Top seed Serena Williams had to be helped from the court as she retired ill during her first set at the inaugural Wuhan Open in China – but Australia’s Casey …

Rafael Nadal’s coach has criticised the appointment of a woman as the captain of Spain’s Davis Cup team. Gala Leon, a former WTA player, became the first woman to be …

US Open champion Serena Williams has lost in the second round of the Wuhan Open in China, retiring after 11 games and dropping a third match to Alize Cornet this …

Australian Jarmila Gajdosova continued her recent return to form with an impressive straight sets win over world No.16 Flavia Pennetta at the Wuhan Open – but Samantha Stosur’s season hit …

Australian Jarmila Gajdosova continued her recent return to form with an impressive straight sets win over world No.16 Flavia Pennetta at the Wuhan Open on Monday. After slipping outside the …

World No.1 Serena Williams said Monday that playing less tennis has helped extend her glittering career, as she acknowledged in the wake of Li Na’s retirement that players’ bodies can …

France’s Caroline Garcia has defeated Venus Williams in the first round of the Wuhan Open while wild card Victoria Azarenka withdrew with an injured right foot and will miss the …

Eighth-seeded David Goffin of Belgium served 10 aces and saved all four break points he faced to claim his second career title with a 6-4 6-3 win over Joao Sousa …

Second-seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic defeated fifth-seeded Varvara Lepchenko of the US, 6-3 6-7 (7-5) 6-2 on Sunday to win the Korea Open. Pliskova stormed out to a …

Ana Ivanovic charged the net repeatedly to overcome US Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) in the final of the WTA Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sunday. The …

Pioneering Chinese tennis star Li Na said on Sunday she has “no regrets” about her decision to retire over persistent knee injuries, but told an emotional news conference she reached …

Ana Ivanovic of Serbia ousted top seed Angelique Kerber in straight sets on Saturday to reach the final of the $US1 million ($A1.08 million) Pan Pacific Open against Caroline Wozniacki. …

Second seed and US Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki outplayed Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the final of the $US1 million ($A1.08 million) WTA Pan Pacific Open …

Lille will host the November 21-23 Davis Cup final between France and Switzerland with a near-record crowd of around 27,000 expected to see Roger Federer compete in his first championship …

Casey Dellacqua has failed to capitalise on her quarter-final opponent’s dismal serving to be eliminated from the WTA Tour’s Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. The Australian lost to Spain’s Garbine …

Ashleigh Barty’s shock decision to take an indefinite break from tennis comes less than a month after the exciting teenager made the biggest breakthrough of her career. A Wimbledon junior …

China’s two-time grand slam champion Li Na has retired due to recurring knee injuries ending a career she says exceeded her wildest dreams. The 32-year-old, who just seven months ago …

Carlos Moya says he will step down as captain of Spain’s Davis Cup team after falling out of the top-tier World Group. Spain lost to Brazil in Sao Paulo in …