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• Greg Baum

Now that Jelena Dokic has elaborated on the full horror of her teenage years, a kind of unofficial inquest has begun to determine who failed her, and in what proportion.

• Scott Spits

Jelena Dokic says the decision to turn her back on Australia and play for Yugoslavia remains the biggest regret of her life and her tennis career.

• Darren Walton

He has graciously declared Rafael Nadal a deserving year-end No.1, but Roger Federer has no plans on gifting his great rival with a first-time season-ending crown.

The United States have put in a battling performance to beat hosts Belarus 3-2 and win a record-extending 18th Fed Cup title, their first in 17 years.

• Tim Lane

Some years ago, when a major flood story was making news, the late Brian White is said to have delivered some concise advice to his broadcast team at 3AW.

Bernard Tomic's bid to prove himself worthy of an Australian Open wildcard has been damaged by a straight-sets second-round loss at an ATP challenger event.

Following the birth of her first child in September, US tennis star Serena Williams is back in the gym, with a view to returning to the WTA tour in January and playing at the Australian Open.

• Howard Fendrich

Former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka says she will sit out the Fed Cup final between Belarus and the United States because of an ongoing custody dispute with her baby's father.

• Simon Briggs

The Association of Tennis Professionals was forced into a humiliating apology after the draw ceremony for its new showpiece tournament - the Next Gen ATP Finals - was widely decried as sexist and demeaning to women.

• Murray Wenzel

Pat Cash has taken a swipe at Tennis Australia as he prepares to help the United States seek Fed Cup glory.

• Caden Helmers

Canberra's premier tennis tournament has been run and won.

• Murray Wenzel

​A rejuvenated Ashleigh Barty is no longer fearful of the strains of a tennis season after her dream 2017 campaign was ended on Saturday night.

• Chris Dutton

Australia's No. 9 ranked player says she has found the right balance to surge to a career-high spot.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Australia's next tennis star Destanee Aiava echoes Bernard Tomic and admits she only plays the game for money.

Eight-time grand slam champion Andre Agassi will play next year's World Tennis Challenge in Adelaide, in a return to the scene of his defeat by a 16-year-old Lleyton Hewitt two decades ago.

Rafael Nadal has needed almost two-and-a-half hours to fend off Pablo Cuevas before advancing to the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-3.

Ashleigh Barty and Anastasija Sevastova booked their semi-final spots without dropping a set in the round-robin phase of the WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai on Thursday.

• Murray Wenzel

Zhuhai: Ash Barty is the first player through to the WTA Elite Trophy semi-finals after a straight-sets defeat of former world No.1 Angelique Kerber.

Davis Cup legend Pat Cash says Bernard Tomic should be made to earn an appearance at his home grand slam next year, but has urged Tennis Australia not to give up on the troubled talent.

Rafael Nadal will finish the year as the top-ranked male tennis player for the fourth time.

• Murray Wenzel

The Chinese port of Zhuhai is a world away from Ash Barty's native Queensland, but the 21-year-old insists she feels right at home.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Australian No. 1 Nick Kyrgios says he wants to rise to the top of world tennis in the next five years.

• Eamonn Tiernan

After an enormous year on tour Davis Cup star Jordan Thompson finally broke down.

• Jon Pierik

Australian Open director Craig Tiley has reached out to Bernard Tomic, offering "health and wellbeing" support at a time when the career of the struggling tennis star is at the crossroads.

• Jon Pierik

Sam Stosur was espousing the benefits of tennis' Hot Shots program for future generations of potential stars at Melbourne Park on Tuesday. But don't read that as a sign the Australian veteran believes her time will soon be up.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Jordan Thompson has backed Canberra to host a Davis Cup tie to bring home Nick Kyrgios.

​Former world No.1 Martina Hingis has retired from tennis, saying this time she gets to walk away from the sport on her own terms.

Roger Federer eased into the Basel Open quarter-finals with a dominant 6-1 6-3 victory over Frenchman Benoit Paire at his hometown event.

• Billy Freeman

As tennis looks towards Serena Williams returning at the Australian Open, the WTA's boss hopes players will be able to easily function as working mothers while on the tour.