Australia will meet Japan in its next Asia/Oceania Group I tie in Brisbane with a purpose-built clay court to be used at the Queensland Tennis Centre.

Former champion and 10th seed Maria Sharapova of Russia was knocked out of the Indian Wells WTA tournament on Monday (AEDT), losing an error-strewn marathon to China's Zheng Jie 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.

Fifth-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko has learned that his painful left wrist is broken, sidelining him for four weeks, ATP tour officials said.

British world number four Andy Murray outclassed Italian Andreas Seppi 6-4, 6-4 on Monday (AEDT) to move into the third round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament.

Twice champion and holder Rafael Nadal has eased into the third round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament with a commanding 6-4, 6-4 victory over Germany's Rainer Schuettler.

Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova was bundled out of the Indian Wells WTA tournament on Sunday (AEDT), piling up unforced errors in a 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 loss to Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro in the second round.

Alicia Molik is through to the third round of the Indian Wells tennis tournament in California, beating 29th-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3).

Rafael Nadal says the worst thing about the injury that forced him out of the Australian Open quarter-finals was that it came just as he was playing great tennis.

Novak Djokovic climbed to a career-high second in the world rankings last month but the Serbian is reluctant to dream about usurping Roger Federer at the top.

Former Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal has confirmed he will start his bid to regain the grass-court grand slam by competing at Queen's in June.

Alicia Molik is through to the second round of the AFP event at Indian Wells but fellow Australian Jelena Dokic suffered a heavy defeat.

A tricky away assignment against the Ukraine stands in the way of Australia returning to the Fed Cup World Group for the first time since 2004.

Former world number one Rafael Nadal, who retired injured during his Australian Open quarter-final in January, says he is fit for this week's Indian Wells tournament in California.

Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova claimed her first WTA Tour title in Monterray, Mexico, after battling back to win her second match of the day.

Great Britain slumped to a humiliating Davis Cup defeat to Lithuania, forcing them to the brink of Europe/Africa Zone Group III - the lowest tier of the competition.

Defending champions Spain proved there is life without Rafael Nadal when it swept aside Switzerland 4-1 overnight to set-up a mouthwatering Davis Cup quarter-final clash with France.

Australia completed a rare 5-0 whitewash of Taiwan in their Davis Cup tie at Melbourne Park on Sunday.

Peter Luczak moved Australia to a 4-0 lead over Taiwan in the Davis Cup tie at Melbourne Park on Sunday afternoon.

France set-up a potential Davis Cup quarter-final blockbuster against defending champion Spain after extending its 72-year stranglehold over Germany overnight.

Australia won the Davis Cup tie against Taiwan at Melbourne Park 3-0 following its victory in the doubles rubber on Saturday.

Spain's David Ferrer dispatched Marco Chiudinelli in straight sets to level the depleted champions' Davis Cup first-round tie against Switzerland at 1-1 in Logrono overnight.

Teenager Bernard Tomic made a stunning Davis Cup debut, helping Australia to a 2-0 lead in the tie against Taiwan at Melbourne Park.

Rain has delayed the start of play in the Davis Cup tie between Australia and Taiwan at Melbourne Park.

German Tommy Haas will be out of action for several months after surgery on his right hip last Saturday (local time), his agent said in a statement overnight.