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Djokovic beats Federer for Indian Wells crown 18 Mar 2014 - 08:56 am

Novak Djokovic (left) of Serbia and Flavia Pennetta of Italy hold trophies after winning men’s and women’s finals respectively at the BNP Paribas...

Federer and Djokovic to meet in Indian Wells final 17 Mar 2014 - 10:39 am

Su-Wei Hsieh of Taipei and Shuai Peng of China pose for photographers after defeating Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Sania Mirza of India...

Wawrinka, Murray toppled 14 Mar 2014 - 06:31 am

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia does the splits after a play against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland at the BNP Paribas Open tennis in Indian...

Djokovic and Li advance 13 Mar 2014 - 01:32 am

Li Na of China returns a ball to Canada’s Aleksandra Wozniak during the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian...

Nadal and Sharapova beaten at Indian Wells 12 Mar 2014 - 12:26 am

Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine (left) greets Rafael Nadal of Spain at the net after he upset Nadal at the BNP Paribas Open tennis...

WTA lukewarm over new tennis league 11 Mar 2014 - 11:56 pm

SINGAPORE: The Women’s Tennis Association offered only lukewarm support for the new International Premier Tennis League yesterday, with some details still sketchy even...

Djokovic advances, Tsonga crashes out 11 Mar 2014 - 12:14 am

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France returns a shot to Julien Benneteau of France during their match at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells,...

Nadal battles into third round 10 Mar 2014 - 12:42 am

INDIAN WELLS: Rafael Nadal’s Indian Wells title defence got off to a rocky start yesterday, as the world number one was forced to...

Davis beats hobbled Azarenka 09 Mar 2014 - 04:01 am

Lauren Davis waves to the crowd after her match against Victoria Azarenka at the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden....

Wawrinka aims to build on Australian Open triumph 09 Mar 2014 - 04:00 am

INDIAN WELLS: Now that the magnitude of his Australian Open triumph has sunk in, Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka is aiming to build on his...

Asian Junior Open 08 Mar 2014 - 12:59 am

Tariq Darwish, Assistant Secretary General, Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF), is seen at the prize distribution ceremony following the final match of the Asian...

World Tennis Day celebrated in Qatar 05 Mar 2014 - 03:22 am

The students who took part in World Tennis Day ceekbrated by Qatar Tennis Association at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. Doha: Qatar...

Federer seeks record title wins 05 Mar 2014 - 02:17 am

Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic during their final match in the Dubai Open Championships in Dubai...

Bollettieri and Davenport voted into Hall of Fame 05 Mar 2014 - 02:15 am

Nick Bollettieri (left) and Lindsay Davenport NEWPORT, US: Legendary coach Nick Bollettieri and former women’s world number one Lindsay Davenport were among five...

IPTL a no-go if it clashes with Thanksgiving: Agassi 05 Mar 2014 - 02:14 am

LONDON: Andre Agassi (pictured), will snub the inaugural International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) if it clashes with Thanksgiving, the former world number one...

Henley wins Honda Classic in play-off 04 Mar 2014 - 08:32 am

PALM BEACH GARDENS, US: Russell Henley won the US PGA Tour Honda Classic on Sunday with a birdie at the first hole of...

Li targets more Grand Slams, top rank 04 Mar 2014 - 08:31 am

HONG KONG: Australian Open champion Li Na yesterday defended her decision to skip the International Premier Tennis League, as she targets more Grand...

Nadal to team-up with Sampras for Mumbai in new premier league 04 Mar 2014 - 08:25 am

MUMBAI: World number one Rafa Nadal will team up with 14-times major champion Pete Sampras for Mumbai in the inaugural International Premier Tennis...