Nick Kyrgios has earned high praise from tennis legend Roger Federer after another encouraging grand slam showing at the French Open. Kyrgios, at 19 the youngest man in the draw, …

Ashleigh Barty’s coach is adamant the Australian teenager won’t be overawed by the occasion of facing French darling Alize Cornet in front of a parochial Roland Garros crowd. Barty begins …

Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios again looked at home on the grand slam stage but ultimately found Canadian eighth seed Milos Raonic far too strong in the French Open first round. …

Roger Federer and Serena and Venus Williams, three players well into their third decades on tour, headline Sunday’s first day of the 2014 French Open as old meets new at …

Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis won his sixth career ATP title and first on clay when he captured the Nice crown on Saturday, just a day before the start of the French …

Canada’s Australian Open semi-finalist Eugenie Bouchard won her first WTA tour title on Saturday when she beat Karolina Pliskova 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the Nuremberg final. The 20-year-old Bouchard shot …

Wimbledon remains the ultimate goal for Lleyton Hewitt but the Australian veteran is confident he won’t simply be making up the numbers at the French Open. Hewitt begins his 14th …

Monica Puig became the first Puerto Rican player to win a WTA title on Saturday, beating Silvia Soler-Espinosa of Spain 6-4 6-3 in the Strasbourg International final. “It’s amazing to …

Serena Williams was wrapping up her pre-French Open news conference when someone seated in the front row wanted to know whether she would take one question in the local language. …

Nick Kyrgios will lead the Australian contingent into battle at the French Open in a match likely to be the first of many between two of the most exciting prospects …

Bernard Tomic believes having his controversial father and coach back by his side at grand slams can help spark a much-needed form revival. John Tomic’s grand slam exile officially ended …

Swiss star Stanislas Wawrinka has taken the unusual step of requesting that his first name be officially known in the tennis world as just Stan from now on. The shock …

Swiss maestro Roger Federer begins his quest for a record extending 18th grand slam title at the French Open this weekend with a first round tie against Slovenian world number …

Australian tennis young gun Thanasi Kokkinakis has fallen agonisingly short of a spot in the French Open main draw. The 18-year-old had a match point but fell 4-6 7-6 (7-5) …

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray on Friday revealed he is close to appointing a new coach after identifying the person he wants to succeed Ivan Lendl. Murray began his coaching search …

Samantha Stosur has enough pressing concerns at the French Open to be contemplating possible later showdowns with Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova. The Australian, who is likely to open her …

Novak Djokovic is in confident mood as he begins his bid to win the French Open for the first time but is still greatly concerned by the devastating floods back …

Rafael Nadal will open his quest for a ninth French Open crown with a tie against US veteran wildcard Robby Ginepri following Friday’s draw which treated the Spaniard kindly. The …