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Maria Sharapova waves to the crowd after her loss.

Sharapova beaten in Stuttgart semis

Maria Sharapova's first tournament since her controversial return to tennis ended is over after she lost to Kristina Mladenovic of France in the Stuttgart Grand Prix semi-finals.

Nastase sorry - sort of - for Fed Cup abuse

Ilie Nastase still blames the Brits for his outburst.

Ilie Nastase has delivered a partial apology for his disgraceful behaviour during last weekend's Fed Cup tie in Constanta, but continued to claim that he had been pushed over the edge by the conduct of his British opponents.

Are we finally witnessing the turning point for Nick Kyrgios?

In a good place: Nick Kyrgios

​It has been a week of tennis drama, backlit by Ilie Nastase's sexist rants and Maria Sharapova's dubious wild cards. With claims and counter-claims flying around the ether, we might have expected Nick Kyrgios - Australia's serial controversialist - to pop up with a fiery outburst of his own.

Serena Williams hits back in Nastase racism row

Hitting back: Serena Williams earlier this year with the Australian Open trophy.

Serena Williams has launched a stinging attack on Ilie Nastase, accusing the Romanian Fed Cup captain of racially abusing her and her unborn baby and hurling sexist abuse at her fellow female tennis players.

Dasha blitzing has Australia in box seat

First Fed Cup win: Daria Gavrilova comfortably won her singles match against Serbia's Ivana Jorovic 6-2, 6-2.

Australia are in the box seat after day one of their Fed Cup World Group II play-off tie against Serbia, taking a 2-0 lead following singles wins to Ashleigh Barty and Daria Gavrilova on Saturday.

Nastase tirade sees Fed Cup tie suspended

Ilie Nastase in action in 1997.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has launched an investigation after home captain Ilie Nastase was sensationally thrown off the court, leading to the suspension of Great Britain's Fed Cup play-off against Romania.

Barty to show Serbia the Australian way

Play the Australian way: Ashleigh Barty and her Fed Cup teammates need to beat Serbia to avoid dropping back to the ...

In a week when there has been plenty of talk about Australian values, Ashleigh Barty and her Fed Cup teammates will be keen to show some in their World Group II play-off tie against Serbia.

Tomic says no to Davis Cup in 2017

 Bernard Tomic has ruled himself out for Davis Cup duties for the rest of 2017.

Bernard Tomic has all but closed the door on helping Australia reach their first Davis Cup final in more than a decade as he focuses solely on arresting his dramatic rankings slide.

Backhand to the future

Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a backhand in his match against Rafael Nadal of Spain in the final of the Miami Open.

It's not just that Roger Federer at 35 is winning at the same rate as when he was 25. It's not just that he has beaten Rafael Nadal three times in a row for the first time in their long rivalry, all in finals.