The tennis great’s decision is a stark reminder that even in 2022, women’s time is still not our own, writes Megan Maurice

'We accord professional athletes role-model status, but perhaps we should take a step back and ask if their lifestyle is to be admired rather than emulated.'

The Australian said she was retiring from the sport for a second time to “chase other dreams”

World No 3 launched tirade after doubles loss Zverev and accepts his outburst was ‘wrong and unacceptable’

Nick Kyrgios won his first grand slam title with close friend Thanasi Kokkinakis in the men’s doubles at the Australian Open

Djokovic arrived back in Serbia on Monday and is not expected to make any public statements until after the tournament.

Even your humble sports hobbit can acknowledge that this is a big story, one deserving of the attentions of a wider, non-sports audience and possibly even worthy of missing the early frames of Mark Allen against Judd Trump in the Cazoo Masters

Djokovic says he presented awards to children on 17 December while awaiting PCR test result but after negative rapid antigen test

Djokovic fails to address media reports which have raised questions over his 16 December positive PCR result

Djokovic has been detained since Thursday morning at an immigration facility in Melbourne after his visa was cancelled following scrutiny of the medical exemption he had secured to enter the country.

The world number 93, who has a tense relationship with the Serbian, said Australia’s handling of the situation was “bad, really bad”.

The Serbian is awaiting the outcome of an appeal against the decision by the Australian Border Force (ABF) to cancel the reigning Australian Open champion’s entry visa

The nine-time Australia Open champion has been told by the Federal Court of Australia that he can remain in Melbourne until his appeal resumes.

With‌ ‌not‌ ‌a‌ ‌huge‌ ‌amount‌ ‌of‌ ‌live‌ ‌sport‌ ‌on‌ ‌the‌ ‌telly‌ ‌at‌ ‌present,‌ ‌and‌ ‌Covid‌ ‌puncturing‌ ‌those‌ ‌fixtures‌ ‌that‌ ‌are‌ ‌in‌ ‌the‌ ‌schedule,‌ ‌at‌ ‌least‌ ‌we‌ ‌have‌ ‌plenty‌ ‌of‌ ‌media‌ ‌about‌ ‌sport‌ ‌to‌ ‌keep‌ ‌us‌ ‌ticking‌ ‌over.‌ ‌Here‌ ‌are‌ ‌some‌ ‌forthcoming‌ ‌highlights‌ ‌to‌ ‌watch‌ ‌out‌ ‌for‌ ‌in‌ ‌2022

World number one Djokovic recently pulled out of Serbia’s ATP Cup team without explanation

What casket of delights awaits in 2022 is a question to be answered in the general rather than in the personal because nobody ever gets everything they want from the sporting year. Nobody ever gets even the half of it

After spells teaching in Wesley College in Dublin and Gaelcholáiste Mhuire in Cork, Des Golden took a career break and ended up in Colombia, where he met his wife.

All players competing at Melbourne Park are required either to be vaccinated or to provide proof of medical exemption, but that will not be made public.

Soccer is back on top as Ireland’s favourite sport, sharing top spot with Gaelic Games

20-time grand slam champion Nadal returned to the match court last week after more than four months out with a foot problem

Djokovic could conceivably apply for a special exemption to play in the event, but would be required to undertake 14 days of quarantine as a result

WTA chief executive Steve Simon has revealed “serious doubts” over Peng’s freedom and safety in the wake of accusing a top Chinese official of sexual assault

The Women’s Tennis Association chief executive Steve Simon has said that while they have received 'assurances' Peng Shuai is safe - but has not been able to reach her

Australian Open officials have said previously that unvaccinated players are unlikely to be allowed to enter the country for the event

This is just Raducanu’s fourth tournament on the WTA Tour - and after three previous first-round defeats

Djokovic refused to reveal his vaccination status but implied the announcement made it less likely he would compete

It was only when his physio asked about his wedding band that Murray realised he had left the ring tied to his shoes

That she turned that experience around and cruised to her first Grand Slam victory just two months later is almost miraculous

Tennis to the fore and in the news, and nothing to do (directly) with Wimbledon, for a change.

Emma Raducanu vowed to keep her free-swinging and carefree approach to tennis after pulling off one of the great sporting feats with victory at the US Open.

Novak Djokovic avenged his Olympic loss to Alexander Zverev over five sets to move to within one victory of a historic US Open title.

The 18-year-old Brit defied the odds and stunned the tennis world by becoming the first qualifier to reach a grand slam final.

Raducanu is the first qualifier ever to reach the last four and is now a genuine contender for the title.

The Australian overcame a tricky start to put herself on the brink of victory as she served at 5-2 up in the deciding set

The Japanese player won the first set in Arthur Ashe Stadium to threaten a huge upset but Djokovic roared his way back

Defending champion Osaka lost to 18-year-old Leylah Fernandez having served for the match in the second set

Paradox of fans being asked to demonstrate their vaccination status while no such requirement exists for players

A rowdy spectator sat courtside was intent on trying to put Djokovic off, shouting right before he attempted an overhead smash, which was subsequently missed

Djokovic’s bid for tennis history at the US Open got off to a bumpy start against 18-year-old Danish qualifier Holger Rune

Five talking points ahead of this year’s US Open

The 39-year-old withdrew from her first-round match at Wimbledon in June after she slipped on the grass-court surface and has not recovered

Osaka pulled out of the French Open on May 31 after being threatened with expulsion over refusing to fulfil media duties.

World number one Djokovic will leave Tokyo without a medal

The pair had raised expectations with two fine performances to make the last eight and led Croatian duo Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig by a set