Sports / Tennis

Slumping Federer desperate for Gstaad boost this week 22 Jul 2013 - 12:20 am

GSTAAD, Switzerland: Roger Federer will seek to resurrect his disappointing season in front of expectant home fans as the 17-time Grand Slam winner...

Qualifier Delbonis stuns Federer in semis 21 Jul 2013 - 02:00 am

Argentina’s Federico Delbonis celebrates his victory during the semi-final match against Switzerland’s Roger Federer at the Hamburg Open at Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg,...

Serena reaches Bastad final 21 Jul 2013 - 02:00 am

BASTAD, Sweden: World number one Serena Williams racked up her 50th win of the year yesterday when she cruised past Klara Zakopalova of...

Tennis: Federer breezes into Hamburg quarters 19 Jul 2013 - 03:45 am

HAMBURG: Roger Federer (pictured above) had few problems as he breezed into the quarter-finals of the Hamburg ATP tournament with a straight sets...

Federer struggles to win Hamburg opener 18 Jul 2013 - 04:34 am

HAMBURG: Roger Federer struggled in his first match since his Wimbledon humiliation when he had to come back from a set down to...

Spain gripped by sporting ‘crisis’ 12 Jul 2013 - 05:26 am

Rafael Nadal (left) of Spain with Spanish Crown Prince Felipe after the French Open final at Roland Garros in Paris, France, in this...

Murray targets more Slams after historic win 09 Jul 2013 - 12:51 am

Andy Murray poses with the Wimbledon trophy next to a statue of Fred Perry, the last British player to win the same event...

Barca agree to sell Villa to Atletico 09 Jul 2013 - 12:46 am

MADRID: Atletico Madrid reached an agreement to sign Spain striker David Villa from Spanish champions Barcelona yesterday, in what could be one of...

Don’t squander my success, Murray tells Great Britain 09 Jul 2013 - 12:41 am

LONDON: Andy Murray has warned the country’s tennis establishment that if the millions of dollars generated by Wimbledon are squandered, Britain may wait...

I will learn from final defeat, says Djokovic 09 Jul 2013 - 12:41 am

LONDON: Novak Djokovic (pictured) insists he will absorb the lessons of his painful Wimbledon final defeat against Andy Murray and come back stronger...

The top two are new age warriors now 09 Jul 2013 - 12:40 am

LONDON: Thanks for the memories Roger and Rafa, but it’s the Novak and Andy show now. Andy Murray’s Wimbledon triumph on Sunday, when...

Quarter of Brits watched the Wimbledon final 09 Jul 2013 - 12:40 am

LONDON: More than a quarter of the British population tuned in to watch Andy Murray become Britain’s first men’s Wimbledon champion since 1936,...

British press calls for knighthood 09 Jul 2013 - 12:40 am

LONDON: British newspapers were in raptures yesterday after Andy Murray’s Wimbledon win, with several calling for him to receive a knighthood for ending...

Awesome Murray clinches historic Wimbledon title 08 Jul 2013 - 01:05 am

Andy Murray of Britain reacts after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia in their final match at Wimbledon in London, yesterday. CENTRE: Murray celebrates...

Bartoli targets more titles 08 Jul 2013 - 12:59 am

LONDON: Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli insists her perfect day on Centre Court could be just the start of another remarkable chapter in one...

Queen leads the tributes to hero Murray 08 Jul 2013 - 12:35 am

LONDON: Queen Elizabeth joined politicians, sports stars and celebrities in congratulating Andy Murray yesterday after he made tennis history by becoming the first...

I was tired after semi strain, says Djokovic 08 Jul 2013 - 12:03 am

LONDON: Exhausted Novak Djokovic blamed his lacklustre Wimbledon final defeat against Andy Murray on being unable to recover quickly enough from his gruelling...

Bartoli crushes Lisicki for first Wimbledon title 07 Jul 2013 - 12:58 am

France’s Marion Bartoli celebrates beating Germany’s Sabine Lisicki, yesterday. LONDON: Marion Bartoli romped to her first Grand Slam title as the French 15th...