Sports / Tennis

Younis demoted, no contracts for Kamran, Malik 06 Jun 2014 - 07:21 am

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) yesterday dropped keeper Kamran Akmal and all-rounder Shoaib Malik from its central contract list of 31 players...

Halep, Sharapova to clash in final 06 Jun 2014 - 05:04 am

Simona Halep of Romania returns to Andrea Petkovic of Germany in their semi-final match during the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris,...

Nadal downs Ferrer to reach last four 05 Jun 2014 - 06:26 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain in action during his quarter final match against David Ferrer of Spain at the French Open at Roland Garros...

Djokovic marches into last four; Gulbis overcomes Berdych 04 Jun 2014 - 01:25 am

Novak Djokovic of Serbia in action against Milos Raonic of Canada whom he defeated in their quarter-final match during the French Open at...

Regal Rafa sets up Ferrer clash 03 Jun 2014 - 01:33 am

Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic during their French tennis Open round of sixteen match at the Roland Garros...

Gulbis shocks Federer; Murray, Djokovic ahead 02 Jun 2014 - 07:20 am

Ernests Gulbis of Latvia acknowledges the crowd after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland in their fourth round match during the French Open at...

I can still win Wimbledon, says Swiss great 02 Jun 2014 - 07:19 am

PARIS: Roger Federer (pictured) believes he can soothe the pain of his worst French Open defeat in 10 years by clinching a record...

Nadal quells brief uprising to march on at Roland Garros 01 Jun 2014 - 09:16 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after a shot during his French Open men’s third round match against Leonardo Mayer of Argentina at Roland...

Djokovic, Federer stretched before reaching last 16 31 May 2014 - 01:16 am

Roger Federer gestures to spectators after winning his men’s singles match against Dmitry Tursunov of Russia at the French Open yesterday. RIGHT: Maria...

Nadal, Murray advance 30 May 2014 - 01:20 am

Gael Monfils of France acknowledges supporters after winning his men’s singles match against Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany at the French Open at the...

Major upsets at Roland Garros 29 May 2014 - 01:38 am

Anna Schmiedlova of Slovakia hits a shot during her French Open women’s second round match against American Venus Williams at Roland Garros in...

Goerges’s innovation heralds data-based future in Paris 29 May 2014 - 01:21 am

PARIS: Ten minutes after Julia Goerges finishes a match, she can analyse how many forehands she played and why her second serve may...

Serena vows to work ‘five times harder’ 29 May 2014 - 01:20 am

USA’s Serena Williams (right) shakes hands with Spain’s Garbine Muguruza at the end of their French tennis Open second round match at the...

Li Na stunned in first round, Murray through in Paris 28 May 2014 - 08:55 am

Li Na returns the ball Kristina Mladenovic during their French tennis Open first round match. PARIS: Li Na, the Australian Open champion, followed...

Wawrinka mystified by slumping form 28 May 2014 - 08:53 am

Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka is comforted by Spain’s Guillermo Garcia-Lopez at the end of their French tennis Open first round match at the Roland...

Many things wrong with me, admits Li 28 May 2014 - 08:51 am

PARIS: Chinese second seed Li Na (pictured) admitted she wasn’t ready mentally after crashing out in the French Open first round at the...

Djokovic and Nadal cruise on day two of French Open 27 May 2014 - 01:53 am

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (right) shares a laugh with a ball boy during his French Open first round match at the Roland Garros Stadium...

Wozniacki faces dissection at Roland Garros 27 May 2014 - 01:24 am

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark seen in this file picture of March 2014. PARIS: If having a broken heart was a viable excuse for...