Sports / Tennis

Isner saves match points to reach third round 05 Jul 2018 - 04:26 pm

LONDON: John Isner almost snatched defeat from the jaws of victory but survived to beat Belgian qualifier Ruben Bemelman in a delayed second-round...

Former champs Sharapova, Kvitova crash out, Nadal, Djokovic through 04 Jul 2018 - 01:47 pm

London, Maria Sharapova suffered her first opening round Wimbledon defeat and earliest Grand Slam exit in eight years on Tuesday when she was...

Agassi open to return to 'high pressure' coaching role 04 Jul 2018 - 01:04 pm

Eight-times grand slam champion Andre Agassi is open to a return to coaching despite the challenges he faced in the role while guiding...

Muguruza begins Wimbledon title defense in style 03 Jul 2018 - 06:29 pm

LONDON: After losing just one set on her way to the Wimbledon title a year ago, Garbine Muguruza picked up exactly where she...

Route 66: Lopez breaks Federer record for consecutive Slam appearances 03 Jul 2018 - 03:02 pm

London: Spain's Feliciano Lopez set a new record for consecutive Grand Slam appearances on Tuesday when he started his 66th major in a...

Mum's the word for Wimbledon stars striving to have it all 03 Jul 2018 - 02:57 pm

London: From Serena Williams' tearful decision to stop breast-feeding to Victoria Azarenka's guilt over the time she spends away from her baby, life...

Kvitova rises to world No.7 as Wimbledon begins 02 Jul 2018 - 04:08 pm

Paris: Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova rose from eighth to seventh in the WTA rankings as the tournament started on Monday. Kvitova bumped...

Federer eyes ninth Wimbledon title but wary of Nadal threat 01 Jul 2018 - 06:45 pm

London: Having seen longtime rival Rafael Nadal tighten his iron-grip on Roland Garros, Roger Federer aims to extend his personal dominance of Wimbledon...

Wozniacki edges past Sabalenka in Eastbourne final 30 Jun 2018 - 05:27 pm

EASTBOURNE, England: Top seed Caroline Wozniacki got the perfect boost for Wimbledon as she beat Belarussian upstart Aryna Sabalenka 7-5 7-6(5) to claim...

Serena Williams seeded for Wimbledon 27 Jun 2018 - 12:19 pm

London: Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams has been seeded 25 for this year's women's singles by the organisers despite being ranked 183 in...

Wozniacki calls for Serena seeding at Wimbledon 26 Jun 2018 - 10:12 am

Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki has called for 23-times Grand slam winner Serena Williams to be seeded at next month's Wimbledon Championships ahead...

Murray gets Wimbledon boost with first win on comeback trail 25 Jun 2018 - 09:24 pm

Eastbourne, United Kingdom: Andy Murray offered encouragement that he could be ready to compete at Wimbledon as the former world number one beat...

Federer loses world No.1 spot after Coric defeat 24 Jun 2018 - 06:35 pm

Halle Westfalen, Germany: Croatian Borna Coric denied Roger Federer the 99th title of his career on Sunday with a 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 6-2...

Aussie denies Evans first title since return from drugs ban 17 Jun 2018 - 08:24 pm

London, Dan Evans' hopes of a first title since returning from a drugs ban came to nothing on Sunday as he was beaten...

'It feels great': Federer regains world number one ranking 16 Jun 2018 - 08:40 pm

Stuttgart, Germany: Roger Federer staged a 6-7 (2-7), 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) comeback on Saturday over Nick Kyrgios to reach the Stuttgart Cup final...

Australia’s Stosur is knocked out in Nottingham; ‘Bad boy’ Coria banned 15 Jun 2018 - 01:37 am

London: Australia's former US Open champion Sam Stosur was knocked out of the WTA Wimbledon warm-up event in Nottingham on Thursday after suffering...