Simona Halep

Florida: Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic advanced to the Miami Open final for the first…

Miami: Novak Djokovic remains on course for a record seventh Miami Open title, but the world…

Romania reached the Fed Cup semi-finals for the first time with a 3-2 win over defending champions Czech Republic. Romania will now travel to France in April’s semi-finals.

Petra Kvitova’s surging win over Ashleigh Barty to make the Australian Open semi-finals ensured Simona Halep’s reign as world number one is over. Halep held the number one ranking for 48 weeks, but after her loss to Serena Williams in round four, she said it wasn’t her priority.

A fired-up Serena Williams slugged past world number one Simona Halep Monday as she inches ever closer to a 24th Grand Slam title, while Novak Djokovic survived a battle to stay on course for a record seventh Australian Open crown.

Serena Williams subdued a stubborn fightback from world number one Simona Halep to storm into Australian Open quarter-finals. Serena beat the top seed 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in an epic three-setter to line up a last eight clash with Czech eighth seed Karolina Pliskova.

World number one Simona Halep set up a headline last 16 showdown with Serena Williams by beating her sister Venus Saturday as Novak Djokovic’s relentless drive towards more Australian Open glory cranked up another gear.

Top seed Simona Halep was forced to dig deep to stay in the Australian Open on a day of epic battles Thursday that saw Japanese pair Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori survive but 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka crash out.

World number ones Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep were named top seeds on Thursday for next week’s Australian Open, with 23-time major winner Serena Williams lurking at 16 on the women’s side.

Paris: Darren Cahill, the coach of world number one and French Open champion Simona Halep, said…