Sports / Tennis

Federer expects injury layoff to prolong career 23 Dec 2016 - 09:54 pm

Mumbai: Roger Federer believes his six-month absence due to a knee injury could help prolong his playing career, with the 17-times grand slam...

Kvitova won't return for 6 months, surgeon says 21 Dec 2016 - 07:23 pm

PRAGUE: Two-time Wimbledon tennis champion Petra Kvitova faces around six months out of the sport while her playing hand, wounded in a knife...

Del Potro unlikely to be fit for Australian Open 21 Dec 2016 - 08:19 am

BUENOS AIRES: Juan Martin del Potro is unlikely to be fit enough to play in next month's Australian Open, the Argentine told a...

Kvitova attacked by knife-wielding burglar 20 Dec 2016 - 01:47 pm

Prague: Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was injured after an attack by a knife-wielding burglar at her home in the eastern Czech town...

Cash-strapped IPTL will 'bounce back', says Bhupathi 09 Dec 2016 - 10:04 pm

Singapore: The International Premier Tennis League will "bounce back" despite axing Roger Federer and Serena Williams over money problems and dropping from five...

Davis Cup captain Yannick Noah to skipper Fed Cup side 08 Dec 2016 - 09:11 pm

Paris: Yannick Noah was named captain of France's Fed Cup team for the second time on Wednesday, just five days after having his...

Federer, Serena skip IPTL over India cash crunch 06 Dec 2016 - 09:17 am

New Delhi: Tennis stars Roger Federer and Serena Williams have both pulled out of an exhibition tournament in India next week as a...

Cilic leads Croatia in Davis Cup final against Argentina 24 Nov 2016 - 03:50 pm

Paris: Croatia's top player Marin Cilic will take on Argentina's Federico Delbonis in the opening rubber of the Davis Cup final at the...

'Arise Sir Andy' Murray tipped for knighthood 21 Nov 2016 - 10:17 pm

London: Andy Murray was tipped to become 'Sir Andy' after crowning a golden season on top of the world days after brother Jamie...

Murray survives epic to set up Djokovic showdown 20 Nov 2016 - 03:38 pm

LONDON: Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, the dominant forces of men's tennis, will collide head-on in a fitting climax to the season at...

Murray eases past Wawrinka to reach semi-finals in London 19 Nov 2016 - 12:02 am

London: Andy Murray crushed Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-2 to win his group at the ATP World Tour Finals yesterday and stay on course...

Nishikori thrashes wayward Wawrinka at Tour Finals 14 Nov 2016 - 06:48 pm

LONDON: Japan's Kei Nishikori dispatched error-strewn Swiss Stan Wawrinka 6-2 6-3 in a disappointingly one-sided clash at the ATP World Tour Finals on...

Murray, Djokovic target year-end top spot 12 Nov 2016 - 09:24 am

London: Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic will stage a dramatic battle to finish 2016 on top of the world as the two old...

Andy Murray can reign supreme says Smith 07 Nov 2016 - 03:36 pm

London: Britain's Davis Cup captain Leon Smith has backed Andy Murray to stay on top of the world for the foreseeable future. Murray...

Kerber Queen of WTA standings 07 Nov 2016 - 02:01 pm

Paris: Germany's US Open winner Angelique Kerber remains atop the WTA world standings and will therefore finish 2016 in first position. Serena Williams...