Sports / Tennis

Brave Halep wins marathon to reach fourth round 20 Jan 2018 - 12:26 pm

MELBOURNE: A courageous Simona Halep overcame three match points and throbbing ankle pain to edge out Lauren Davis 4-6 6-4 15-13 in a...

Tennys' fairytale ride to last 16 at Open 20 Jan 2018 - 12:15 pm

Melbourne: American Tennys Sandgren is pinching himself after advancing to the round of 16 at the Australian Open as his fairytale run continued...

Hollywood's Will Smith hooked after Kyrgios classic 20 Jan 2018 - 08:26 am

Melbourne: Hollywood heavyweight Will Smith says he's now hooked on tennis after being courtside at the Australian Open to see Nick Kyrgios topple...

Wawrinka wins first match back after knee surgery 16 Jan 2018 - 09:17 am

Melbourne: Former champion Stan Wawrinka was taken to four sets before winning his first match since knee surgery in July at the Australian...

What, no Williams? Federer inspires Bencic upset of Venus 15 Jan 2018 - 09:53 am

Melbourne: The Australian Open will be without a Williams sister in the second round for the first time since 1997 after Venus was...

Dimitrov wins Aussie opener in straight sets 15 Jan 2018 - 09:00 am

Melbourne: Bulgaria's world No.3 Grigor Dimitrov breezed through his opening round in straight sets at the Australian Open on Monday. Chasing his first...

Lady in red: Halep hopes 'lucky' dress brings first Slam 13 Jan 2018 - 10:49 am

Melbourne: Simona Halep goes in search of a first Grand Slam at the Australian Open next week without a sponsor, but happy she'll...

Wawrinka feared for career during long layoff 13 Jan 2018 - 09:26 am

MELBOURNE: Stan Wawrinka feared his debilitating knee injury might be the end of a glittering tennis career boasting three grand slam titles and...

Federer impressed by Kyrgios form 13 Jan 2018 - 08:52 am

Melbourne: Defending champion Roger Federer sees temperamental Australian Nick Kyrgios as a threat at the Australian Open -- if he can keep his...

Djokovic 'very, very happy' after first match of year 10 Jan 2018 - 08:20 am

Melbourne: Novak Djokovic made a resounding return on Wednesday after six months out with an elbow injury, declaring he felt "great" after beating...

Nadal beaten in Melbourne but injured knee 'fine' 09 Jan 2018 - 10:38 am

Melbourne: World number one Rafael Nadal lost his first match of the year 6-4, 7-5 to Richard Gasquet at the Kooyong Classic on...

Murray undergoes hip surgery, eyes Wimbledon return 08 Jan 2018 - 05:24 pm

LONDON: Three-times grand slam champion Andy Murray underwent hip surgery on Monday but he is optimistic about his chances of returning in time...

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...