Sports / Tennis

Federer impressed by Kyrgios form 13 Jan 2018 - 08:52 am

Melbourne: Defending champion Roger Federer sees temperamental Australian Nick Kyrgios as a threat at the Australian Open -- if he can keep his...

Djokovic 'very, very happy' after first match of year 10 Jan 2018 - 08:20 am

Melbourne: Novak Djokovic made a resounding return on Wednesday after six months out with an elbow injury, declaring he felt "great" after beating...

Nadal beaten in Melbourne but injured knee 'fine' 09 Jan 2018 - 10:38 am

Melbourne: World number one Rafael Nadal lost his first match of the year 6-4, 7-5 to Richard Gasquet at the Kooyong Classic on...

Murray undergoes hip surgery, eyes Wimbledon return 08 Jan 2018 - 05:24 pm

LONDON: Three-times grand slam champion Andy Murray underwent hip surgery on Monday but he is optimistic about his chances of returning in time...

Wozniacki senses 'great' Aussie Open despite Auckland loss 07 Jan 2018 - 09:05 am

Auckland: Caroline Wozniacki declared she was preparing for a "great" Australian Open as she closed in on regaining the world top ranking despite...

Fourth-time lucky Gael Monfils storms to Qatar title 06 Jan 2018 - 08:24 pm

Doha: France's Gael Monfils won the Qatar Open final in straight sets on Saturday, brushing aside Russia's Andrey Rublev in a one-sided final,...

Svitolina crushes Sasnovich in Brisbane final 06 Jan 2018 - 02:21 pm

Brisbane, Australia: Ukraine's Elina Svitolina laid down her marker as a serious contender for the Australian Open when she demolished Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra...

Legendary tennis coach Nick Bollettieri praises Qatar Open 06 Jan 2018 - 12:30 pm

Doha: Legendary American tennis coach Nick Bollettieri praised the great progress of Qatar Open, saying he was very impressed with the sports facilities...

Tennis: Wozniacki cruises in Auckland, other seeds struggle 02 Jan 2018 - 11:49 am

Auckland: Top seed Caroline Wozniacki cruised through to the second round of the WTA Auckland Classic on Tuesday but other seeded players struggled...

French Open champ Ostapenko suffers defeat in Shenzhen 02 Jan 2018 - 11:44 am

Shenzhen, China: French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko slumped to a shock defeat in the first round of the Shenzhen Open on Tuesday only...

Beaten Serena unsure about Australian Open 30 Dec 2017 - 07:11 pm

A slow-moving Serena Williams made an encouraging return to tennis after maternity leave, taking a set off the French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko...

Djokovic pulls out of Qatar Open 30 Dec 2017 - 12:00 pm

Doha: Defending champion and former world number one Novak Djokovic has been forced to pull out of the 2018 Qatar ExxonMobil Open due...

Injured Tsonga withdraws from Qatar Open 26 Dec 2017 - 05:41 pm

Doha: French tennis star Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will miss Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2018 through the wrist injury, tournament director Karim Alami confirmed on Monday....

Kvitova looks on positive side after 'rollercoaster year' 16 Dec 2017 - 04:47 pm

London: Czech tennis star Petra Kvitova says a year on from being the victim of a horrific knife attack she can look to...

Noah stays on as France Davis Cup skipper 30 Nov 2017 - 02:52 pm

Paris: France's Davis Cup captain Yannick Noah will oversee his team's defence of the title they won last weekend with success over Belgium...

France beat Belgium to win Davis Cup 26 Nov 2017 - 08:46 pm

Lille, France: Lucas Pouille throttled Belgium's Steve Darcis 6-3, 6-1, 6-0 in Sunday's decisive fifth rubber to clinch a 10th Davis Cup title...

Goffin on brink of forcing Davis Cup decider 26 Nov 2017 - 06:15 pm

Lille, France: The Davis Cup final between France and Belgium was heading towards a decisive fifth rubber with Belgian singles ace David Goffin...

Goffin aims to ride the wave to Davis Cup glory 20 Nov 2017 - 07:09 pm

LONDON: Beaten but exhilarated, Belgium's David Goffin believes his exceptional run at the ATP Finals has strengthened him for the last great challenge...