Tennis News

Maria Sharapova may be going quietly into retirement but it certainly will not be the last we hear of her, writes Russell Fuller.

British number one Dan Evans beats Russia's Andrey Rublev 6-2 7-6 (11-9) to reach the semi-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Rafael Nadal beat Miomir Kecmanovic in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals of the Mexican Open.

Four-time grandslam winner Kim Clijsters has been given a wild card entry into the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells where she last competed in 2011.

Britain's Dan Evans continued his wonderful start to the year after making it through to the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

World No 1 Novak Djokovic has described Maria Sharapova as an inspirational figure and has praised her fighting spirit following her retirement from tennis at the age of 32.

Maria Sharapova's retirement is only the first of many as tennis' biggest superstars enter the twilight of their careers, says former British No 1 Laura Robson.

Katie Boulter's run at the Mexican Open has been brought to a halt by sixth seed Lin Zhu but fellow Britons Kyle Edmund and Heather Watson are both through to the quarter-finals in Acapulco.