March 4, 2021 Everyman's everyman, who faced Federer at Wimbledon, retires Marcus Willis, the Everyman’s everyman who was ranked 772nd when he faced Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2016, is ending his playing career and will focus on coaching tennis to help kids learn “that anyone can live the dream.”
March 1, 2021 Federer out of Miami Open; will train to 'work his way back' Roger Federer is withdrawing from this month's Miami Open so he can spend extra time preparing to “work his way back out on tour,” his agent told The Associated Press on Monday.
March 1, 2021 Djokovic ties Federer in weeks at No. 1; Gauff up to No. 38 Novak Djokovic is gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam standings, and he’s already caught Federer in another significant statistic: As of Monday, Djokovic has been No. 1 in the ATP rankings for a total of 310 weeks.
February 25, 2021 Citing bad back, Rafael Nadal out of Rotterdam tournament Rafael Nadal pulled out of next week's hard-court tournament at Rotterdam, Netherlands, because of the bad back that bothered him during the Australian Open.
February 22, 2021 Osaka back to No. 2; Medvedev No. 3; Karatsev jumps 72 spots Naomi Osaka's Australian Open championship moved her up one spot to No. 2 in the WTA rankings Monday, while men's finalist Daniil Medvedev rose to a career-best No. 3 behind winner Novak Djokovic on the ATP list.
February 22, 2021 Australian Open fans slammed for booing mention of coronavirus vaccine rollout Fans at the Australia Open were criticized on Sunday after they appeared to boo the mention of a coronavirus vaccine rollout during the men's final trophy presentation.
February 21, 2021 Djokovic tops Medvedev in Australian Open final for 18th Grand Slam title Novak Djokovic has beaten Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 to win his ninth Australian Open championship and 18th Grand Slam title.
February 20, 2021 Osaka tops Brady at Australian Open for 4th Grand Slam title Naomi Osaka grabbed six consecutive games to beat Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday.
February 19, 2021 At Australian Open, Djokovic chases 18th Slam, Medvedev 1st Novak Djokovic lost his first career Grand Slam final at the U.S. Open. Then he won his second, which came at the Australian Open.
February 19, 2021 Medvedev's streak at 20; faces Djokovic in Australian final Daniil Medvedev simply does not lose right now. Not to Top 10 opponents. Not to anyone, really. Certainly not to a drained Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Australian Open semifinals