ARTICLES RELATING TO TENNIS

Nadal won't be top-seed

2013-05-23 22:11

Rafael Nadal will go into the French Open as the clear favourite, even though he will not be the top-seeded player.

Troicki loses to qualifier

2013-05-23 19:06

Guido Pella has advanced to his first semi-final on the ATP Tour by beating seventh-seeded Viktor Troicki in the Power Horse Cup.

Maria dishes about Dimitrov

2013-05-23 13:01

Women's world No 2 Maria Sharapova has described her relationship with Bulgarian tennis sensation Grigor Dimitrov as "refreshing".

Nadal targets 'super eight'

2013-05-23 11:33

Spaniard Rafael Nadal can become the first man to win the same Grand Slam title eight times at the French Open.

Scheepers into next round

2013-05-22 19:49

Chanelle Scheepers is through to the third round of the Strasbourg International, with more seeded players falling by the wayside.

Del Potro out of French Open

2013-05-22 14:48

Argentina's world number seven Juan Martin Del Potro has pulled out of the French Open with an ongoing viral infection.

Tomic will play French Open

2013-05-22 09:29

Bernard Tomic will play at next week's French Open despite his off-court troubles, Tennis Australia's Todd Woodbridge has said.

Davydenko upset in Dusseldorf

2013-05-21 22:03

Eighth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko has lost his fourth straight match going down to "lucky loser" Aljaz Bedene at the Power Horse Cup.

Lleyton Hewitt sent packing

2013-05-21 08:33

Former No 1 Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy have lost in the first round of the Nice Open.

Nieminen advances in Germany

2013-05-20 18:01

Sixth-seeded Jarkko Nieminen waited out a two-hour rain delay before putting Lukas Lacko to the sword at the PowerHorse Cup.

Serena extends rankings lead

2013-05-20 11:00

Serena Williams of the US has extended her lead at the top of the women's tennis rankings after winning the Rome Masters.

Nadal moves up to fourth

2013-05-20 10:39

Former world No 1 Rafael Nadal has moved back to fourth in the ATP men's rankings after winning the Rome Masters.

Williams wins Italian Open

2013-05-19 15:42

Serena Williams has won her fourth consecutive title in dominating fashion beating Victoria Azarenka in the Italian Open final.

Nadal into Rome Masters final

2013-05-18 18:37

Rafael Nadal set up a potential Rome Masters final with rival Roger Federer after dominating Tomas Berdych in the semi-finals.

Federer overcomes Janowicz

2013-05-18 08:15

World number three Roger Federer overcame big-hitting Jerzy Janowicz to set up a Rome Masters semi-final with Benoit Paire.

Serena rolls past Navarro

2013-05-17 13:35

Top-ranked Serena Williams has rolled past Spanish opponent Carla Suarez Navarro to reach the Italian Open semi-finals.

Tomic set to play French Open

2013-05-17 08:32

Tennis Australia expects that Bernard Tomic will play in the French Open, after withdrawing from this week's Rome Masters.

Nadal slips past Gulbis

2013-05-16 19:13

Rafael Nadal has narrowly avoided a stunning upset loss as he rallied to beat Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis at the Rome Masters.

Anderson falls to Berdych

2013-05-16 14:26

South Africa's Kevin Anderson has been knoced out of the Rome Masters by his nemesis, Czech Tomas Berdych.

Sharapova eases through

2013-05-16 07:41

Second seed Maria Sharapova, winner of the last two editions, started with a defeat of Spain's Garbine Muguruza at the Rome Masters.

Monfils gets wild card entry

2013-05-15 20:32

Former French Open semi-finalist Gael Monfils has been given a wild card for the French Open, which begins in Paris in two weeks.

Tsonga crashes out in Rome

2013-05-15 15:07

Rising Polish player Jerzy Janowicz upset eighth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round of the Italian Open.

Federer cruises to next round

2013-05-14 21:45

Following an early exit from the Madrid Masters, Roger Federer appears to be back on track in Rome, cruising into the next round.

Wozniacki ousted in Rome

2013-05-14 15:41

Caroline Wozniacki is still without a win in a major clay-court tournament this season after losing to Bojana Jovanovski.

 

Cornet too much for Scheepers

2013-05-23 19:06

Alize Cornet and Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard have advanced to the semi-finals of the Strasbourg International.

Querrey crashes out in Nice

2013-05-23 19:06

Third-seeded American Sam Querrey has lost in the quarter-finals of the Open de Nice, losing to wildcard Edouard Roger-Vasselin.

Serena out to tame demons

2013-05-23 11:33

Serena Williams is eager to notch her second win at the upcoming French Open - a tournament she last won back in 2002.

Querrey reaches Nice quarters

2013-05-22 20:32

Third-seeded American Sam Querrey reached the quarter-finals of the Nice Open by beating Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine.

Tipsarevic falls in Dusseldorf

2013-05-22 17:45

Top seed Janko Tipsarevic has suffered a shock defeat to Argentine Guido Pella at the PowerHorse Open in Dusseldorf.

Djokovic can spoil Nadal’s party

2013-05-22 09:33

Herman Mostert explains why Novak Djokovic, and not Roger Federer, is the only man who can stop Rafael Nadal in Paris.

Murray out of French Open

2013-05-22 07:05

Britain's world No 2 Andy Murray has pulled out of the French Open after failing to recover from a lower back injury.

Shocks aplenty in Strasbourg

2013-05-21 17:42

Top-seeded Marion Bartoli and No. 2 seed Tamira Paszek were both eliminated from the first round of the Strasbourg International.

Lu upsets Seppi in Nice

2013-05-20 18:01

Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan has upset fifth-seeded Italian Andreas Seppi to reach the second round of the Open de Nice.

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2013-05-20 15:29

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Career-best for Anderson

2013-05-20 10:58

South Africa's Kevin Anderson has climbed to a career-best rating in the latest ATP men's world tennis rankings released.

Nadal crushes Federer

2013-05-19 17:46

Rafael Nadal has dominated his 30th meeting with Roger Federer to secure his seventh title in nine years at the Rome Masters.

Federer sets up Nadal final

2013-05-18 22:07

Roger Federer has set up a final against Rafael Nadal at the Rome Masters after the Swiss beat Frenchman Benoit Paire.

Azarenka v Serena in final

2013-05-18 17:58

Victoria Azarenka set up a Rome Open final with world No 1 Serena Williams after beating Sara Errani in Rome.

Berdych shocks Djokovic

2013-05-17 18:55

World number one Novak Djokovic has crashed to defeat at the Rome Masters at the hands of big-serving Tomas Berdych.

Sharapova out of Italian Open

2013-05-17 12:14

Maria Sharapova withdrew from the Italian Open before her quarter-final with Sara Errani because of "physical problems".

Federer eases into quarters

2013-05-16 22:50

Roger Federer eased past Gilles Simon to reach the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters where he'll play Jerzy Janowicz.

Djokovic strolls into quarters

2013-05-16 14:53

World number one Novak Djokovic made short work of Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov to reach the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters.

Li: Tough to beat 'twin' Zheng

2013-05-16 08:45

Chinese No 1 Li Na reached the Rome Open third round with a win over compatriot Zheng Jie, who she described as a "twin".

Nadal crushes Fognini in Rome

2013-05-15 21:40

Rafael Nadal began laying the groundwork for a seventh title at the Rome Masters as he beat Fabio Fognini to reach the third round.

Murray may miss French Open

2013-05-15 16:38

Andy Murray retired injured from the Italian Open on his 26th birthday and admitted that he could miss the French Open.

De Jager to coach Polish duo

2013-05-15 11:44

South African Davis Cup captain John-Laffnie de Jager has confirmed he will take over as coach of two Polish players.

Djokovic advances in Rome

2013-05-14 18:39

World number one Novak Djokovic quickly overcame an early break to beat Albert Montanes and reach the third round of the Italian Open.

Montgomery heads SA team

2013-05-14 13:19

Wayne Montgomery heads the international 18-and-under team selected for the Europe 2013 circuit, the ITF and GSDF has announced.

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