Sports / Tennis

QAFCO Open tennis championship kicks off 29 Oct 2013 - 11:29 pm

Mesaieed: Around 350 players are vying for top honours at the 24th QAFCO Open tennis championship which got under way at the Al-Banush...

Federer does not care about number one spot: Nadal 28 Oct 2013 - 11:39 pm

PARIS: Been there, done that. Roger Federer does not need to be world number one anymore and he might well be a top...

Serena predicts even better years to come 28 Oct 2013 - 11:00 pm

ISTANBUL: Serena Williams believes her best years may still be ahead of her after she ended 2013 in record-breaking style on Sunday. The...

Tsonga takes Escude and Ascione as coaches 28 Oct 2013 - 10:59 pm

PARIS: French number one Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has chosen compatriots Nicolas Escude and Thierry Ascione as his new joint coaches, replacing Roger Rasheed. “The...

Serena unstoppable in Istanbul 27 Oct 2013 - 11:34 pm

Serena Williams of the US lifts her trophy after defeating Li Na of China in the final match for the WTA Championships in...

Del Potro downs Federer to retain Basel crown 27 Oct 2013 - 10:19 pm

Juan Martin Del Potro (right) of Argentina poses with the winner’s trophy after he won his final match against Switzerland’s Roger Federer at...

Youzhny stuns Ferrer to clinch Valencia title 27 Oct 2013 - 10:19 pm

VALENCIA, Spain: Russian Mikhail Youzhny claimed his second title of the year as he upset home favourite David Ferrer 6-3, 7-5 to win...

Tearful Serena sets up Li final clash 27 Oct 2013 - 02:27 am

Serena Williams of the US during her match against Jelena Jankovic of Serbia at the WTA Championships tournament in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday. ISTANBUL:...

Tennis: Li Na strikes first for China as Azarenka exits 26 Oct 2013 - 01:15 am

ISTANBUL: Li Na, the first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam singles title, added another famous first to her collection when she...

Serena reaches WTA semi-finals 25 Oct 2013 - 02:29 am

Serena Williams of the US during her WTA tennis championships match against Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic at Sinan Erdem Dome in...

Serena powers to second win in Istanbul; Jankovic shines 24 Oct 2013 - 09:13 am

ISTANBUL: World number one Serena Williams beat Agnieszka Radwanska for the eighth time in eight matches between them to move ominoulsy towards the...

Federer survives scare to advance 24 Oct 2013 - 09:12 am

Basel, Switzerland: With his fellow Finals Showdown contenders falling around him at the Swiss Indoors Basel, Roger Federer stayed tough yesterday, fighting past...

Opening wins for Serena, Azarenka in Istanbul 23 Oct 2013 - 03:03 am

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus hits a return to Sara Errani of Italy. World number two Azarenka, won 7-6, 6-2. ISTANBUL: Serena Williams crushed...

Federer admits errors, vows to keep playing 22 Oct 2013 - 09:39 am

FROM LEFT Novak Djokovic of Serbia, Rafael Nadal of Spain and Roger Federer of Switzerland on stage during the ATP Heritage Celebration at...

Sluggish start for hosts Bangladesh 22 Oct 2013 - 09:28 am

DHAKA: Tamim Iqbal missed out on a century as New Zealand restricted Bangladesh to 228-5 on the first day of the second Test...

India retain squad for rest of series against Australia 22 Oct 2013 - 09:27 am

NEW DELHI: Fast bowler Ishant Sharma retained his place for the remaining four ODIs as the BCCI tweeted an unchanged squad for the...

Serena eyes another title 22 Oct 2013 - 09:25 am

FROM LEFT: Sara Errani of Italy, Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, Serena Williams of the US, WTA Chairman...

Success starved Bulgaria hails Dimitrov’s maiden win 22 Oct 2013 - 09:25 am

SOFIA: Bulgaria, a nation with a proud female tennis tradition, hailed Grigor Dimitrov’s maiden ATP tour title and praised the player for becoming...