Sports / Tennis

Wozniacki senses 'great' Aussie Open despite Auckland loss 07 Jan 2018 - 09:05 am

Auckland: Caroline Wozniacki declared she was preparing for a "great" Australian Open as she closed in on regaining the world top ranking despite...

Fourth-time lucky Gael Monfils storms to Qatar title 06 Jan 2018 - 08:24 pm

Doha: France's Gael Monfils won the Qatar Open final in straight sets on Saturday, brushing aside Russia's Andrey Rublev in a one-sided final,...

Svitolina crushes Sasnovich in Brisbane final 06 Jan 2018 - 02:21 pm

Brisbane, Australia: Ukraine's Elina Svitolina laid down her marker as a serious contender for the Australian Open when she demolished Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra...

Legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri praises Qatar Open 06 Jan 2018 - 12:30 pm

Doha: Legendary American tennis coach Nick Bollettieri praised the great progress of Qatar Open, saying he was very impressed with the sports facilities...

Tennis: Wozniacki cruises in Auckland, other seeds struggle 02 Jan 2018 - 11:49 am

Auckland: Top seed Caroline Wozniacki cruised through to the second round of the WTA Auckland Classic on Tuesday but other seeded players struggled...

French Open champ Ostapenko suffers defeat in Shenzhen 02 Jan 2018 - 11:44 am

Shenzhen, China: French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko slumped to a shock defeat in the first round of the Shenzhen Open on Tuesday only...

Beaten Serena unsure about Australian Open 30 Dec 2017 - 07:11 pm

A slow-moving Serena Williams made an encouraging return to tennis after maternity leave, taking a set off the French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko...

Djokovic pulls out of Qatar Open 30 Dec 2017 - 12:00 pm

Doha: Defending champion and former world number one Novak Djokovic has been forced to pull out of the 2018 Qatar ExxonMobil Open due...

Injured Tsonga withdraws from Qatar Open 26 Dec 2017 - 05:41 pm

Doha: French tennis star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will miss Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2018 through the wrist injury, tournament director Karim Alami confirmed on Monday....

Kvitova looks on positive side after 'rollercoaster year' 16 Dec 2017 - 04:47 pm

London: Czech tennis star Petra Kvitova says a year on from being the victim of a horrific knife attack she can look to...

Noah stays on as France Davis Cup skipper 30 Nov 2017 - 02:52 pm

Paris: France's Davis Cup captain Yannick Noah will oversee his team's defence of the title they won last weekend with success over Belgium...

France beat Belgium to win Davis Cup 26 Nov 2017 - 08:46 pm

Lille, France: Lucas Pouille throttled Belgium's Steve Darcis 6-3, 6-1, 6-0 in Sunday's decisive fifth rubber to clinch a 10th Davis Cup title...

Goffin on brink of forcing Davis Cup decider 26 Nov 2017 - 06:15 pm

Lille, France: The Davis Cup final between France and Belgium was heading towards a decisive fifth rubber with Belgian singles ace David Goffin...

Goffin aims to ride the wave to Davis Cup glory 20 Nov 2017 - 07:09 pm

LONDON: Beaten but exhilarated, Belgium's David Goffin believes his exceptional run at the ATP Finals has strengthened him for the last great challenge...

Dimitrov rises to third after London triumph 20 Nov 2017 - 04:32 pm

Paris: Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov climbed to a career-high world ranking of third on Monday after landing his biggest title to date at the...

Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies aged 49: WTA 20 Nov 2017 - 12:36 pm

Prague: Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna has died at the age of 49 after suffering from cancer, the WTA said on Monday. Novotna,...

Dimitrov eyes Grand Slam after ATP Finals win 20 Nov 2017 - 08:48 am

London: Grigor Dimitrov set his sights on winning his first Grand Slam after his dramatic victory at the ATP Finals on Sunday gave...

New Orleans abuzz over Serena Williams wedding 18 Nov 2017 - 09:08 am

New Orleans: Star wattage abounded in New Orleans on Thursday as A-list celebrities gathered for the wedding of tennis superstar Serena Williams and...