World No.2 Andy Murray has been given a tough test but pushed his way past Marcel Granollers 6-4 7-6 (7-3) in his opening match at the Indian Wells Masters. Murray …

German Angelique Kerber suffered a third-straight loss at the Indian Wells Masters as the Australian Open champion went down 7-5 7-5 in her opening match to 64th-ranked Czech Denise Allertova …

Real Madrid have joined the defence of Rafael Nadal after doping accusations made by a former French minister. The Spanish soccer giants expressed their “total support” for the 14-time Grand …

Nick Kyrgios has lost his opening match at the Indian Wells tennis tournament in California, swearing repeatedly in the second set of the straight-sets loss. Playing for the first time …

Serena Williams capped a festive day for the Williams family at the Indian Wells tennis tournament with an easy 6-2 6-1 win over qualifier Laura Siegemund of Germany in a …

Venus Williams has tumbled out of the Indian Wells tennis tournament in her first match at the event since 2001, falling 6-4 6-3 to Japanese qualifier Kurumi Nara in California. …

Maria Sharapova has denied missing five warnings that meldonium was becoming a banned drug before testing positive at the Australian Open. The Russian said in a lengthy Facebook post she …

AP – Novak Djokovic has re-emphasised his strong support for longtime friend Maria Sharapova in her drug-test drama while adding that communication to players on the important subject of banned …

Unsubstantiated claims from a former French politician that Rafael Nadal may have doped have been emphatically rejected by the International Tennis Federation, which sprang to the defence of the world …

Eugenie Bouchard beat Japanese qualifier Risa Ozaki 2-6 6-4 6-2 on Thursday night (Friday AEDT) to close out first-round women’s play at the Indian Wells tennis tournament. Bouchard, a 22-year-old …

Sam Groth’s miserable tennis season has continued with his seventh first-round loss in eight tournaments this year. Coming off his loss to John Isner in last weekend’s Davis Cup defeat …

Sam Groth’s miserable tennis season has continued with his seventh first-round loss in eight tournaments this year. Coming off his loss to John Isner in last weekend’s Davis Cup defeat …

Andy Murray has expressed disappointment at his racket sponsor Head’s support for Maria Sharapova after the five-time grand slam winner admitted failing a drugs test. The company released a statement …

Protecting the integrity of tennis in the wake of the recent match-fixing and doping scandals is the biggest challenge facing the sport over the next decade, ATP executive chairman Chris …

Maria Sharapova has vowed to fight to save her tennis career. The five-time grand slam winner announced on Monday she failed a drug test at the Australian Open. The 28-year-old …

While Maria Sharapova’s fellow players were shocked by the Russian’s announcement that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open, most of them felt the “huge mistake” could have …

The use of meldonium, the drug taken by Maria Sharapova, was common in tennis before it was banned, Dick Pound, chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s investigation into Russian athletics. …

Former world No.1 Maria Sharapova has only herself to blame for testing positive for a banned substance at the Australian Open, the former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) …