Serena Williams was made fight back from a set down before keeping her bid for a third straight clay-court title on track at the Rome Masters.

Rafael Nadal cruised into the third round of the Rome Masters with a comfortable 6-1 7-5 victory over Florian Mayer.

Roger Federer cruised past Carlos Berlocq in his second-round encounter with the Argentine at the Rome Masters.

Australian duo Lleyton Hewitt and Ashleigh Barty have been awarded wildcards for the upcoming French Open.

Having left the blue clay behind, world number one Novak Djokovic bounced back to winning ways in Rome on Tuesday.

The LTA has hit back after being criticised for being “a total shambles” in the House of Lords on Tuesday.

Birthday boy Andy Murray survived a stern examination from David Nalbandian before moving into the third round of the Rome Masters.

Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova reached the third round of the Rome Masters with straight-sets wins on Tuesday.

John Isner and Gael Monfils made it through to the second round of the ATP Rome Masters in contrasting styles on Monday.

Seeded duo Ana Ivanovic and Angelique Kerber both won their first-round matches on day one of the Italian Open.