Sports / Tennis

Murray ‘happy and lucky’ to be father 10 Aug 2015 - 07:53 pm

Montreal Impact midfielder Ignacio Piatti and Rafael Nadal of Spain shake hands after an exhibition tennis match ahead of this week’s Rogers Cup...

Nishikori avenges US Open loss in style 09 Aug 2015 - 07:45 pm

LEF: Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a shot to Marin Cilic of Croatia during the Citi Open at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center...

Pliskova reaches Stanford final 09 Aug 2015 - 07:44 pm

Kristina Mladenovic (left) and partner Belinda Bencic celebrate after their match against Lara Arruaberrena and Andreja Klepac (both not pictured) in the doubles...

Nishikori to clash with rival Cilic 08 Aug 2015 - 10:00 pm

Croatia’s Marin Cilic celebrates after defeating Germany’s Alexander Zverev in their quarter-final match at the Washington Open in Washington on Friday. Washington: Japan’s...

Struggling Bouchard splits with another coach 08 Aug 2015 - 09:57 pm

Eugenie Bouchard reacts during her match against Duan Yingying in London, in this July 1, 2015 file photo. Toronto: Eugenie Bouchard’s coaching merry-go-round...

After Wimbledon glory, Djokovic makes return in Montreal event 08 Aug 2015 - 09:56 pm

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after beating Croatia’s Marin Cilic during their men’s quarter-final match on day nine of the 2015 Wimbledon Championships at...

Nishikori, Cilic advance to Washington quarters 07 Aug 2015 - 08:53 pm

Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a shot to Leonardo Mayer of Argentina during their men’s singles match at Rock Creek Tennis Center on...

Wozniacki stunned by Lepchenko in Stanford 07 Aug 2015 - 08:53 pm

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark looks on during a rain delay in her match against Varvara Lapchenko of the United States on day four...

Murray stunned by Gabashvili 06 Aug 2015 - 09:34 pm

Teymuraz Gabashvili (left) shakes hands with Andy Murray (right) during day three of the 2015 Citi Open at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center....

Cilic, Nishikori tested but win at Washington Open 06 Aug 2015 - 03:53 am

Kei Nishikori of Japan reacts after missing a shot against James Duckworth of Australia at the Washington Open at the Rock Creek Tennis...

Murray hits the ground running 04 Aug 2015 - 11:07 pm

Mona Barthel of Germany celebrates her win against Carol Zhao of Canada during day one of the Bank of the West Classic at...

Stronger Nishikori seeks return to US Open final 04 Aug 2015 - 11:06 pm

Washington: Japan’s fifth-ranked Kei Nishikori) made history by reaching last year’s US Open final and he feels stronger, smarter and more confident as...

Nadal exacts Fognini revenge in Hamburg final 03 Aug 2015 - 01:31 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain poses with his trophy after winning the final match against Fabio Fognini of Italy at the ATP tennis tournament...

Isner faces Baghdatis for third straight Atlanta title 03 Aug 2015 - 01:22 am

Atlanta: Top-seeded John Isner kept his bid for a third straight Atlanta title on track yesterday, rallying for a three-set semi-final victory over...

Nadal sets up Fognini rematch in Hamburg final 02 Aug 2015 - 12:33 am

Hamburg: Top seed Rafael Nadal won through to the final of the clay court tournament in Hamburg yesterday with a comfortable 6-1, 6-2...

Nadal sets up Fognini rematch in Hamburg 01 Aug 2015 - 06:06 pm

Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his semifinal match against Italy's Andreas Seppi at the ATP tennis tournament in Hamburg, northern Germany on August...

Nadal beats Cuevas, reaches semi-finals of Hamburg Open 01 Aug 2015 - 12:43 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain in action against Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay during their quarter-final match at the ATP tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany,...

Nadal battles past Verdasco 29 Jul 2015 - 12:38 am

Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns the ball during his first round match against Spain’s Fernando Verdasco at the ATP tournament in Hamburg, northern Germany...