Australian world No 1 retains title she won in 2019 Novak Djokovic and Dylan Alcott also win awards Ash Barty has been crowned the 2021 world champion of women’s tennis Read more

Tennis player who by winning Wimbledeon transformed the appeal of the sport in Spain Few people played tennis as beautifully as Manuel Santana. And few have played a greater role Read more

World No 1 has not played since US Open in September Other big names set for Australian Open warmup event in Melbourne World No 1 Ash Barty will kick off Read more

2017 champion has not played since Wimbledon in June ‘ I am not where I need to be physically to compete’ Serena Williams will not play at next month’s Australian Read more

Australian Open organisers say ‘all players, participants and staff’ must be vaccinated after Djokovic, who has not revealed his vaccination status, named for Serbia in ATP cup Tennis Australia has Read more

This documentary tracks the life of African American tennis star Arthur Ashe who was a pioneering radical despite his restrained style A clip towards the end of this respectful documentary Read more

Memoirs by Billie Jean King and Rob Burrow, Michael Holding on racism in sport and the story of Barça Barça: The Inside Story of the World’s Greatest Football ClubSimon Kuper Read more

Djokovic will travel to Sydney for January’s Open warm-up event World No 1 has not disclosed if he is vaccinated against Covid-19 Novak Djokovic has been named in the Serbian Read more

Calls to pull tournaments over tennis star’s treatment ITF president says governing body will not follow WTA’s stance The International Tennis Federation has reportedly said it will not cancel any Read more

Peng Shuai’s safety is uncertain since her accusations against a politician and the WTA’s Steve Simon is taking the lead When the Russian tanks roll westward, what defence for you Read more