Tennis - Page 3

• Djokovic wins 7-6 (5), 1-6, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 13-12 (3)
• Federer had two match points in the final set

Federer overcomes Stan Wawrinka in four sets

Three-time champion Serena Williams was stunned in the French Open third round by unseeded American Sofia Kenin.

The man who stabbed tennis champion Petra Kvitova in her home in the Czech Republic has been sentenced to eight years in jail.

McIlroy is just the second Briton to win the Players Championship, following Sandy Lyle in 1987.

Roger Federer needed three sets to beat fellow veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Rafael Nadal was smashed in the Australian Open final, and one unbelievable moment left fans completely and utterly speechless.

Serena Williams stormed into the Australian Open second round as she began her bid for a 24th Grand Slam title with a win over Tatjana Maria.

Coming on the heels of Tiger Wood's first PGA Tour win in five years, USA TODAY Sports' Steve DiMeglio now tells us why we should be tuning into the Ryder Cup

Novak Djokovic reached the US Open semi-finals after continuing his flawless record in the last eight with victory over Roger Federer's conqueror John Millman.

Former world number one Novak Djokovic became the first player to win all nine Masters 1,000 tournaments with victory over Roger Federer in Cincinnati.

Former world number one Serena Williams says she is at the start of a "long comeback" after losing 6-3 2-6 6-3 to Czech Petra Kvitova in Cincinnati.

Williams was supported by several celebrity friends at Centre Court.
 

World number one Rafael Nadal won an 11th French Open title by beating Austrian Dominic Thiem in straight sets.

Juan Martin del Potro ended world number one Roger Federer's 17-match unbeaten run to claim the BNP Paribas Open title at Indian Wells.

The dawning of a new tennis season has in past years triggered lots of confident predictions - whether it be the continued domination of Serena Williams or, in most seasons, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Maria Sharapova beat fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova in three sets to reach the China Open third round.

Maria Sharapova's first Grand Slam tournament in 19 months ended with defeat by Anastasija Sevastova in the US Open fourth round.

ALREADY a legend, Roger Federer has elevated even higher into the grand slam stratosphere with an eighth Wimbledon triumph and 19th major success.

Britain's Andy Murray will face a different challenge when he takes on big-serving American Sam Querrey in the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Wednesday.