China’s defending champion Li Na overpowered Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-1 on Monday to advance to the second round of the French Open. The world No.7, took just 58 minutes …

Mardy Fish will aim for a comeback to tennis as early as the pre-Wimbledon Queens events in a fortnight, following a medical all-clear after the worried American overcame a two-month …

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are so much more than the ATP’s official top two players of the decade. They are bona fide legends of the game, tennis’s very own …

Bernard Tomic is out of the Open de Nice tennis tournament after being beaten by Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Kukushkin 3-6 6-2 7-5. The top-seeded John Isner hit 13 aces on his …

Samantha Stosur suffered a major blow to her French Open preparations after she was bundled out of the Rome Masters in straight sets by Venus Williams. The American pulled off …

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer reached the Rome Masters quarter-finals on Thursday, but fourth seed Andy Murray suffered another setback in his French Open plans when he crashed …

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic overcame a poor first set and a smashed racquet to beat 14th-seeded Juan Monaco 4-6 6-2 6-3 on Thursday and reach the Italian Open tennis quarter-finals. With …

Victoria Azarenka is facing a battle to be fit for the French Open after the top seed pulled out of the Rome Masters on Thursday with a shoulder injury. The …

Women’s top seed Victoria Azarenka on Thursday withdrew from the Rome Masters with a shoulder injury, handing a walkover victory to her scheduled third-round opponent Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia. World …

Lleyton Hewitt has revealed his burning desire to drag Australia back into the Davis Cup World Group as the chief motivator behind his surprise early comeback from foot surgery. Always …

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have stepped their French Open preparations up a gear to advance without any problems in their opening matches at the Rome Masters. Federer’s last-minute decision …

Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from the Italian Open citing a right shoulder injury. Tournament organisers say Azarenka made the decision after routing Israeli Shahar Peer 6-1 6-2 in the …

Roger Federer has braved dust storm conditions to blow past Argentine Carlos Berlocq, while Samantha Stosur put out Italian Sara Errani at the Rome Masters. Federer, the world number two …

Bulgaria’s No.2 tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years for doping, the Bulgarian Tennis Federation said on Wednesday. The 24-year-old had tested positive for the banned substance …

One of Australia’s most promising junior tennis prospects will test herself against the world’s best next month on the famous French Open courts at Roland Garros. Twelve-year-old Destanee Aiava from …

World No.1 Novak Djokovic dealt Bernard Tomic a claycourt reality check with a straight-sets dismissal of the Australian teenager at the Rome Masters. After enjoying a first-round bye, Djokovic opened …

Veteran Lleyton Hewitt and teenager Ashleigh Barty have been awarded Tennis Australia’s wildcards into the main draw of the French Open. Hewitt, who had foot surgery in February, has made …

Wimbledon’s all-white dress code won’t be in place for the Olympics. And the traditional dark green backdrop around the courts will be gone, too. “The look will be the look …