Bernard Tomic's woeful run on the ATP Tour continues with the Australian eliminated in straight sets by American wildcard Bjorn Fratangelo in the opening round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

• Helene Elliott

Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Indian Wells Open and the Miami Open, which starts on March 20.

• Linda Pearce

Ash Barty awoke to a phone full of test messages in Kuala Lumpur on Monday after becoming the first Australian woman not named Sam Stosur to win a WTA singles title in six years, but one from a fellow fisherwoman with whom Barty has formed a close bond was particularly special. Evonne Goolagong Cawley was among the well-wishers; Barty was thrilled.

Australian qualifier Ashleigh Barty has breezed past Japan's Nao Hibino 6-3 6-2 in a rain-hit Malaysian Open final to win her first WTA singles title in Kuala Lumpur.

Novak Djokovic has lost the tenacity that enabled him to rule men's tennis for a number of years, former mentor Niki Pilic has said.

Nick Kyrgios has fallen short of a berth against Rafael Nadal in the final of the Mexican Open, beaten by American Sam Querrey in Acapulco.

• COMMENT
• Simon Briggs

Nick Kyrgios' punchy personality is perfect for the ring. His love of taking down big names and controversy makes the fiery Aussie a natural boxer.

Bloodshed and pestilence weren't the only things in generous supply during the Middle Ages.

• Darren Walton

Controversial Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has defeated former world No.1 Novak Djokovic 7-6, 7-5 in the quarter-finals at the Mexico Open.

Andy Murray has saved a remarkable seven match points before seeing off Philipp Kohlschreiber in a gruelling quarter-final of the Dubai Duty Free Championships.

• Linda Pearce

Bernard Tomic should have been barred by tournament rules from returning to play a doubles match just two hours after another singles retirement for which he has been widely condemned, according to experienced coach and commentator Roger Rasheed.

Nick Kyrgios has moved on from his run-in with the Acapulco crowd to claim a second-round victory over American Donald Young in straight sets.

Roger Federer has squandered three match points in a shock 3-6 7-6 (7) 7-6 (5) second-round loss to Russian qualifier Evgeny Donskoy at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

• EXCLUSIVE
• Sam McClure

A group of four tennis fans, who claim they were directly targeted by Nick Kyrgios at the Mexico Open, say they felt threatened by the Australian tennis star and have demanded an apology.

• Phil Lutton

Tomic withdrew from his first round citing extreme heat, while Kyrgios had another run-in with a spectator.

• Glenn Cullen

Bernard Tomic's commitment to tennis is expected to come under the microscope again after the Australian pulled out of his first round match in Acapulco citing "unbearable heat".

Imagine playing a game of tennis with a mate when someone offers to play the winner. Nothing necessarily unusual there, until you look up and see that the owner of the offer is none other than women's world No.1 - and contender for the the title of the sport's greatest ever player - Serena Williams. 

• Darren Walton

Bernard Tomic is in a desperate fight to retain his grand slam seeding status as Nick Kyrgios lines up to potentially send his erstwhile Davis Cup teammate tumbling further down the rankings.

• Eamonn Tiernan

ACT sport and recreation minister Yvette Berry and Tennis ACT boss Kim Kachel are adamant Canberra will one day host international tennis.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Canberra tennis player James Frawley is preparing for a his first crack on the pro tour.

• Christopher Clarey

With his 18th and most unexpected Grand Slam singles title in hand, it was not unreasonable to wonder if Roger Federer might steal a move from his friend and one-time tennis role model Pete Sampras and call it a career on the highest possible note.

Australia's Samantha Stosur has become the latest victim of rising Croatian star Ana Konjuh.

Bernard Tomic's unhappy start to the 2017 ATP Tour season has continued in Florida.

• Barney Henderson

A glamorous tennis star and handsome nobody, brought together by a fairytale sporting comeback and a relationship played out to the world on social media.

Incoming Tennis Australia head of performance Wally Masur will attempt to bring the Tomic family back into the fold after their relationship soured under his predecessor Pat Rafter.

Genie Bouchard kept her word after the Atlanta Falcons lost the lead.

• Marissa Payne

The ESPN tennis commentator who was fired last month after being accused of using racist language to describe Venus Williams's playing style at the Australian Open has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the network.

Boris Becker believes Maria Sharapova has paid her dues and deserves a second chance when she returns to tennis in April at the end of her 15-month doping ban.

Rafael Nadal's uncle, Toni Nadal, will step down as his coach after this year's ATP Tour, as he feels he has been sidelined by other figures in the player's entourage, he told an Italian tennis magazine.