Tennis Players News

World number one Serena Williams said she hoped to improve her game for the French Open after easing into the Rome Open final with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Simona Halep which ended the qualifier's dream week in the Italian capital.

PINS, France, May 19 AAP - Australian tennis coach Josh Eagle is confident the lure of grand slam tennis will ensure Bernard Tomic casts aside recent drama and fronts up at the French Open.

FORMER Australian Open junior champion Brydan Klein has told of his gut-wrenching decision to switch allegiances to Great Britain.

Dudi Sela, Israel's premier tennis player who is ranked 110th in the world, has catapulted to the finals of the Busan Open ATP challenger tournament, in Busan, Korea.

Defending champion Rafa Nadal recovered from losing the opening five games against Ernests Gulbis to book his place in the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters on Thursday.

It's hard to choose a standout accomplishment in the legendary playing career of Swiss superstar Roger Federer - whether it's capturing the most Grand Slam singles titles, sitting atop the rankings for more than 300 weeks or the multiple double-digit winning streaks.

Novak Djokovic can't seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros coming off two early losses.

Serena and Venus Williams celebrate a point during their women's doubles match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in August 2012.

Tomas Berdych staged a stunning comeback to knock top seed and world number one Novak Djokovic out of the Internazionali d'Italia at the quarter-final stage.

French tennis has certainly picked up the pace in recent years -- well, on the men's side anyway -- and the latest of its quality ball-strikers is Benoit Paire.

Top seed Serena Williams booked her place in the semifinals of the WTA Rome Open on Friday after a comfortable 6-2, 6-0 win over Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro.

Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn before her Italian Open quarterfinal match against seventh-seeded Sara Errani because of illness.

Williams had twice won 21 in a row before, although both of those streaks came more than a decade ago, in 2002 and 2003.

Stretch: Novak Djokovic returns a shot to Albert Montanes during their second round match of the Rome Masters on Tuesday.

THE Scot was forced to pull out of the Rome Masters earlier this week and now he awaits news on whether he can take part in the French Open a week on Sunday.

The 2013 Rome Masters offers tennis stars one last shot to tune up their game and gain pivotal momentum before the clay-court season finale, better known as the French Open.

Rafael Nadal is the undisputed "King of Clay" but the Spaniard only just managed to cling onto his crown at the Rome Masters.

Andy Murray retired from his second-round match in Rome. He is doubtful for the French Open and concerned about being healthy enough for Wimbledon.

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic improved his clay-court record this season to 8-1 and reached the Italian Open quarterfinals by beating Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1, 6-4 Thursday.

Pick any match, any tournament in which Andy Murray is playing and observe his player's box.