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

The world tennis number one sought advice from people around the world on how best to direct help where it is needed before making the donation, which is approximately £890,000.

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.

Sixteen of the best players across the ATP and WTA tours will swap tennis rackets for video game controllers as it has been revealed the 2020 Madrid Open will now become a virtual competition. 

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.

Bouchard recently tweeted that 'quarantine would be a lot more fun with a boyfriend' and has since been inundated with messages from fans, with one lucky follower bagging himself a date.

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.

Novak Djokovic has sent a letter endorsed by Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer, to fellow top-100 ranked players asking them to donate and support those ranked between 250 and 700.

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.

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.

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!'

Djokovic posted a video on Instagram showing him exchanging shots with another man at a tennis club in the coastal city of Marbella, where the Serb has reportedly stayed.

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.

EXCLUSIVE: Dan Evans will team up with Kieron Vorster, a no-nonsense South African whose clients have included ex-top-10 player Wayne Ferreira and ex-Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech.

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.

Five Seconds of Summer star Luke Hemmings and X Factor talent Sierra Deaton are becoming fast friends.

Aussie pop rockers 5 Seconds of Summer rose to fame by covering tracks on YouTube back in 2011.

And on Friday guitarist Michael Clifford revealed the four-man band will perform a series of all-ages shows across the country.

5 Seconds of Summer tell the Today show's Richard Wilkins that dealing with their level of fame is quite scary.

Orpheus Pledger led the arrivals at the Five Seconds for Summer concert at the Metro in Sydney.

Aussie pop stars 5 Seconds Of summer looked every bit the aloof rockers when they performed at the Wango Tango festival in los Angeles on Saturday

Australian pop rockers 5 Seconds Of Summer first burst onto the music scene as teens back in 2011 before attracting worldwide attention in 2013.

They're the Sydney rockers who recently took out the number one spot on the American Billboard chart with their album, Youngblood. 

5 Seconds of Summer filmed an interview for the Today show hours before kicking off their Meet You There tour of Australia in Sydney this week.

The Sydney-formed boy band have become global phenomenons since launching their group, 5 Seconds Of Summer, in 2011.

They made a spectacular comeback last year with their Youngblood album.

They excitedly announced their engagement in January this year.

They're one of the biggest bands to ever come out of Australia. 

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. 

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.

5 Seconds of Summer were left red-faced after their backstage rider was publicly revealed on NBC's A Little Late with Lilly Singh.  

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.

The 37-year-old British TV personality shocked The Masked Singer panelists while revealing she was Ladybug on Wednesday's episode featuring guest Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog.

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.

Taylor Swift threw the 'most aggressive holiday party known to womankind,' on Friday evening for her 30th birthday.

They gained worldwide fame after their 2014 hit She Looks So Perfect. And now 5 Seconds of Summer have revealed they've been crashing Taylor Swift's birthday parties for five years.

Proving just how far they've come, Australian punk-rock band 5 Seconds Of Summer were one of the headline acts at this year's KISS 108's iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in Boston on Sunday.

They are celebrating their four-year anniversary together this week.

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.

5 Seconds of Summer put on an energetic show for the 75,000 attendees at Fire Fight Australia on Sunday.

5 Seconds of Summer drummer Ashton Irwin admitted he was feeling unwell earlier this week on Twitter.

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

The boys from 5 Seconds of Summer have previously been accused by fans of putting on 'fake American accents.'

All four members of the Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS) grew-up Down Under.