Sluggish Serena begins Madrid defence with laboured win

World number one Serena Williams overcame a lethargic start to her Madrid Open title defence to seal an ultimately comfortable 7-6, 6-1 victory against teenage qualifier Yulia Putintseva of......

Sharapova digs deep to advance

Maria Sharapova came back from a break down in the decider to book her place in the third round of the French Open with a 6-2, 1-6, 8-6 victory over fellow Russian and 11th seed Nadia Petrova on......

Babos-Shvedova stun Sania-Martina in Wimbledon quarter-finals

Defending champions Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis suffered a shock defeat in the women’s doubles quarter-finals at Wimbledon, beaten by Timea Babos of Hungary and Kazakhstan’s......

Sania-Shvedova pair suffers defeat at AEGON Classic

Second seeds Sania Mirza and Yaroslava Shvedova made a shock first-round exit from the AEGON Classic with a straight-set defeat against Iveta Benesova and Alla Kudryavtseva. The Indo-Kazakh pair......

Lonely recovery road for giant-killing Kazakh

Injured, lonely and without a coach, Yaroslava Shvedova climbed a psychological mountain to oust the defending champion from the French Open on Monday. Ranked 142nd in the world, the Kazakh came......