Defending champion Roger Federer was given a simple passage through to his 30th grand slam final when Chung Hyeon unexpectedly retired in the second set of their semi-final at the Australian 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.

Dave Miley, an unsuccessful applicant for the role of Tennis Ireland chief executive, has broken his silence on the dispute with the governing body, stressing his disappointment with the recruitment process, which he claimed lacked transparency.

Dominika Cibulkova won a see-saw battle with former champion Victoria Azarenka under the roof on Rod Laver Arena to book her place in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open today.

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.

After years grinding on the junior circuit, 20-year-old Canadian Eugenie Bouchard is poised to be one of the sport’s next big stars. Now she just needs that breakthrough win

Simona Halep extended her impressive grand slam form by showing a cool head on a hot Wimbledon day to reach the quarter-finals.

Sabine Lisicki moved into the fourth round at Wimbledon as last year’s runner-up again showed her liking for the grass in south-west London.

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki became the latest big name to crash out of Wimbledon as she fell to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova.

Venus Williams is firmly behind sister Serena in her bid to become a six-time Wimbledon champion and edge ahead in their sibling rivalry.

Tennis: Novak Djokovic admitted he feared his Wimbledon campaign was over when damaging his left shoulder in a "scary fall" during his third-round win over Gilles Simon at Wimbledon yesterday.

Caroline Wozniacki said it would be "creepy" if tennis players at Wimbledon were having their underwear checked following claims the strict all-white dress code has gone too far.

Reigning champion Andy Murray dropped just two games in an imperious straight-sets dismissal of Slovenian Blaz Rola in Wimbledon’s second round yesterday.

Defending champion Andy Murray moved into the second round of Wimbledon with a straight-sets win over Belgian David Goffin yesterday.

There were differing fortunes for two former French Open champions in Paris today.

Serena Williams’ demise yesterday turned the ripples into shockwaves at a French Open full of surprises as Maria Sharapova assumed the mantle of title favourite.

A tournament of upsets got the biggest of the lot as defending champion Serena Williams sensationally lost to Spaniard Garbine Muguruza in the second round.

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray battled past Andrey Golubev in four sets to mark his return to the French Open at Rolland Garros yesterday.

Li Na helped Stan Wawrinka set an unwanted record after joining her fellow Australian Open champion in losing in the first round of the French Open.

Defending champions Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova both crashed out on a day of shocks at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal survived a serious scare against Radek Stepanek before recovering to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Li Na is confident she will take winning the Australian Open title in her stride.

Stanislas Wawrinka reached his first Grand Slam decider at the expense of Tomas Berdych at the Australian Open yesterday, the 28-year-old following up his stunning upset of defending champion Novak Djokovic by beating the Czech 6-3 6-7 7-6 7-6.

Dominika Cibulkova knows anything is possible after watching best friend Marion Bartoli win Wimbledon.

The Australian Open will have a new women’s champion after Victoria Azarenka joined the purge of the favourites in Melbourne.

Tomas Berdych has reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time with a four-set win over third seed David Ferrer.

Ana Ivanovic 'broke a spell' to post a magical win over Serena Williams in the fourth round of the Australian Open.

It was the perfect end to a near-perfect year as Serena Williams retained her WTA Championships title in Istanbul.

Andy Murray hinted the emotional impact of his Wimbledon victory had taken its toll as his US Open defence was brought to an end by Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarter-finals.

Serena Williams gained revenge for her Australian Open defeat by sweeping past Sloane Stephens and into the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Andy Murray is looking forward to getting back on the match court after a crash course in the business of being a defending grand slam champion.

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray were both sent packing in their Western & Southern Open quarter-final matches yesterday.

Belgian Kirsten Flipkens caused a Centre Court sensation as she dumped the 2011 champion Petra Kvitova out of Wimbledon to reach the semi-finals yesterday.

Agnieszka Radwanska maintained the feel-good factor around Polish tennis as she put in a gutsy performance to defeat Li Na and reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon.

There was no hangover for Sabine Lisicki today as the German followed up her shock win against Serena Williams by reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals at the expense of Kaia Kanepi.

Serena Williams’ conqueror Sabine Lisicki believes the best is yet to come ahead of today’s quarter-final clash with Kaia Kanepi.

Novak Djokovic is learning to expect the unexpected at Wimbledon but is making sure he keeps his own game under control.

Serena Williams begins the defence of her Wimbledon crown this morning after seeing rival Maria Sharapova progress from her first-round clash.

Laura Robson will not be rushed into deciding whether Miles Maclagan will carry on as her full-time coach.

Maria Sharapova called for HawkEye to be used at the French Open after being on the wrong end of a dubious call in her third-round win over Zheng Jie at Roland Garros today.

Jay Z and Jennifer Lawrence have been named among the most influential people in the world by Time magazine.

Victoria Azarenka had made her peace even before she stepped on to Rod Laver Arena to defend her Australian Open crown.

Victoria Azarenka admits the successful defence of her Australian Open crown was “way more emotional” than her grand slam breakthrough 12 months ago.

Victoria Azarenka felt maintaining her concentration after Li Na’s various trips and tumbles was key to her defending her Australian Open title .

Victoria Azarenka has successfully defended her Australian Open title – and retained the number one world ranking – after hitting back to beat a battered and bruised Li Na in three sets.

The world’s top player Victoria Azarenka has declined to apologise to rising star Sloane Stephens after taking a questionable injury time-out at a crucial stage in their Australian Open semi-final.

Victoria Azarenka ended the giantkilling run of Sloane Stephens to keep the defence of her Australian Open title on track.

Maria Sharapova has denied inside knowledge will be a factor in her Australian Open semi-final against Li Na tomorrow and insisted it will come down to “execution” on the day.

Maria Sharapova refused to look beyond her quarter-final opponent Ekaterina Makarova despite another lop-sided win at the Australian Open today.

Venus Williams was unable to stop the Maria Sharapova juggernaut tonight as the Russian powered into the fourth round of the Australian Open.