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Djokovic, longtime coach end professional partnership after 15 years

Novak Djokovic and coach Marian Vajda are no longer working together, splitting up after 15 years and 20 Grand Slam titles.

Elina Svitolina says she won't play Russians as Ukrainian players seek action

tennis player Elina Svitolina on Monday said she would refuse to play Russian and Belarusian tennis players in tournaments. She also criticised the governing bodies of tennis, shortly after two of her compatriots aimed a swing at the WTA when they criticised the organisation for not taking a position on the Russian invasion of their country. Svitolina, ranked 15th in the world, is the top seed in the WTA tournament in Monterrey where she is drawn to play Russian Anastasia Potapova in her first match. Two other Russians, Kamilla Rakhimova and Anna Kalinskaya, are also in the draw. "I want to announce that I will not play in Monterrey, nor any other match, against Russian or Belarusian tennis players until our organizations take the necessary actions," Svitolina wrote on Twitter. "I do not blame Russian athletes," she wrote. "I wish to pay tribute to all players, especially Russians and Belarusians, who bravely stated their position against the war. Their support is essential."

Djokovic splits from long-time coach Marian Vajda

Novak Djokovic has split from long-time coach Marian Vajda for a second time. The 20-time grand slam champion began working with Vajda in 2006 when he was a teenager and the Slovakian coach has been by his side for virtually his whole career. They briefly split in 2017 while Djokovic was struggling with injury and off-court problems but reunited the following year.

New world number one Daniil Medvedev is still a long way from Big Three's top level - Mats Wilander

Mats Wilander says Daniil Medvedev cannot yet be talked about as a world No. 1 in the same breath as the 'Big Three' of tennis. That trio of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic — in addition to Andy Murray — have dominated the game collectively for an era, but though they won't be around for ever, their legacy will live on in terms of setting the benchmark for the next generation coming through.