Craig Tiley speaking at Melbourne Park. (Getty/Daniel Pockett) Ex-Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley has commenced his first day in office as the new United States Tennis Association (USTA) CEO, five months after being appointed. The 65-year-old decided to leave Tennis Australia after 21 years, serving as both the CEO and Australian Open tournament director since 2013. Listen to The First Serve Live every Monday at 8pm AEST in its 18th year on the SEN Network/App, Australia's

(Getty/Robert Prange) A new policy established by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) will require all players on the women's circuit to be genetically sex tested to remain eligible to compete. The breaking news story, reported by Ben Rothenberg at Bounces, reveals that although there are no known transgender women on the WTA Tour, the Board has decided to take precautionary measures to protect the sport's integrity amid a "phantom threat of trans women in women's sport", as

(Karolína Muchová/Instagram) Recent Wimbledon runner-up Karolína Muchová has confirmed she will miss "a few weeks" after undergoing a "small surgery". This time last week, the world No.6 lost the Wimbledon final to Czech compatriot Linda Nosková in three sets. "I had to undergo a small surgery that will keep me off the court for a few weeks," said Muchová. "Everything went well, and I'm already working on my recovery." Listen to The First Serve Live every Monday at 8pm AEST i

(Getty/Matthew Stockman) Argentinian tennis player Facundo Bagnis has accepted a 12-month ban after testing positive for a banned substance. The 36-year-old, who hasn't competed on Tour since September last year, was found to have taken hydrochlorothiazide, which is used to treat high blood pressure and fluid retention caused by heart, kidney, or liver conditions. Listen to The First Serve Live every Monday at 8pm AEST in its 18th year on the SEN Network/App, Australia's only

Endorsed by Matteo Berrettini and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the new HEAD Extreme 2026 tennis racquet series is engineered for players who attack with heavy topspin, sharp angles, and explosive power. Power is not just physical. It is the feeling of an unstoppable shot, the confidence to alter momentum, and the competitive edge to dominate on court. The HEAD Extreme 2026 series is built to deliver all of this. Powerful spin is the defining quality of the Extreme range. Ever

(Getty/Kirill Kudryavtsev) Australia's Alex de Minaur is a few results shy of reaching a new career high, but he will have to wait nervously. Having entered this Wimbledon as the fifth seed due to the withdrawal of world No.2 Carlos Alcaraz, de Minaur yet again had a tournament go begging after a fourth round exit to world No.10 and recent Roland Garros finalist Flavio Cobolli in straight sets. "I'm broken inside. That's the reality," a dejected de Minaur shared post-match. "

(Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) As the ATP is in the midst of planning its new look calendar for 2028, it also includes a significant shift as far as its doubles product is concerned. Reported by Ben Rothenberg of Bounces this week, the ATP is putting plans in place to diminish doubles going forward, with proposals presented to the ATP Player Council at the Masters 1000 in Rome, and ATP doubles players have met with their representatives on the Council on Tuesday at Wimbl

(Getty/Matthias Hangst) Former world No.13 Nick Kyrgios "was looking around and taking everything in" during what he believes was likely his final Wimbledon appearance. The 31-year-old has dealt with a horrid injury run since he made the 2022 U.S. Open quarters, but featured in the men's doubles at Wimbledon overnight, partnering Alexander Bublik. Kyrgios and Bublik lost in the first round to sixth seeds Mate Pavić and Marcelo Arévalo 3-6, 4-6. "I would probably say (this was

World No.1 Jannik Sinner was on the verge of back-to-back shock exits at Grand Slam level, but managed to improve his horror five-set record at Wimbledon. Exactly one month ago, the Italian star was leading by two sets and 5-1 against the unseeded Juan Manuel Cerúndolo in the second round of Roland Garros, but severe cramps from the heat impacted his ability to move, resulting in a jaw-dropping loss. Heading into Wimbledon as defending champion, Sinner didn't play a lead-up t

(Getty/Andy Cheung) The Davis Cup qualifying tie between Australia and Poland officially has a home later this year. Australia, captained by two-time Grand Slam champion Lleyton Hewitt, have decided to play the tie at Brisbane's Pat Rafter Arena on the weekend of September 19 and September 20. Announced on the Ticketmaster page, tickets are selling from $49 to cheer on the green and gold. The winner will return to the 2027 Davis Cup qualifiers for a chance to enter Bologna's

(Getty/Clive Brunskill) Former Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová will "review the written reasons" provided by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) after copping a four-year ban for a doping-test no-show. In December 2025, the Czech star denied a doping officer entry to her home to conduct the test, as she argued that the officer failed to follow "protocol". Vondroušová was fearful of a similar incident occurring to that of fellow Czech, Petra Kvitová, who wa

(Getty/Rene Nijhuis) Australian player Priscilla Hon has highlighted a significant pay gap between men's and women's prize money at this week's Libéma Open. The grass tournament, held in the Netherlands, hosts ATP and WTA events in the same week, which are both categorised as 250-point tiers. However, despite the same conditions for both fields, Hon, the world No.146, posted a short video on Instagram showing that the men's singles champion will receive €110,055 ($A180,000),

Seven months after it was first reported that Tennis Australia was under fire from four directors of Tennis Officials Australia, who, in their view, were unfairly terminated, the Fair Work Commission has delivered a stunning blow to the governing body. The decision arises from proceedings brought by former directors of Tennis Officials Australia (TOA), the elected body representing tennis officials, last October. The directors were Karen Mack, Simon Canavan, Catherine Caswell

(Getty/Luke Walker) Serena Williams has left the door open for a singles return, but in the meantime, she is focused on doubles and adjusting to life on tour. The 44-year-old retired after the US Open in 2022, and there were no signs of any comeback until she quietly re-entered the doping testing pool late last year, sparking strong rumours of a return. Williams immediately denied the rumours, explaining at the time that she's "not coming back", yet last week, in the midst of

Australia's James McCabe has provided an update on his father following an alleged assault by a tournament staffer at a Birmingham Challenger event. Earlier this week, The First Serve reported that McCabe and his father, Patrick, who is also coaching his son, were approached by a staff member to leave the practice court at 9:25am on Monday, June 1, with McCabe recounting that the staffer was "shouting and acting aggressively". "I directly witnessed the incident involving my f

James McCabe shakes hands with Britain's Billy Moxon in Birmingham, just 24 hours before his father visited the hospital after an alleged assault. (Getty/Cameron Smith) Aussie tennis player James McCabe has issued a passionate plea for answers following an alleged assault on his father and coach, Patrick, by a tournament staff member at a Birmingham Challenger event. McCabe, 22, told The First Serve that he was scheduled to warm up on his match court at 9:30am before his seco

(Franco Arland/Getty Images) Alex de Minaur, by his own admission, is usually that tenacious dog-with-a-bone guy. Instead, he leaves Roland Garros as that dejected no-answers-right-now guy, headed for the grass court swing unsure of what to do next. Having delivered another raw and wretched post-mortem following his crushing defeat against the powerful young Czech Jakub Menšík to headline the disappointment of a second straight French Open without an Australian singles presen

A misleading video, which went viral online, has had to be explained by Spanish teenager Rafael Jódar amid speculation around whether he pushed a ball girl during his third round match at Roland Garros. The 19-year-old, who has suddenly risen to stardom in the past couple of months following a string of impressive results, looked down and out trailing two sets to one against American Alex Michelsen, before turning around the contest to progress in five sets. But one incident

(Getty/Daniel Pockett/) Newly appointed Tennis Australia CEO Andrew Abdo will officially start his new role on August 3, having been announced as Craig Tiley's successor on Monday. Tiley will remain in the role until July 17, before he officially heads to the USA to take up his new role as CEO of the United States Tennis Association (USTA). Tennis Australia Chair Chris Harrop, alongside Tiley and Abdo, addressed the media in Melbourne today. "We've been through a very extensi

Chair umpire Ana Carvalho helps Moïse Kouamé back on his feet. (Getty/Dimitar Dilkoff) Paraguayan player Daniel Vallejo criticised a female chair umpire, who believed certain matches should be "umpired by a man". After crawling his way back from two sets down against 17-year-old Frenchman Moïse Kouamé on Court Suzanne Lenglen, the world No.71 fell agonisingly short in a fifth-set super tiebreak in front of a raucous Parisian crowd. Having held a 5-2 lead in the decider, Valle