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Allowing Novak Djokovic to play Australian Open ‘would be a slap in the face’ says politician Karen Andrews

It would “be a slap in the face for those people in Australia who did the right thing” to allow Novak Djokovic to play at the 2023 Australian Open, says Australia’s shadow home affairs minister Karen Andrews. Djokovic had his visa cancelled and was deported ahead of this year's Australian Open owing to his Covid vaccination status. Usually, under those circumstance, he would be banned from returning to Australia for three years.

‘I’m more stress-free’ – Coco Gauff reveals how Twitch helped improve her tennis since the French Open

Coco Gauff believes a more relaxed approach, including her interests in Twitch and Youtube, has improved her tennis this year. Gauff has reached a career-high of world No. 8 following her run to the quarter-finals at the US Open and revealed she has changed her mindset and lifestyle since the French Open, where she was runner-up to Iga Swiatek.

U-17 Women's World Cup: Indian-origin Mia Bhuta excited to face hosts

World Cup here. At the age of 16, Vyom Bhuta - hailing from Rajkot in Gujarat - had taken a tennis scholarship to the US and settled there. On Tuesday, his 16-year-old daughter Mia will don the US jersey against the country of her origin.

Andreescu powers past Samsonova in WTA San Diego Open upset

SAN DIEGO — If Bianca Andreescu needed a spark to ignite her return to tennis's top tier, she might have found it Monday night after knocking off Russian Liudmila Samsonova in the WTA San Diego Open.

Tennis-Rubin comes up short in tennis, ready to walk tall in pickleball

(Reuters) - Noah Rubin has been unable to hit the heights expected of him since winning junior Wimbledon in 2014 and the American says he has decided to swap his racket for a paddle to explore a career in the fast-growing sport of pickleball.

Iga Swiatek: How many titles has the world number one won?

One thing fans aren’t used to seeing is Iga Świątek lose in a tennis final.

Billie Jean King Cup Finals: Who is joining Emma Raducanu on British team?

Emma Raducanu will lead the Great Britain team in next month’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow.

Can soaring Liudmila Samsonova 'do an Anett Kontaveit' and qualify for WTA Finals in Forth Worth?

What is it about this time of year on the WTA Tour? In 2021 it was Anett Kontaveit going on a tear to secure an unlikely-looking place at the season-ending WTA Finals. In 2022 it’s Liudmila Samsonova who is rapidly surging upwards. Ad Samsonova won the Japan Open without dropping a set a fortnight ago to lift her third title in two months.

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Allowing Novak Djokovic to play Australian Open ‘would be a slap in the face’ says politician Karen Andrews

‘I’m more stress-free’ – Coco Gauff reveals how Twitch helped improve her tennis since the French Open

U-17 Women's World Cup: Indian-origin Mia Bhuta excited to face hosts

Andreescu powers past Samsonova in WTA San Diego Open upset

Tennis-Rubin comes up short in tennis, ready to walk tall in pickleball

Iga Swiatek: How many titles has the world number one won?

Billie Jean King Cup Finals: Who is joining Emma Raducanu on British team?

Can soaring Liudmila Samsonova 'do an Anett Kontaveit' and qualify for WTA Finals in Forth Worth?