Sports / Tennis

Karolina Pliskova smashes umpire's chair after losing Rome match 17 May 2018 - 01:12 am

Rome: Former world number one Karolina Pliskova smashed the umpire's chair in frustration after she lost to Greece's Maria Sakkari in the second...

Nadal, Djokovic power on as Thiem crashes out in Rome 17 May 2018 - 12:45 am

Rome: Former winners Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic powered into the third round of the Italian Open in Rome on Wednesday but Austrian...

Federer replaces Nadal as number one, Djokovic on the slide 14 May 2018 - 12:20 pm

Paris: Rafael Nadal's surprise quarter-final exit at the Madrid Masters has seen the Spaniard replaced as world number one by Roger Federer in...

Zverev powers past Thiem to win Madrid Masters title 13 May 2018 - 10:11 pm

Madrid: Alexander Zverev showed his clay-court class by blowing away Dominic Thiem to win the Madrid Masters on Sunday. Zverev has long been...

Nadal breaks McEnroe record in Madrid but Del Potro, Sharapova, Halep beaten 11 May 2018 - 11:02 am

Madrid: Rafael Nadal broke John McEnroe's 34-year record on Thursday by winning his 50th consecutive set on clay at the Madrid Open. But...

Top-ranked Halep loses to Pliskova in Madrid quarterfinals 11 May 2018 - 11:02 am

MADRID: Top-ranked Simona Halep lost to Karolina Pliskova 6-4, 6-3 in the Madrid Open quarterfinals on Thursday. Halep was the two-time defending champion...

Injured Murray could still return in time for Wimbledon 10 May 2018 - 03:46 pm

London: Andy Murray hasn't ruled out returning from his troublesome hip injury in time for Wimbledon, according to his mother Judy. Former world...

Top-ranked Halep beats Mertens in Madrid Open 2nd round 08 May 2018 - 05:47 pm

MADRID: Top-ranked Simona Halep reached the third round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday by beating Elise Martens 6-0, 6-3. Halep converted her...

Djokovic defeats Nishikori in 1st round of Madrid Open 08 May 2018 - 12:18 am

MADRID: Novak Djokovic got the type of win he needed to boost his confidence and get his game back on track. He beat...

Rafael Nadal in middle of football controversy in Madrid 07 May 2018 - 06:28 pm

MADRID: Rafael Nadal has put himself in the middle of a football controversy in Madrid. A longtime Real Madrid supporter, Nadal appeared with...

Viewers see vulnerable Serena Williams in 5-part TV series 02 May 2018 - 09:59 am

The first episode of "Being Serena," a five-part documentary series on HBO about Serena Williams, closes with the tennis great in a hospital...

Serena made to wait over Wimbledon seeding 01 May 2018 - 03:25 pm

London: Wimbledon chiefs have admitted they will hold an internal debate to clarify if seven-time champion Serena Williams can be seeded at Wimbledon....

Nadal wins 11th Barcelona title, unbeaten in 46 sets on clay 29 Apr 2018 - 07:02 pm

BARCELONA, Spain: Rafael Nadal continued his dominance on clay with a 6-2, 6-1 win over 19-year-old Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday to win...

Wozniacki retires from Istanbul quarter-finals with injury 28 Apr 2018 - 01:04 am

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki was forced to retire from her Istanbul Cup quarter-final against Pauline Parmentier on Friday with an abdominal injury. Wozniacki...

Ostapenko takes winning step on clay into Stuttgart quarters 27 Apr 2018 - 07:34 am

Stuttgart: Roland Garros champion Jelena Ostapenko continued to build for her Paris title defence with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Zarina Diyas on...

Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko returns the ball to Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas during their match at the WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, southwestern Germany, on April 26, 2018. AFP / Thomas Kienzle

Djokovic crashes out in Barcelona, Nishikori retires 25 Apr 2018 - 05:42 pm

Former world number one Novak Djokovic suffered a surprise second-round exit from the Barcelona Open on Wednesday, when the Serb was beaten 6-2...

India tennis star Sania Mirza announces pregnancy 23 Apr 2018 - 10:17 pm

New Delhi: Grand Slam-winning Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on Monday announced she is pregnant, describing herself as "ecstatic" but giving no indication...

Nadal swats aside Nishikori to seal 11th Monte Carlo crown 23 Apr 2018 - 11:20 am

Monte Carlo, Principality of Monaco, Rafael Nadal romped to a record-extending 11th Monte Carlo Masters title by brushing aside an outclassed Kei Nishikori...