Rafael Nadal has targeted a return to full fitness by April after dismissing his chances of making a winning comeback to grand slam tennis at the Australian Open.

Rafael Nadal fought his way past world number one Novak Djokovic to lift the Rome Masters title in today's rearranged final.

Rafael Nadal won the Monte Carlo Masters title for an eighth consecutive year with a comprehensive 6-3 6-1 victory over Novak Djokovic.

Novak Djokovic fought back from a set down to score an emotional victory over Ukraine’s Alexander Dolgopolov and reach the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters.

Ivan Ljubicic may not have managed to light up the Grand Slams in the course of his 15-year professional career, but the Croatian insists he has "no regrets" after finally bringing his playing days to a close this week.

Andy Murray completed a routine 6-2 6-1 win over Portuguese qualifier Frederico Gil to set up a Monte Carlo Masters semi-final with six-time reigning champion Rafael Nadal.

Jurgen Melzer overcame an early back injury and blustery conditions to secure a first victory over Roger Federer and a place in the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters today.

Novak Djokovic has pulled out of next week’s Monte Carlo Masters through injury.

Rafael Nadal shrugged off two lengthy rain delays to beat fellow Spaniard David Ferrer and claim a fifth Rome Masters title in six years today.

Five-time defending champion Rafael Nadal will miss the Barcelona Open this week because of knee problems.

Top seed Novak Djokovic eased past an out-of-sorts David Nalbandian to reach the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals and stay on course for a possible re-run of last year’s final against Rafael Nadal.

World number one Rafael Nadal believes Andy Murray will be “very difficult to stop” if he succeeds in getting his claycourt game up to the level he desires.

Rafael Nadal began his bid for a record fifth successive title at the Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Juan Ignacio Chela.

Andy Murray has climbed one place to 19th in the world rankings following his first wins on clay for almost two years.

Andy Murray has accepted a wild card for next week’s ATP clay-court event in Barcelona.

Andy Murray has hailed the “unbelievable” consistency of Novak Djokovic ahead of their third-round meeting at the Monte Carlo Masters.

Andy Murray set up a mouth-watering third-round clash against world number three Novak Djokovic at the Monte Carlo Masters with a comfortable 6-4 6-1 victory over Filippo Volandri today.

Rafael Nadal continues to prove the clay court nemesis of the world’s top player Roger Federer as he clinched victory in today’s final of the Monte Carlo Masters.

Prince Rainier III of Monaco is to be laid to rest today beside his late wife, the American film star Grace Kelly, in the cathedral where they were married a half century ago.

BRITISH interest in the Monte Carlo Masters was ended in the first round yesterday as Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski were knocked out on their first clay-court appearances of the season.