Osaka’s return following a 15-month break, top tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou said.

Netflix (NFLX.O) will livestream a tennis face-off between 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal and current World No.2 Carlos Alcaraz on March 3, the streaming pioneer said on Monday.

England beat India by four wickets to seal a T20 series win after a dismal batting performance from the hosts at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from next month’s Australian Open for a second successive year due to ongoing injuries that kept him out of action for much of the 2023 season, the Australian announced.

Novak Djokovic tightened his iron grip on men’s tennis in 2023 but fans got another glimpse of the sport’s future flagbearers as Carlos Alcaraz stopped the Serb from sweeping the Grand Slams and Jannik Sinner landed a late blow.

Tennis has created history for Team Fiji by winning its first Pacific Games gold.