Red-hot Novak Djokovic accelerated his push for the year-end number one ranking today, dismissing the challenge of Tomas Berdych in a one-sided semi-final at the Shanghai Masters.

Two days after announcing that they would not select Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna to represent India for two years, All India Tennis Association (AITA) executives are keen to hear the players' side of the story. HT reports.

Mahesh Bhupathi is considering taking legal action against the All India Tennis Association’s “ban” against him and Rohan Bopanna, and is pondering whether the Indian Olympic Association or the sports ministry can intervene and overturn the decision, HT reports.

After Mahesh Bhupathi lashed out against the All India Tennis Association’s decision to not select Rohan Bopanna or him to represent the country for the next two years at least, the body cleared their stand on Tuesday, Sharmistha Chaudhuri reports.

Last year's runner-up Vera Zvonareva of Russia and Flavia Pennetta of Italy pulled out of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament that gets under way this weekend, organisers said today.

Wednesday evening witnessed another twist in the AITA-Mahesh Bhupathi drama.  Hurt after being referred to as 'stooges', a press statement was issued on 'behalf of the executive committee' stating the allegations are 'far from being correct'. Anil Khanna is not responsible for Bupathi's ban: AITA 

AITA secretary general Bharat Oza today said that Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna can reach out to the executive committee and appeal against the punishment handed to them on the ground of indiscipline.

Venus Williams will make her Hopman Cup debut in Perth later this year, partnering John Isner to represent the United States in the mixed international tournament, organisers said on Wednesday.

As you pass by the Sri Lankan Tennis Association campus on weekdays in the morning, almost the entire area is taken over by players on wheelchairs. Sanjjeev K Samyal writes.

The Karnataka High Court on Saturday stayed the two-year AITA ban on tennis players Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna from representing the country till June 30, 2014 on disciplinary grounds.

All Indian Tennis Association (AITA) chief Anil Khanna today threatened to take appropriate action against Mahesh Bhupathi for making false allegations of wrongdoing and corruption against the country's tennis body.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga remained on course to defend his Metz Open title with a three-set semi-final victory over Nikolay Davydenko today but there will no all-French final after Gael Monfils' comeback run was ended by Italy's Andreas Seppi.

The tennis federation president Anil Khanna must not be too pleased with himself right now. After all, it was a simple matter of ignoring Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna whenever it came to selecting a team that would represent the country. Sukhwant Basra reports. Bhupathi’s accusations | Khanna’s response | High Court’s stay order

Asia's top player Kei Nishikori of Japan will face a tough fight in the ATP Tour's Malaysian Open which begins on Monday.

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki won her first title in over a year when she handed out a 6-1, 6-0 rout of Kaia Kanepi, the injury-hit Estonian who knocked her out of the French Open.