Sports / Tennis

Djokovic dodges ‘injury’ as Serbia thrash Italy in Perth 01 Jan 2013 - 12:26 am

Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return to Andreas Seppi of Italy during their men’s singles match at the Hopman Cup tennis tournament...

Stosur out in Brisbane first round 01 Jan 2013 - 12:23 am

BRISBANE, Australia: Former US Open champion Samantha Stosur’s miserable Australian form continued yesterday when she was knocked out of the first round of...

Japan’s Soeda goes through in Chennai Open 01 Jan 2013 - 12:18 am

CHENNAI, India: Go Soeda of Japan breezed through the first round of the $430,000 ATP Chennai Open with an easy win over Evgeny...

Spain’s Ferrer set to miss Davis Cup clash 30 Dec 2012 - 11:18 pm

Spain’s David Ferrer (left) and his girfriend Marta Tonel (right) pose for a picture yesterday at Doha International Airport, after arriving from Abu...

Gasquet targets Doha final 30 Dec 2012 - 11:15 pm

by Armstrong Vas Doha: Second seed Richard Gasquet (pictured) of France is targeting a place in the final of the Qatar Exxonmobil Open...

Fit-again Davydenko eyes injury-free run 30 Dec 2012 - 11:15 pm

BY RIZWAN REHMAT DOHA: Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko (pictured) is keen to have an injury-free run in the new season that starts with this...

Venus leads US to victory 30 Dec 2012 - 11:09 pm

Venus Williams of the US hits a return against Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa during their women’s singles match on day two of...

Serena reaches second round in Brisbane 30 Dec 2012 - 11:08 pm

Serena Williams of the US hits a return during her match against compatriot Varvara Lepchenko during their first round match at the Brisbane...

Tipsarevic eyes bright start at Chennai Open in India 30 Dec 2012 - 11:07 pm

CHENNAI, India: World number nine Janko Tipsarevic hopes to build on an impressive campaign in 2012 with a dazzling start to the new...

Nadal in battle to rescue career 30 Dec 2012 - 12:43 am

PARIS: Rafael Nadal, who had been due to play his first official tournament in Qatar from tomorrow, heads into 2013 with his career...

Australian Open officials disappointed for Nadal 30 Dec 2012 - 12:42 am

MELBOURNE: Australian Open officials yesterday said they fully understood Rafael Nadal’s decision to miss the first Grand Slam of the season in Melbourne...

Spain win opener at Hopman Cup 30 Dec 2012 - 12:42 am

PERTH, Australia: The Spanish pairing of Anabel Medina Garrigues and Fernando Verdasco won their opening tie at the $1m mixed teams Hopman Cup...

Djokovic wins Abu Dhabi tournament 30 Dec 2012 - 12:42 am

ABU DHABI: Novak Djokovic got his season off to a perfect start by defeating Nicolas Almagro 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 6-4 yesterday in the...

Li stuns world no. 1 Azarenka in Thailand 30 Dec 2012 - 12:41 am

Li stuns world no. 1 Azarenka in ThailandHua Hin, Thailand: China’s Li Na beat World Number 1 Victoria Azarenka yesterday 10-6 in a...

Ferrer faces qualifier in Doha 30 Dec 2012 - 12:37 am

Nasser Al Khelaifi (fourth right), President of Qatar Tennis Federation, Karim Alami, Tournament Director (third right), pose for a picture along with Nikolay...

ExxonMobil, QTF extend title sponsorship 30 Dec 2012 - 12:35 am

Doha: Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) announced yesterday that ExxonMobil will be the title sponsors of the Qatar Open 2013, marking the 19th consecutive...

Nadal pulls out of Doha event, Australian Open 29 Dec 2012 - 04:46 am

DOHA/MADRID: Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, the season’s first event and the Australian Open yesterday, claiming he was still...

Djokovic targets Grand Slam wins after 2012 heartbreaker 29 Dec 2012 - 04:45 am

PARIS: Novak Djokovic believes he can become only the third man in history to hold all four majors at the same time in...