Tennis

Bizarre scenesFrench Open match ends with faking claim

This French Open contest had a bit of everything: Cursing. Cramping. Ill will. A player leaving the court in a wheelchair.

Grand slam shockMeet the last Aussie man standing at French Open

The 23-year-old Marc Polmans was one of three late entries to the French Open after a number of withdrawals. And he’s now the last Aussie man standing in Paris.

TennisRublev stuns Tsitsipas to win in Hamburg

Andrey Rublev will arrive at the French Open with the Hamburg European Open in his back pocket, beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final.

TennisTsitsipas to play Rublev in Hamburg final

Stefanos Tsitsipas will play Andrey Rublev in the final of the Hamburg Open clay-court event.

TennisWorld No.5 Svitolina wins Strasbourg title

Elina Svitolina warmed up for the French Open with a trophy at the Internationaux de Strasbourg.

TennisTsitsipas through to Hamburg semi-finals

Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Dusan Lajovic in straight sets to reach the Hamburg European Open semi-finals.

TennisTsitsipas eases into Hamburg last-eight

World No.6 Stefanos Tsitsipas has beaten Pablo Cuevas 7-5 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Hamburg European Open.

TennisTsitsipas makes fast work of Evans in ATP

No.2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas has cruised into the second round of the European Open, beating Dan Evans 6-3 6-1 in less than an hour.

TennisOstapenko reaches quarters in Strasbourg

Jelena Ostapenko has moved through to the quarter-finals of the Internationaux de Strasbourg after Kiki Bertens was forced to retire.

TennisMonfils out, Bautista through in Hamburg

German 103rd-ranked player Yannick Hanfmann has beaten third-seeded Gael Monfils in the first round of the Hamburg European Open.

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TennisHalep wins in Rome after Pliskova retires

Top seed Simona Halep has won her first Rome title at the third attempt after defending champion Karolina Pliskova retired from the final through injury.

Rohith Nair

TennisHalep beats Muguruza to reach Rome final

World No.2 Simona Halep will play defending champions Karolina Pliskova in the Italian Open final on Monday.

TennisHalep through to Rome Open final

Simona Halep is through to the final of the Rome Open where she will meet either No.2 seed Karolina Pliskova or 2019 French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova.

Cool it, palHot-headed Djokovic loses temper again

Less than two weeks after getting defaulted from the US Open, Novak Djokovic lost his cool again at the Italian Open.

REVEALEDHow Melbourne’s big sporting events may go ahead

With the number of daily coronavirus infections continuing to fall, sports chiefs are growing hopeful sporting stars and spectators could attend big events like the Australian Open and Boxing Day test. So what will our biggest events look like under our COVID normal?

Matt Johnston

TennisDjokovic loses cool again at Italian Open

Less than two weeks after getting defaulted from the US Open, Novak Djokovic lost his cool again at the Italian Open.

TennisBig names all advance to quarters in Rome

Victoria Azarenka, Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova have all advanced to the quarter-finals of the Italian Open in Rome.

TennisFlawless Azarenka double-bagels Kenin

Victoria Azarenka produced a masterclass at the Italian Open to knock out Australian Open champion champion Sofia Kenin 6-0 6-0.

Court troubleMurray backs calls to remove Court’s name

Andy Murray wants Australian Open organisers to consider removing Margaret Court’s name from the arena at Melbourne Park as he says the legend’s values are at odds with what tennis stands for.

Open rocketKyrgios slams French attitude COVID chaos

Nick Kyrgios has taken a swipe at French Open organisers about their plans for the tournament but has vowed to lend a hand to ensure the Australian Open goes ahead next year.

Michael Carayannis