• Cindy Shmerler

In tennis, few things arouse the crowd more than confrontations, especially those involving players, umpires and line judges.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Australian tennis great Wally Masur has backed Nick Kyrgios to reach Novak Djokovic levels of greatness.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Former Australian captains Wally Masur and John Fitzgerald are skeptical of a revamped Davis Cup format.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Australian Fed Cup captain Alicia Molik backs Sam Stosur to return for their showdown against the Netherlands.

Serena Williams is returning to the tennis tour six months after giving birth, and her husband welcomed her back with four giant billboards.

• Shiamak Unwalla

Rafael Nadal pulls out of his first match back since withdrawing from the Australian Open.

• Shiamak Unwalla

Nick Kyrgios has hit out at double standards in tennis after fellow Australian tennis player Daria Gavrilova's mid-match meltdown at the Mexican Open.

• Luke Costin

Australian Davis Cup great Todd Woodbridge has accused the International Tennis Federation of ‘‘throwing a bomb’’ into the tennis landscape.

• ANALYSIS
• Christopher Clarey

It is a pity it had to come to this, but with the Davis Cup withering and rival events surfacing, the feeling was that something had to give.

• Andy Hampson

The Davis Cup is set to be transformed into an 18-nation World Cup-style tournament under new proposals put forward by the International Tennis Federation.

The United States Tennis Association has been found mostly liable for Canadian player Eugenie Bouchard's fall on a wet locker room floor.

• Ben Rothenberg

Eugenie Bouchard gives her first public account of the night she fell and hit her head at the 2015 US Open.

Dubai Samantha Stosur has fallen at the first hurdle in the Dubai Championships after being forced to qualify for a tournament for the first time in a decade.

Roger Federer celebrated his return to the top of the world rankings with his second title of the season, swatting aside Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the Rotterdam Open.

Belgium's David Goffin was forced to retire from his semi-final against Grigor Dimitrov at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on Saturday after suffering a freak eye injury.

• Martyn Herman

​Roger Federer added yet another record to his vast collection when he guaranteed becoming the oldest ATP world number one.

Roger Federer is one win from becoming the oldest world No.1 in ATP Tour history after beating Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 in the last 16 of the Rotterdam Open on Thursday.

Roger Federer moved a step closer to reclaiming the top spot in men's tennis when he beat Belgium's Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 6-2 in the Rotterdam Open on Wednesday.

• Oliver Caffrey

Australia will attempt to rise back into the Fed Cup's World Group for the first time since 2015 with a home tie against the Netherlands in April.

Ryan Harrison has protested his innocence after being accused of racism by fellow American tennis player Donald Young.

Rotterdam Roger Federer has not ruled out playing the clay season this spring - if his body and mind continue to perform at their current high level.

Serena Williams lost her first official match since maternity leave as she and sister Venus were beaten in a doubles dead rubber by the Netherlands in the Fed Cup in Asheville.

• Chris Dutton

Tennis ACT bosses are "open to all opportunities" if Australia hosts a World Group play-off in April.

• Caden Helmers

Australia is one step closer to a drought-breaking Fed Cup triumph.

• Caden Helmers

All eyes were on Ash Barty to start the day after Marta Kostyuk put the heat on the hosts.

• Eamonn Tiernan

They call her the next Martina Hingis for a reason.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Ash Barty delivered Australia the perfect start to its Fed Cup campaign in Canberra on Saturday.

• Frank Pingue

American Serena Williams was drawn to play doubles in a potentially decisive fifth rubber in this week's Fed Cup first round tie against the Netherlands in what will be her first competitive match in over a year.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley says Canberra is in contention to host a Davis Cup tie this year.