World number one Victoria Azarenka and third-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova moved into the Qatar Open semi-finals on Friday as Serena Williams eyed becoming the oldest woman to take the top …

Maria Sharapova advanced to the semi-finals of the Qatar Open by beating former U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur 6-2 6-4 on Friday. The third-ranked Russian, looking for her third title …

Unseeded Grigor Dimitrov came from a set down to beat Marcos Baghdatis 6-7 7-6 6-3 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the ATP tournament in Rotterdam. The Bulgarian’s performance …

Rafael Nadal’s return to the tennis court gathered momentum with the Spaniard scoring an easy two-set victory in his singles debut at the Brazil Open on Thursday. The former world …

Serena Williams needs only one more win to become world No.1 for the first time in two-and-a-half years after reaching the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open on Thursday. As Australian …

Two-time champion Roger Federer moved swiftly into the Rotterdam World Tennis quarter-finals on Thursday with a 6-3 6-4 win over home hope Thiemo de Bakker. The 62-minute victory sent the …

Czech tennis player Barbora Zahlavova Strycova was banned for six months on Thursday after testing positive for sibutramine, a substance found in a weight-loss product, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) …

Defending champion Nicolas Almagro of Spain defeated Chilean qualifier Paul Capdeville 6-4 6-7 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Brazil Open on Thursday. The 11th-ranked Almagro won the last …

World No.1 Victoria Azarenka has stormed into the Qatar Open quarter-finals with a ruthless 6-0 6-0 triumph over highly regarded American, Christina McHale. Defending champion Azarenka, who is at risk …

Agnieszka Radwanska beat an error-prone Ana Ivanovic 6-1 7-6 to reach the Qatar Open quarter-finals, where she was joined by another former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki on Thursday. The fourth-ranked …

Matthew Ebden became the third Australian through to the second round of the San Jose ATP Open in California on Wednesday, downing Rik De Voest 6-2 7-5. Ebden beat the …

Rafael Nadal will not play his scheduled doubles match at the Brazil Open on Wednesday because of “knee overuse”, organisers said. But they added that the Spanish star intends to …

Samantha Stosur bounced back from Australia’s Fed Cup loss to the Czech Republic, downing Romanian Monica Niculescu 6-4 1-6 6-3 on Wednesday at the Qatar Open. Stosur was beaten by …

Roger Federer began the defence of his Rotterdam World Tennis title by crushing Slovenia’s Grega Zemlja 6-3 6-1 in just 57 minutes. Federer advanced effortlessly into the second round over …

Victoria Azarenka began her bid for back-to-back titles for the second tournament in a row with a victory over herself, a treacherous Gulf wind as well as a middle ranking …

French seeds have moved smoothly ahead indoors at the Rotterdam World Tennis, with number four Richard Gasquet picking up where he left off after winning a title at the weekend. …

Australian Marinko Matosevic on Tuesday joined Lleyton Hewitt in the second round of the San Jose ATP Open in California. Seventh-seeded Matosevic beat American Jack Sock 7-6 (7-5) 6-1, while …

Spain’s Rafael Nadal teamed up with Argentina’s David Nalbandian to post a three-set doubles victory in the Brazil Open late on Tuesday in Sao Paulo. The world No.5 – back …