Tennis

Stosur finally finds form on clay

Samantha Stosur has finally enjoyed her first win of the European clay season on her third attempt, with a comfortable 6-2 6-3 win over Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei on Monday at the Rome Masters.

Tennis

Sharapova, Venus and Li progress in Open slaughter

Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams and Li Na drop five games between them in progressing through to second round of the Australian Open

Gracious Williams barely sweats in Brisbane

Phil Lutton She wasn't impressed with the winds whipping around Pat Rafter Arena and managed to look bored at times as she trudged between points.

Brisbane International

Williams starts Open season in low gear and high winds

Phil Lutton SHE wasn't impressed with the winds whipping around Pat Rafter Arena and managed to look bored at times as she trudged between points.

Tennis

Injured Sharapova still eyes Open

Phil Lutton World No. 2 Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Brisbane International with an injury.

Tennis

Australian Open women's draw

Women's singles draw for the Australian Open tennis championships which begin in Melbourne on Monday (prefix denotes seeding):

Tennis

Stosur reaches last eight in Russia

Top seed Samantha Stosur is through to the quarter-finals of the Kremlin Cup.

Tennis

Dellacqua reaches quarters with upset

Dallas Australian Casey Dellacqua's strong form ahead of the US Open continued with an upset second-round win over Yanina Wickmayer at the WTA Texas Open.

Wozniacki remains perfect at home

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki won her 12th match in 12 career outings at the Copenhagen Open with a 6-2 6-1 second round rout of France's Pauline Parmentier on Thursday.

Tennis

Stosur rolls on in Stuttgart

It was a case of same court, different event as Samantha Stosur rolled into the second round of the Stuttgart WTA claycourt tournament on Tuesday with a straight-sets defeat of Shuai Peng.

Sharapova into Stuttgart quarters, Ivanovic bows out

Women's world number two Maria Sharapova reached the quarter-finals of Stuttgart's WTA tournament on Wednesday while ex-world number one Ana Ivanovic suffered a shock first-round exit.

Russian revolution on track in Sydney

Ed Jackson The Sydney International's Russian revolution has begun, with in-form pair Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina cruising into the quarter-finals on Tuesday.

Dellacqua eliminated in Sydney

Ed Jackson Australian tennis star Casey Dellacqua admitted she's struggling to cope with heightened expectations after a disappointing exit from the Sydney International.

Petrova out of Sydney International

Ed Jackson Highly rated French youngster Alize Cornet has caused the first upset of the Sydney International with a straight sets win over seventh seed Nadia Petrova.

Russia to meet Slovakia in Hopman final

Justin Chadwick Russia secured a berth against Slovakia in the Hopman Cup final with a 2-1 tie win over France on Thursday night.

Aussies go down in marathon tie

Justin Chadwick Australia's quest for a second Hopman Cup title will have to wait after their finals aspirations were dashed in a marathon 2-1 loss to the Slovak Republic.

Errant Dellacqua loses to Cibulkova

Justin Chadwick Australia's Hopman Cup title hopes are hanging by a thread after Casey Dellacqua went down in straight sets to the Slovak Republic's Dominika Cibulkova.

Simon hunts Hopman Cup killer instinct

Justin Chadwick World No.7 Gilles Simon admits he lacks a killer instinct after struggling to dispose of Chinese Taipei's Yen-Hsun Lu on the opening day of Perth's Hopman Cup.

Hewitt eager to break Hopman Cup hoodoo

Justin Chadwick Lleyton Hewitt will be hoping it's a case of fourth time lucky when he teams up with Casey Dellacqua to contest the 21st Hopman Cup, which starts on Saturday.

Simon targets grand slam scalps in 2009

Justin Chadwick World No.7 Gilles Simon of France wants to inflict pain on the world's top three tennis players where it hurts the most - the grand slams.