Sports / Tennis

'Faint' hearted Londero, Mayer looking to halt Nadal, Federer 01 Jun 2019 - 12:40 pm

Paris: Unheralded Argentinians Juan Ignacio Londero and Leonardo Mayer stand in the way of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer in the French Open...

Del Potro powers past Jarry into second round 28 May 2019 - 03:25 pm

PARIS: Juan Martin del Potro fired up his power game after a sluggish start to ease past Nicolas Jarry in an all-South American...

Serena survives scare at Roland Garros, wins 800th match 27 May 2019 - 08:43 pm

Paris: Serena Williams survived a first-set scare before defeating Russia's Vitalia Diatchenko 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 to reach the second round of the French...

Wozniacki dumped out in Roland Garros first round 27 May 2019 - 02:32 pm

Paris: Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki collapsed to a 0-6, 6-3, 6-3 loss to Russian world number 68 Veronika Kudermetova in the...

Kvitova gets all clear for Wimbledon after arm injury 27 May 2019 - 01:25 pm

Paris: Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova said she expects to be fit for the grass-court season despite pulling out of the French Open...

'It's a great package deal': Dimitrov hails Agassi as new coach 26 May 2019 - 08:13 pm

Paris: Grigor Dimitrov described his coaching link-up with US legend Andre Agassi and mercurial Radek Stepanek as a "great package deal" on Sunday....

Federer turns on the style on Roland Garros return 26 May 2019 - 07:43 pm

PARIS: Roger Federer returned to the French Open and breezed into the second round with a 6-2 6-4 6-4 win against Italian Lorenzo...

Pain-free Murray optimistic about return to tennis 21 May 2019 - 11:55 am

London: Andy Murray is confident he can return to competitive tennis and has hinted at a doubles spot at Wimbledon, inspired by American...

Nadal beats Djokovic to win ninth Rome title 19 May 2019 - 08:02 pm

Rome: Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 to win a ninth Italian Open title and a record 34rd Masters crown on...

Pliskova to play Konta in Italian Open final 18 May 2019 - 08:20 pm

Rome: Former world number one Karolina Pliskova beat Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-4 to reach the Italian Open final on Saturday. The fourth-seeded...

Nadal gets his revenge over Tsitsipas to reach Rome final 18 May 2019 - 06:41 pm

ROME: After losing in the semifinals of three straight clay-court tournaments, Rafael Nadal looked more like his old, dominant self when he beat...

Federer, Nadal and Osaka win on busy day at Italian Open 16 May 2019 - 03:12 pm

ROME: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Naomi Osaka advanced with routine wins in the first of their two matches at the Italian Open...

Osaka into third round as Italian Open resumes after washout 16 May 2019 - 01:06 pm

Rome: World number one Naomi Osaka eased into the third round of the WTA and ATP Italian Open on Thursday with a straight-sets...

'In the mood': Federer seeks more clay matches in Rome 14 May 2019 - 05:50 pm

ROME: At 37 and with 20 Grand Slam titles, Roger Federer still gets excited about playing tennis. That's why he added this week's...

'It's good to be back:' Serena eases to victory in Rome return 13 May 2019 - 07:14 pm

Rome: Serena Williams made a winning return from injury beating Swedish qualifier Rebecca Petersen 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the second round of...

Djokovic beats Thiem to reach Madrid Open final 11 May 2019 - 07:58 pm

MADRID: Novak Djokovic defeated Dominic Thiem 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) to reach the Madrid Open final for the third time. Djokovic outplayed Thiem...

Federer adds Italian Open to his Roland Garros preparation 11 May 2019 - 03:54 pm

ROME: Roger Federer has added the Italian Open to his schedule. A day after his three-set loss to Dominic Thiem in the Madrid...

Halep holds off Barty to reach Madrid semis 09 May 2019 - 03:12 pm

Madrid: Two-time champion Simona Halep overcame Ashleigh Barty 7-5, 7-5 to reach her fourth Madrid Open semi-final on Thursday. Romania's third seed and...