Sports / Tennis

Player development top priority: Khelaifi 06 Jan 2015 - 12:54 am

QTF President Nasser bin Ghani Al Khelaifi speaks in Doha yesterday. DOHA: Apart from organising the mega events like the Qatar ExxonMobil Open,...

Tennis: Djokovic prepares to deal with new wave of talent 05 Jan 2015 - 06:57 pm

DOHA - Novak Djokovic is adopting a different approach to a season in which a new wave of top players is emerging to...

Tennis: Murray troubled by shoulder pain as Brits triumph 05 Jan 2015 - 06:31 pm

PERTH - British number one Andy Murray conceded he was being troubled by a lingering left shoulder problem after he opened his Hopman...

Top three promise another gripping season of tennis 05 Jan 2015 - 09:33 am

An aerial view of the main court of Khalifa Tennis Complex in Doha which will play host to the Qatar ExxonMobil Open starting...

Nadal seeking wins ahead of Australian Open 05 Jan 2015 - 09:31 am

World number three Rafael Nadal gestures during the press conference on the eve of the opening day of Qatar ExxonMobil Open, at the...

Seeds tumble on opening day in Brisbane 05 Jan 2015 - 09:22 am

BRISBANE, Australia: The Brisbane International lost two of its top seeds yesterday when Germany’s Andrea Petkovic and Jelena Jankovic of Serbia both crashed...

Poles off to perfect start at Hopman 05 Jan 2015 - 09:21 am

PERTH, Australia: The Poland pairing of Agnieszka Radwanska and Jerzy Janowicz made a perfect start to the mixed teams Hopman Cup in Perth...

Wawrinka tunes up for Aussie Open 05 Jan 2015 - 09:20 am

CHENNAI, India: Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka kickstarts preparations for the year’s first Grand Slam with his now customary stop-over in India to...

Tennis Nadal, Djokovic, Federer set for another gripping season 05 Jan 2015 - 12:05 am

Rafael Nadal playing in Doha DOHA - Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic lead the Qatar Open field from Monday while, 12,000km away in...

Djokovic illness gives Murray win in Abu Dhabi 04 Jan 2015 - 04:37 am

Andy Murray of Britain poses with the winner’s trophy after Novak Djokovic of Serbia pulled out of the final match at the Mubadala...

Djokovic to begin with Lajovic clash 04 Jan 2015 - 02:57 am

FROM LEFT: Russia’s Teymuraz Gabashvili, Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic, Germany’s Dustin Brown and Spain’s Pablo Andujar at the draw event for the 2015 Qatar...

Djokovic illness hands Murray first win of season 03 Jan 2015 - 06:59 pm

Novak Djokovic ABU DHABI---World number one Novak Djokovic withdrew from the final of the Mubadala World Tennis Championships in Abu Dhabi on Saturday...

Mubadala World Tennis Championship results 03 Jan 2015 - 06:08 pm

ABU DHABI---Results in Abu Dhabi on Saturday in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship: Final Andy Murray (GBR) bt Novak Djokovic (SRB) by walkover...

Nadal looks to bounce back in Doha 03 Jan 2015 - 01:47 am

ABU DHABI: Rafael Nadal shrugged off his 6-2, 6-0 defeat to Andy Murray at the Mubadala World Tennis Championships yesterday, insisting he’ll be...

Nadal shrugs off Murray loss in Abu Dhabi 02 Jan 2015 - 09:24 pm

Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Andy Murray during their semifinal ABU DHABI - Rafael Nadal shrugged off his 6-2, 6-0 defeat to...

Mubadala Championship results 02 Jan 2015 - 08:33 pm

Rafael Nadal loses to David Ferrer (6-4, 6-4) in the semi-final of the Abu Dhabi 2013 exhibition tournament "Mubadala World Tennis Championship" ABU...

Ooredoo signs deal with QTF for Qatar ExxonMobil Open 02 Jan 2015 - 05:15 am

The Secretary General of the Qatar Tennis Federation, Yousef Mohammad Al Obaidly, shakes hands with the CEO of Ooredoo Global Services, Yousuf Abdulla...

Del Potro out of Brisbane International 01 Jan 2015 - 10:43 am

SYDNEY---Former US Open winner Juan Martin del Potro has withdrawn from the Brisbane International, officials said Thursday, further delaying his return to the...