Nick Kyrgios produced a trademark tweener to delight fans at the US Men's Clay Court Championship but it could not prevent a three-set defeat.

Nick Kyrgios is planning to win Queen's and fire an early warning shot to his Wimbledon rivals.

• Warren Barnsley

Sam Stosur will play her first Fed Cup tie in two years when she joins Ashleigh Barty, Daria Gavrilova and Destanee Aiava in facing the Netherlands.

Madison Brengle files lawsuit against WTA and ITF seeking damages for injuries she says were caused by the repeated drawing of blood for anti-doping tests.

Anastasija Sevastova has paid tribute to Australia's Ashleigh Barty after knocking the Queenslander out of the Charleston Open in South Carolina.

• Steven Wine

Half an hour after Sloane Stephens won her hometown tournament, she lingered on the confetti-covered court, posing for photos and signing autographs as if reluctant to leave Key Biscayne.

• Caden Helmers

The dream match almost wasn't to be.

After John Isner clinched his berth in the Miami Open final, he came over the top one last time, throwing a celebratory punch at top speed.

Nick Kyrgios will tumble out of the world's top 20 after failing to defend big rankings points at the Miami Open.

Thanasi Kokkinakis in heated exchange with Fernando Verdasco about the Australian qualifier's father at a change of ends in the third set.

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Australian young gun continues her run at the WTA Premier event.

Kokkinakis, ranked 175th in the world, used a vicious top-spin forehand to wear down Federer.

Novak Djokovic’s 16-match Miami winning streak ended, and his struggle to come back from an elbow injury continued.

The match ended with Serena Williams grinning at the net. She saved the worst shot for last in a rare first-round defeat and had to laugh.

• Darren Walton

Bernard Tomic has made an unsuccessful comeback to tennis following his ill- fated appearance on reality TV.

Nick Kyrgios and John McEnroe will join forces for the Laver Cup in September.

• Nicole Hoey

Navratilova says McEnroe receives at least 10 times her payment for work at Wimbledon.

Indian Wells winner Naomi Osaka embarked on what she expected to be quite a poor victory speech.

Juan Martin Del Potro saved two match points en route to victory over Roger Federer at Indian Wells

• Helene Elliott

Any other player might have begun mentally packing for the next tour stop.

Venus Williams has broken sister Serena's first two service games in the second set as she wrapped up their fourth round match at Indian Wells.

Daria Gavrilova is through to the third round of the WTA tournament in Indian Wells after a straight-sets victory over Yanina Wickmayer.

Australian teenager Alex De Minaur has made the most of his wildcard entry into the ATP Masters event in California, upsetting German Jan-Lennard Struff.

World No.2 Rafael Nadal suffered his latest setback during a training session last week.

• Cindy Shmerler

In tennis, few things arouse the crowd more than confrontations, especially those involving players, umpires and line judges.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Australian tennis great Wally Masur has backed Nick Kyrgios to reach Novak Djokovic levels of greatness.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Former Australian captains Wally Masur and John Fitzgerald are skeptical of a revamped Davis Cup format.

• Eamonn Tiernan

Australian Fed Cup captain Alicia Molik backs Sam Stosur to return for their showdown against the Netherlands.

Serena Williams is returning to the tennis tour six months after giving birth, and her husband welcomed her back with four giant billboards.