One of the ASB Classic's star drawcards will not be coming to Auckland.

Danish star reveals unusual request: Put ring around Matamata trip to visit Hobbiton.

The ASB Classic is in serious talks with Serena Williams to return to the event next month

Marina Erakovic will be missing at the season-starting tennis events.

2017 Wimbledon semi-finalist Sam Querrey has been added to the ASB Classic line up

Watch: ASB Classic men's field announced ahead of the January tournament

Big-hitting Argentine one of five former men's champions confirmed for ASB Classic.

ASB Classic stalwart David Ferrer will start his 18th season on the ATP Tour in Auckland.

Auckland's ASB women's classic has again delivered a quality line-up says Matt Brown

Canadian teenage star with talent to rise to top of sport signs to play in Auckland.

Two-time champion John Isner is returning to Auckland's ASB Classic.

Venus Williams will not be returning to Auckland's ASB Classic

The ASB Classic continues to set the bar for sporting events in NZ, says Matt Brown

Caroline Wozniacki will appear at the Auckland event for the fifth time.

Two former champions are returning for next year's ASB Classic tennis tournament.

Talks are underway to bring French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko back to Auckland.

Kiwi tennis star Michael Venus will play for his late father at the French Open final.

Tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams have helped to fund community projects in Kaikoura.

American tennis star Lauren Davis not only won the ASB Classic during her time in NZ - she also won the heart of a Kiwi camera operator.

It'll be good when we Kiwis develop a thicker skin to criticism like that handed out by Serena Williams, writes Paul Lewis.

COMMENT: The real villain here is Serena, who simply did not bring her game face, not a tournament director shooting for the stars.

Maybe it is time to put more of that appearance money into concrete and steel and a retractable roof.

After retiring from last year's final due to illness, Jack Sock has gone one step further and won the tournament.

Jack Sock is through to his second successive ASB Classic final, after a 6-3 6-4 victory over compatriot Steve Johnson.

Marcos Baghdatis is out of the ASB Classic, beaten 6-1 7-5 by Joao Sousa.

Kiwi Artem Sitak and his partner Nicholas Monroe are out of the ASB Classic, beaten in the semifinals of the doubles event.

The ASB Classic has proven to be a smash hit for fans and charity alike. More than $15,000 is set to be donated to Ronald McDonald

This afternoon on sports - Nadzeya Ostapchuk done again for doping, The Big Bash Hobart Hurricanes vs Melbourne Renegades, Brendon McCullum dropped, ASB Classic Mens semi-finals Joelle Silver vs Marcos Baghdatis.

Kiwi Marcus Daniell and his Brazilian partner Marco Demoliner are through to the ASB Classic semifinals. They beat Leander Paes (India)

Jack Sock is through to the last four of the ASB Classic for the second successive year.