The tennis star and her husband Luke Saville have joined a handful of Australian athletes who have spoken up about the conflict.
Despite celebrating a maiden doubles victory at the Australian Open,Nick Kyrgios will not play in next month’s tie against Hungary in Sydney.
Rafael Nadal said the Australian Open would be better with Novak Djokovic in it,but players rejected the notion that this year’s men’s title would be diminished by his controversial absence.
Daniil Medvedev or Alexander Zverev can take over as world No.1 if Serbian champion Novak Djokovic is unable to play at the Australian Open.
Australia has quietly grown the number of its players inside the world’s top 100. Now,Tennis Australia has targeted a new benchmark.
Seventy years ago,Frank Sedgman’s 6-4,6-2,6-2 win over America’s Vic Seixas retained the Davis Cup for Australia
World No.1 Novak Djokovic has committed to the ATP Cup in Sydney,a tournament that requires players to submit to the same vaccination rules as the Australian Open.
Prizemoney for next month’s ATP Cup has been bumped up to more than $14 million - to be shared between players from 16 nations - as Tennis Australia vows a return to the original 24-nation format from 2023 onwards.
Croatia’s victory over Hungary means Australia finished runners-up in the group but their record is not strong enough to advance to the quarter-finals as one of the two best second-placed teams.
Australia beat Hungary 2-1 in Turin but are on the brink of Davis Cup elimination after finishing their group campaign with a 2-4 win-loss record.
Australia have had a nightmare start to their Davis Cup campaign,with former US Open champion Marin Cilic and the unheralded Borna Gojo leading Croatia to a 3-0 win.