Top ranking and French final in touching distance for Pliskova

IMAGE: Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic celebrates. Photograph: Adam Pretty/Getty Images If a place in the French Open final were not a big enough prize, the world number one spot will also be......

French Open: Two birthdays, one present

IMAGE: Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland serves. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Birthday heartache looms in Paris. Timea Bacsinszky and Jelena Ostapenko will celebrate birthdays on......

Ostapenko outclasses Wozniacki to reach French semis

IMAGE: Jelena Ostapenko celebrates winning her quarter-final match. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Latvia's teenage firecracker Jelena Ostapenko recovered from a dreadful start to blaze......

No Sir, confident Murray comfortable with being called 'Andy'

IMAGE: Andy Murray serves during a practice session ahead of the 2017 Australian Open. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images Losing five Melbourne Park finals would leave many believing they were......

Former world number one Ivanovic retires at age 29

Former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic has retired from tennis at the age of 29, the Serbian said on Facebook on Wednesday. "There is no other way to say this. I have decided to retire from......