Tennis

Polish teenager Iga Swiatek became the youngest player to reach the French Open women's final in 19 years after beating Argentine qualifier Nadia Podoroska.

A good day for Argentina at the French Open with Diego Schwartzman and Nadia Podoroska both reaching the singles semi-finals.

Former New Zealand tennis number one Belinda Cordwell says the cancellation of the ASB Classic shouldn't affect the tournament long term.

Top seed Novak Djokovic passed his first real test at this year's French Open with flying colours as he battled past Russia's Karen Khachanov to reach the quarter-finals.

Polish teenager Iga Swiatek booted top seed Simona Halep out of the French Open with a crushing 6-1 6-2 victory to make her maiden Grand Slam quarter-final.

Serena Williams' search for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title will extend into another year after an Achilles tendon injury forced her to withdraw from the French Open.

Novak Djokovic got his quest for an 18th Grand Slam tennis title back on track as he commenced his French Open campaign with a drama-free 6-0 6-2 6-3 victory over Mikael Ymer.

Claycourt master Rafael Nadal started his quest for a record-extending 13th French Open title with a straightforward 6-4 6-4 6-2 first-round win against Belarusian Egor Gerasimov.

Different dates and different formats are being weighed up for one of New Zealand's biggest annual sporting events.

Naomi Osaka won the most unique of U.S. Open titles when she beat Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 1-6 6-3 6-3 to lift the trophy for the second time in three years.

As chatty spectators so often learn the hard way, silence is golden in the sport of tennis.

World number two Rafa Nadal has confirmed he will not defend his US Open crown this year at Flushing Meadows as organisers released the singles entry list for the Grand Slam.

World men's tennis number one Novak Djokovic has tested positive for Covid-19, days after he hosted a number of players in the Adria Tour exhibition tournament in the Balkan region.

Croatia's Borna Coric became the second player from Novak Djokovic's Adria Tour exhibition tournament to test positive for Covid-19.

This year's U.S. Open tennis tournament will be held without fans amid the COVID-19 outbreak, according to multiple reports.

American teenager Coco Gauff says she struggled to deal with the hype and mental pressure brought on by her rapid rise in the tennis world.

Seven-time grand tour winner Alberto Contador is auctioning the bike he used during the 2011 Giro d'Italia and Tour de France races to raise money.

The Wimbledon tennis championships were cancelled for the first time since World War II as the coronavirus pandemic wiped another blue-riband sports event off the calendar.