Sports / Tennis

Halep injury plunges WTA Finals spot into doubt 04 Oct 2015 - 04:21 pm

Beijing: World number two Simona Halep lasted less than a set before retiring injured at the China Open on Sunday, plunging her appearance...

Ferrer wins 25th title at Malaysian Open 04 Oct 2015 - 04:04 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Top seed David Ferrer clinched his 25th title Sunday after beating fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 7-5, 7-5 to win the Malaysian...

Kyrgios out, Ferrer and Lopez in Malaysian showdown 03 Oct 2015 - 04:58 pm

Kuala Lumpur: Top seeds David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez set up an all-Spanish affair in the final while volatile Australian Nick Kyrgios fell...

Hingis, Mirza win third successive doubles title 03 Oct 2015 - 04:54 pm

Switzerland's Martina Hingis (R) and India's Sania Mirza (L) pose with their trophy after beating Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu in the...

Venus wins Wuhan Open as Muguruza retires 03 Oct 2015 - 01:30 pm

Venus Williams of the US poses with her trophy after beating Garbine Muguruza of Spain during the women's singles final at the Wuhan...

Becker upsets Chardy in Malaysia 30 Sep 2015 - 01:22 pm

Kuala Lumpur: German Benjamin Becker persevered through early struggles to outlast his sixth seeded French rival Jeremy Chardy 5-7, 6-1, 7-5 in Kuala...

Serena coach hints at rest after US Open heartache 30 Sep 2015 - 08:32 am

New York: Serena Williams's coach raised the prospect of the world number one skipping the remainder of the season on Tuesday as she...

Venus chalks up 700th career victory 29 Sep 2015 - 04:50 pm

Former world number one Venus Williams claimed the 700th win of her career on Tuesday, beating Germany's Julia Goerges 6-4 6-3 in the...

Li Na thrills fans at Wuhan stadium opening 27 Sep 2015 - 03:06 pm

Former Chinese tennis player Li Na (L) smiles as she talks to defending champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic during the opening...

Radwanska wins Pan Pacific Open 27 Sep 2015 - 11:19 am

Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland kisses the trophy as she celebrates after defeating Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in the women's singles final match of...

Sharapova returns to court at Wuhan Open 26 Sep 2015 - 02:10 pm

Maria Sharapova of Russia attends a press conference at the Wuhan Open tennis tournament in Wuhan, China's Hubei province. WUHAN, China: World number...

Wozniacki beats Kerber, sails into Pan Pacific semi-finals in Tokyo 26 Sep 2015 - 12:33 am

Tokyo: Top-seed Caroline Wozniacki survived a nail-biting scare yesterday against Angelique Kerber of Germany at the Pan Pacific Open, advancing to a semi-final...

Top seed Halep advances in WTA Guangzhou Open 23 Sep 2015 - 05:10 pm

GUANGZHOU: Top seed Simona Halep (pictured) of Romania defeated Timea Babos of Hungary in straight sets in second-round play Wednesday in the WTA...

Murray may skip Finals in London 22 Sep 2015 - 12:00 am

Britain’s Andy Murray rests after winning against Australia’s Bernard Tomic during the Davis Cup semi-final tie at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Britain,...

Great Britain, Belgium to meet in Davis Cup final 21 Sep 2015 - 12:17 am

Andy Murray of Great Britain celebrates his victory during his reverse singles match against Bernard Tomic of Australia in the Davis Cup semi-final...

Czechs take lead as Paes-Boppana lose Davis Cup doubles 19 Sep 2015 - 01:54 pm

Czech Republic supporters congratulate the Czech Republic's Adam Pavlasek (L) and Radek Stepanek after they won their men's doubles tennis match against India's...

Djokovic conquers Federer at US Open for 10th major title 14 Sep 2015 - 08:54 am

Novak Djokovic of Serbia, right, and Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrate with thier trophies after their Men's Singles Final match on Day Fourteen...

Pennetta captures US Open title and retires 13 Sep 2015 - 12:33 am

Pennetta of Italy holds her US Open Trophy next to compatriot Vinci during the award presentation ceremony following their women's singles final match...