Muguruza upsets Serena in final

David Waldstein 1:33 AM   Spaniard Garbine Muguruza downed Serena Williams in two sets to win first Grand Slam.

Djokovic faces a daunting last hurdle

Novak Djokovic in cruise control against Dominic Thiem at the French Open on Friday.

Christopher Clarey 10:48 PM   For the fourth time in five years, Novak Djokovic is just one victory from completing his collection of grand slam singles trophies.

Rejuvenated Stosur eyes Wimbledon seeding

Stosur is back in the top 15 after her Roland Garros run.

After her final-four effort at French Open, the Australian's dream of a second grand slam title is alive.

Stosur thrashed in French Open semi-final

Shattered dreams: Sam Stosur went down in straight sets.

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

Murray beats Wawrinka to line up French Open showdown with Djokovic

Novak Djokovic in cruise control against Dominic Thiem at the French Open on Friday.

Novak Djokovic was unplayable as he cantered into the French Open final by crushing flat Austrian tyro Dominic Thiem, moving closer to the only grand slam missing from his collection.

Stosur to take on Wimbledon without coach

Samantha Stosur was completely outplayed by Garbine Muguruza during their French Open semi-final on Friday.

Joe Barton   Samantha Stosur says she'll go solo in her attack on Wimbledon this year, after her association with coach David Taylor ended in semi-final heartbreak at the French Open.

Chiller is right and Kyrgios is wrong

Peter FitzSimons dinkus

Peter FitzSimons   Sure, Australians want Olympic gold medals. But we also want a team we can be proud of.

Saturday Serve: Kyrgios only hurting himself

David Polkinghorne dinkus

David Polkinghorne   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   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   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   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.

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   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.