Tennis
Williams tweaks bring stellar year
LINDA PEARCE The question is as it was, and remains: can Serena Williams be beaten?
Roger Federer starts well at Swiss Indoors
8:26am Roger Federer eased to victory in the first round at his home town Swiss Indoors event on Monday, beating Adrian Mannarino of France 6-4, 6-2.
Serena Williams' dominance tipped to continue at season-ending Istanbul WTA Championships
LINDA PEARCE 6:19am The question is as it was, and remains this: can Serena Williams be beaten?
Federer to soldier on despite form slump
Basel, Switzerland Swiss star admits he made serious errors in his planning this year.
Serena Williams to face Petra Kvitova
ISTANBUL: Top-ranked titleholder Serena Williams will face former winner Petra Kvitova in her group at the WTA Championships in Istanbul.
Stosur misses big dance
LINDA PEARCE Sam Stosur's two-final, one-title end to the season comes too late.
Samantha Stosur goes down to Romanian Simona Halep in Kremlin Cup final
Romanian Simona Halep's superb year continued on Sunday as she captured her fifth title of the year beating Samantha Stosur 7-6 (7-1) 6-2 in the final of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.
Samantha Stosur in sight of back-to-back titles
Alexandre Fedorets Samantha Stosur moved to within a match of winning her second successive WTA title on Saturday beating Russia's two-time Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2 6-4 in their semi-final.
In-form Stosur storms into final
Moscow Australian eclipses doubles partner Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets in semi-final.
Tired Nadal takes break
World No.1 pulls out of Swiss Indoors ATP tournament in Basel, citing his recent tiring schedule.
Samantha Stosur to meet doubles partner Svetlana Kuznetsova in Kremlin Cup semi-finals
Samantha Stosur will face doubles partner Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semi finals of the Kremlin Cup after both players won in straight sets on Friday.
Tomic at 21: the highlights and other headlines
LINDA PEARCE With Tomic's 21st birthday on Monday, the young star has lived many highs and lows.
Sam Stosur reaches WTA Kremlin Cup final
Samantha Stosur has continued her strong form on the WTA circuit, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova in Moscow to advance to her second final in as many weeks.
Sam Stosur beats Alice Cornet in Kremlin Cup
Samantha Stosur extends her winning streak to seven matches in the second round of the Kremlin Cup.
Stosur advances at Kremlin Cup
Seventh-seeded Samantha Stosur has advanced to the second round of the Kremlin Cup by beating Estonia's Kaia Kanepi 6-3, 6-1.
Dokic to serve up another return
LINDA PEARCE Jelena Dokic seeks Australian launching pad for yet another career resurrection
Lleyton Hewitt knocked out in first round of the Austrian Open
Lleyton Hewitt has been bundled out of the first round of the Austrian Open on Tuesday in a 7-6 6-4 loss to Canada's Vasek Pospisil.
Peers is making his mark, at the double
LINDA PEARCE John Peers has the ability and pedigree to succeed, writes Linda Pearce.
Tunisia star's camp shocked at 'boycott'
The brother and manager of Tunisian tennis star Malek Jaziri on Monday slammed as "shocking" the political pressure to boycott a match with Israel's Amir Weintraub from the authorities back home.
Tsonga to soldier on in Vienna Open
Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will be forced to push on this week with a fragile knee as the final rush to the ATP year-end event enters the last three weeks of qualifying time for the eight-man wrap-up in London.
Tomic's coach to work with banned dad
Bernard Tomic's new coach will still have to work with his banned father, says Tennis Australia's Todd Woodbridge.
Tomic's coach to work with banned Dad
Steve Larkin Tennis Australia's Todd Woodbridge says the new coach of Australian star Bernard Tomic will still have to work with the world No.51's banned father.
Rory McIlroy must deal with court case and split with Caroline Wozniacki
James Corrigan Rory McIlroy begins a month-long Tour of Asia with a court case set to start in Dublin and a reported split with girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki.
Federer severs ties with coach
Paris Split comes as 17-time grand slam winner attempts to pull his career out of its tailspin.
Gentle giant closing in
LINDA PEARCE Juan Martin del Potro owns one grand slam title, the 2009 US Open.
Djokovic wins Shanghai Masters thriller
Shanghai Novak Djokovic overcomes fierce challenge to defend his Shanghai Masters title.
Samantha Stosur beats Eugenie Bouchard to take WTA Japan Open title
Samantha Stosur won the WTA's Japan Open title on Sunday with a three-set final victory over Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard.
Sam Stosur wins Japan Open tennis title
Samantha Stosur has won the WTA's Japan Open title with a 3-6 7-5 6-2 triumph over Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard in the final.
Roger Federer splits with coach Paul Annacone
Roger Federer split with coach Paul Annacone on Sunday as the 17-time Grand Slam title winner attempted to pull his career out of its worrying tailspin.
Nadal loses to del Potro in Shanghai Masters upset
LINDA PEARCE There will not be a 39th instalment, not yet, in the prolific series between reinstated world No.1 Rafael Nadal and the man he usurped.
Del Potro 'beaten' before his semi against Nadal
LINDA PEARCE Seventh-seeded Juan del Potro trails Rafael Nadal 8-3 in career meetings.
Federer phenomenon rolls on
LINDA PEARCE He's in decline, but you wouldn't know it given the continued adoration of his fans.
Dethroned Djokovic first into final of Masters
LINDA PEARCE Defending champion eliminates seventh seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 7-5.
Top-seeded Kerber, Ivanovic in Linz final
Former No.1 Ana Ivanovic has made her first WTA final of the year, playing Angelique Kerber in the decider at Linz.
Del Potro smashes Nadal in Shanghai
Shanghai World number one dumped out of the Shanghai Masters by inspired Argentine.
Novak Djokovic defeats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to take semi-final in Shanghai
LINDA PEARCE The world No.1 ranking is again Rafael Nadal's, but the first place in the final of the Shanghai Rolex Masters belongs to Novak Djokovic.
Stosur breezes into Osaka decider
Samantha Stosur is through to the final of the WTA's Japan Open in Osaka with a 6-1 6-2 thrashing of American teenager Madison Keys.
Hobart to host Fed Cup tie v Russia
Hobart's Domain Tennis Centre has been chosen by Tennis Australia as the venue for February's crucial Fed Cup tie with Russia.
Novak Djokovic back on form at Shanghai Masters with defeat against Gael Monfils
LINDA PEARCE Defending champion Novak Djokovic lost his first set of the tournament but won his way safely through to the semi-finals of the Shanghai Rolex Masters with a 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-4 defeat of Gael Monfils on Friday.
A true legend still lights up game
LINDA PEARCE Rod Laver ponders how he would be able to compete, physically, in the modern game.
There's hope still for Tomic to realise potential, says legend Laver
LINDA PEARCE Rod Laver remains optimistic about the career prospects of Bernard Tomic.
Sore wrist won't keep Hewitt from Vienna open
LINDA PEARCE Lleyton Hewitt will delay formal assessment on his sore wrist until he returns to Australia at end of season.
Monfils beats Federer in Shanghai
LINDA PEARCE Roger Federer is not yet ready to concede, but the evidence of his decline is mounting.
