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Wally Masur is in regular contact with the Tomic family.

Masur to bring Tomic back to tennis fold

Incoming Tennis Australia head of performance Wally Masur will attempt to bring the Tomic family back into the fold after their relationship soured under his predecessor Pat Rafter.

Davis Cup umpire undergoes eye surgery

Chair umpire Arnaud Gabas has had surgery.

French umpire Arnaud Gabas has had surgery to repair a fractured eye socket after being hit by a ball from Canada's Denis Shapovalov during a Davis Cup tie with Britain.

Australia's horror start to Fed Cup tie

Daria Gavrilova struggled in her singles match.

Australia's hopes of returning to the head table of women's tennis are hanging by a thread after Alicia Molik's team lost the opening singles rubbers of their Fed Cup World Group II tie against Ukraine in Kharkiv.

Sharapova handed Madrid Open wildcard

Nearing a return: Maria Sharapova attends the launch of her confectionery brand in Moscow last week.

Former world number one Maria Sharapova has been invited to play at the Madrid Open in May, which takes place less than two weeks after her 15-month doping ban expires, tournament organisers said on Wednesday.

No reason for Tomic Czech-out, says Kyrgios

Questions: Bernard Tomic is under fire for his no-show in the Davis Cup.

In the same room where, 11 months earlier, his Davis Cup commitment was questioned by Bernard Tomic, Nick Kyrgios passed judgment on his erstwhile teammate before this week's first-round Davis Cup tie against the Czech Republic