Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray advanced to the second round of the China Open with straight-set wins on Tuesday in back-to-back matches on centre court. World No.4 Nadal needed little …

Spain’s Rafael Nadal, seeded second, breezed into the round of 16 of the China Open in Beijing on Tuesday, defeating Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi 6-1, 6-1. It was a day marked …

Australians Nick Kyrgios and qualifier James Duckworth have won their opening-round matches at the Japan Open in Tokyo. Sixth-seeded Kyrgios has scored a comfortable 7-5 6-2 victory over American Ryan …

The redevelopment of Roland Garros, home to the French Open tennis grand slam, was set to resume after France’s highest court on Monday cancelled the suspension of the extension works …

Australia’s John Millman is out of the China Open ATP event after losing his opening round match 6-4 3-6 6-3 against seventh seed Roberto Bautista-Agut in Beijing. Bautista-Agut will next …

Maria Sharapova will learn the result of her appeal against a two-year doping ban on Tuesday afternoon, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has announced. Five-time grand slam champion Sharapova, …

Garbine Muguruza reached the third round of the China Open tennis tournament by beating Yulia Putintseva 6-2 7-6 (5) on Monday, despite the No.2-seed Muguruza playing with strapping on her …

Defending champion Tomas Berdych retained his Shenzhen Open tennis title to move a step closer to a place at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Top seed Berdych beat Richard …

Samantha Stosur has suffered her second straight first-round exit, winning just three games in a heavy loss to Shuai Zhang in the China Open in Beijing. A week after a …

Agnieszka Radwanska moved to within two victories of clinching a place at WTA Finals in Singapore with a comfortable first-round win at the China Open on Sunday. The number three …

Tyson Fury is facing fresh questions about his boxing future as his promoters refused to comment on reports the world heavyweight champion has tested positive for cocaine. A spokesman for …

Novak Djokovic says he no longer sees winning grand slam titles or staying top of the men’s rankings as a priority in his career. “I don’t want to think about …

Newly-crowned US Open champion Stan Wawrinka has dealt a blow to next week’s Japan Open after he was forced to withdraw due to a back injury. It is the second …

Fourth-seeded Romanian Simona Halep has advanced to the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open with a 6-4 `6-2 win over Madison Keys of the United States. Halep beat the eighth-seeded Keys …

Fourth-seeded Simona Halep of Romania advanced to the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open on Thursday with a 6-4 6-2 win over Madison Keys of the United States. Halep dominated the …

Angelique Kerber suffered her first defeat as world No.1 when Petra Kvitova beat her 6-7 (10-8) 7-5 6-4 in a marathon third- round match at the Wuhan Open in China. …

Serena Williams will make her tournament debut at the ASB Classic in Auckland next year. Tournament director Karl Budge confirmed on Wednesday he had secured the signature of the 35-year-old …

Andre Agassi believes controversial Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios can go to world No.1 if he fixes his attitude. Agassi, who admitted he hated the sport early in his career, …