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Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic addresses a news conference in Doha yesterday. ARMSTRONG VAS Doha: Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the...

Simona Halep of Romania returns the ball to Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic during their final in Dubai, yesterday. DUBAI: Romania’s Simona...

Ons Jabeur (third left) of Tunisia, and Angelique Kerber of Germany,  pose for a picture with officials after the draw ceremony in Doha...

Simona Halep Dubai---Top-seeded Simona Halep earned the tenth title of her career and made herself a double champion in the Arabian Gulf by...

  Stakhovsky Marseille---World number seven Stan Wawrinka was sensationally knocked out of the Marseille Open on Friday as he went down in the quarter-finals...

  Rio de Janeiro--Claycourt king Rafael Nadal battled into the early hours as he reached the semi-finals of the Rio Open after beating Uruguayan...

Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic celebrates after winning her match against Garbine Muguruza of Spain during the semi-finals of the WTA Dubai...

Delray Beach, United States - Japanese qualifier Yoshihito Nishioka booked his first ATP quarter-final on Thursday with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Marinko...

Delray Beach, United States - Results on Thursday from the fourth day of the ATP Delray Beach Open (x denotes seeded player): 2nd...

Rio de Janeiro - Results on Thursday from the ATP/WTA Rio Open (x denotes seeding): Men 2nd round Rafael Nadal (ESP x1) bt...

Rio de Janeiro - Clay king and world number three Rafael Nadal thwarted a determined challenge Thursday from fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta...

Martina Hingis, five Grand Slam singles winner and nine Grand Slam women’s doubles title winner, in seen in this file picture taken in...

  Dubai--Karolina Pliskova, the striking 22-year-old who is part of a new wave on the women's tour, upset the seedings for a second time...

Dubai---Karolina Pliskova, the striking 22-year-old who is part of a new wave on the women's tour, upset the seedings for a second time...

  Dubai,--Results in the first round of the WTA Dubai Open on Monday: Peng Shuai (CHNx16) bt Elena Vesnina (RUS) 7-5, 6-1 Garbine Muguruza...

Stanislas Wawrinka   Paris--Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka has climbed a place to seventh in the ATP world rankings following his victory in Rotterdam on Sunday,...

  Rio de Janeiro--After a quick foot shuffle at the city's carnival, Rafael Nadal will get down to the serious stuff from Tuesday as...

  Dubai--Caroline Wozniacki, the former world number one from Denmark, admitted she been fearing for her friends and family after learning of this weekend's...