Australian Samantha Stosur has been beaten in a marathon three-set match by world No.2 Maria Sharapova in the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart WTA claycourt tournament. Sharapova needed more than three …

Rafael Nadal brushed aside Janko Tipsarevic 6-2 6-2 on Friday to advance to the Barcelona Open semi-finals. The top-seeded Nadal was in vintage form, moving his Serbian opponent all around …

Milos Raonic served 14 aces on his way to beating second seed Andy Murray 6-4 7-6 on Friday for a spot in the Barcelona Open semi-finals. Raonic, who trains at …

Top-seeded Gilles Simon rallied to overcome Polish qualifier Lukasz Kubot 3-6 6-1 6-3 on Friday and reach the semi-finals of the Nastase Tiriac Trophy. The Frenchman converted six of his …

French Open winner Li Na of China was the first quarter-final casualty of Stuttgart’s WTA clay-court tournament on Friday following her three-sets defeat to Agnieszka Radwanska. Li, the 2011 winner …

Canadian Milos Raonic handed second seed Andy Murray a clay-court humiliation on Friday as the big-hitting youngster hammered the Scot 6-4 7-6 (7-3) to reach the semi-finals of the Barcelona …

German No.1 Andrea Petkovic will miss both the French Open and Wimbledon after tearing ankle ligaments less than a week after making her comeback from a back injury. The 24-year-old, …

Rafael Nadal recorded his 31st consecutive win at the Barcelona Open on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals at the expense of Colombian qualifier Robert Farah 6-2 6-3. Spain’s world No.2 …

Samantha Stosur’s claycourt hot streak comes under threat when Australia’s Fed Cup hero faces career nemesis Maria Sharapova for a place in the Stuttgart semi-finals. Stosur avenged her semi-final defeat …

Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray cruised into the Barcelona Open quarter-finals Thursday with easy straight-set victories. Nadal broke Robert Farah of Colombia in the first game on his way to …

Samantha Stosur has continued her recent run of beating Germans in their own patch, downing defending champion Julia Goerges at the Stuttgart WTA tournament to set up a quarter-final against …

Rafael Nadal began his title defence at the Barcelona Open on Wednesday with a 6-1 6-2 defeat of compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, who had defeated the king of clay two years …

Second-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova is out of the WTA event in Morocco after retiring hurt in the third set of her second-round match against Irina-Camelia Begu on Wednesday. Top-seeded Anabel Medina …

Second-ranked Maria Sharapova began her clay court season on Wednesday by reaching the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix when her opponent Alize Cornet of France retired with a shoulder …

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic says he will skip the hometown tennis tournament organised by his family because of the death of his grandfather. Djokovic said on Wednesday he felt emotionally drained …

World No.1 Novak Djokovic said on Wednesday he will skip the Serbian Open, where he is defending champion, next week in a bid to recharge his batteries ahead of the …

Bernard Tomic bowed out of the Barcelona Open in the second round on Wednesday after losing a marathon battle to Spanish clay specialist Albert Montanes 6-0 5-7 7-5. Australian Tomic, …

Samantha Stosur is on a roll on Stuttgart’s clay but facing a big test next up against defending champion Julia Goerges. It was a case of same court, different event …