Gutsy Henin makes winning return

Belgium's Justine Henin made a triumphant return to professional tennis with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Russia's Nadia Petrova in the Brisbane International first round on Monday. Playing her first......

Henin-Hardenne exits US Open

Nadia Petrova provided further evidence of the growing Russian strength in women's tennis when she defeated world number one Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-3, 6-2 in the fourth round of the U.S. Open in......

Sharapova floors Halep to win second French Open title

Maria Sharapova claimed her second French Open title when she floored Romanian fourth seed Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4 after a marathon encounter in Saturday's final. The seventh seed from Russia......

Nerves on show as Murray falls

The prizefighters of tennis punched their way out of trouble at the Australian Open on Monday but British hope Andy Murray was felled by a fierce right hand at Melbourne Park. Serena Williams and......

Golovin upsets Venus in Charleston

Champion Venus Williams was unceremoniously dumped out of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina on Thursday, beaten 7-5, 6-4, by 17-year-old Tatiana Golovin of France in the third......