Tennis

9/11/2025 |  Australia Davis Cup captain Hewitt to fight ban for pushing anti-doping official (Reuters Sports) SYDNEY, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt has said he will appeal his two-week ban for shoving a doping control official and criticised the process for a "lack of facts".
Hewitt was charged in January for engaging in offensive conduct towards a doping control official after he pushed a 60-year-old volunteer anti-doping chaperone following Australia's semi-final loss to Italy last November.

9/11/2025 |  ITF names 'Tie Break Tens' as official partner in short format of sport (Reuters Sports) Sept 11 (Reuters) - The International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Thursday appointed Tie Break Tens (TB10) as its official partner in short-format tennis, with the format set to be integrated into the governing body's Junior Tennis Initiative (JTI) programme.

9/10/2025 |  Carlos Alcaraz’s US Open title allows him to replace Jannik Sinner at No. 1 in the rankings (Associated Press (AP)) NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz officially returned to No. 1 in the ATP rankings for the first time in two years on Monday, replacing Jannik Sinner there after beating him in the U.S. Open men’s final, and Amanda Anisimova jumped five spots to a career-best No. 4 in the WTA after finishing as the runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka.

9/10/2025 |  Two-time Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt suspended for 2 weeks for pushing anti-doping official (Associated Press (AP)) LONDON (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt has been suspended for two weeks for pushing an anti-doping official.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency said Wednesday that the sanction will be in effect from Sept. 25 until Oct. 7, so as not to be “unduly punitive” on Hewitt by impacting his Davis Cup schedule.
The incident occurred last November after Hewitt, Australia’s captain, pushed a 60-year-old volunteer anti-doping chaperone after his team’s semifinal loss to Italy.

9/10/2025 |  Davis Cup tie between Canada and Israel to be played without spectators (Reuters Sports) Sept 9 (Reuters) - A Davis Cup World Group I tie between Canada and Israel will be played in a closed venue without spectators this weekend in Halifax, Nova Scotia, due to escalating safety concerns, Tennis Canada said on Tuesday.