• Darren Walton

Rafael Nadal is urging Nick Kyrgios to "keep going" after consigning the combustible Australian to an explosive straight-sets loss in the China Open final.

​An agitated Nick Kyrgios has lost the China Open final to world No.1 Rafael Nadal.

Nick Kyrgios has kept alive his hopes of qualifying for the ATP finals by beating Alexander Zverev to reach the final of the China Open in Beijing.

Simona Halep will take over as the new No.1 in the WTA world rankings after progressing to the China Open final with a dominant 6-2, 6-4 victory over Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko in Beijing on Saturday.

• Sandra Harwitt

Eighth-seeded Nick Kyrgios has advanced to the semi-finals of the China Open in Beijing.

Daria Gavrilova has let slip a big opportunity with a costly third-round loss at the China Open in Beijing.

Nick Kyrgios has a big serve but he may have an even bigger heart.

• Jocelyn Noveck

Tennis icon Billie Jean King is not mincing words about the many white women who voted for Donald Trump, saying they "really don't like themselves".

Bernard Tomic's revival has been short-lived, with the fallen Australian star crashing out of the Japan Open in less than an hour.

• Chris Dutton

Kyrgios will donate $50 for every ace he hits for the rest of the year after joining Monica Puig.

• Nicole Economos

The first-born's initials are a reference to Williams' Australian Open win while pregnant earlier this year.

France's Caroline Garcia bagged her first Premier 5 level title at the Wuhan Open with a battling 6-7 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 win over Australia's Ashleigh Barty.

Ashleigh Barty's fantastic 2017 form has continued with a comfortable semi-final victory over Jelena Ostapenko at the Wuhan Open on Friday.

In-form Ashleigh Barty is savouring another watershed win after upsetting former world No.1 Karolina Pliskova to storm into her third WTA semi-final of the season.

• ​Darren Walton

Bernard Tomic faces a reality check after suffering yet another first-round loss that will send the one-time world No.17 spiralling outside the top 150.

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Kyrgios had Federer on the ropes, but couldn't get over the line to force the Laver Cup to a final doubles match.

Nick Kyrgios was back to his old ways during his Laver Cup win over Tomas Berdych in Prague.

Nick Kyrgios has led the World team to its only success on the opening day of the Laver Cup, teaming with American Jack Sock to beat Europe's Rafael Nadal and Tomas Berdych.

• Caden Helmers

Canberra tennis star Nick Kyrgios is in the frame for a Davis Cup homecoming.

• Christopher Clarey

In the back seat of a new van in an old city, a stubble-faced Rafael Nadal was laughing hard on my right and a stubble-faced Roger Federer was laughing harder on my left.

Australia will kick off their 2018 Davis Cup campaign by hosting Germany in February, which could see a battle between young guns Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Zverev take centre stage.

• Peter FitzSimons
• Peter FitzSimons

We see good sportspeople go bad, and become great because of whether or not they give a f---.

• Caden Helmers

Nick Kyrgios and Lleyton Hewitt will be the men to eventually spearhead Australia to the Davis Cup.

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Australia has blown a 2-1 semi-final lead to crash out of the Davis Cup.

• Ian McCullough

​Lleyton Hewitt has backed Nick Kyrgios to get the job done for Australia in his Davis Cup reverse singles rubber against Belgian No.1 David Goffin.

• Ian McCullough

Australia are just one win away from a place in the Davis Cup final after an easy doubles rubber win.

• Ian McCullough

Nick Kyrgios has fought back to keep Australia's Davis Cup hopes alive against Belgium.

Nick Kyrgios says Bernard Tomic has "lost his way" and that it's unfair to lump him in the same category as Australia's fallen tennis star.

​John Millman has vowed to reward the faith shown in him by Lleyton Hewitt by getting Australia off to a flying start in the Davis Cup semi-final against Belgium.