Teenager Ashleigh Barty’s Fed Cup debut didn’t add any points to the scoreboard against reigning champions the Czech Republic, but she earned sincere praise from team captain Alicia Molik. The …

Not lost, beaten. That’s Sam Stosur’s assessment of her unsuccessful Fed Cup campaign which put the Czech Republic into the semi-finals of the women’s team competition and left Australia to …

Reigning Fed Cup champions the Czech Republic have taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in their tie against Australia, with world No.8 Petra Kvitova beating Sam Stosur. Playing with a heavily-strapped …

Rafael Nadal looked sharp on Saturday as he booked a finals berth in an ATP South American claycourt tournament in Chile, his first event back from a seven-month injury absence. …

Rafael Nadal looked sharp on Saturday as he booked a finals berth in an ATP South American claycourt tournament, his first event back from a seven-month injury absence. Nadal needed …

Serena Williams will complete another remarkable achievement if she can regain the world No.1 tennis ranking at the Qatar Open starting on Monday. The holder of 15 grand slam titles …

Sam Stosur must push her suspect body to the limit if she’s to inspire an Australian revival in the Fed Cup tie against the Czech Republic. Stosur has a daunting …

Home-crowd favourite Marin Cilic will face fourth-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria in the Zagreb Indoors ATP final on Sunday. The top-seeded Cilic rallied to defeat defending champion Mikhail Youzhny of …

In a match of “good and evil”, a little too much of the latter had Sam Stosur beaten in straight sets by Czech Fed Cup opponent Lucie Safarova. The Australian …

Sam Stosur has lost in straight sets to Czech world No.18 Lucie Safarova in her opening Fed Cup match. The 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-4) result means the reigning champion Czechs …

Jarmila Gajdosova saw no signs that Petra Kvitova is struggling for form during her straight sets loss to the Czech world No.8. The left-handed 2011 Wimbledon champion overcame the Australian …

Rafael Nadal says testing for performance-enhancing drugs in sport should strike a balance between catching the cheats and respecting the athletes. “Not everyone has to pay for some sinners,” Nadal …

Australian underdog Jarmila Gajdosova takes on left-handed Czech champion Petra Kvitova on day one of the Fed Cup. With the European team hoping to claim a Cup treble in 2013 …

Rafael Nadal, playing his first event after a seven-month injury layoff, advanced to the semi-finals of the Vina del Mar ATP claycourt tournament with a straight-sets triumph on Friday. The …

Third-seeded Richard Gasquet of France reached his second semi-final of the season after beating countryman Julien Benneteau 6-1 4-6 6-1 at the Open Sud de France in Montpellier on Friday. …

Top-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia ousted Blaz Kavcic 6-3 7-6 (7-5) on Friday to set up a Zagreb ATP semi-final against defending champion Mikhail Youzhny of Russia. Cilic is a …

Jarmila Gajdosova will face world No.8 Petra Kvitova in the opening match of Australia’s Fed Cup tie with the Czech Republic. Gajdosova’s name was drawn on Friday deciding the order …

Australia will court a combination of youth and experience with its Fed Cup doubles pair, nominating debutante Ashleigh Barty and team stalwart Casey Dellacqua to take on reigning champions the …