Tennis

Top seed Simona Halep reached the second round of the French Open a day later than expected and not without a fright as she recovered from a slow start to …

Former world number one Serena Williams made a triumphant return to Grand Slam tennis, defeating Czech Kristyna Pliskova 7-6(4) 6-4 in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday. …

Even the Parisian stormclouds cleared for Serena Williams on Tuesday, as the new mother’s baby steps back to Grand Slam tennis became a stride into the second round of the …

Garbine Muguruza saw off Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6(0) 6-2 in a rain-disrupted battle of former champions to reach the second round of the French Open on Tuesday. The Spanish third seed, …

Former world number one Serena Williams returns to Grand Slam action for the first time in over 15 months, when she goes up against Czech Kristyna Pliskova in the French …

When Maria Sharapova last played the French Open in 2015, she did so as defending champion. Denied a wildcard by Roland Garros organisers last year on her return from a …

Former world number one Serena Williams will not be seeded at this year’s French Open, according to the organisers of the May 27-June 10 claycourt grand slam. Williams, a three-times …

Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his semi final match against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in Rome A rampant Rafa Nadal turned on the style to beat his old rival and former …

Rafa Nadal (right) had not dropped a set on clay since 2017 and set a new record of 50 consecutive set wins on a single surface on Thursday Rafa Nadal …

World number one Rafa Nadal set a new record of winning 50 consecutive sets on a single surface by beating Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-4 on Thursday to reach the …