Coco Gauff overpowered defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open singles final for the first time.

Coco Gauff produces a stunning display to thrash four-time French Open champion Iga Swiatek 6-1 6-1 and reach the final of the Madrid Open.

World number one Jannik Sinner considered walking away from tennis during his doping case, stating he "didn't feel comfortable" as players looked at him "differently" during the Australian Open.

World No 1 is set for Rome return after three-month ban‘For a moment, I thought about giving up everything’ Jannik Sinner has revealed he considered quitting tennis amid the fallout from his doping case. The world No 1 is preparing to return to the sport after agreeing a three-month ban with the World Anti-Doping Agency over the positive tests he returned last March for a banned steroid. Sinner was initially cleared of blame after it was accepted the substance entered his body via a product used by his then physio during a massage, but Wada appealed against the decision. Continue reading...

Iga Swiatek recovered after losing the first six games of the match to defeat Madison Keys 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 and stay on track to defend her title at the Madrid Open.

Jannik Sinner considered leaving tennis entirely earlier this year before he accepted a three-month doping ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency.

The cases of Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek have left many players concerned about inadvertently being caught up in the doping net.

World No 5 to skip ATP Tour event before French OpenSerb will arrive at Roland Garros with lone win on clay Novak Djokovic has reacted to his run of poor form by pulling out of the Italian Open in Rome next week. The 24-time grand slam champion is on a three-match losing streak, having crashed out of the Madrid Open following defeat by Matteo Arnaldi. Tournament organisers announced on social media that Djokovic would not be playing in the Italian capital, with the Serbian writing on Instagram: “Rome, I will miss you. I hope we meet next year.” Continue reading...

Novak Djokovic will not take part in the Italian Open next week in another blow to the 24-time Grand Slam winner's preparations for Roland Garros.

Iga Swiatek advanced to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open after a "more relaxed" day following a blackout while top-seeded Alexander Zverev was upset by Francisco Cerundolo.

No. 5-ranked Novak Djokovic, in the midst of a three-match losing streak, has pulled out of the Italian Open putting in question whether he'll be able to play at the French Open.

Jack Draper reaches the round of 16 at the Madrid Open after opponent Matteo Berrettini retires injured as play resumes following a power cut.

Mirra Andreeva and Coco Gauff to face-off in quarter-finalGrigor Dimitrov and Jacob Fearnley paused at 6-4, 5-4 Mirra Andreeva has spent the past two years of her life outperforming most teenagers that have ever picked up a tennis racket in the 21st century, yet on a chaotic, surreal Monday inside Caja Mágica, she briefly returned to her roots. During the final change of ends of her fourth-round match against the Ukrainian qualifier Yulia Starodubtseva, as she served for a comfortable victory, she learned of the power outage that had ravaged Spain, Portugal and many nearby countries, ultimately forcing play to be postponed in Madrid. As matches across the tournament grounds had already come to a halt, the two players were informed that they could play out the subsequent game, but there was a catch: the live electronic line calling system was no longer functioning and there were no line umpires to call upon. They would have to play as if they were back on the junior circuit, calling their own lines with only the umpire there to intervene. Naturally, Andreeva began to feel the pressure. Continue reading...

Top-seeded Alexander Zverev got a warning from the umpire for taking a photo of a ball mark during the clay-court Madrid Open on Sunday after complaining about electronic line-calling.