A colourful Wimbledon Olympics

Wimbledon’s all-white dress code won’t be in place for the Olympics. And the traditional dark green backdrop around the courts will be gone, too. “The look will be the look of the games. There will be more colour. It will be a...

Djokovic beats Tomic at Italian Open

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has made a solid return to red-clay courts, beating Australian teenager Bernard Tomic 6-3 6-3 to open the defence of his Italian Open title. Coming off a quarter-final loss to fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic on the blue clay...

Murray out slugs dogged Nalbandian

Britain’s world number four Andy Murray has reached the third round of the Rome Masters after a tough battle with veteran Argentinian David Nalbandian that ended up 6-1 4-6 7-5. The day session match, which ended well into the intended start...

Tennis player Kutrovsky banned for doping

Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant. The International Tennis Federation says the 24-year-old Kutrovsky tested positive for methylhexaneamine in February at the SAP...

Sharapova, Kvitova advance in Rome

Past and present Wimbledon winners Maria Sharapova and Czech Petra Kvitova have made straight-set moves into the third round of the Rome Masters, with the Russian second seed made to work hard. Defending Rome champion Sharapova, who won her...

Hewitt set for shock French Open return

Lleyton Hewitt could be a shock French Open starter after making a another typically-speedy recovery from foot surgery. Hewitt wasn’t expected to return to the court until next month’s Wimbledon lead-up event at the Queen’s Club...

Tomic books Rome date with Djokovic

Bernard Tomic has set up a tantalising second round meeting with world No.1 Novak Djokovic at the Rome Masters. The Australian teenager dropped the first set but rallied past Colombian qualifier Santiago Giraldo 4-6 6-2 6-4 to book a date with...

South Africa asks Canada to host Davis Cup

Canada will host their Davis Cup World Group playoff tie in September because opponent South Africa can’t afford to. Tournament organisers approved Tennis South Africa’s request for the switch and says Canada will stage the match-up from...

Tomic wins opening round in Rome

Bernard Tomic has bounced back from his first round exit in Madrid to beat Santiago Giraldo of Colombia in his opening match at the Rome Masters. The Australian lost the first set before fighting back to defeat Giraldo 4-6 6-2 6-4. In women’s...

Gajdosova ousted from Italian Open

Australian Jarmila Gajdosova has been eliminated in the first round of the Italian Open by South African Chanelle Scheepers on Monday. Gajdosova battled hard in the second set to take into a tie-breaker, but ultimately she was soundly beaten 6-4 7-6...

Federer tip helps Dellacqua win ITF event

Casey Dellacqua has credited a tip from Roger Federer for her win in the $US50,000 ITF event in Fukuoka, Japan. In an important victory in the lead-up to French Open beginning next week, Dellacqua beat fellow Australian Monique Adamczak 6-4 6-1 in...

Red clay feels like ‘paradise’ to Djokovic

The red clay courts of the Italian Open “seem like paradise” to Novak Djokovic after a week on the experimental blue surface in Madrid. The top-ranked Djokovic was one of several players who were highly critical of the blue clay tested...