The move stems from the ongoing incident involving Peng Shuai's sexual assault allegations against a retired government official.

Once upon a time, Rafa might have taken a moment like this for granted. But when he hoisted the event's trophy for a 12th time, the Spaniard seemed to take special pleasure in hearing the applause from his countrymen wash over him.

In a statement, the three-time major semifinalist said "all the evidence pointed towards me not ‘making' it in this profession."

Germany came from behind to upset Britain in the Davis Cup quarterfinals after Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz won the decisive doubles match.

Osaka-Muguruza in Melbourne felt like a Grand Slam final, and brought a prize-fight atmosphere to Rod Laver Arena.

With contract pros now permitted to play the men's team event, the shift proved to be a boon for Australia.

“Two years ago, we were in the semifinals,” said Andrey Rublev. “We are going to do our best to go further.”

They both won 48 matches this year, and both became the first players from their respective countries, male or female, to reach the Top 10 on the ATP or WTA rankings.

The former world No. 1 achieved the feat after missing three crucial months of the season with a calf injury and watching her ranking drop from No. 2 to No. 22.

Borna Gojo gave Croatia an early lead over Italy in the Davis Cup quarterfinals by beating Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-2 in the opening match of the best-of-three series

The WTA Chairman and CEO's stand on the mysterious disappearance of Peng Shuai sent shock waves through a sporting world that has been too busy fattening its bottom line on the Chinese frontier.