French Open champion Rafael Nadal moved up two spots to No.2 in the ATP rankings on Monday, his highest placing since October 2014. Novak Djokovic, meanwhile, slid from No.2 to …

A year after probably the lowest point of his career, Rafael Nadal sat in the same news conference seat to describe his 10th French Open title as one of his …

Until Sunday, Stan Wawrinka had an unblemished record in grand slam finals – but then he had never faced Rafa Nadal in the Spaniard’s favourite arena, Court Philippe Chatrier at …

Claycourt master Rafael Nadal was too hot to handle as he crushed Swiss third seed Stan Wawrinka 6-2 6-3 6-1 to claim a record-extending 10th French Open title. The fourth …

Australian tennis stars Casey Dellacqua and Ashleigh Barty have completed a rare grand slam set – just not the one they crave. Dellacqua and Barty fell one win shy of …

Former world No.1 Maria Sharapova will miss the grasscourt season, including this month’s Wimbledon qualifying tournament, after failing to recover from a left-thigh injury she suffered during last month’s Italian …

Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from Wimbledon qualifying due to a muscle injury she sustained at the Italian Open in Rome last month. Sharapova, who is coming back from a 15-month …

Not many others saw it coming but Jelena Ostapenko’s mother was not surprised that her daughter burst into the limelight to claim the French Open title in spectacular fashion. The …

Michael Venus has ended a Kiwi grand slam drought that spanned 38 years after clinching men’s doubles success at the French Open in Paris. Venus and his American partner Ryan …

Maiden grand slam finals are meant to be suffocating experiences but Jelena Ostapenko laid waste to that theory as she blasted past Simona Halep to win the French Open in …

JELENA OSTAPENKO, TENNIS’ LATEST GRAND SLAM WINNER: Born: Riga, Latvia, on June 8, 1997 Grand slam career-best results: Australian Open: third round (2017); French Open: winner (2017); Wimbledon: second round …

Jelena Ostapenko stunned third seed Simona Halep with a 4-6 6-4 6-3 comeback victory in a thrilling French Open final to become the first Latvian to win a grand slam …

Alexei Popyrin is eyeing a Davis Cup baptism after becoming Australia’s first French Open junior champion in 49 years. The third seed downed Spain’s Nicola Kuhn 7-6 (7-5) 6-3 on …

Rafael Nadal has acknowledged during the French Open that he’s never been all that good with numbers. “Math,” he said, smiling as he turned his right thumb upside down, “was …

Latvian daredevil Jelena Ostapenko started tennis practising against a wall – she would be well advised to remember those early experiences when she faces master of defence Simona Halep in …

Casey Dellacqua insists she has nothing to prove to Margaret Court after closing in on an historic French Open doubles triumph with Ashleigh Barty. Dellacqua and Barty are the first …

Stan Wawrinka has broken down Andy Murray’s formidable defences to reach the French Open final, twice coming from a set down to win a high-octane contest 6-7 (7-6) 6-3 5-7 …

Rafael Nadal has moved to within one victory of ‘La Decima’ at the French Open after demolishing rising Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-3 6-4 6-0 with a daunting show of force …