TENNIS

Sharapova has already been guaranteed wild card slots in tournaments in Stuttgart, Madrid and Rome.

Federer beat Nadal in the fourth round to record his third consecutive win over the Spaniard.

Federer beat Nadal in the fourth round of the ongoing BNP Paribas Masters at Indian Wells.

Federer recorded three consecutive wins over Nadal for the first time in his career.

The 29-year-old is poised to return from her 18-month doping ban.

Nadal and Federer are facing each other for the 36th time in their career.

Uncle Toni announced earlier in the year that he will not travel with Rafa Nadal in 2018.

The British number three produced an admirable performance in Indian Wells - but received some cruel abuse.

Sharapova will make her return from a 15-month ban at the Porsche Grand Prix in April.

Nadal believes the future of tennis needs changes to attract more fans.

Djokovic has won eight of nine Masters 1000 titles in his career.

Federer is playing in his second tournament after his win at the Australian Open in January.

Maria Sharapova will make her return to professional competition next month.

World number one defeated 6-4 7-6 in round two in California.

Nadal is pooled in the same quarter of the draw as Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

Murray lost 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) to Pospisil in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open.

Federer is currently ranked number 10 in the world.

Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have been drawn in the same quarter at the 2017 BNP Paribas Masters.

Sharapova is set to return to action in April 2017 following a doping ban.

Federer has won 18 Grand Slam titles, four more than the next best - Pete Sampras and Rafael Nadal.

The 35-year-old has dominated the women's game for a decade-and-a-half.

John De'Viana faces two counts of child cruelty following allegations made by his two children.

Nadal faces a possible fourth round clash against Federer and quarter-final against Djokovic.

Murray is currently ranked seventh in the Race to London after his recent win in Dubai.

Angelique Kerber will now reclaim the world number one rank.

Federer surprised many including himself when he won the 2017 Australian Open title.

Nadal recently lost in the final of the Mexican Open to Sam Querrey.

Djokovic still plans on playing for a long time.

Sharapova will return to the tour when her 15-month doping ban concludes at the end of April.