Feeling the heat in more ways than one, Lleyton Hewitt was ice cool as he fought back to clinch a 5-7 6-4 6-3 win over second seed Kei Nishikori and …

Ana Ivanovic has prevailed in a battle of former world No.1s, holding out a Venus Williams fight-back to win the ASB Classic tennis final in three sets. The 6-2 5-7 …

Samantha Stosur and Venus Williams are set to thrust the normally low-profile Hobart International into the tennis spotlight. The Tasmanian tournament has traditionally allowed players ranked in the 30s and …

Top seed Stanislas Wawrinka recorded his 300th victory on the ATP World Tour to advance to the Chennai Open semi-finals with an emphatic win over Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene on Friday. …

Comparing Ashleigh Barty to Martina Hingis won’t hurt the young Australian, according to the former world No.1 herself. Barty has drawn comparisons with the five-time grand slam tournament winner for …

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has declined the offer of a wildcard for the Heineken Open after his early exit from the Qatar Open. The Auckland tournament’s final wildcard will instead …

Simona Halep is not exactly a household name in Australia. But it may well be by the end of the month if the Romanian tennis revelation opens the 2014 season …

Party time is over for Bernard Tomic as he gets down to the more serious business of winning tennis matches again. After ending 2013 with five straight first-round losses and …

World No.1 Rafael Nadal will play Frenchman Gael Monfils in the Qatar Open final after beating surprise package Peter Gojowczyk in the semi-final on Friday. Nadal’s 4-6 6-2 6-3 victory …

Thirteen may be considered unlucky but former world No.1 Maria Sharapova is ruing the number 14 as she regroups for the Australian Open. World No.1 Serena Williams maintained her extraordinary …

Not even Serena Williams could explain her extraordinary hold on Maria Sharapova after extending her 10-year unbeaten streak over the former world No.1 to reach the Brisbane International women’s final. …

World No.1 Serena Williams has maintained her hold on Maria Sharapova, downing the four-time grand slam champion 6-2 7-6 (9-7) in the Brisbane International women’s semi-finals on Friday night. Williams …

Top seed Sam Stosur will open her Hobart International campaign against a qualifier on Monday. Stosur will be looking for her first win of the season as she warms up …

The stage was set for an early Australia Day celebration at the Brisbane International on Friday. In the end, it was more like Groundhog Day. Former world No.1 Roger Federer …

Former world No.1 Roger Federer has overpowered Australian Marinko Matosevic 6-1 6-1 to reach the Brisbane International semi-finals on Friday night. World No.61 Matosevic had the 17-time grand slam winner …

World No.2 Victoria Azarenka survived a scare against Jelena Jankovic to be the first to qualify for the Brisbane International women’s final on Friday night. Second seed Azarenka, 24, eventually …

A year ago a $13,335 cheque for reaching the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International would have meant the world to a tennis battler like Sam Groth. The 26-year-old Victorian has …

Ana Ivanovic powered past good friend Kirsten Flipkens to set up a dream ASB Classic tennis final against fellow former world No.1 Venus Williams. Seven-time grand slam winner Williams and …