Roger Federer beat former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-2 5-7 6-1.

Fresh off a title in Madrid and back up to No. 2 in the rankings, Roger Federer showed off his strong form with a routine 6-3, 6-4 win over Carlos Berlocq of Argentina in his opening match at the Rome Masters.

A second round exit for New Zealand tennis number one Marina Erakovic at the Rome Masters.A day after upsetting world number 13 Sabine Lisicki, Erakovic has lost in three sets to South African Chanelle Scheepers.Erakovic took...

It took Marina Erakovic almost three hours but New Zealand tennis No.1 outlasted the highly rated Sabine Lisicki to advance to the second round of the Rome Masters.

Wimbledon's all-white dress code won't be in place for the Olympics. And the traditional dark green backdrop around the courts will be gone, too."The look will be the look of the games. There will be more color. It will be a special...

Marina Erakovic has pulled off one of the biggest wins of her career by beating world No13 Sabine Lisicki 7-6 4-6 6-3 in the first round of the Italian Open.New Zealander Erakovic took two hours 43 minutes to beat Lisicki at the...

Marina Erakovic's preparations for next week's French Open are back on track after defeating world number 13 Sabine Lisicki in the first round of the Rome Masters.The New Zealand number beat the tournament's 11th seed and 2011 Wimbledon...

Roger Federer battled back from a set down to beat Tomas Berdych 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 and win the Madrid Open for a third time overnight.Earlier, Serena Williams overpowered the top-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 to win the women's...

Novak Djokovic joined Rafael Nadal in declaring he won't play again on the new blue-clay court at the Madrid Open after losing 7-6 (2), 6-3 to Janko Tipsarevic in an all-Serb quarterfinal.

Rafael Nadal lost to Spanish countryman Fernando Verdasco for the first time in the Madrid Open today, then threatened, along with top-ranked Novak Djokovic, not to return if the new blue clay-court wasn't discarded.Nadal blew a...

Roger Federer rallied to beat Milos Raonic 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) at the Madrid Open today to narrowly avoid his earliest tournament exit in two years.

Roger Federer rallied to beat Milos Raonic 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) at the Madrid Open today to narrowly avoid his earliest tournament exit in two years.Federer hasn't been eliminated from a tournament in the second round since the 2010...

New Zealand tennis number one Marina Erakovic is happy to get out of Madrid.Erakovic has been beaten in the double to go with her singles loss to third seed Petra Kvitova.Erakovic won't miss the unusual blue clay courts which...

Novak Djokovic needed three sets to win his first match on the blue clay at the Madrid Open today, and then stepped up his criticism of the new surface.Djokovic labored to a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain...

New Zealand’s Marina Erakovic has been beaten by world No. 4 Petra Kvitova in the first round at the Madrid Open.