Sports / Tennis

Tennis: Federer wins Swiss Sportsman of the Year award 18 Dec 2012 - 02:10 am

Murray’s magnificent year 14 Dec 2012 - 12:54 am

PARIS: Andy Murray joined Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and the injury-cursed Rafael Nadal as a Grand Slam title winner in 2012 as the...

Clijsters bids farewell with Venus Williams win 14 Dec 2012 - 12:53 am

ANTWERP, Belgium: Former world number one Kim Clijsters (pictured) celebrated the end of her sparkling tennis career with a victory in an exhibition...

Djokovic, Serena named ITF World Champions 12 Dec 2012 - 12:52 am

LONDON: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has beaten Andy Murray to the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) annual men’s World Champion award with American Serena Williams...

Serena eyes more Grand Slam victories 12 Dec 2012 - 12:52 am

PARIS: Comfortably into her third decade on tour, Serena Williams remains the dominant power in women’s tennis with her eyes firmly fixed on...

Fit-again Nadal set to return at Abu Dhabi tournament 12 Dec 2012 - 12:51 am

MADRID: Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal will make his much-anticipated return from a knee injury at an Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament starting December...

Tennis: @#$%&! Murray swears off cursing 09 Dec 2012 - 01:29 am

LONDON: US Open champion Andy Murray is cleaning up his act after promising to stop swearing while on court. The Scot has been...

Nadal says he is unlikely to be fit for Australian Open 05 Dec 2012 - 01:18 am

Madrid: Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal (pictured) yesterday confirmed that he was unlikely to be fit for the 2013 Australian Open. The 26-year-old...

QTF partners with ExxonMobil for Qatar Nationals Youth event 05 Dec 2012 - 12:40 am

DOHA: The Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) will partner with ExxonMobil for the ExxonMobil Qatar Nationals Youth Tournament which is currently under way at...

Murray, Sharapova favourites for Australian Open: Official 28 Nov 2012 - 12:22 am

Sydney: The Australian Open tennis tournament director has tipped Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova to win the singles titles at the first Grand...

Qatar Open tickets available online 24 Nov 2012 - 08:37 am

DOHA: Tickets for the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2013, featuring top star names such as Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer are currently on sale...

Tennis: Nadal headlines 2013 Qatar Open line-up 23 Nov 2012 - 12:12 pm

DOHA: Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer will be among the star names to play at the 2013 Qatar ExxonMobil Open, the Qatar Tennis...

Murray’s coach Lendl giving nothing away 22 Nov 2012 - 12:41 am

HONG KONG: Ivan Lendl threw up his own Iron Curtain yesterday when reporters probed about the state of Andy Murray’s mind and his...

Nadal back in training after injury 21 Nov 2012 - 01:40 am

MANACOR, Spain: Rafa Nadal returned to the practice court and started hitting balls again yesterday for the first time since the latest in...

Djokovic looks forward to Nadal’s return 20 Nov 2012 - 01:19 am

London: Rafael Nadal, who has been sidelined since Wimbledon, is rehabilitating his problematic knees in Spain in hopes of being fully fit at...

Djokovic finishes world No.1 for second year 20 Nov 2012 - 01:18 am

PARIS: Serb Novak Djokovic finishes as world number one for the second straight year, as he sits top of the final 2012 rankings...

Czech Republic win Davis Cup 19 Nov 2012 - 03:45 pm

Czech Republic’s Davis Cup team (from left) Ivo Minar, Lukas Rosol, Radek Stepanek, Tomas Berdych and captain Jaroslav Navratil pose with the trophy...

Czechs lead 2-1 in Davis Cup final 18 Nov 2012 - 01:07 am

The Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych celebrates after winning over Spain’s Nicolas Almagro during their Davis Cup final singles match in Prague. right: Czech...