Sports / Tennis

Stosur downs Diyas to take another Osaka title 13 Oct 2014 - 06:50 am

TOKYO: Australia’s Samantha Stosur continued her love affair with the Osaka hard courts by claiming a third Japan Open title after edging Zarina...

Wawrinka qualifies for World Tour Finals 13 Oct 2014 - 06:50 am

LONDON: Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka has become the fourth player to qualify for the end-of-season ATP World Tour Finals, the ATP said...

Federer halts Djokovic run to reach Shanghai final 11 Oct 2014 - 11:33 pm

Gilles Simon of France celebrates after winning his men’s singles semi-final match against Feliciano Lopez of Spain at the Shanghai Masters tournament in...

Age is not wearying Swiss great, says Novak 11 Oct 2014 - 11:30 pm

SHANGHAI: Novak Djokovic said age was not slowing down Roger Federer after his straight-sets humbling by the 33-year-old Swiss great at the Shanghai...

Jankovic crashes in Tianjin upset 10 Oct 2014 - 12:26 am

TIANJIN, China: Tianjin Open top seed Jelena Jankovic crashed out of the tournament in the second round yesterday, continuing a poor run of...

Nadal, Wawrinka suffer early exits in Shanghai 08 Oct 2014 - 08:41 pm

Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland returns a shot against Gilles Simon of France during their men’s singles second round match at the Shanghai Masters...

Rafa curses bad luck after losing to Lopez 08 Oct 2014 - 08:38 pm

SHANGHAI: Rafael Nadal yesterday cursed the miserable luck which has plagued him since being dumped out of Wimbledon, a period which saw him...

Murray wins Shanghai opener, Fognini crashes 08 Oct 2014 - 03:55 am

Andy Murray of Britain returns a shot against Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia in the men’s singles first round match at the Shanghai Masters...

Federer, Nadal bid to dethrone Djokovic 08 Oct 2014 - 03:52 am

SHANGHAI: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal enter this week’s Shanghai Masters bidding to unseat current champion Novak Djokovic, who appears on an unstoppable...

Securing Sport conference draws to a close in London 08 Oct 2014 - 03:52 am

London: The Securing Sport 2014 conference came to an end yesterday after two lively days that saw some very high-profile names in world...

Cilic crashes out in Shanghai 07 Oct 2014 - 12:58 am

SHANGHAI: US Open champion Marin Cilic suffered a shock defeat at the Shanghai Masters yesterday, as the Croatian desperately chases points to make...

Djokovic, Sharapova reign supreme at China Open 06 Oct 2014 - 06:36 am

Novak Djokovic of Serbia lifts his trophy after defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the men’s singles final match at the...

Djokovic, Berdych in Beijing final 04 Oct 2014 - 11:16 pm

Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic celebrates after winning his men’s singles semi-final match against Martin Klizan of Slovakia in the China Open tennis...

Raonic, Nishikori to clash again for Tokyo title 04 Oct 2014 - 11:15 pm

Gilles Simon (left) of France and Milos Raonic of Canada shake hands after their singles semi-final match at the Japan Open Tennis Championships...

Nishikori, Raonic reach Japan Open semis 03 Oct 2014 - 11:57 pm

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot during his men’s quarter-final against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria at the China Open in Beijing, yesterday....

Djokovic advances as Serena withdraws 03 Oct 2014 - 11:55 pm

BEIJING: Reigning China Open champions Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams experienced contrasting fortunes at the tournament yesterday, with the men’s top seed powering...

Djokovic, Sharapova win in China 02 Oct 2014 - 12:07 am

BEIJING: Novak Djokovic continued his 100 percent record at the China Open yesterday as he overcame late resistance from Vasek Pospisil, while Maria...

Teenager Nishioka brings an end to Japan’s 40-year wait 01 Oct 2014 - 10:14 am

Pakistans’ Atif Waheed (centre) tries to catch India’s players as umpires watch them during their men’s kabaddi match at the Songdo Global University...