Pliskova had closed out the first set after wasting several opportunities.

Roger Federer yesterday gained revenge over Rafael Nadal 11 years on to set up a Wimbledon final showdown with Novak Djokovic today.

This year's Wimbledon champions' winnings will be worth significantly less than just months earlier due to the impact of Brexit, experts have said.

Kiki Bertens defeated defending champion Simona Halep 6-4 6-4 in the Madrid Open final to climb to number four in the world rankings.

US Open champion Sloane Stephens crashed out in the first round of Wimbledon after a straight-sets defeat to Donna Vekic.

Rafael Nadal saved his best until last as he demolished Dominic Thiem to seal his 11th French Open title.

Simona Halep's long wait for a grand slam title is over after she won a thrilling French Open final against Sloane Stephens.

Novak Djokovic may not firing on all cylinders but the former world number one is safely through to the third round of the French Open.

Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki will do battle in the Australian Open final on Saturday with a first grand slam title and the world number one ranking at stake.

Simona Halep won nine games in a row to breeze past Karolina Pliskova and set up a mouthwatering Australian Open semi-final against former champion Angelique Kerber.

Sharapova wanted to test her level against the leading players but found the answer a rather brutal one.

The Australian Open always throws up plenty of intrigue as the new tennis season kicks into gear.

Maria Sharapova fired back at Caroline Wozniacki over her criticism of the US Open's scheduling.

Caroline Wozniacki has criticised the US Open for giving Maria Sharapova prime-time billing following her return from a doping suspension.

Andy Murray was handed a very walkable path to the US Open final but whether he is fit enough to take advantage remains to be seen.

Johanna Konta says she is living a childhood dream and now she must beat her childhood idol as Venus Williams stands in the way of her reaching a first Wimbledon final.

Johanna Konta battled back from from the brink to win a three-set thriller against Simona Halep and become Britain's first women's singles semi-finalist at Wimbledon since 1978.

Andy Murray survived another Wimbledon nail-biter to join Johanna Konta in the fourth round.

Andy Murray survived a rollercoaster encounter with volatile Italian Fabio Fognini last night to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon.

Claycourt king Rafa Nadal regained his Roland Garros throne after two years in exile with a brutal 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 mauling of Swiss Stan Wawrinka to complete ‘La Decima’ yesterday.

Andy Murray was proud of his French Open efforts after falling just short against Stan Wawrinka in a brutal semi-final battle.

Dominic Thiem is under no illusions about the size of the task ahead of him as he chases his first grand slam title.

Andy Murray insisted he is playing well enough to beat Juan Martin Del Potro in the third round of the French Open after battling past Martin Klizan.

World number one and top seed Angelique Kerber suffered an unexpected defeat to Estonian qualifier Anett Kontaveit in the second round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.

Roger Federer admits his Australian Open comeback was harder than he expected after the 17-time grand slam champion battled past Jurgen Melzer to reach the second round.

Simona Halep fell victim to the first shock of the Australian Open after the number four seed was dumped out by American Shelby Rogers.

Top seed Serena Williams was knocked out of the ASB Classic in Auckland in the second round by fellow American Madison Brengle today.

The men's and women's tours have tightened security around tournaments in recent years.

Angelique Kerber took another step towards becoming world number one as she sailed past 2015 finalist Roberta Vinci to reach the US Open semi-finals.

Serena Williams reflected on a "cool milestone" after equalling Martina Navratilova's Open-era record for grand slam women's singles wins.

Agnieszka Radwanska and Simona Halep accused the French Open of not caring about the players after both women were knocked out in the fourth round after being made to play in the rain.

Serena Williams and Andy Murray were the big losers in the Miami Open as they were dumped out in the third and fourth round respectively on a day of upsets in Florida.

Roger Federer looked in fine form as he powered to the second round at the US Open at Flushing Meadows last night.

Roger Federer will take on Novak Djokovic in the final of the Cincinnati Masters after he beat Andy Murray in straight sets 6-4 7-6 (8/6).

World number one Novak Djokovic and Britain’s Andy Murray were both handed tough examinations en route to the third round of the Cincinnati Masters.

Venus Williams has vowed to savour every moment she has left in tennis - beginning at a sun-drenched Wimbledon on Wednesday.

Rafael Nadal has vowed to be ready for a Wimbledon showdown with a dreadlocked German who has already taught him a lesson on grass.

Rafael Nadal was dumped out of the Miami Open yesterday as he suffered a shock defeat to fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.

Maria Sharapova will face fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova in the last four of the Australian Open after the pair enjoyed surprisingly one-sided quarter-final victories on Tuesday.

Eugenie Bouchard admits change can be “scary”, but also believes splitting from her long-time coach was necessary to build on her brilliant performances in 2014.

Andy Murray needs to dig deep into his reserves of self-belief to have a chance of navigating a daunting path to a first Australian Open title.

Serena Williams bounced back from her embarrassing loss to Simona Halep by beating Eugenie Bouchard in comprehensive fashion at the WTA Finals.

TENNIS: Serena Williams was "embarrassed" by her crushing 6-0 6-2 defeat to Romania’s Simona Halep at the WTA Finals in Singapore, her heaviest loss in 16 years.

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will meet in the semi-finals at the China Open - but second seed Rafael Nadal was a shock quarter-final casualty.

Caroline Wozniacki made a long overdue return to tennis’ biggest stage by stunning Maria Sharapova to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Maria Sharapova survived an attritional battle against Romania’s Alexandra Dulgheru to reach the third round of the US Open but Agnieszka Radwanska became the first major casualty.