World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) president John Fahey has asked ATP chiefs to "shed light" on allegations made by Andre Agassi that a positive test for banned drugs was swept under the carpet 12 years ago.
Serena Williams rarely backs down in a scrap but she was spared a fight for the honor of ending the year as world No 1 on Wednesday when her rival Dinara Safina quit the WTA Championships with an injury.
Andre Agassi's upcoming autobiography contains an admission that he used crystal meth in 1997 and lied to tennis authorities when he failed a drug test — a result that was thrown out after he said he "unwittingly" took the substance.
Venus and Serena Williams, ghetto-kids turned multi-millionaire senior citizens of women's tennis, go into the WTA Championships here insisting retirement is not an option.
China's tennis ace Peng Shuai won her fourth gold at the National Games by claiming the women's singles title on Tuesday.
Russian Nikolay Davydenko sprang an upset on second seed Novak Djokovic to reach the final of the Shanghai Masters with a 4-6 6-4 7-6 victory on Saturday.
Marat Safin bid farewell to his adoring Chinese fans after defeat at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday but not before taking a swipe at his opponent Tomas Berdych and American Andy Roddick.
Top seed Rafa Nadal marched into the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters with a thoroughly entertaining 6-2 6-7 6-4 victory over American James Blake on Wednesday.
An exasperated Andy Roddick said the ATP men's tour must give players more time to rest during the season or risk shortening the careers of the "stars" of the sport.
Justine Henin has been granted a wild card entry to the Australian Open in what she is targeting as her comeback to Grand Slam tennis.
As the NBA has proven to be the most successful foreign sports association in China, Allaster, the newly-promoted chief executive of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tour, is aiming to do the same.
Six-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova upset Agnieszka Radwanska to grab the second China Open title on her fourth appearence at China Open tournament finals on Sunday.
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