Nick Kyrgios will miss the tournament that reignited Australia's love for the controversial superstar after he slipped behind Alex de Minaur and John Millman in the ATP world rankings. The 12 countries – and the four men in each team – which will contest the shortened tournament at Melbourne Park were revealed on Tuesday with Kyrgios a notable absentee. Kyrgios […]

Australian tennis coaching legend Bob Brett has died after a long cancer battle, aged 67. Brett worked with grand slam champions Boris Becker, Goran Ivanisevic, Johan Kriek and Marin Cilic, plus Australians Paul McNamee and Peter McNamara, in a career spanning almost five decades. Becker rose to world No. 1 under the Melbourne-born coach’s tutelage between November 1987 and February […]

Bernard Tomic still plans to shake off a back complaint and try to qualify for the Australian Open for the third time in four years. The controversy magnet withdrew from the final of a low-key UTR Pro Tennis Series event in his home city of Brisbane in the past fortnight because of the back issue. However, Tomic — now ranked […]