Nick Kyrgios’ French Open breakthrough will only fuel talk he’s the next big thing in Australian tennis. But the 18-year-old’s coach Simon Rae views his win over Radek Stepanek at …

Rafael Nadal repeated his belief that tennis is a drug-free sport but urged the sport’s governing bodies on Monday to go public with how many – and how often – …

Defending champion Maria Sharapova dropped just eight points on serve to ease into the French Open second round on Monday with a 6-2 6-1 win over Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei. The …

Rafael Nadal’s bid for an unprecedented eighth French Open title was given a huge scare by unheralded German Daniel Brands on Monday before the Spanish superstar prevailed 4-6 7-6 (7-4) …

Li Na, the 2011 champion, and Polish fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska were early winners at the French Open on Monday. Sixth seeded Chinese star Li was a 6-3 6-4 winner …

Bernard Tomic’s father and coach will be banned from attending the French Open, even as a paying spectator, tournament officials said on Monday. John Tomic has already had his tournament …

Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios has pulled off a remarkable upset on his senior grand slam debut with a straight sets defeat of veteran Czech Radek Stepanek at the French Open. …

Seven-time grand slam champion Venus Williams insisted on Monday that retirement was not on her agenda despite suffering her earliest French Open exit in 12 years. The 32-year-old American slumped …

Marinko Matosevic feels he’s on the brink of big things but admits a growing winless run in grand slams is playing on his mind. The Australian suffered his ninth defeat …

Lleyton Hewitt will head towards Wimbledon buoyed by what a former coach described as his best tennis in almost a decade during a first-round French Open loss. The 32-year-old’s remarkable …

Seven-time grand slam champion Venus Williams crashed to her earliest French Open defeat in 12 years on Sunday when she lost 7-6 (7-5) 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 to Poland’s Urszula Radwanska. …

Marinko Matosevic became the third Australian man knocked out of the French Open on Sunday, losing in straight sets to fourth seed David Ferrer. Matosevic put up a decent fight …

Bernard Tomic’s Australian Davis Cup teammates believe he will relish a return to competition at the French Open on Tuesday amid the drama surrounding his father. Tomic hasn’t played since …

FP – Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt has endorsed plans for a franchise-based International Premier Tennis League and hopes to play in the inaugural season slated for late next year. Plans …

A gallant final-set fightback proved in vain as Lleyton Hewitt squandered a two-set lead against Gilles Simon to bow out of the French Open. Marinko Matosevic and James Duckworth also …

Women’s top seed, 2002 champion and overwhelming favourite Serena Williams buried the ghosts of her 2012 first-round horror show to storm into the second round of the French Open on …

Roger Federer took on a Spanish hotshot who had ripped up the introductory Futures circuit, schooling the 21-year-old in the way of the clay with a 6-2 6-2 6-3 defeat …

A gallant final-set fightback proved in vain as Lleyton Hewitt squandered a two-set lead against 15th-seeded local Gilles Simon to bow out of the French Open. The 32-year-old Australian threatened …