Tennis diva Maria Sharapova says she is relishing making her Stuttgart debut here as the clay-court season gets under way with the statuesque Russian up against all four grand slam winners.

Prize money at the French Open is going up significantly this year for players who lose in the early rounds.

Andy Murray said he was satisfied with his past successes to the point where he could retire tomorrow from the ATP Tour and have no regrets.

World number one Victoria Azarenka hit back at more criticism of her on-court grunting on Sunday, claiming it was as natural and uncontrollable as snoring.

Russian Maria Sharapova overtook Czech Petra Kvitova to take the world number two spot in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday.

Victoria Azarenka says nothing much has changed for her since she achieved the twin feats of becoming the first player from Belarus to win a Grand Slam tournament and take the world number one ranking.

Former world number five Fernando Gonzalez of Chile revealed on Thursday that he intends to play three more tournaments before retiring.

India's tennis ace Leander Paes told NDTV on Friday that his aim is to claim an Olympic medal in the doubles section. The 38-year-old confessed that both he and former partner in Mahesh Bhupathi split because the objective of a medal required partnership with younger players.

Sania Mirza's semifinal finish in the women's doubles event at the recently-concluded Australian Open has catapulted her to a career-best ranking of seventh position in the latest WTA Team Rankings, issued on Monday.

Novak Djokovic dispensed with the band and the raucous dressing room celebrations. After the longest final ever in a Grand Slam, it was only fitting that he put on a solo act and then pulled the curtains on another Australian Open.