Sports / Tennis

Tsitsipas battles back to beat Thiem for ATP Finals title 18 Nov 2019 - 09:32 am

LONDON - Stefanos Tsitsipas crowned an incredible year as he battled back to beat Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-7(6) 6-2 7-6(4) to win the...

Federer braced for another next-gen challenge in 2020 17 Nov 2019 - 12:42 pm

LONDON - After dominating the tennis world for so long, Roger Federer thinks the sport’s Big Three could face their toughest challenge yet...

Nadal roars back to beat Medvedev from brink of defeat 13 Nov 2019 - 09:15 pm

LONDON: Rafael Nadal produced an incredible fightback to beat Russian Daniil Medvedev and keep his ATP Finals hopes alive on Wednesday, saving a...

Mladenovic upsets Barty to give France 2-1 Fed Cup final lead 10 Nov 2019 - 11:52 am

Perth, Australia - Kristina Mladenovic stunned world number one Ashleigh Barty in three sets to give France a 2-1 lead over Australia in...

Nadal to travel to ATP finals despite injury 05 Nov 2019 - 03:23 pm

Rafael Nadal has said he will travel to the ATP finals in London after undergoing a scan on an abdominal injury that forced...

ITF shifts Pakistan-India Davis Cup tie to neutral venue 05 Nov 2019 - 10:47 am

ISLAMABAD - The International Tennis Federation says this month's Davis Cup tie between Pakistan and India in Islamabad "must" now be played at...

Imperious Djokovic wins 5th Paris Masters and 77th title 04 Nov 2019 - 12:58 am

PARIS: Novak Djokovic looked imperious in beating an overawed Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4 Sunday to win his fifth Paris Masters final, clinching a...

Barty beats Svitolina to win maiden WTA Finals title 04 Nov 2019 - 12:58 am

SHENZHEN, China: Ashleigh Barty added to a career year by winning her first WTA Finals title in her first appearance at the season-ending...

Halep defends coach Cahill after courtside dressing down 02 Nov 2019 - 02:27 pm

Shenzhen: Simona Halep said she deserved a dressing-down from coach Darren Cahill after he branded the Romanian a disgrace in her 6-0 2-6...

Bertens stuns world number one Barty in WTA Finals 29 Oct 2019 - 11:02 pm

Shenzhen, China: Late entry Kiki Bertens on Tuesday stunned world number one Ashleigh Barty with a comeback three-set victory to shake-up the season-ending...

Osaka suffers WTA Finals injury heartbreak for second year running 29 Oct 2019 - 11:02 pm

Shenzhen, China: Japanese sensation Naomi Osaka vowed to be fit and firing for her Australian Open title defence after her season was abruptly...

Defending champion Khachanov dumped out at Bercy, Shapovalov through 29 Oct 2019 - 06:59 pm

Paris: Karen Khachanov's Paris Masters title defence ended at the first hurdle on Tuesday as the Russian lost 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 7-5 to...

Osaka withdraws from WTA finals with shoulder injury 29 Oct 2019 - 10:38 am

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the WTA Finals in Shenzhen due to an injury to her right shoulder, tournament organisers said on Tuesday....

Federer withdraws from Paris Masters 28 Oct 2019 - 12:36 pm

Paris - World number three Roger Federer announced on Monday that he was withdrawing from this week's Paris Masters in order to "pace"...

Kyrgios to play Davis Cup for Australia, despite probation 23 Oct 2019 - 12:43 am

SYDNEY: Australia captain Lleyton Hewitt said he's willing to overlook Nick Kyrgios's recent outbursts on the ATP Tour, selecting the talented but wayward...