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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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).

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

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.

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

There were only muted celebrations from ice-cool Canadian Eugenie Bouchard on reaching her first grand slam final at Wimbledon yesterday.

Eugenie Bouchard continued her relentless march to the top of the women’s game by defeating Simona Halep to reach her first grand slam final at Wimbledon.

Eugenie Bouchard is convinced she can win Wimbledon in just her second full year on tour.

Andy Murray vowed to work harder than ever after a chastening loss to Grigor Dimitrov ended his Wimbledon title defence in the quarter-finals yesterday.

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

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.

Maria Sharapova edged a titanic struggle against Simona Halep to win her second French Open title in three years.

Andy Murray’s French Open came to a brutal end with a straight sets thrashing by Rafael Nadal, who will bid for an unprecedented ninth French Open title tomorrow against Novak Djokovic.

Andy Murray will play Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the French Open after a remarkable five-set victory over Gael Monfils last night.

Andrea Petkovic will meet another first-time slam semi-finalist in fourth seed Simona Halep after they both won their French Open quarter-finals today.

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

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.

Illness scuppered Petra Kvitova’s US Open bid as she was easily beaten by American Aliske Riske in the third round in New York.

Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli insists there is no chance of her going back on the retirement that has shocked tennis.

Serena Williams has warned Wimbledon chiefs she deserves the same treatment as the top men after being kept off Centre Court and Court One again.

Third seed Vera Zvonareva came back from match-point down to defeat ailing German Sabine Lisicki 4-6 7-5 7-5 in the second round of the French Open this evening.

French Open title contenders Samantha Stosur and Caroline Wozniacki reached the third round of the French Open in contrasting fashions at Roland Garros today.

Fourth seed Jelena Jankovic was forced to dig deep to beat Romanian teenager Simona Halep 6-4 4-6 7-5 in the first round of the US Open.