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Top player in row over Games omission

NZ's top female domestic table tennis player says she was overlooked for Commonwealth Games selection over two inactive overseas-based players.

'I just played badly and don't know why'

Grigor Dimitrov felt it might not be Andy Murray's day even before a ball had been struck in their quarter-final on Centre Court yesterday.

Kiwi behind teen's Wimbledon rise

Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios - who has become an overnight tennis sensation after knocking Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon - has a Kiwi coach.

Wimbledon: Aussie's explosive debut

It began with a thunderbolt of an ace, and it ended with another.

Tennis: Aussie teenager stuns Nadal

Australian teenager Nick Kyrgios has pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Wimbledon history, beating world No.1 Rafael Nadal in four sets to reach the quarter-finals.

Commonwealth Games: Age no barrier for New Zealand's world class table tennis ace

Tennis: Erakovic knocked out of doubles

Tennis: Williams, Sharapova storm through to second round

French Open: Federer and Djokovic through to last 16

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer passed tough four-set tests on Friday to reach the French Open last 16 where they were joined by outspoken Ernests Gulbis who found himself accused of sexism.

Tennis: Erakovic knocked out in Paris

Marina Erakovic has been knocked out of the French Open overnight following a straight sets defeat to fifth seed Petra Kvitova.

Supershorts: Writings on the wall

Who said chivalry was dead? A report yesterday said Rory McIlroy telephoned ex-fiancee Caroline Wozniacki to tell her the wedding - and the relationship - were off.

McIlroy called off wedding in a three-minute phone call

Tennis: First-round defeat wake-up call for Wawrinka

Third-seeded Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka made a shock, listless exit from the French Open yesterday at the hands of Spanish journeyman Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.

Erakovic reaches second round at Paris

New Zealand's Marina Erakovic has advanced to the second round of the French Open after a straight sets 6-2, 6-1 win over Ukraine's Nadiya Kichenok.

Tennis: Popular Li eager for repeat in Paris

Li Na has a spring in her step as she aims to repeat her 2011 triumph at the French Open in Paris.

Tennis: Federer feels joy as he serves up amazing second set

As a seven-time Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer has seen many glorious moments. But nothing quite like this. A week after his wife Mirka gave birth to twin boys, Federer still finds himself floating on the most beatific high.