Tennis News

Rafa Nadal has made short work of his great rival Roger Federer to win the Italian Open, his sixth trophy of the year, 6-1 6-3.

Clay king Rafa Nadal sent another reminder he is not about to surrender his Roland Garros crown without a fight when he crushed Swiss 15th seed Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2 6-4 to win the Madrid Open.

New Zealand tennis No1 Marina Erakovic has lost the doubles final at the Madrid Masters tournament in Spain.

Her form in the singles may have deserted her but Kiwi No 1 Marina Erakovic has progressed to the doubles semifinals at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Spain.

New Zealand No 1 Marina Erakovic has been ousted in the first round of the Portugal Open in Oeiras, falling to Spaniard Carla Suarez-Navarro 6-3 6-0 at the US$220,000 clay court event.

Wimbledon organisers have moved to justify a staggering 40 percent rise in total prize money that will make the pot at this year's championships the biggest ever in tennis.

Novak Djokovic has ended Rafael Nadal's eight-year reign at the Monte Carlo Masters with a clinical 6-2 7-6 victory in the final.

A string of errors put world number two Andy Murray out of the Monte Carlo Masters when he lost 6-1 6-2 to Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round.