The cross between tennis, ping-pong and badminton is growing in popularity but faces a shortage of courts and a problem with nimbys Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free Read more

Świątek defeats Gauff 6-2, 6-3 in China Open semi-finals US Open champion suffers first loss since Montreal quarters Topseed Alcaraz advances to Shanghai Masters third round Second-ranked Iga Świątek ended Read more

Italian earns first win over Russian with 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) success Andy Murray out of Shanghai Masters with loss to Safiullin Jannik Sinner has won the China Open title Read more

World no 140 smashed ball in anger after losing match point British official Ben Anderson struck on cheek and nose Australian tennis player Marc Polmans has been disqualified after hitting Read more

For all the talk of sport as a catalyst for change, ongoing fears for former tennis star suggest oppressive regimes hold all the cards Where is Peng Shuai? For a Read more

Serb is all-time leader in men’s grand slam singles titles Spaniard says fans make their own decisions on players Rafael Nadal has said his longtime rival Novak Djokovic is the Read more

Dan Evans and Neal Skupski were the names on everyone’s lips in Manchester as Great Britain progressed to the quarter-finals As Andy Murray completed his comeback against Switzerland’s Leandro Riedi Read more

Neal Skupski and Dan Evans save match points in doubles Evans wins first singles; Ugo Humbert beats Cameron Norrie Under the immense pressure of a one‑match shootout, Great Britain defeated Read more

Paul, McDonald fizzle for USA as underdogs Finland advance Davis Cup finals debutants score upset of 32-times champions Czech Republic, Australia and Canada all reach quarter-finals Underdogs Finland stunned 32-times Read more

Australia beat Swiss 3-0 in must-win tie in Manchester Hewitt’s team will return to Malaga for this year’s finals Australia’s Davis Cup team produced a bravura display to sweep Switzerland Read more