A mixed day for New Zealand tennis players as the impressive run by James Watt at the New Caledonia Open Challenger continued.

After the withdrawl of Lulu Sun the time spent on court by New Zealanders at the 2026 ASB Classic is under threat.

A blow to the ASB Classic in Auckland as New Zealand tennis player Lulu Sun has officially withdrawn from the 2026 event

Six-time Grand Slam winner and former number one Kristina Mladenovic has entered the doubles for next months ASB Classic in Auckland.

The ASB Classic men's tournament player list has three players in the top 20 and plenty of other talent scattered throughout the confirmed entry for the January 12-17 event.

Hamilton’s Anton Shepp has won his first ITF title with victory at the men's 2025 Bayleys Open World Tennis Tour event played in sweltering conditions at the Waikato Tennis Centre..

Alexandra Eala is one of the rising stars of the WTA Tour and will play at the 2026 ASB Classic PHOTO: WTA A mix of players from Grand Slam winners to Olympic medalis to exciting newcomes form the entry list for the 2026 Women's ASB Classic The field will be headed by two proven stars at the highest level in Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and American Emma Navarro, ranked 14th and 15th respectively in the current WTA world rankings. LATEST HEADLINES: Lulu Sun in Australian Open Fo

New Zealand's Lulu Sun has made the direct entry list for next months Australian Open with a WTA ranking of 90.

Three-time Grand Slam finalist and current world No 12 Casper Ruud of Norway has confirmed he will play at next months ASB Classic.

A first for Whangārei with New Zealand to host Bosnia & Herzegovina in a Davis Cup World Group I tie at McKay Stadium in Kensington 7-8 February 2026.

One of the game’s true greats, Stan Wawrinka, who has won 16 titles including three Grand Slams, has confirmed his entry at the ASB Classic in Auckland in the New Year.

New Zealand has lost its Billie Jean King Cup Play-off tie against Romania 3–0, but was close to securing two of the matches.

The New Zealand Billie Jean King Cup team has been beaten 3-0 by the home nation in Gorzow, Poland.

New Zealand tennis pro Erin Routliffe and Canadian Gaby Dabrowski have officially split as a doubles team after a two and a half years together, where they won two Grand Slam titles..

The New Zealand doubles duo of Finn Reynolds and James Watt may have lost their latest final, this time at the Matsuyama Challenger in Japan. .

New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and Canadian Gaby Dabrowski have been knocked out of the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and Canadian Gaby Dabrowski have lost a tight battle in their second pool match at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Global tennis icon Venus Williams has confirmed she is attending the 2026 ASB Classic in the New Year.

running their record in Riyadh to a perfect 6-0.

The New Zealand doubles pair of Finn Reynolds and James Watt may have lost their latest match at the Seoul Challenger but their target is still close.