Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray has admitted the Australian Open could be the last tournament of his career, with the Briton targeting retirement at Wimbledon due to a long-standing hip injury.

Roger Federer came out on the winning side in a much-anticipated mixed doubles tie at the International Tennis Federation Hopman Cup that pitched him against 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.

Rafael Nadal is targeting a first ever victory at the Paris Masters after confirming his return from injury in time to participate at the event due to start tomorrow in the AccorHotels Arena.

The renascent Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have won all three of this year's tennis grand slams and the sequence of high profile withdrawals from the US Open - the most recent being Britain's world number two Andy Murray - has improved their chances of finishing the season sharing the big four titles between them.

Karolína Plíšková of the Czech Republic has been confirmed as the new world number one in the latest Women's Tennis Association rankings following the conclusion of the Wimbledon Championships.

Sport and tragedy have never been alien bedfellows, inexorably linked through horrendous events such as the Munich massacre, the Bradford football stadium fire and the Ibrox, Heysel and Hillsborough disasters.

World number one Sir Andy Murray suffered a comprehensive defeat in the second round of the Rome Masters campaign to Italy’s Fabio Fognini at Foro Italico.

Croatia's Borna Coric shocked world number one Andy Murray of Great Britain to reach the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open today.

World number one Sir Andy Murray made light work of Romania’s Marius Copil to book his place in the third round of the Madrid Open.

World number one Andy Murray will seek a first men's singles title at the Indian Wells Masters with competition beginning in California tomorrow.

French Tennis Federation President Bernard Giudicelli has supported calls for players returning from doping suspensions to be denied wildcards to participate in tournaments.

Russia's Maria Sharapova has been handed a wildcard into the main draw of the women's singles competition at the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament, due to be held in Rome in May.

Defending champion Stan Wawrinka crashed out of the Dubai Tennis Championships today after suffering a shock straight-sets defeat to world number 77 Damir Dzumhur.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed a total of 4,899 tests were carried out last year under the sport’s Anti-Doping Programme, 466 more than in 2015.

World number one Sir Andy Murray saw his quest for a first Australian Open title come to a shuddering halt as the British star was stunned by Germany’s Mischa Zverev in the last 16 at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.