Australian Open: Jaded but focused Wawrinka whips Turkish newbie

Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland plays a backhand in his first round match against Marsel Ilhan of Turkey. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Coming back to the Australian Open as defending......

Venus through to second round

Fourth-seeded Venus Williams outpowered Bulgarian Tatiana Poutchek 6-1, 6-2 to move into the second round of the Istanbul Cup on Tuesday. Williams has been trying to climb her way into the world's......

Sania in 2nd round at Istanbul

Sania Mirza made a successful return to the courts with a facile first round victory in the US $200,000 WTA Tour event in Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday.Fifth seed Sania, who had three weeks off the......

Paes-Dlouhy in second round

Leander Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy sailed into the second round of themen's doubles at the French Open with a straight-sets win over locals Sebastien de Chaunac and Benoit Paire in......

Sania makes first round exit at French Open

Sania Mirza fell at the first hurdle at the French Open, losing to Kazakhstan's Galina Voskoboeva in Paris on Tuesday. The 91-ranked Indian ace was well and truly beaten 4-6, 6-7 (3-7) by the......