Stosur thrashed in French Open semi-final

Joe Barton 10:39 PM   Samantha Stosur's French Open dream has been crushed by Spanish fourth seed Garbine Muguruza.

Saturday Serve: Kyrgios only hurting himself

David Polkinghorne dinkus

David Polkinghorne 7:15 PM   Does the withdrawal of Nick Kyrgios from the Rio Olympics mean Aussie chef de mission Kitty Chiller has won?

Nick Kyrgios pulls out of 2016 Rio Olympics

"Unfortunately, while I have expressed every intention of trying to win a medal for my country in Rio, it’s very clear ...

Chris Dutton 7:08 PM   Nick Kyrgios has quit the Rio Olympics, saying the Australian Olympic Committee's treatment of him was unfair and unjust.

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Nick Kyrgios has bottled it

Darren Kane

Darren Kane 2:29 PM   In the words of Alfred Hitchcock, there is no terror in a bang - only in the anticipation of it. That would have been the AOC's dilemma regarding Nick Kyrgios.

Now or never for Murray, says McEnroe

Edging closer to the final: Andy Murray.

Simon Briggs 9:43 AM   McEnroe, himself a nearly man in Paris, rates this year's tournament as Murray's best chance to lift the Coupe des Mousquetaires and take a mighty step -towards the career grand slam.

Plan C rescues misfiring Serena

Serena Williams celebrates winning a difficult quarter-final against Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva.

8:00 AM   When plans A and B failed to work on Thursday, Serena Williams resorted to pulling out plan C to keep alive her dreams of landing an elusive 22nd grand slam title at the French Open.

Djokovic narrowly misses linesman with racquet in French Open win

Djokovic throws his racket, narrowly missing a linesman.

Joe Barton 12:09 AM   World No.1 and raging French Open favourite comes perilously close to being disqualified for a careless racquet toss.

Grand Sam's achievements should not be underestimated

Samantha Stosur celebrates winning her quarter-final.

Linda Pearce   Sam Stosur and her coach David Taylor have made a pact not to discuss their future - together or apart - until after Stosur's last French Open ball is hit.

Samantha Stosur reaches French Open semi-finals

Samantha Stosur reached the semi-finals after a tough win over Tsvetana Pironkova.

Samantha Stosur has kept alive her dream of adding a French Open title to her collection by seeing off Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova in a gruelling quarter-final.

Wawrinka into French Open semis

Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland on his way to victory over Alberto Ramos Vinolas at Roland Garros.

Defending champion Stan Wawrinka held off Albert Ramos Vinolas' late charge to storm into the French Open semi-finals with a 6-2 6-1 7-6(7) victory on Wednesday.

Mixed doubles players cleared of fixing

Victoria Police's sporting integrity intelligence unit is investigating the mixed doubles match between Spanish duo ...

Nino Bucci   Professional tennis players accused of fixing a mixed doubles match at the Australian Open in January have been cleared by the sport's corruption authority.

Djokovic forced to wait as seeds stumble

Still smiling: Novak Djokovic.

Simon Briggs   The organisers of the French Open came under attack yesterday after another rain-interrupted schedule resulted in the exit of two leading women's seeds.

Cash backs Kyrgios for Olympic tilt

Endorsed: Nick Kyrgios' place on the plane to Rio is still in question.

A bemused Pat Cash says there is be "no conversation" about whether Nick Kyrgios should be a part of Australia's Olympic team - he wants the young star on the plane to Rio.

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Stosur charges into French Open quarters

Samantha Stosur defats Romania's Simona Halep.

Joe Barton   Samantha Stosur's French Open love affair has continued, with Australia's last remaining hope brushing aside world No.6 Simona Halep.

Kyrgios smashes Cash's social media advice

"Unfortunately, while I have expressed every intention of trying to win a medal for my country in Rio, it’s very clear ...

Larissa Nicholson   Former Aussie tennis bad boy's Twitter tips for success draw a short, sharp response from the sport's newest wild child.

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Open washed out for first time in 16 years

On hold: The action at Roland Garros was suspended on Monday due to heavy downpours.

Bill Scott   The last time the clay major lost a day to the weather was exactly 16 years ago on May 30, 2000.

Stosur again halted by rain in Paris

Stop-start: Samantha Stosur before her fourth-round match against Simona Halep of Romania was postponed again.

Joe Barton   ​Rain has washed out the entire day's play at Roland Garros, further stalling Samantha Stosur's French Open charge.

Wawrinka and Murray advance in Paris

Last eight: Andy Murray stormed into the quarter finals, where he will meet the last surviving Frenchman, Richard Gasquet.

Martyn Herman   Perennial grand slam title contenders Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray were joined in the French Open quarter-finals by two unfamiliar faces on Sunday as the Parisian clay continued to turn up unexpected plot lines.

Stosur again halted by rain in Paris

Still waiting: Samantha Stosur's fourth round clash was halted for rain delays, the second time she has been forced to ...

Joe Barton   For the second time in a week Samantha Stosur's French Open charge has been halted by the temperamental Parisian weather.

The time is right for Tomic, says Troicki

Tomic in action at the French Open.

Joe Barton   The time is right for Bernard Tomic to make his mark on world tennis, according world No.21 Victor Troicki, who says the youngster is putting aside his party lifestyle.

Williams sisters, Tsonga injury dash French hopes

Serena Williams celebrates a point.

First the Williams sisters ambushed two home favourites, then Jo Wilfried Tsonga's chances were shattered by injury as French hopes were battered at a stormy Roland Garros on Saturday.

Djokovic beats Bedene and light at French Open

Novak Djokovic shakes hands with umpire Pascal Maria.

David Waldstein   It is not often that a tennis player leads a cheer for a chair umpire, or insists that he come down from his perch and join a post-match interview.

Kyrgios cops fine from Gasquet loss

Nick Kyrgios was booed during his loss to Richard Gasquet at Roland Garros, and later fined for swearing.

Joe Barton   Tennis wild child Nick Kyrgios has been slugged with a $6200 fine for an audible obscenity during his French Open thrashing at the hands of Richard Gasquet.

Nick Kyrgios out of Open to a chorus of boos

Nick Kyrgios on his way to the exit gate at the French Open.

Joe Barton   An injured and upset Nick Kyrgios has suffered a French Open flame-out at the hands of local hero Richard Gasquet, leaving Samantha Stosur as the only Australian in the fourth round.

Rafael Nadal pulls out of French Open with wrist injury

Rafael Nadal announces his withdrawal from the French Open.

Nine-times champion Rafael Nadal sent shockwaves around Roland Garros on Friday when he unexpectedly pulled out of the French Open because of an injury to his left wrist.

French Open 2016: Stosur fights through to 4th round

Aced it: Australia's Samantha Stosur celebrates a hard-fought third round win.

Joe Barton   Australian turns the tables on her horror record against fellow French Open runner-up Lucie Safarova.

Tomic takes Rasheed to task

"For (Rasheed) to say that comment, just shows you how much education he has": Bernard Tomic.

Bernard Tomic says he wants "more than anything to win" and believes Roger Rasheed's scathing comments about his round-one French Open victory showed "how much education he has".

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Banned Sharapova included in Olympic team

Maria Sharapova has been included in Russia's Olympic tennis team.

Maria Sharapova is one of four Russian players named to compete in women's singles at the Olympics in Rio, even though she has been suspended from competition after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium.

Nadal, Djokovic cruise into third round

Spain's Rafael Nadal.

A dominant Rafa Nadal reached one career milestone on Thursday but the nature of the Spaniard's passage through the early rounds of the French Open suggests his eyes are fixed firmly on another more significant landmark.

'Dizzy' Tomic goes down at French Open

Bernard Tomic

Joe Barton   Bernard Tomic has been knocked out of the French Open following a four-set defeat in which he complained of dizziness.