Seeds started to tumble at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, with Belinda Bencic and Elise Mertens followed out of the draw by Jo Konta, while Garbiñe Muguruza and Angelique Kerber were among those to win through on Tuesday.

The Internazionali BNL d’Italia got under way at the Foro Italico in Rome on Monday, with some of the seeds in action and coming through unscathed, although Petra Kvitova had to come from a set down against Magda Linette to advance, while Jennifer Brady won in...

Dan Evans excellent run on clay over the past few weeks came to an end in the first round of the Rome Masters when h suffered a very-bad tempered loss to Taylor Fritz.

As action starts at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, here are some off-court snippets...

Alexander Zverev couldn’t have hoped for a better stay in the Spanish capital as he departs for Rome and the next stage on the ATP calendar with the Mutua Madrid Nasters trophy safely tucked into his racket bag.

Having ended the local favourite’s title hopes in the previous round, Alexander Zverev took another firm step towards his second title at the Spanish capital when he reached the Mutua Madrid Masters final by defeating Dominic Thiem, the Austrian who stopped him...

The WTA Tour hot-foots it from Madrid to Rome for Internazionali BNL d'Italia, which starts on Monday where the defending champion is Simona Halep and players will be making their last-minute preparations for the season’s second Grand Slam, at Roland Garros.

Aryna Sabalenka stopped Ash Barty’s run to claim the Mutua Madrid Open title on Saturday, 6-0 3-6 6-4, and, in so doing, avenged this year’s three-set losses to the Australian in the Miami Open quarter-finals and the recent Stuttgart final.

The Mutua Madrid Open women's final is much-anticipated, pitching Ash Barty and Aryna Sabalenka for their second consecutive trophy match as the two hottest clay court players on the WTA Tour at the moment.

Two tennis fathers are out of a job coaching their daughters - Sofia Kenin and Caroline Garcia have both parted ways with their dads in an effort to improve form.