The Davis Cup is fast approaching, and Team GB is looking to make an impact in the competition this year. There is some exciting talent within their ranks, and captain Leon Smith hopes to capitalise on this.

At 38, Rafa Nadal has officially called time on his legendary career, marking the end of an era in tennis. On October 10, 2024, Nadal announced his retirement in an emotional video, citing ongoing physical limitations and challenges over the past two years.

Rafael Nadal has not played a match in over two months after retiring from tennis, but the Spaniard has still managed to climb the ATP rankings in that time

Jannik Sinner continues to break new records and the dream of achieving the 'Calendar Grand Slam' may not be a utopia for this player. The world number 1 is increasingly confident in his means and has further improved his game, becoming almost unstoppable on the hard courts where he has won the last three Grand Slam tournaments played.

Italian tennis continues its rise as the country currently has the most players in the top 100 of the ATP Rankings with Jannik Sinner at the forefront of their surge. The 23-year-old Sinner has been top of the rankings since he June 2024 when he became the first Italian to climb to No 1.

Envy sabotaged my plans for watching the first day of the 2025 Australian Open. I was going to take in Day One on a projector at Federation Square, a public area surrounded by angular buildings that look like they’ve been shattered and pieced back together for effect.

Lorenzo Musetti, born on March 3, 2002, in Carrara, Italy, is a professional tennis player currently ranked World No. 15 as of025. He achieved his highest singles ranking of No. 15 on June 26, 2023, and has won two ATP singles titles.

Cameron Norrie withdraws from this week's Davis Cup tie in Japan, leaving the Great Britain team without any singles players ranked in the world's top 75.

There’s nothing quite like a sporting curse, and this time it seems a legendary actor might have wreaked havoc at the Australian Open.

Cameron Norrie will not take part in the Davis Cup tie against Japan this week after being forced to pull out through illness.

Rafael Nadal has climbed the ATP world rankings despite not playing a match in over two months following his retirement from tennis. The 'king of clay' took to the court for the final time in November, losing to Botic van de Zandschulp as Spain were beaten by the Netherlands in the Davis Cup.

In a surprising turn of events, legendary Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has moved up two spots in the ATP Rankings. This is despite the fact that he retired from the sport professionally over two months ago. The 38-year-old is now the 171st-ranked ATP player, just behind British star Dan Evans.