After announcing his withdrawal from the Australian Open, it was hoped that Andy Murray would recover in time for the February indoor events, but the Scot has now pulled out of those tournaments as well.

“The bone bruising is taking longer to heal than first thought, so I won’t be playing in Montpellier or Rotterdam in February,” Murray told the Guardian.

“I don’t want to rush anything or put a timeline …

Serena Williams is again the favorite at a Grand Slam, but the 38-year-old hasn’t won a title at this level in three years when she won at the Australian Open in 2017 to close within one of Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24.

Since, Serena has seen the evolution of players like Naomi Osaka, Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova and watched new faces like Amanda Anisimova and Coco Gauff rise up.

The …

The Australian Open was released a few hours ago in Melbourne and it pits Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer in the semifinals. That’s 13 Australian Open titles between them, with World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the top half where he’ll be slated to run into Daniil Medvedev in his semifinals.

Nadal is chasing Roger Federer’s record 20 Grand Slam titles and stands just one away from equaling the Swiss. But …

Novak Djokovic continued his hard court domination of rival Rafael Nadal, easing past the World No. 1 6-2, 7-6(4) in the final of the ATP Cup in Sydney.

Djokovic’s win, his 9th straight win over Rafa on hard courts (19 consecutive sets), leveled Serbia’s tie with Spain at 1-all.

While a tired Nadal opted out of the deciding doubles, Djokovic teamed with Viktor Troicki to defeat Nadal’s replacement Feliciano Lopez and …

Ekatarina Alexandrova joined compatriot Andrey Rublev as first title winners of the new decade after the Russian took her first career title Saturday at Shenzhen beating Elina Rybakina 6-2, 6-4.

“The whole week was pretty good for me, I think, right from the start. It wasn’t easy but I did it until the end. I won my first title, and it feels amazing,” the 25-year-old Alexandrova said.

“The first one is …

Karolina Pliskova won her third Brisbane title, successfully defending her 2018 crown over Madison Keys 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.

The 16th title of Pliskova’s career was her first title defense.

“I think it’s always difficult to defend because, to be in a great shape at that moment where you just won last year, a lot of things need to happen,” the Czech said. “I don’t think it was perfect tournament, maybe last year …

After three title-less years, Serena Williams got back in the win column Sunday in Auckland as the 38-year-old beat the surprising Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 in an all-American final.

“It’s pretty satisfying just to get a win in the final,” Serena said. “That was really important for me – and I just want to build on it. It’s just a step towards the next goal.”

Serena had gone 0-5 (0-9 in sets) …

Andrey Rublev put his name into the record books becoming the ATP champion of the new decade after beating Corentin Moutet 6-2, 7-6(3) to win the Doha title Saturday.

Rublev, who made the Doha final two years ago losing to Gael Monfils, is now 9-2 at the event.

“It’s amazing. I’m always really happy to play here. I always enjoy my time here and to finally win the title is something …

With her bad left knee still now ready to go, reigning US Open champion Bianca Andreescu has officially withdrawn from the upcoming Australian Open.

The 19-year-old made the announcement on twitter: “Hey guys, just wanted to give you a little update on my knee rehab after I got injured at the WTA finals in Shenzhen. My rehab is going well, I feel better and stronger every day but after discussing it …

The dream final is set at the inaugural ATP Cup in Sydney where Spain will battle Serbia in the final Sunday night.

Serbia held off a deep Russian team behind Novak Djokovic thrilling win over Daniil Medvedev 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 to give Serbia and insurmountable 2-0 lead.

Dusan Lajovic pulled off the upset in the opener beating Karen Khachanov 7-5, 7-6(1). That set the stage for Djokovic and Medvedev who had beaten …

The final four at the ATP Cup in Sydney gets underway in a few hours. On Friday, favored Spain and Serbia rounded out the semifinals.

Rafael Nadal suffered his first loss falling to David Goffin 6-4, 7-6(3), but the World No. 1 got Spain through partnering with Pablo Carreno Busta to edge Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-7(7), 7-5, 10-7 in the decider to give Spain a tough 2-1 win over …

The home nation Australia was put to the test in a thrilling quarterfinal against Great Britain Thursday night in Sydney.

Nick Kyygios got the ball rolling past Cameron Norrie 6-2, 6-2. Alex De Minaur was up next and favored over Dan Evans, but in a nailbiter it was the Brit hanging on 7-6(4), 4-6, 7-6(2) in 3 hours, 24 minutes.

But that wasn’t the best match of the day. With the …

After 31 doubles faults and three straight losses to start the year at the ATP Cup, 7th-ranked Alexander Zverev admitted he’s having some confidence issues.

“It’s not really that high,” Zverev said of his confidence following a 62, 62 loss to Denis Shapovalov.

“Generally I’m not playing good, so there’s a lot of things that I still need to improve, but it’s the start of the season. Usually at the Hopman Cup …

Many of the big names in tennis will gather next Wednesday at Rod Laver Arena for a special exhibition event with proceeds going toward support for the fight against the Australian brushfires.

Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Naomi Osaka and Nick Kyrgios will all be on the court.

“For a period of about two and a half hours we’re going to be showcasing the game, but also coming together …

Here what happens when you Pablo Cuevas a warning for not trying:

Vaya crack Pablo Cuevas 🧐… #ATPCup pic.twitter.com/ORbj2PRXv9

— LordApuestas / Sergio . Tenis (@LordApuestas) January 8, 2020

The incident occurred Wednesday in Perth where Uruguay was facing Georgia in the ATP Cup. Nikolaz Basilashvili was leading Cuevas in the first when the umpire gave Cuevas a warning.

Moments later began to exit …