Petra Kvitova said she has already won her biggest fight ahead of what is sure to be an emotional return to tennis. The two-time Wimbledon champion will make her comeback …

Daria Gavrilova has continued her hot tennis run to storm into her second WTA Tour final in Strasbourg. Further underlining her French Open credentials, Gavrilova outclassed Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia 6-4 …

Nick Kyrgios and Samantha Stosur will have their work cut out making an impact after Australia’s tennis stars were handed horror draws for the French Open starting on Sunday. In-form …

Australian tennis star Samantha Stosur has landed in a treacherous quarter of the French Open draw featuring world No.1 Angelique Kerber and returning Czech champion Petra Kvitova. Stosur, the 24th …

Top-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada eased into the semi-finals of the Lyon Open with a straight sets victory over Portuguese qualifier Gastao Elias on Thursday. Elias had defeated Juan Martin …

Margaret Court is one of tennis’ “greatest greats” and the arena named after her should recognise that, not her opposition to gay marriage, the prime minister says. Court this week …

French Open director Guy Forget has said he was under no pressure to award a wildcard entry to two-times champion Maria Sharapova who returned to action last month following a …

HOW THE LEADING WOMEN SHAPE UP FOR THE 2017 FRENCH OPEN ANGELIQUE KERBER (GER) Age: 29 Ranking: 1 Plays: left-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money: $US19,995,669 ($A27 million) Career titles: …

HOW THE LEADING MEN SHAPE UP FOR THE 2017 FRENCH OPEN ANDY MURRAY (SCO) Age: 30 Ranking: 1 Plays: right-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money: $US59,842,103 ($A80 million) Career titles: …

Bernard Tomic has turned to doubles greats Bob and Mike Bryan in a last-ditch and somewhat bizarre bid to find his feet on clay ahead of the French Open. Tomic’s …

Samantha Stosur and Daria Gavrilova are on track to meet in a rare all-Australian WTA final after advancing to the last four of the claycourt event in Strasbourg. Continuing their …

Samantha Stosur has continued her promising French Open build-up by advancing to her first semi-final since reaching the last eight in Paris for a fourth time last year. Stosur hammered …

Juan Martin del Potro could pull out of the French Open after the Argentine said he is struggling with shoulder and back problems. The 28-year-old del Potro lost 7-6 (7-0) …

Samantha Stosur is celebrating an extraordinary milestone that is fuelling the veteran’s hopes of embarking on yet another big French Open charge. Stosur will enter the claycourt grand slam, starting …

Nick Kyrgios’s untimely injury setback has cost the Australian No.1 an all-important top-16 seeding for the French Open, starting on Sunday. After a blinding hardcourt campaign in the US, Kyrgios’s …

In a huge boost two days out from the French Open draw, three Australian women have surged into the quarter-finals of a WTA event for the first time in 27 …

World No.4 Simona Halep says she has only a “50-50” chance of being fit for the French Open after injuring her ankle during the Italian Open final last week. The …

Ashleigh Barty has stormed into the quarter-finals of the WTA’s Strasbourg International with a straight-sets win over Camila Giorgi. The 21-year-old Australian was on court for a just over an …