Kiwi duo claim memorable tennis bronze over USA
New Zealand has new pair of tennis heroes after Michael Venus and Marcus Daniell claimed a memorable Olympic bronze medal on Friday.
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Pair set sights on NZ's first tennis medal after making semis
Pair set sights on NZ's first tennis medal after making semis
New Zealand could well be in to win its first Olympic medal in Tennis after the success of men's doubles team of Marcus Daniell and Michael Venus.
Game, set, match
Game, set, match
The Edgar Centre is heaving and humming with the sights and sounds of tennis this week as it hosts the Southern Junior Indoor Open.
Djokovic claims 20th Grand Slam title
Djokovic claims 20th Grand Slam title
Novak Djokovic had the weight of tennis history on his shoulders and an Italian with dynamite on his racket strings to contend with but emerged victorious to earn a sixth Wimbledon and a record-levelling 20th Grand Slam title.
Stars aligned for Barty's Wimbledon miracle
Stars aligned for Barty's Wimbledon miracle
Newly-crowned champion Ash Barty says it was a miracle she even had the chance to emulate her idol Evonne Goolagong at Wimbledon this year after a race to get over a hip injury from the French Open.
Junior tournament growing
Junior tournament growing
Junior tennis players from around the country are set to flock to Dunedin next week.
Barty to meet Pliskova in Wimbledon final
Barty to meet Pliskova in Wimbledon final
Top seed Ash Barty became the first Australian woman for 41 years to reach the Wimbledon singles final, where she will meet Czech Karolina Pliskova.
Federer's Wimbledon dream in tatters
Federer's Wimbledon dream in tatters
Whenever Roger Federer has stepped onto Centre Court over the past nine days, there's been a lingering fear that this might be the last time Wimbledon's favourite son will be seen in action at the All England Club.
Jabeur, Federer make Wimbledon history
Jabeur, Federer make Wimbledon history
Tunisian trailblazer Ons Jabeur has become the first Arab woman to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals, while Roger Federer became the oldest man in the Open era to reach the quarters.
Federer downs Briton to advance at Wimbledon
Federer downs Briton to advance at Wimbledon
Apparently if there was a perfect time to topple Roger Federer early at Wimbledon, this was the year -- so believed Cameron Norrie and his vast legion of British fans.
Injured Serena limps out of Wimbledon
Injured Serena limps out of Wimbledon
Tennis great Serena Williams limped out of Wimbledon in tears after an ankle injury forced her retirement early in a first-round match against unseeded Belarussian Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
Osaka, Nadal withdraw from Wimbledon
Osaka, Nadal withdraw from Wimbledon
Big guns Naomi Osaka and Rafael Nadal have withdrawn from this year's Wimbledon tournament.
Djokovic claims second French Open title
Djokovic claims second French Open title
Novak Djokovic captured his second French Open title after being outplayed for two sets by Stefanos Tsitsipas in Paris. He's the first player in the professional era to win each Grand Slam title at least twice.
Unseeded Czech triumphs in French Open final
Unseeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova triumphs in French Open final
Unseeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova completed a remarkable transition from a doubles specialist to a Grand Slam singles champion on Saturday by conquering Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the...
Djokovic topples Nadal in French Open semi-final
Djokovic topples Nadal in French Open semi-final
Novak Djokovic has come from a set down in a spellbinding French Open semi-final to inflict only a third ever defeat on the Parisian clay for Rafa Nadal.
Krejcikova into final after thriller
Krejcikova into final after thriller
Czech Barbora Krejcikova reached the French Open final as she beat Greek 17th seed Maria Sakkari 7-5 4-6 9-7 in a nail-biting contest.
Nadal drops set but storms back to reach semis
Nadal drops set but storms back to reach semis
Rafael Nadal dropped a set at Roland Garros for the first time in two years but roared back to beat 10th seed Diego Schwartzman.
Djokovic advances after scare in Paris
Djokovic advances after scare in Paris
World number one Novak Djokovic survived a huge scare as he fought back from two sets down against teenager Lorenzo Musetti to reach the French Open quarter-finals on Monday after his Italian...
Federer withdraws from French Open
Federer withdraws from French Open
Roger Federer, who is eyeing record 21st Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, has withdrawn from the French Open a day after winning a tough third-round match, opting to save himself for the grass-court season.
McLachlan loses
McLachlan loses
Queenstown's Ben McLachlan has come up short at the French Open.