Tennis

Defending champion Stan Wawrinka breathed a huge sigh of relief and Andy Murray faced a sleepless night after both got bogged down at the French Open.

Rain wrought havoc with the first day of the French Open as play was abandoned after a frustrating start to the year's second grand slam tournament.

World No.1 Novak Djokovic is on a French Open semi-final collision course with nine-times champion Rafael Nadal after the draw was made.

Maria Sharapova may not play again after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium, according to the president of the Russian tennis federation.

Former champion Roger Federer has withdrawn from next week's French Open, citing fitness issues.

World number one Novak Djokovic fended off a resurgent Rafael Nadal in a pulsating battle to reach the semi-finals of the Italian Open.

The womens world tennis number one Serena Williams made herself ill after eating dog food hours before reaching the last eight of the Italian Open.

World number one Novak Djokovic will meet number two Andy Murray in the Madrid Open final.

Former world tennis number one Roger Federer has pulled out of this week's Madrid Open with a back injury.

Marina Erakovic has suffered a heavy 6-2, 6-1 defeat to Swiss Timea Bacsinszky in the final of the Rabat Grand Prix in Morocco.

New Zealand tennis number one Marina Erakovic is through to the final of the Rabat Grand Prix in Morocco after beating Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens in three sets.

World No.3 Angelique Kerber has beaten qualifier Laura Siegemund 6-4 6-0 to defend her Stuttgart Grand Prix title and end her opponent's sensational run.

Rafael Nadal has begun legal proceedings against former French cabinet minister Roselyne Bachelot after she alleged that the Spaniard had failed a drug test.

Rafael Nadal maintained his ominous claycourt form by seizing back the Barcelona Open title from Japan's Kei Nishikori with a 6-4 7-5 victory.

Former Australian professional tennis player Nick Lindahl has avoided a jail term after pleading guilty to match-fixing charges relating to a game in 2013.

Victoria Azarenka has beaten Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-2 to win the Miami Open in Florida.

The New Zealand tennis doubles pairing of Marcus Daniell and Artem Sitak have won their second title in three weeks with victory at Mexico's San Luis Open.

Roger Federer's intended return to tennis at the Miami Masters has fizzled as the Swiss withdrew with a stomach virus.

Roger Federer has come clean about the left knee injury that sidelined him for nearly two months.