The Australian Open has defended the decision to allow Maria Sharapova to carry the women's trophy onto court for the tournament's draw ceremony.

top seed Rafael Nadal has been drawn to play Víctor Estrella Burgos of Dominican Republic.Britain's Andy

Murray, the back-to-back Olympic champion and three-time Grand Slam winner, is not in the draw as he

David Goffin and Lucas Pouille are good friends off the court but they will be the best of foes on it when they kick off the 2017 Davis Cup by final in France. 

Britain’s Kyle Edmund in the opening rubber in 2015, only for Belgium to lose 3-1 in Ghent against an Andy

Murray onslaught.David Goffin and Lucas Pouille will put their friendship to one side when they kick

In the vast realm of pointless debates surrounding the England national football team, the club versus country ‘row’ must be one of the most tedious of them all.

then went on to win a record eighth men’s singles title at the tournament.By comparison, Britain’s Andy

Murray and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic appear to have paid the price, to an extent, for their exerts over

While Federer participated in 12 major events throughout the 2017, Murray clocked up 17 last year.

Rafael Nadal is targeting a first ever victory at the Paris Masters after confirming his return from injury in time to participate at the event due to start tomorrow in the AccorHotels Arena.

symbolises how much has changed in men's tennis over the past 12 months as the 2016 event saw Britain's Sir Andy

Murray beat American John Isner in the final to claim the world number one spot.Both Sir Andy and the

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will meet in the final of the Shanghai Masters following very different semi-final victories today.

now due to face his old rival for the fourth time this year and the 24th time in a final.Britain's Andy

Murray and Serbia's Novak Djokovic, winners of six out of the last seven editions between them, are

World number one Rafael Nadal needed three sets to defeat Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov and reach the last four of the Shanghai Masters.

recovered from a slow start to triumph 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.The last four contests will be held tomorrow.Britain's Andy

Murray and Serbia's Novak Djokovic, who have won six out of the last seven editions between them, are

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has today announced that a two-day format and best-of-three-set matches will be trialled in the Davis Cup next year.

led to the top players often not seeing them as a priority and dropping out.World number three Sir Andy

Murray has previously called for Davis Cup matches to be shortened to increase the participation of

sequence of high profile withdrawals from the US Open - the most recent being Britain's world number two Andy

Murray - has improved their chances of finishing the season sharing the big four titles between them

of the draw are Austria's Dominic Thiem and the mercurial Nick Krygios of Australia.The departure of Murray

French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko was upset by a qualifier in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters in Ohio.

who opens in round two tomorrow against France's Richard Gasquet, is set to overtake the injured Sir Andy

Murray as men's world number one.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová came from behind to book her place in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters.

through.Querrey, the semi-finalist at Wimbledon this year after he beat Britain's world number one Andy

Murray, proved too strong for compatriot Stefan Kozlov, romping to a 6-3, 6-0 victory.Isner knocked

the top seeds will enter in the second round, with Spain's Rafael Nadal due to overtake the injured Murray

Rafael Nadal has missed the chance to become world number one after he was knocked out of the Rogers Cup in Montreal by Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov today.

event quarter-final.Nadal needed to reach the semi-finals this week to replace Great Britain's Sir Andy

Murray at the top of the world rankings.He will have another chance at next week's Cincinnati Masters

Canadian youngster Denis Shapovalov delighted the home crowd at the Rogers Cup in Montreal by beating Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro to set up a showdown with Spain’s Rafael Nadal.

returning to the top of the men’s singles world rankings, which are currently headed by the injured Sir Andy

Murray of Britain.The opposite side of the draw saw second seed Roger Federer come through his first

Sir Andy Murray has withdrawn from this week's Rogers Cup in Canada, paving the way for Spain's Rafael

semi-finals in Canada to take over at the summit of world tennis.Double Wimbledon and Olympic champion Sir Andy

to be missing the tournament in Montreal because I have many great memories from my time in Canada," Murray

Davis Cup singles matches will continue to be played over the best-of-five sets after a proposal to reduce them to three failed to gain approval at the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Vietnam.

has led to the top players often not seeing them as a priority and dropping out.World number one Sir Andy

Murray has previously called for Davis Cup matches to be shortened to increase the participation of

Karolína Plíšková of the Czech Republic has been confirmed as the new world number one in the latest Women's Tennis Association rankings following the conclusion of the Wimbledon Championships.

has also enjoyed a significant surge up the rankings, jumping three places to fourth.Britain's Sir Andy

Murray remains the men's world number one even after defeat in the quarter-final at Wimbledon ©Getty

ImagesBritain's Sir Andy Murray kept hold of his world number one status in the men's rankings, despite

champion was hampered by injury in the loss to Querrey but is still the top-ranked men's player.Sir Andy

who went out of Wimbledon a round earlier than his British rival, is just 285 points adrift of Sir Andy