Sports / Tennis

Karlovic, Monfils notch victories 31 Dec 2013 - 04:28 am

Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic returns the ball to Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych during their match in Qatar’s ExxonMobil Open in Doha yesterday. Karlovic beat...

Tennis: Nadal, Murray visit Souq Waqif 30 Dec 2013 - 11:24 am

World No.3 David Ferrer (second left) of Spain, compatriot and World No.1 Rafael Nadal (third left), 2012 Olympic Games winner and World No.4...

Murray hopes to follow Nadal’s recovery path 30 Dec 2013 - 11:15 am

World number one Rafael Nadal of Spain during a practice session at Khalifa Tennis Stadium in Doha yesterday. Nadal is the top seed...

Federer, Serena eager to get on a roll in Brisbane 30 Dec 2013 - 11:13 am

Roger Federer of Switzerland poses with a koala during a visit to the Lone Pine Sanctuary in Brisbane yesterday. The former number one...

All eyes on tennis legend Federer 29 Dec 2013 - 11:17 am

World number four and third seed Andy Murray of Britain arrives at the Doha International Airport yesterday. Murray is one of the players...

Murray, Ferrer face tricky path in season-opener 29 Dec 2013 - 06:21 am

DOHA: Wimbledon champion Andy Murray and world number three David Ferrer of Spain will be put to test before a possible semi-final clash...

Nadal loses to Ferrer 28 Dec 2013 - 05:19 am

David Ferrer of Spain hits a return to compatriot Rafael Nadal during their semi-final tennis match at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in...

Rafa aims to focus on fitness in 2014 28 Dec 2013 - 05:18 am

MADRID: Staying fit is more important to Rafa Nadal in 2014 than adding to his 13 grand slam titles, the world number one...

Federer signs up ‘childhood hero’ Edberg 28 Dec 2013 - 05:16 am

PARIS: Roger Federer yesterday announced that his “childhood hero” Stefan Edberg will become part of his coaching team for ten weeks at the...

Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams 28 Dec 2013 - 05:16 am

Victoria Azarenka (left) of Belarus and Serena Williams of US applaud as they present silk dress creations on the catwalk during a fashion...

Murray shrugs off defeat in UAE return 27 Dec 2013 - 10:19 am

ABU DHABI: Andy Murray’s return to action after a three-month injury lay-off ended in a straight sets defeat to France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at...

Top guns to begin season in Qatar 26 Dec 2013 - 12:43 pm

World No. 8 Richard Gasquet of France is greeted upon arrival at the Doha International Airport in Doha yesterday. Gasquet is in Qatar...

Murray plays down new Lendl, Becker rivalry 26 Dec 2013 - 12:41 pm

ABU DHABI: Andy Murray (pictured) believes the intense rivalry between his coach Ivan Lendl and Boris Becker, the newly-appointed coach of Novak Djokovic,...

Ferrer splits with long-time coach Piles 23 Dec 2013 - 02:21 pm

ABU DHABI: World number three David Ferrer (pictured) said yesterday that he has split with coach Javier Piles after a 15-year working relationship....

Djokovic appoints Becker as head coach 19 Dec 2013 - 09:14 am

BELGRADE: Novak Djokovic has hired German tennis legend Boris Becker (pictured) as his head coach ahead of the Australian Open in January, the...

Nadal shines, Federer fades as big four becomes three 17 Dec 2013 - 09:10 am

Nadal bites the Musketeers’ trophy after he won the French Open final against Spain’s David Ferrer in this May 2013 file photo. INSET:...

Wimbledon champion Murray takes BBC award, sorry for voice 17 Dec 2013 - 09:07 am

Murray kisses the Wimbledon trophy after defeating Djokovic in the final at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain in this...

Nadal wins Prague charity poker event 14 Dec 2013 - 05:54 am

World number one tennis player Rafael Nadal (right) and former Brazilian footballer Ronaldo smile as they arrive at a celebrity poker tournament, the...