MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Serena Williams joined older sister Venus in the third round of the Australian Open on Thursday as the main contenders continued to move safely and swiftly through the draw. Serena had no problems defeating Czech Petra Kvitova 6-2 6-1 to remain on course to defend the title she won last year while Venus cruised to a 6-2 7-5 ...

Giant American John Isner called on every inch of his six feet nine inch (206 centimetre) frame Thursday to upset Spanish top seed Tommy Robredo Thursday in their Heineken Open quarter-final. The unseeded American fired 20 booming aces and a powerful barrage of ground strokes to down the world number 16 with a 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 6-4 victory in ...

Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer completed Spain's Davis Cup whitewash over the Czech Republic here on Sunday. Defending champions Spain had sealed their fourth Davis Cup title on Saturday when the doubles pair of Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez demolished their Czech opponents to give the hosts an unassailable 3-0 lead. And world number two Nadal and Ferrer completed ...