The Holiday Park tennis courts in Fort Lauderdale will now host the Orange Bowl junior tournament after a $9.5 million refurbishment.

World-class tennis returned to Fort Lauderdale as the Jimmy Evert Tennis Center officially reopened with the dedication of the new Chris Evert Stadium Court on Monday, Dec. 8. The photo gallery captures the ceremony, which featured Fort Lauderdale native and Hall of Famer Chris Evert, Mayor Dean Trantalis, and representatives from the Orange Bowl Committee and USTA. The $9.5 million renovation ...

Retired French tennis player Caroline Garcia has rejected a $270,000 sponsorship deal for her podcast from a betting company, saying she chooses values over money. Garcia, who reached a career-high ranking of No. 4, retired earlier this year. “It wasn’t an easy “no,” especially right after retiring from tennis,” the 32-year-old Garcia said on her social networks.

Chris Evert remembers her first trip to Fort Lauderdale’s Holiday Park. She recalls her father, Jimmy, picking her up from school that day, ending her fun routine of going to classmate Kara Bennett’s home for daily swimming and barbecuing. “I was really upset at my dad,’’ she says. She was 5 and the anger lifted. She began hitting tennis balls at Holiday Park. “That place changed my life,’’ ...

Pegula will face Amanda Ansimova in a tennis exhibition at LoanDepot Park on Dec. 8, first tennis inside a MLB stadium since Bobby Riggs-Billie Jean King.

Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner and Danish model Laila Hasanovic enjoyed a date night in Dubai, as seen in a video online.

Russian-born Anastasia Potapova has switched allegiance to Austria, clearing a path for the 51st-ranked player to compete in the Billie Jean King Cup. Potapova will become Austria's highest-ranked women's player, ahead of No. 94 Julia Grabher, with the nationality switch, which she announced on social media. The 24-year-old Potapova played at the Billie Jean King Cup in 2018 and 2019, but Russia has been banned from team competitions since the invasion of Ukraine.

More than 30 years in the game, and 49 titles later, Venus Williams is proven under pressure -- now, the most decorated tennis player in Olympic history is in the Queen City to play a match against the reigning Australian Open champion, Madison Keys.

Serena Williams rejoined tennis’ doping testing pool, a required step for competition, igniting widespread speculation of a comeback.