Sports / Tennis

Murray struggles amid Djokovic chase in Paris 03 Nov 2016 - 09:21 am

Paris: Andy Murray laboured past a determined Fernando Verdasco to reach the last 16 of the Paris Masters on Wednesday and keep the...

Murray closes in on Djokovic in ATP ranking 31 Oct 2016 - 12:35 pm

Paris: Andy Murray's third win on the bounce in Vienna lifted him up to 10985 points in the latest ATP rankings published Monday...

Murray bags Vienna title to close in on No.1 spot 31 Oct 2016 - 02:56 am

Paris : Andy Murray continued his march towards the world number one slot by winning the Vienna Open yesterday. The 29-year-old Scot swept...

Cibulkova wins WTA Finals crown 31 Oct 2016 - 02:53 am

Singapore: Dominika Cibulkova pulled off a stunning upset over Angelique Kerber to win the WTA Finals yesterday, beating the newly crowned world number...

Vesnina and Makarova win WTA Finals doubles title 30 Oct 2016 - 02:05 pm

SINGAPORE: Russian pair Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova claimed their first WTA Finals doubles title with a 7-6(5) 6-3 victory over Bethanie Mattek-Sands...

Radwanska stands firm to reach Singapore semis 28 Oct 2016 - 10:46 pm

SINGAPORE: Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska stayed patient in the face of a barrage of big serving to advance to the last four of the...

Perfect Kerber, Cibulkova reach semi-finals in Singapore 28 Oct 2016 - 12:52 am

SINGAPORE: Angelique Kerber eased into the last four of the WTA Finals with an unbeaten record when the world number one thrashed Madison...

Kuznetsova reaps reward for refusing to give up 26 Oct 2016 - 07:53 pm

SINGAPORE: Svetlana Kuznetsova suffered pain and fatigue at the start of her second match of the WTA Finals on Wednesday but rather than...

Kerber crushes Halep, Keys downs Cibulkova 26 Oct 2016 - 04:04 am

Singapore: Angelique Kerber was presented with the end-of-year trophy as the world’s number one player after all but booking her place in the...

Berdych loses in Vienna 26 Oct 2016 - 03:59 am

Vienna: Second seed Tomas Berdych suffered a shock defeat to unheralded Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili at the ATP Vienna Open on Monday. World number...

Confidence key for Kerber in maintaining top spot 26 Oct 2016 - 03:58 am

SINGAPORE: Angelique Kerber enjoyed a perfect yesterday in Singapore, first easing past Simona Halep 6-4, 6-2 to claim her second WTA Finals round...

Kuznetsova edges Radwanska after bizarre act on court 25 Oct 2016 - 12:38 am

Singapore: Svetlana Kuznetsova dug deep into her reserves to overcome Agnieszka Radwanska 7-5, 1-6, 7-5 in their WTA Finals round robin opener yesterday,...

Del Potro makes leap in rankings after Stockholm win 24 Oct 2016 - 03:31 pm

Paris: Juan Martin del Potro has climbed 21 places to 42nd in the latest ATP world rankings published on Monday following his victory...

Kuznetsova wins in Moscow to claim last WTA Finals berth 22 Oct 2016 - 03:23 pm

SINGAPORE: Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova raced to a 6-2 6-1 victory over Australian Daria Gavrilova to defend her Kremlin Cup title in Moscow on...

Kerber set to end 2016 on a high 22 Oct 2016 - 11:23 am

Singapore: Newly-crowned world number one Angelique Kerber has rediscovered her form and is poised to end the year on a high at the...

Nadal ends season to recover from left wrist injury 20 Oct 2016 - 07:45 pm

Former world number one Rafael Nadal ended his 2016 early on Thursday in a bid to fully recover from the left wrist injury...

ATP got the Kyrgios ban right, says Woodbridge 18 Oct 2016 - 12:00 pm

MELBOURNE: The ATP has rarely garnered praise for its handling of misconduct but former doubles great and Tennis Australia (TA) official Todd Woodbridge...

Serena pulls out of WTA Finals with injured shoulder 17 Oct 2016 - 08:26 am

Serena Williams has withdrawn from the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore later this month citing a persistent shoulder injury, the world number two...