Tennis

Former world women's tennis number one Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn from Wimbledon with a knee injury.

New Zealand tennis number one Marina Erakovic is through to the final round of singles qualifying at Wimbledon after a win over Poland's Urszula Radwanska.

NZ tennis player Michael Venus may have just won his fifth career doubles title but it's who he'll be playing with next week that has got him even more excited.

The former world men's tennis number one Rafael Nadal will miss Wimbledon with an injury to his left wrist.

The career of former world number one Maria Sharapova is in tatters after she was given a two-year ban by the ITF following her positive drugs test.

Novak Djokovic has joined the tennis greats by downing Andy Murray to claim his maiden French Open title and hold all four grand slams at the same time.

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Garbine Muguruza is the new French Open women's champion, upsetting Serena Williams in straight sets in the final in Paris.

Doubles veterans Leander Paes and Martina Hingis completed a full set of grand slam doubles titles, adding the missing piece to their collections in an emotional mixed final at the French Open.

Andy Murray beat defending champion Stan Wawrinka to reach his first Roland Garros final, where he will face the might of world number one Novak Djokovic.

Serena Williams beat Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens to reach the French Open final, where she will play Spaniard Garbine Muguruza with her 22nd grand slam singles title at stake.

French Open favourite Novak Djokovic came perilously close to being disqualified from the tournament following a careless racquet toss which narrowly missed a linesman.

Novak Djokovic becomes the first tennis player to earn 100 million US dollars to prize money after reaching the quarter-finals of the French Open.

Nine-times champion Rafael Nadal sent shockwaves around Roland Garros when he unexpectedly pulled out of the French Open because of an injury to his left wrist.

The Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has been named in Russia's Rio Olympic team.

A dominant Rafa Nada reached one career milestone but the Spaniard obviously is fixed firmly on another more significant landmark.

New Zealand tennis player Marcus Daniell has won his first ever match at the French Open, teaming with American Brian Baker to advance to the second round of the men's doubles.

Andy Murray avoided suffering his earliest grand slam defeat for eight years by clawing his way into the French Open third round with a five-set win over French journeyman Mathias Bourgue.

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.