The Miami Open was cancelled earlier on Thursday but now the event in Monte-Carlo next month will not take place, as well as tournaments in Houston, Marrakech, Barcelona and Budapest.

World tennis has united to take a pointed swipe at the French Open, as the whole spring clay-court season was formally abandoned.

A lack of activity in the current enforced off-season has hardly been a problem for Katie Swan, unlike so many of her fellow tennis players. She has been busy contributing to a charity effort.

Tennis integrity chiefs fear a spike in corrupted matches when tournaments resume, as lower-ranked players become more desperate to make ends meet.

The Spaniard was announced alongside John Isner, Kiki Bertens and Fiona Ferro as the latest tennis stars to participate in the virtual event to help raise money for the coronavirus pandemic.

The tennis season was halted in early March due to the pandemic, leaving players in the lower tiers who depend solely on tournament winnings without the chance to earn a living.

The Mouratoglou Academy will host real tennis matches between some of the world's greatest players which will be streamed live to fans across the world during COVID-19 lockdown.

The world No 1 has suggested that he could delay his return to the tennis tour, were it to be made compulsory for him to take any safeguard that emerged against the virus.

The days of Paul Jubb having to forego his Wimbledon prize money are over, now that he is formally leaving college in America to turn professional.

Novak Djokovic is many things. He is a Christian, a meditator, a yoga-enthusiast, a father, a husband, president of the ATP Player Council, speaks five languages and he's incredibly spiritual.

The 20-time grand-slam champion posted a series of tweets on Wednesday afternoon expressing his belief that the sport would be better off with one stronger governing body.

MIKE DICKSON: Roger Federer has sparked a conversation throughout the world of tennis by tweeting a suggestion about merging the governing bodies of the men's and women's game.

Rafael Nadal has endured a series of injuries during his illustrious career but the latest setback appeared to happen in the comfort of his own home. 

With his hair in need of a trim, world number one Djokovic gave wife Jelena the responsibility amid the coronavirus lockdown, and was happy with the end product, saying 'Not bad!'

Rapson admits staging the eight-man tournament in a corner of western Germany was a 'shot in the dark', but it was considered a sufficient success for four extra competitors to be added.

Great rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were united by the same misdemeanour this week - breaking the lockdown rules in Spain in order to practise.

MELISSA KITE reveals how she closed the door on her childhood home near Coventry in March, and how her parents must still work part time because HS2 lawyers nailed them down on property price.

MELISSA KITE: Part of the reason is Carrie Symonds. I fear there is something female voters don't like about seeing a man well into his 50s with a girlfriend almost half his age in Downing Street.

The Sydney band, deemed heart-throbs to many, debuted when teens. And 5SOS took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a throwback picture of bass guitarist Calum Hood for his 21st birthday.

He is believed to to have split from YouTube star Arzaylea Rodriguez after they unfollowed each other on Instagram in April.

He's the 5 Seconds of Summer star known for constantly changing the colour of his hair.

Missing boy William Tyrrell is the nephew of a 5 Seconds of Summer rock star. 5SOS guitarist Michael Clifford, 21, and the toddler's biological father Brendan, 36, share the same father.

5 Seconds Of Summer star Luke Hemmings was spreading the Christmas cheer at Sydney airport on Thursday.

 5 Seconds Of Summer have released their first song in nearly two years.

He was romantically linked with Kendall Jenner in 2014 when they were pictured getting into a taxi together in New York.

He debuted his striking red hair on Christmas Day.

He debuted his striking red hair on Christmas Day. 

It's been quite a year for 5 Seconds Of Summer, with the band's latest album Youngblood topping the charts around the world.

They've been pictured together on several occasions since late 2017.

It's been a busy year for 5 Seconds of Summer, with their single Youngblood spending an impressive 46 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.

They may have been dating since 2017, but Ashton Irwin and Kaitlin Blaisdell still appear to be in the throes of newfound love.

Michael Clifford treated his fiancée Crystal Leigh to a vegan feast for her birthday recently.

Five Seconds Of Summer have already dropped three singles from their upcoming fourth studio album. And on Monday, 5SOS singer Luke Hemmings confirmed the band's new album is done.

After arriving on Love Island as an intruder on Tuesday night, many fans of the show may have thought Biannca Rose looked familiar. It turns out this isn't the 25-year-old's first brush with TV fame.

He's the drummer with one of the biggest bands in Australia.

Perry made a grand entrance out of a giant red Christmas tree ornament. She was accompanied onstage by backup dancers dressed as purple gift boxes wrapped in red patent leather bows.

She said 'yes' to marrying 5 Seconds Of Summer guitarist Michael Clifford, earlier this year.

The 24-year-old guitarist, who is engaged to model Crystal Leigh, told Fitzy & Wippa at the G'Day USA gala in Los Angeles on Saturday that he'd asked the 5SOS boys to be his groomsmen

5 Seconds of Summer guitarist Michael Clifford has reportedly snapped up a stunning $2.9million mansion in California. 

He proposed to his model girlfriend Crystal Leigh in July 2019.

The boys from 5 Seconds of Summer have revealed the bucks party they want to throw bandmate Michael Clifford, as he prepares to marry fiancée Crystal Leigh.

5 Seconds of Summer guitarist Michael Clifford proposed to his fiancée Crystal Leigh on a clifftop in Bali last year.

It's always sunny in California and 5 Seconds Of Summer star Ashton Irwin took advantage of the stunning winter weather in Los Angeles on Wednesday. 

5 Seconds of Summer's Calum Hood is currently entering Day 8 of self-isolation amid the COVID-19 outbreak. 

5 Seconds of Summer's fourth studio album CALM has climbed to the top of the charts in Australia and the United Kingdom. 

5 Seconds Of Summer released their fourth studio album, Calm, just days before COVID-19 was officially given the pandemic status last month.

The Love Island star, 30, who is working on the frontline, stood on his doorstep as he cheered on his hospital in Lewisham at 8pm to applaud the health heroes across the country.

Matt Hancock today lost his cool as he was grilled over the UK government's failure to set out its strategy for easing the coronavirus lockdown.

His official spokesman said today that he was receiving 'updates on the coronavirus response' and spoke to Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, yesterday.

The Prime Minister has spent a fortnight at his country retreat, Chequers, after being hospitalised with coronavirus.