A hotel quarantine worker has tested positive for COVID-19 in Melbourne, forcing Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews to intensify coronavirus restrictions late Wednesday night. In an emergency press conference, Andrews announced that the positive case stemmed from a 26-year-old man who previously served as a resident support officer at the Grand

Nestled between January's summer swing of tournaments in Australia, and March's Sunshine Double in the U.S., February can be overlooked in tennis. But not in 2021, with the Australian Open's temporary move to the second and shortest month of the calendar. Beyond that, February is Black History Month, and also

In a rematch of their US Open quarterfinal, Serena Williams looked sharp as she swiftly posted a 6-1, 6-4 score against Tsvetana Pironkova to reach the quarterfinals of the Yarra Valley Classic. After the straight set win, the 23-time Grand Slam champion revealed she hasn't gone to any of her

While news of the hotel worker COVID-19 positive case and subsequent one-day shutdown of tennis in Melbourne sinks in, let's take a moment to appreciate all that has successfully happened. Six tournaments are going on simultaneously at Melbourne Park as the Australian Open start date looms. The ATP Cup has

There was a time when Barbora Strycova saw 2020 as a coda to a career that finally felt complete. “I would be lying if I said I wasn’t thinking about quitting, leaving tennis behind me, and stepping back to focus on different things,” she told TENNIS.com while in strict quarantine

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1, 2021 – Tennis Channel’s two-week telecast of the 2021 Australian Open will take place Feb. 8-21, with more than 25 hours of live matches from the sport’s first major of the season. The network will devote more than 175 total hours to its 14th year of

Serena Williams looked strong in her first tour-level match in over four months on Monday, cruising past former No. 20 Daria Gavrilova in her opening match at the Yarra Valley Classic, 6-1, 6-4. Serena played—and won—an exhibition match against Naomi Osaka last Friday. For her last tour-level match, you’d have

Greek superstar Maria Sakkari has already been the definition of fitness goals three weeks into 2021, maxing out her two weeks in Melbourne quarantine by unveiling a workout series entitled "Sparring with a Spartan." Armed with boundless energy, the world No. 22 isn't opposed to pushing herself even farther off

With two members of the top 10 involved in singles, as well as Grand Slam and Tour Finals champions in doubles, Group B play at the ATP Cup promises to be a battle. Here’s a look at the potential difference-makers on the Spanish, Greek and Australian teams. (All photos: Getty

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams was preparing to play Naomi Osaka at an Adelaide exhibition tournament on Friday. But first things first — after 14 days in quarantine because of the COVID-19 pandemic regulations in Australia, the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion took her daughter to the zoo. Williams

There hasn't been a lot of content coming in from Adelaide over these past two weeks, but finally there's some proof of the hard work the top player are putting in. Matches at the one-day exhibition event (which is called A Day at the Drive) will air on Tennis Channel

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28, 2021 – Tennis Channel’s complete, live coverage of the second annual ATP Cup will feature 15 of the top 20 singles players in men’s tennis, led by No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Rafael Nadal – two of the greatest of all time. The network’s

Most of us would agree that the 2021 tennis season is off to a bit of a slow start. So far it has consisted mostly of Novak Djokovic sitting on a hotel balcony. As a new month nears, though, we can begin to see light at the end of the

Like most of the players in Australia, Alex de Minaur is quarantined inside a hotel room for most of the day. Everyone is trying to the most of their time inside, and the Aussie is even getting a few trick shots in. While showing off his new ASICS shoes, De

Armed with an experienced coach and a fresh attitude, Frances Tiafoe is looking to be back on the come up. Tiafoe reached the Australian Open quarterfinals in 2019 and has been ranked as high as No. 29, but his poor start to 2020 dropped him out of the Top 80

Tennis Australia announced a new tournament and a slight adjustment to the calendar leading up to the Australian Open. Two of the originally planned ATP events have been pushed back 24 hours and a new WTA 500 featuring 28 players is scheduled to start on Feb. 3. Only players in

Jessie Pegula owns a tennis game that’s taken her inside the Top 90 in singles and Top 60 in doubles. She also owns a skin care company, Ready 24, designed specifically for fellow athletes and women with an active lifestyle. But it’s what her parents own that will likely always

As a highly intriguing and already unprecedented tennis year gets underway, our editorial team gathered—virtually, of course—to discuss and compile thoughts on a variety of topics. Here, we bring you the first edition of “The TENNIS.com Round Robin.” David Kane: The circadian rhythm of the tennis schedule is something on

When Kathy Rinaldi was seven years old, a second grader growing up in Stuart, Fla., she wrote these words for a school assignment: “If I can’t be a tennis player/I think I’ll just be me.” Rinaldi did become a tennis player. Over the course of nearly 20 years, between 1980

After a phenomenal 2019 and a strong start to 2020, Ashleigh Barty built a hefty lead at No. 1 on the WTA rankings, and under the current revised ranking system—where players can only add points and not drop any due to the COVID-19 pandemic—it’s been difficult for anyone to catch