New Zealand tennis number one Marina Erakovic has tuned up for Wimbledon by winning the doubles title at a WTA tournament in the Netherlands.

Martin Kaymer returned to the elite in golf with a US Open victory that ranks among the best.

New Zealand's Marina Erakovic has advanced to the doubles quarter-finals at the French Open for a second straight year.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

The flick is just what it sounds like. The wrist snaps upward, as though you're shooing away a fly or a drunk.

Rising Kiwi basketball star Steven Adams is making a name for himself in the NBA for getting under the skin of opponents. Several of them have lost their cool this season and been ejected and fined for attacking Oklahoma City's giant Kiwi.

I've just kept going. I haven't had anything go wrong, so I've no reason to stop. I've stayed fit and the only time I've been in hospital was for maternity reasons [four times] so I've been lucky. If I can do it, you could too ... if you wanted to.

Andre Agassi has picked Rafael Nadal ahead of grand slam record-holder Roger Federer when asked to choose the best player in tennis history, a report said yesterday.

New Zealand is about to host the 17th world veteran table tennis championships. It's a big deal not only for countries such as Japan and China where chop, top spin and loop-drives come as naturally as breathing.

With the tennis circus now rolling on to the slowest surface, Paul Newman highlights who'll be making the headlines – and why.

Tennis Northern have come under fire after withdrawing their teams from this month's national junior teams event and some parents and clubs in the region are upset.

Auckland's top tennis school has taken the unprecedented action of withdrawing its top boys and girls teams from the secondary school competition.

Bystanders at the recent Counties Manukau Secondary Schools tennis champs could have been forgiven for whispering "I didn't even know Manurewa High School played tennis!".

Mahesh Bhupathi, the impresario behind the launch of the International Premier Tennis League, has put his plane on the runway by allocating 28 leading players.

Grand Slam record-holder Roger Federer has begun the second phase of what he hopes will be a revival of his fortunes by racing into the second round of the Dubai Open.

Club tennis players will have to down rackets at 6pm if a little-known clause in Auckland Council's draft Unitary Plan makes it through to the final document.