Kim Clijsters will miss the WTA Indian Wells tournament after failing to recover from an ankle injury, although she will return for the March 19-April 1 Miami event. Former world …

Tomas Berdych has overpowered his Czech Davis Cup teammate Lukas Rosol 6-4, 6-2 to start his campaign at the ATP Rotterdam Open with a win. Both Berdych and Rosol won …

Caroline Wozniacki, playing her first match since losing her world number one ranking, has been knocked out of the Qatar Open, going down 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) to Lucie Safarova …

Novak Djokovic says he feels even more indebted to his compatriots after receiving Serbia’s top state honour from President Boris Tadic in a ceremony at the national assembly building. The …

Robby Ginepri earned just his third ATP Tour match win since 2010 when he easily beat Xavier Malisse 6-1 6-2 on Tuesday in the opening round of the San Jose …

Soon-to-retire Fernando Gonzalez of Chile fell to Igor Andreev of Russia 6-2 6-3 in the first round of the Brazil Open tennis tournament on Tuesday. The 31-year-old Gonzalez, who last …

Kim Clijsters has withdrawn from next month’s WTA event in California because of an injury to her left ankle. Clijsters said in a statement on Tuesday she is disappointed she …

Seventh-seeded Viktor Troicki struggled against Thiemo de Bakker in the first set on Tuesday before overpowering him in the second for a 7-6 (8-6) 6-0 win in the first round …

Jarkko Nieminen and Andreas Seppi have made fighting recoveries after Davis Cup losses at the weekend with both advancing into the second round of the Rotterdam Open. Finland’s Nieminen, whose …

Seeded players Sabine Lisicki and Daniela Hantuchova have lost in the opening round of the Qatar Open after holding one-set leads. Angelique Kerber overcame a stomach bug to defeat the …

Former Spanish tennis ace Arantxa Sanchez Vicario has lashed out again at her parents, accusing them of “stifling” her in her career. The 40-year-old player spoke as she presented her …

The world’s top tennis player Novak Djokovic has been awarded Serbia’s top honour. Djokovic was awarded the Karadjordje’s Star medal for his promotion of Serbia, President Boris Tadic’s office said. …

The Australian Fed Cup team has drawn a challenging World Group playoff tie against Germany in Germany from April 21-22. The Australians must defeat the Europeans to earn a spot …

World No.2 Rafael Nadal says Spaniards have given too much publicity to a French satirical puppet show that ridiculed drugs taking by Spanish sports stars. “They are a bit obsessed …

South African fifth seed Kevin Anderson rallied to defeat Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 2-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-3) on Monday in a first-round match at the $US531,000 ($A496,000) ATP San Jose …

Roger Federer is putting his weekend Davis Cup disappointment behind him as the popular Swiss returns to the Rotterdam Open for the first time since winning the 2005 title. The …

Paul-Henri Mathieu fought back from a set down Monday to upset fourth-seeded Feliciano Lopez 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 in the opening round of the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament. Sixth-seeded …

Seventh-seeded Albert Montanes of Spain lost to Filippo Volandri of Italy in the first round of the Brazil Open on Monday. Volandri needed 65 minutes to defeat the 51st-ranked Montanes …