Tennis

• Spain protests over French drug cheat skits

  Posted February 10, 2012 08:09:28 | Updated February 10, 2012 09:56:18

  Spain has launched a diplomatic protest over a satirical puppet show on French TV that implied tennis great Rafael Nadal is a drug cheat.

  Topics: sport, cycling, television, tennis, france, spain

• Out-of-sorts Bartoli into Paris quarters

  Posted February 10, 2012 07:40:06

  Marion Bartoli shook off some first-set rustiness to defeat Croatian Petra Martic to take her place in the WTA Paris Open quarter-finals.

  Topics: tennis, sport, france

• Hewitt to open China tie

  Posted February 09, 2012 11:44:48 | Updated February 09, 2012 11:48:35

  Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt has been drawn to play China's top-ranked player Zhang Ze in the opening singles match of the Asia-Oceania Davis Cup first round tie in Geelong.

  Topics: sport, tennis, geelong-3220, vic, australia

• Gajdosova eliminated early in Paris

  Posted February 09, 2012 07:53:40

  Australia's Jarmila Gajdosova has been dumped out of the Paris Indoor Open in the first round.

  Topics: tennis, sport, australia, france

• PM seeks advice over Optus copyright ruling

  Posted February 08, 2012 14:35:06 | Updated February 08, 2012 14:42:47

  Prime Minister Julia Gillard says the Federal Government is getting urgent legal advice on whether it needs to make changes to copyright laws.

  Topics: information-and-communication, broadcasting, television-broadcasting, business-economics-and-finance, industry, telecommunications, copyright, government-and-politics, federal-government, australian-football-league, sport, cricket, rugby-league, nrl, tennis, australia

• Tomic disappointed at car controversy

  Posted February 07, 2012 21:07:55 | Updated February 07, 2012 21:11:33

  Bernard Tomic says he is disappointed to have been caught up in another controversy involving his high-powered car.

  Topics: tennis, sport, australia

• Djokovic not prioritising majors over Olympics

  Posted February 07, 2012 18:21:50 | Updated February 07, 2012 18:28:50

  The French Open title and an Olympic gold medal are the only major prizes in tennis to have eluded Novak Djokovic, and for the Serb, there is no point discussing which he would rather win this year.

  Topics: sport, tennis

• Rafter impressed by Hewitt's form (video)

  Posted February 07, 2012 18:12:17 | Updated February 08, 2012 08:50:13

  Australia Davis Cup captain Pat Rafter believes resurgent Lleyton Hewitt is once again playing tennis like someone in the world top 20.

  Topics: tennis, sport, geelong-3220

• Djokovic pips Cadel to top Laureus award

  Posted February 07, 2012 08:57:53 | Updated February 07, 2012 09:38:15

  Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic has edged out Tour de France champion Cadel Evans for the Laureus sportsman of the year award in London.

  Topics: sport, tennis, australia, serbia

• Youzhny a double winner

  Posted February 06, 2012 12:36:55

  Third seed Mikhail Youzhny got back to winning ways, beating unseeded Lukas Lacko 6-2, 6-3 to win the ATP Zagreb indoor title.

  Topics: tennis, sport

• Berdych beats Monfils for Montpellier title

  Posted February 06, 2012 10:28:29

  Czech Tomas Berdych claimed his seventh career title when he defeated local favourite Gael Monfils 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in Montpellier.

  Topics: tennis, sport, france, czech-republic

• Gajdosova stands tall for Fed Cup win

  Posted February 06, 2012 07:52:50 | Updated February 06, 2012 10:59:38

  Jarmila Gajdosova made amends for her opening day defeat by securing a nail-biting Fed Cup win for Australia over Switzerland.

  Topics: tennis, sport, australia, switzerland

• Aussies level after first day in Federation Cup

  Posted February 05, 2012 07:29:13 | Updated February 05, 2012 07:41:04

  Australia's Federation Cup tie against Switzerland is delicately poised after the unheralded Stefanie Voegele upset Jarmila Gajdosova in a marathon encounter in Fribourg.

  Topics: sport, tennis, switzerland

• Gajdosova edges out Dokic for singles spot

  Posted February 03, 2012 23:50:34

  Jarmila Gajdosova has been handed Australia's number two singles spot at this weekend's Fed Cup tie against Switzerland.

  Topics: tennis, sport, switzerland

• Stosur seeks Fed Cup turnaround

  Posted February 03, 2012 12:59:18

  A refreshed Samantha Stosur aims to spark her faltering 2012 season into life in Australia's Fed Cup tie against Switzerland in frigid Fribourg this weekend.

  Topics: sport, tennis, switzerland, australia

• GP boss hits out at Australian Open

  Posted February 02, 2012 21:53:00 | Updated February 03, 2012 06:49:13

  Australian Grand Prix boss Ron Walker has taken a swipe at the massive public funding poured into the Australian Open.

  Topics: formula-1, motor-sports, australian-open, tennis, sport, melbourne-3000, vic, australia

• Taylor faces tough Fed Cup choices

  Posted February 02, 2012 16:26:19

  Fed Cup captain David Taylor has some big selection issues ahead of Australia's tie against Switzerland this week.

  Topics: tennis, sport, switzerland

• Tomic charged over Australia Day driving

  Posted January 31, 2012 19:47:02 | Updated January 31, 2012 21:00:38

  Queensland Police have charged tennis star Bernard Tomic over a driving incident on the Gold Coast last week.

  Topics: sport, traffic-offences, tennis, surfers-paradise-4217

• Djokovic confident of calendar grand slam

  Posted January 30, 2012 16:54:01 | Updated January 30, 2012 23:06:42

  World number one Novak Djokovic is confidently targeting the greatest prize in tennis - a calendar year grand slam.

  Topics: sport, tennis, melbourne-3000, vic, australia

• Tennis epic tops TV ratings

  Posted January 30, 2012 11:10:32 | Updated January 30, 2012 14:51:26

  More than 2.4 million television viewers stayed up until the early hours of the morning to watch Novak Djokovic crowned the 2012 Australian Open champion.

  Topics: sport, australian-open, tennis, melbourne-3000

• Nadal 'happy' with Open defeat

  Posted January 30, 2012 07:06:58 | Updated January 30, 2012 07:12:07

  Rafael Nadal says the Australian Open final was one of the best losses of his career after he went down fighting to Novak Djokovic.

  Topics: tennis, sport, australian-open, melbourne-3000

• Warrior Djokovic hails greatest win

  Posted January 30, 2012 06:58:26 | Updated January 30, 2012 11:17:39

  Novak Djokovic savoured the greatest win of his career, despite being left with "outrageous" pain in his record Australian Open final victory.

  Topics: tennis, sport, australian-open, melbourne-3000

• Djokovic wins epic final

  by Ciaran Baynes

  Posted January 30, 2012 01:43:11 | Updated January 30, 2012 20:41:59

  After five hours and 53 minutes over five gruelling sets, Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal to win his second straight Australian Open title and third major in succession.

  Topics: sport, tennis, melbourne-3000, vic, australia

• Tecau, Mattek-Sands win mixed doubles final

  Posted January 29, 2012 18:39:42 | Updated January 29, 2012 19:44:50

  Romania's Horia Tecau and American Bethanie Mattek-Sands have won their first grand slam titles, taking out a tense Australian Open mixed doubles final at Melbourne Park.

  Topics: australian-open, tennis, sport, australia, melbourne-3000, vic

• 'No limits' says victorious Azarenka

  Posted January 29, 2012 12:12:35 | Updated January 30, 2012 08:16:45

  Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka has warned there are no limits to what she could achieve after destroying Maria Sharapova.

  Topics: sport, tennis, australian-open, australia, vic, melbourne-3000

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