France’s Richard Gasquet has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for cocaine.
The 22-year-old, who could face a two-year ban from the sport, failed the test at the Miami Masters in March.
“His provisional suspension begins today (Monday),” said Dr Stuart Miller, the head of the International Tennis Federation’s anti-doping commission.
Gasquet said: “I want to prove my [...]

Venus Williams opened her European clay-court season with a scrappy 6-2 4-6 6-2 win over Lucie Safarova in the second round of the Italian Open.
The fourth seed eased through the first set but 22-year-old Safarova broke in the third game of the second set and held serve easily to level the match.
The Czech had four [...]

British number one Andy Murray will face Juan Monaco of Argentina in his opening singles match at the Rome Masters on Tuesday.
The Scot, 21, had a bye in the first round as the fourth seed, while Monaco beat Germany’s Nicolas Kiefer 6-2 6-3.
Murray and Monaco have met once before, with the Briton winning 4-6 6-3 [...]

Rafael Nadal clinched his fifth successive Barcelona Open title with a 6-2 7-5 win over David Ferrer.
In a repeat of last year’s final, the world number one took an imposing lead when he broke compatriot Ferrer in the first and fifth games of the first set.
The second set saw both players twice broken on serve, [...]

Luck of the draw: Andy Murray (left) and John Lloyd could face a problem if the Davis Cup fixtures force Great Britain to use a hard court Photo: PA

But at least John Lloyd’s team, down three places at No 24 in the world, were high enough up the list to have been included among the [...]

Great Britons: Theo Walcott, Lewis Hamilton and Andy Murray have all hit the headlines for positive reasons Photo: PA

Stop it. Walcott’s ram-raid in Zagreb was not an isolated outbreak of brilliance but part of a wider story. He is one pillar of a youthful triumvirate imposing British excellence on the world stage: Walcott, Hamilton, Murray; [...]

Show of strength: Andy Murray is fitter and stronger than ever before Photo: Bloomberg

The American television series Entourage may be his favourite show, as he pointed out to the Flushing Meadows crowd after beating Stanislas Wawrinka in the fourth round, but it’s his own entourage that has made the biggest impression on the young Scotsman.
His [...]