Kremlin Cup

Belinda Bencic books last WTA Finals in Shenzhen slot; to face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for the Kremlin Cup title

Belinda Bencic needed to reach the final and outperform Kiki Bertens, who lost to Kristina Mladenovic in the quarter-finals, to secure her berth in the singles at Shenzhen.

Wimbledon 2019: Tunisian Ons Jabeur only player from Africa in women's singles draw

Tunisian Ons Jabeur will be the only player from Africa in the women's singles draw at Wimbledon 2019, also being the highest ranked women's singles player from Africa

Brisbane International: Nick Kyrgios says he was bitten by spider over Christmas ahead of title defence

Nick Kyrgios posted a short video on his Instagram account showing him with what appeared to be a drip in his arm and being treated by medics.

Kremlin Cup: Teary Daria Kasatkina beats Tunisian qualifier Ons Jabeur in tough three-setter to clinch title

After clinching the match, Kasatkina fell to the court and wept for joy. Then she walked around the net as Jabeur struggled to her feet and the two hugged each other.

Kremlin Cup: Nick Kyrgios calls time on season after elbow injury forces him to drop out; Daniil Medvedev in quarters

Nick Kyrgios said: "The injury started to bother me a little bit this week so I'm going to wrap up my season, head home and start the recovery. See you all in 2019."

Kremlin Cup: Karolina Pliskova, Elina Svitolina book spots in eight-woman WTA Finals

Czech star Pliskova's participation was confirmed after fourth seed Kiki Bertens lost 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus.

Kremlin Cup: Nick Kyrgios cheered by home crowd despite beating Russian youngster Andrey Rublev

Nick Kyrgios was applauded at the Kremlin Cup, despite the fact that he beat local player Andrey Rublev 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, while Benoit Paire set up a clash against Egor Gerasimov.

Simona Halep pleased by No 1 ranking but wary of exacerbating back injury by playing in WTA Finals

Romanian tennis star Simona Halep was pleased by the fact that she ended the year as No 1, but stated that she could potentially sit out the WTA Finals due to injury.

Maria Sharapova cuts her 2018 tennis season short to focus on recovering from injury on right shoulder

Sharapova has withdrawn from the China Open in Beijing, the Tianjin Open, and the Kremlin Cup in Moscow to focus on her recovery from a right shoulder injury.

Kremlin Cup: Damir Dzumhur battles past Ricardas Berankis to clinch second ATP title

Dzumhur, who won his maiden trophy at Saint Petersburg last month to become the first Bosnian to win an ATP Tour title, prevailed in one hour 39 minutes to level his record with Berankis at two all.