Results on Tuesday on the second day of the British Open (x denotes seeding):

Results on Tuesday on the second day of the British Open (x denotes seeding):

World number one Ramy Ashour won a fierce battle of words as well as deeds with his compatriot Omar Mosaad during a hot-tempered opening win in the British Open on Tuesday.

Results on Tuesday on the first day of the British Open (x denotes seeding):

World number one Nicol David's bid to win the British Open for a fifth time made a fast and impressive start on Tuesday which belied the fact that she has yet to win a title this year.

Results on Tuesday on the first day of the British Open:

Results on Tuesday on the first day of the British Open:

Nick Matthew, the only Englishman to have won the British Open three times in a row, made an impressive start to his title defence on Monday.

Gregory Gaultier, the only Frenchman to have won the British Open title, wants to win it again as a tribute to the coach who died during last year's tournament at the O2 Arena in London.

PARIS (Reuters) - Zhang Jike sealed a remarkable hat-trick of major titles when he beat fellow Chinese Wang Hao 4-2 in the men's final of the world championships at Bercy on Monday. Zhang, who had already beaten Wang in the 2011 world championships final and the Olympic final last year, prevailed 11-7 11-8 6-11 14-12 5-11 …

Nicol David may have to cope with uniquely tricky conditions caused by a large temperature drop if she is to avoid trouble early on during her British Open title defence.

By Eric Salliot ROME (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal made short work of his great rival Roger Federer to win the Italian Open, his sixth trophy of the year, 6-1 6-3 on Sunday. The crowd sitting in the sunshine at Rome's Foro Italico watched Nadal race to victory in 69 minutes on the red clay. The Spaniard, back in his best form …

ROME (Reuters) - Serena Williams won her fourth consecutive tennis tour title when she thrashed former world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-1 6-3 to take the Italian Open on Sunday. The American, who has not lost a match since Azarenka defeated her in the Doha final in February, completely overpowered the Belarussian on …

World number one Ramy Ashour will try to become the first Egyptian to win the British Open in nearly 50 years when the world's oldest tournament starts in Hull on Monday.

Nicol David has prefaced her bid for a fifth British Open title next week by reassuring her compatriots that the most successful career of the women's professional era is not on the wane.

By Eric Salliot ROME (Reuters) - Roger Federer will meet great rival Rafa Nadal in the Italian Open final after the Swiss held off a spirited challenge by unseeded Frenchman Benoit Paire on Saturday. The 7-6 6-4 scoreline suggested a routine victory for the world number three, but the 24-year-old Paire was a break up in …

By Eric Salliot ROME (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal beat Czech sixth seed Tomas Berdych 6-2 6-4 to reach the Italian Open final on Saturday with a dominant performance that he described as emotional after his long injury absence. Nadal, who returned to action in February after seven months out with a knee problem, will have the …

By Eric Salliot Rome (Reuters) - Serena Williams crushed Romanian qualifier Simona Halep 6-3 6-0 to book her place in the Italian Open final and extend her winning streak to 23 matches on Saturday. World number one Williams, who is chasing a fourth consecutive tour title, will face Victoria Azarenka in Sunday's final after …