Sports / Tennis

Nadal, Wawrinka in final 12 May 2013 - 12:52 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after winning his men’s singles semi-final match against compatriot Pablo Andujar at the Madrid Masters at the Caja...

Murray’s clay season ‘going in the right direction’ 12 May 2013 - 12:52 am

MADRID: Andy Murray complained he has been failing to take his chances but said his clay season was “going in the right direction”...

Nadal, Serena battle through 11 May 2013 - 04:44 am

Real Madrid’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo (right) and his girlfriend, Russian model Irina Shayk, attend the Madrid Open quarter final match between Spanish...

Nishikori surprises Federer in Madrid 10 May 2013 - 12:10 am

Kei Nishikori of Japan returns the ball to Roger Federer of Switzerland during their men’s singles match at the Madrid Open, yesterday. Nishikori ...

Nadal subdues Paire to advance in Madrid 09 May 2013 - 01:17 am

Spanish player Rafael Nadal reacts during his tennis match against French player Benoit Paire at the Madrid Masters at the Caja Magica Sports...

Singapore wins hosting right for WTA Championships in record deal 09 May 2013 - 01:16 am

Stacey Allaster (right), Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), gestures next to World Sports Group’s Chief Operating Officer...

Federer, Serena enter third round in Madrid 08 May 2013 - 01:07 am

Swiss player Roger Federer returns the ball to Czech player Radek Stepanek during their match at the Madrid Masters at the Caja Magica...

Sharapova advances in Madrid 07 May 2013 - 02:22 am

Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova returns the ball to Romania’s Alexandra Dulgheru during their first round match of the Madrid Open tennis tournament...

Haas wins in Munich at the age of 35 07 May 2013 - 01:23 am

MUNICH, Germany: Tommy Haas may be 35 but his weekend Munich title has moved him up to 13 in the rankings -- a...

Federer raring to go after two-month break 07 May 2013 - 01:23 am

MADRID: Roger Federer (pictured) believes his two-month break from competing on the ATP Tour will help him as he prepares for a hectic...

Serena battles past Kazakh qualifier in opening round 06 May 2013 - 12:37 am

MADRID: World No.1 Serena Williams (pictured) was given a reasonable test in her first match at the Madrid Masters yesterday against Kazakh qualifier...

Ferrer and Wawrinka to clash in final 05 May 2013 - 04:52 am

OEIRAS, Portugal: Spain’s David Ferrer will play his 37th final when he and Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka line up today for the clay title...

French Open rules out Nadal seeding boost 05 May 2013 - 04:52 am

PARIS: Seven-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal will not have his seeding bumped up at this year’s Roland Garros, organisers confirmed yesterday. The...

Pavlyuchenkova reaches Portugal final 04 May 2013 - 02:24 am

OEIRAS, Portugal: Third seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova fought back from a first-set whitewash to beat unseeded Romina Oprandi 0-6, 6-3, 6-1 yesterday to reach...

ATP chief Brad Drewett dies, age 54 04 May 2013 - 02:24 am

PARIS: Australia’s Brad Drewett, the president of the ATP, died yesterday at the age of 54 following a battle against motor neurone disease,...

Tennis: China’s Peng stuns Bartoli at Portugal Open 01 May 2013 - 12:57 am

OEIRAS, Portugal: China’s Peng Shuai showed little sign of a recent shoulder injury at the WTA Portugal Open yesterday as she knocked out...

Twenty years on, Seles still carries attack scars 29 Apr 2013 - 11:24 pm

BERLIN: The knife attack on Monica Seles (pictured), which took place in Hamburg 20 years ago today, not only dictated security at sports...

Nadal wins again in Barcelona 29 Apr 2013 - 12:35 am

Rafael Nadal (left) of Spain poses with his trophy after beating his compatriot Nicolas Almagro in the Conde Godo Tennis Tournament final in...