Tennis

Kiki Bertens saved a championship point before going on to earn a shock Cincinnati Masters final triumph 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2 over a fatigued world number one Simona Halep on Sunday.

Novak Djokovic finally clinched the title missing from his resume with a 6-4 6-4 win over Roger Federer on Sunday to win in Cincinnati .

The Davis Cup format will no longer feature four rounds at home and away venue around the world throughout the year, but instead be a one-week-shoot-out among 18 nations.

Novak Djokovic closed in on a Western & Southern Open title with his 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Marin Cilic on Saturday.

Novak Djokovic slammed his racket on the court and rallied for a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Milos Raonic on Friday night to reach the semifinals

Minutes before taking court in San Jose in what turned out to be the biggest defeat of her career, Serena Williams dealt with news surrounding her slain sister.

Roger Federer's match against Leonardo Mayer was postponed until Friday as well, along with several others pushed back by day-long rain that made a mess of the brackets.

ITF members voted in favour of the proposed overhaul of the 118-year-old Davis Cup format.

The new Davis Cup will condensed from a year-round competition to two weeks, double the total prize money to at least $20 million and shorten the matches from traditional best-of-five sets to best-of-three sets.

The LTA said on Wednesday that while they remain supportive of the ITF, it is "unable to support their proposed Davis Cup reforms at this time."

Novak Djokovic overcame an upset stomach and a sluggish first set Wednesday, beating Adrian Mannarino 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 before heavy rain halted afternoon matches.

As India celebrates their 72nd Independence Day, tennis ace Sania Mirza talks about the day she received her Independence.

The proposal to overhaul the current calendar-year format of the 118-year-old event is being discussed this week at the International Tennis Federation conference in Orlando, Florida, with the vote set for Thursday.

Ninth-ranked Muguruza and former World No. 3 Ferrer are among players making their debuts at the tournament, a major lead-up event for the first grand slam of the season, the Australian Open.

Roger Federer advanced to the third round with a 6-4, 6-4 victory against Peter Gojowczyk, and Serena Williams was eliminated by eighth-seeded Petra Kvitova in a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 second-round loss.

Sania Mirza gave a befitting reply to a troll on Twitter who asked if her Independence day fell on Tuesday, the day Pakistan celebrates.

Former World No. 1 Roger Federer will return to play in Cincinnati Masters to test his form ahead of the upcoming US Open.

Andy Murray's comeback following hip surgery hit another roadblock on Monday after he was beaten 6-1 1-6 6-4 by France's Lucas Pouille in the first round of the Cincinnati Open.

Serna Williams, who made the Wimbledon final last month but withdrew from last week's Rogers Cup in Montreal for personal reasons, cracked eight aces.