Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has made a solid return to red-clay courts, beating Australian teenager Bernard Tomic 6-3 6-3 to open the defence of his Italian Open title. Coming off a …

Britain’s world number four Andy Murray has reached the third round of the Rome Masters after a tough battle with veteran Argentinian David Nalbandian that ended up 6-1 4-6 7-5. …

Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant. The International Tennis Federation says the 24-year-old Kutrovsky tested positive for methylhexaneamine …

Past and present Wimbledon winners Maria Sharapova and Czech Petra Kvitova have made straight-set moves into the third round of the Rome Masters, with the Russian second seed made to …

Lleyton Hewitt could be a shock French Open starter after making a another typically-speedy recovery from foot surgery. Hewitt wasn’t expected to return to the court until next month’s Wimbledon …

Bernard Tomic has set up a tantalising second round meeting with world No.1 Novak Djokovic at the Rome Masters. The Australian teenager dropped the first set but rallied past Colombian …

Canada will host their Davis Cup World Group playoff tie in September because opponent South Africa can’t afford to. Tournament organisers approved Tennis South Africa’s request for the switch and …

Bernard Tomic has bounced back from his first round exit in Madrid to beat Santiago Giraldo of Colombia in his opening match at the Rome Masters. The Australian lost the …

Australian Jarmila Gajdosova has been eliminated in the first round of the Italian Open by South African Chanelle Scheepers on Monday. Gajdosova battled hard in the second set to take …

Casey Dellacqua has credited a tip from Roger Federer for her win in the $US50,000 ITF event in Fukuoka, Japan. In an important victory in the lead-up to French Open …

The red clay courts of the Italian Open “seem like paradise” to Novak Djokovic after a week on the experimental blue surface in Madrid. The top-ranked Djokovic was one of …

Roger Federer and Serena Williams took home trophies on Sunday from the Madrid Masters, with the pair of veteran champions hoping to channel their clay success into more glory at …

Roger Federer put his best fighting tennis on display to produce a 3-6 7-5 7-5 victory over Tomas Berdych on Sunday to capture a third Madrid Masters title and depose …

Roger Federer moved back to No.2 in the world after beating Tomas Berdych 3-6 7-5 7-5 on Sunday to win his third Madrid Masters. The Swiss will stand behind Novak …

Madrid Masters supremo Ion Tiriac insisted on Sunday the blue clay courts that have prompted anger and derision from some of the world’s top players are the way forward in …

Serena Williams overpowered the top-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-1 6-3 to win the Madrid Open on Sunday. In a clash of two of the tour’s heaviest hitters, Williams battered Azarenka around …

Serena Williams crushed world No.1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-1 6-3 on Sunday to win the Madrid Masters and make a return to the WTA Tour’s No.6 ranking. The American, …

Australian battler Sam Groth can boast the fastest serve in tennis after sending down a missile clocked at 263km/h during a tournament at Busan in South Korea. Ranked No.340 in …