Tennis: Venus makes grand slam semifinal

Kiwi tennis player Michael Venus and American partner Ryan Harrison have made the doubles semifinals at the French Open this morning after a rain delayed contest.

Marina Erakovic bows out of French Open

Another frustrating first round defeat for New Zealand tennis No.1 Marina Erakovic.

The 29-year-old Aucklander is out of the French Open in Paris after a 7-6(4) 6-4 defeat by 49th ranked American Shelby Rogers.

Marina Erakovic coach quietly happy

Coach Wesley Whitehouse is quietly confident Marina Erakovic is about to turn around her flagging tennis fortunes. The Aucklander has not won a tour level match in 2017 and is down on confidence heading into her first round match at the French Open tonight.

Erakovic good draw but cautious at French Open

Marina Erakovic has a golden opportunity to turn around what has been a difficult season to date when the French Open starts tomorrow night.

The sole New Zealander in the singles has received a relatively kind draw, pitted against American Shelby Rogers in the first round.

Tennis: Kiwi beats Kyrgios to reach ATP final

New Zealand tennis player Marcus Daniell is through to his sixth career ATP doubles final following a solid victory this morning in the semifinals of the Lyon tournament in France.

Tennis: Kiwi has to beat Kyrgios to make ATP final

New Zealand Davis Cup player Marcus Daniell is in good form leading up to next week’s French Open.

Busy week for Kiwi tennis players around the world

It’s been a busy week for New Zealand tennis players with matches in a variety of tournaments around the world.

Kiwi wins and losses in tennis

The ups and downs of pro tennis have hit Kiwi doubles No.1 Michael Venus.

Just a few days after winning the ATP title at Estoril in Portugal Venus has lost in the first round of doubles at the big 127,000 euro Aix en Provence Challenger in France with Australian John Patrick Smith.

Respected tennis man signs on

Highly respected Kiwi tennis identity Simon Rea has been confirmed in a full time role at Tennis New Zealand as high performance director.

Tennis: ATP title for Mike Venus in Portugal

New Zealand Davis Cup player Michael Venus has combined with American Ryan Harrison to win the Millennium Estoril Open with a 7-5 6-2 victory over experienced Spaniards David Marrero and Tommy Robredo this morning.