MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) It wasn't Maria Sharapova's choice to miss the last Australian Open. That decision was taken out of her hands because of a doping ban following a failed test on her previous ...

Fans and onlookers shrieked as a surprise guest came out to introduce Maria Sharapova as part of her induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday night in Newport, Rhode Island.

Two days after ending top-ranked Justine Henin's 32-match winning streak in the quarterfinals, Sharapova outclassed Serbia's Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the final Saturday and a ...

"The absence of these three stars does not weaken the tournament because Roland Garros remains an institution and the Holy Grail for a player," French tennis historian Jean-Christophe Piffau told AFP.

AFP Sports looks at the storylines likely to dominate the French Open which starts on Sunday. Novak Djokovic won his first Roland Garros title in 2916 but has been strugging since p pulse Follow ...