Tennis round-up: Nadal, Federer cruise in Montreal with No 1 r...

Fifteen-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal's bid to regain top spot started off on a winning note as he eased past Borna Coric of Croatia in straight sets in the opening round of the Rogers Cup here on Thursday. Nadal looked dominant throughout the match ...

Italy's Sara Errani banned for doping violation IMAGE: Sara Errani in action. Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty Images Italian player Sara Errani has been suspended for two months for an anti-doping violation, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) confirmed on Monday.The 29-year-old former French Open finalist failed the out-of-competition test in February after a urine sample was found to contain letrozole - a substance used in the treatment of breast cancer which is also on the banned drug ...

A look at 2017 records of Switzerland's Roger Federer and Mischa Zverev of Germany ahead of their third-round match at Wimbledon on Saturday (prefix number denotes seeding): 3-ROGER FEDERER (record at ATP events and grand slams in 2017) Wimbledon: beat Dusan ...

From Boris Becker's acrobatics in 1985 to Roger Federer's languid brilliance in 2003, Wimbledon has provided the stage for many of tennis's most formidable tyros to secure a maiden Grand Slam trophy.Yet since Federer clinched the first of his seven Wimbledon crowns, nobody outside of tennis's so-called big four has had a look-in at the All England Club with the Swiss, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray sweeping all before them.A quick glance at the bookmakers' favourites for this ...

A look at the 2017 records of Briton Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland ahead of their semi-final at the French Open on Friday (prefix number denotes seeding): 1-ANDY MURRAY(record at ATP events and grand slams in 2017) French Open: Defeated Kei ...

Holder Muguruza stamps some star-appeal on Paris IMAGE: Garbine Mugaruza of Spain serves during ladies singles third round match against Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images. Roland Garros breathed a sigh of Gallic relief on Friday when defending champion Garbine Muguruza navigated her way through a draw bereft of star appeal to reach the French Open fourth round. With pregnant Serena Williams absent, Maria Sharapova denied an invitation and top seed ...

With 'nothing to lose', Kuznetsov senses upset over vulnerable Murray IMAGE: Andy Murray has had a shaky start on clay court this season. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images World number one Andy Murray's recent form of just four wins in eight claycourt matches is clear evidence that he can be beaten, the Briton's French Open opponent Andrey Kuznetsov said ahead of their first round clash on Tuesday. Murray has not progressed past the round of 16 in three of his last four tournaments on ...

'I cannot remember a time when the number one went through such a phase. Maybe a bad week, a bad month, but for Andy it's been pretty much the whole year.' IMAGE: Andy Murray reacts. Photograph: Alex Caparros/Getty Images Andy Murray's wretched form ahead of the next week's French Open has left pundits including Boris Becker scratching their heads about what exactly is wrong with the world number one.A year after the Briton produced a stunning claycourt season, winning the Rome title and ...