Australian qualifier Bernard Tomic has extended his fairytale run at Wimbledon into the quarterfinals after crushing Belgium’s Xavier Malisse.

Two surprise results by Lu Yen-Hsun and Li Na, and a sexism row triggered by Serena Williams took attention away from Thursday’s other tennis matches.

Australian favourite Lleyton Hewitt lost in the second round of Wimbledon against Robin Soderling, while Li Na lost to German wildcard Sabine Lisicki.

Rafael Nadal has reached the French Open last eight as title rival Novak Djokovic was handed a free pass into the semifinals.

Swede Robin Soderling defeated Spain’s David Ferrer 7-5, 7-5 on Tuesday to keep alive his bid to reach the semi-finals of the ATP World Finals.

It has been a long journey back from the pit of despair for Rafael Nadal but he completed it in style on Sunday to win a fifth French Open title.

Sweden’s Robin Soderling is clearly the undisputed chaampion-slayer after putting Roger Federer to the sword at the French Open on Tuesday.

Top seeds Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova both moved smoothly into the last 16 at the French Open on Saturday. Federer outplayed close friend Mario Ancic of Croatia, winning…

Torrential rain brought chaos to the French Open on Tuesday, with six hours of play lost and title favourites Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal amongst the victims of the deluge.…