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Serena Williamss haul started at the US Open 20 years ago but she has not won a major since she beat her older sister Venus in the Australian Open final in 2017. (Photo: AFP)

French Open: Serena Williams turns her slow start to beat Diatchenko...

Serena Williams, chasing a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title, overcame a wobbly start to reach the second...

28 May 2019 4:09 AM GMT

Nadal will next meet another qualifier, German Yannick Maden. (Photo: AFP)

French Open: Nadal shows who's the boss, grabs an easy 6-2, 6-1, 6-3...

11-times champ, Nadal wasted little time in despatching Hanfmann after he said in the run up to the match that he could...

28 May 2019 3:48 AM GMT

The 20-time Grand Slam champion, back on the Paris clay 10 years after his only title here, swept aside Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. (Photo: AP/PTI)

French Open: Federer returns with bang, sweeps rival aside with a 6-2,...

Top favourites Rafa Nadal, the 11-time champion, and world number one Novak Djokovic will be in first-round action on...

27 May 2019 4:02 AM GMT

Later Sunday, Federer returns to the new look Roland Garros, admitting hell be an underdog in his attempt to claim a 21st Grand Slam title. (Photo: AFP)

French Open: Angelique Kerber crashes out while Roger Federer returns...

Fifth-seeded Wimbledon champion Kerber slumped to a 6-4, 6-2 defeat to 18-year-old Potapova who was making her French...

27 May 2019 3:04 AM GMT

Switzerlands Roger Federer returns to USAs Frances Tiafoe in their Swiss Indoors tournament first round at the St Jakobshalle in Basel on Tuesday. Federer won 6-1, 6-3. (Photo: AP)

Anticipation grows ahead of Roger Federer's return to Paris

Federer will step into a new look Roland Garros this year and admits it has been hard to be away.

23 May 2019 10:21 AM GMT

Having clinched the 2018 Wimbledon and US Open titles and then a seventh Australian Open crown in January this year, the Serb is tantalisingly close to another Djoko Slam. (Photo: AFP)

Federer, Nadal aim to stop Djokovic from lifting all 4 grand slams...

World number one Djokovic completed his first private stranglehold of all four Slams with victory at Roland Garros in...

23 May 2019 5:03 AM GMT

The former world number one told Tuesday Times there was very little chance he would play singles during the grass-court season. (Photo: Andy MurraY)

Andy Murray buoyant after returning to action, puts doubt on playing...

The two-time Wimbledon champion, 32, in January announced plans to retire after this year's Wimbledon due to injury.

21 May 2019 10:10 AM GMT

Azarenka and Serena Williams, who became a mother in 2017, are part of a group of players who campaigned for players going on maternity leave to have their rankings protected so they did not struggle on their return. (Photo: AP)

'I thought my career was over after pregnancy': Victoria Azarenka

The two-times Grand Slam champion was ranked sixth in the world when she left the WTA tour in July 2016 and returned to...

20 May 2019 11:03 AM GMT

Nadal got off to a flying start by whitewashing Djokovic in the opening set. It was the first time there has been a 6-0 set during a meeting between the two rivals. Djokovic took the second by breaking Nadals serve for the first time while leading 5-4, but the second seed responded in style by storming through the decisive set. (Photo: AP)

Rome Open: Nadal turns the tide as he beats Djokovic by 6-0, 4-6, 6-1

The Spaniard, who had shared the record of 33 Masters titles with the Serbian world number one.

20 May 2019 3:38 AM GMT

Novak Djokovics angst has come to the fore at a time when he has been mired in a prolonged slump that saw him lose the number one ranking to Andy Murray amid rumours about problems in his private life. (Photo: AP)

Rome Open: Djokovic goes past Schwartzman 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 to face Nadal...

The Serbian triumphed in last week's Madrid Open and has a chance to win back-to-back clay-court titles after overcoming...

19 May 2019 6:58 AM GMT

The outburst came after Kyrgios got a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct. Having already been handed a violation earlier, it meant the umpire also handed Kyrgios a game penalty. (Photo: AFP)

Rome Open: Federer makes gritty return vs Sousa as Krygios gets...

The incident overshadowed an outstanding day for Roger Federer, who reached the quarters for the first time since 2016.

17 May 2019 3:36 AM GMT

Maria Sharapova

French Open: Sharapova withdraws from French Open due to shoulder...

The 32-year-old, who has won five Grand Slam titles, has not played since the end of January.

16 May 2019 3:42 AM GMT