Sports / Tennis

Robredo rumbles on as Verdasco stuns Simon 29 Oct 2014 - 02:44 am

PARIS: Spanish veteran Tommy Robredo survived a first round scare at the Paris Masters yesterday before prevailing 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7/5) over Canada’s...

Vengeful Williams hammers Halep for WTA Finals title 27 Oct 2014 - 02:24 am

Serena Williams of the USA poses with the Billie Jean King Trophy after winning against Simona Halep of Romania the final singles match...

WTA mulling new women’s World Cup 26 Oct 2014 - 04:10 am

SINGAPORE: Women’s tennis is considering introducing a new World Cup team event, its head said yesterday, a move which may bring competition for...

Serena earns shot at title, revenge 26 Oct 2014 - 01:07 am

Simona Halep of Romania reacts after defeating Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during the semi finals of the WTA Finals in Singapore yesterday. RIGHT:...

Torrid season over as Nadal opts for surgery 26 Oct 2014 - 01:06 am

Borna Coric of Croatia reacts after winning his match against Spain’s Rafael Nadal at the Swiss Indoors in Basel on Friday. LONDON: Rafa...

Goffin ends Coric dream run to make Swiss final 26 Oct 2014 - 01:05 am

BASEL, Switzerland: David Goffin ended the dream run of teenager Borna Coric, the conqueror of Rafael Nadal, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 yesterday to reach...

Murray edges out Ferrer in Valencia 26 Oct 2014 - 01:04 am

VALENCIA, Spain: Andy Murray took a huge step towards sealing his place in the ATP World Tour finals as he beat top seed...

Serena clinches year-end number one ranking 25 Oct 2014 - 04:49 am

ABOVE LEFT: Maria Sharapova of Russia reacts after her win against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in their WTA Finals singles match at the...

Murray, Ferrer cruise into Valencia last eight 24 Oct 2014 - 08:51 am

VALENCIA, Spain: Andy Murray inched closer to sealing his place at the World Tour Finals with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Fabio Fognini...

Halep wallops Serena at WTA Finals 22 Oct 2014 - 11:21 pm

SINGAPORE: Simona Halep handed an out-of-sorts Serena Williams the joint heaviest defeat of her long and illustrious career as the Romanian beat the...

Wozniacki outlasts erratic Sharapova; Radwanska wins 22 Oct 2014 - 08:00 am

SINGAPORE: Caroline Wozniacki put a huge dent in Maria Sharapova’s bid to finish the season as world number one by overcoming some distracting...

Battle lines drawn in Windies fiasco 21 Oct 2014 - 09:06 am

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Battle lines are being drawn in West Indies cricket between the players and administrators following the team’s shock withdrawal from the...

Williams, Halep start with wins 21 Oct 2014 - 09:03 am

SINGAPORE: Serena Williams shook off the rust and a feisty challenge from Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic to open the defence of her WTA Finals...

Finals chiefs keep keen eye on Murray, Nadal 21 Oct 2014 - 09:02 am

LONDON: Organisers of the ATP World Tour Finals in London next month will be keeping a keen eye on Andy Murray’s results and...

Cilic, Pavlyuchenkova clinch Kremlin Cup titles in Moscow 19 Oct 2014 - 10:33 pm

Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova celebrates her victory over Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu in their Kremlin Cup tennis match finals in Moscow, yesterday. RIGHT: Croatia’s Marin...

Federer, Nadal tackle two extremes 19 Oct 2014 - 10:32 pm

BASEL, Switzerland: Home hero Roger Federer and ailing Rafael Nadal will be working to completely different agendas when the Swiss Indoors begins today....

Li Na rules out retirement U-turn 19 Oct 2014 - 10:31 pm

SINGAPORE: Chinese star Li Na ruled out a return to tennis yesterday despite quitting the sport just months after winning her second Grand...

Murray triumphs in Vienna 19 Oct 2014 - 10:30 pm

Andy Murray of Great Britain with the Erste Bank Open Trophy during the winner ceremony after the final match against David Ferrer of...