Sports / Tennis

Nadal back with a bang in Beijing 01 Oct 2014 - 10:11 am

Spain’s Rafael Nadal in action against France’s Richard Gasquet during their match at the Tennis China Open in Beijing, China, yesterday. BEIJING: Rafael...

Wildcard Ito stuns top-seed Wawrinka 01 Oct 2014 - 10:10 am

TOKYO: Tatsuma Ito followed the winning example of compatriot Kei Nishikori as the number 103-ranked local dumped top seed Stan Wawrinka out 7-5,...

Sania helps India to mixed doubles gold 30 Sep 2014 - 12:00 am

INCHEON, South Korea: A trail-blazer for women’s tennis in India, Sania Mirza has been hounded by controversy throughout her career, accused of corrupting...

Williams and Cilic through to the next round 29 Sep 2014 - 11:40 pm

BEIJING: US Open Champions Serena Williams and Marin Cilic powered through their openers at the $5.4m China Open yesterday, with the women’s number...

InterContinental Tennis contest kicks off in Doha today 29 Sep 2014 - 09:08 am

Doha: The Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) and InterContinental Doha Hotel are organising the seventh InterContinental Tennis Tournament here from September 29 to October...

Murray ends 14-month wait with Shenzhen title 29 Sep 2014 - 09:03 am

Champion, Kei Nishikori (right) of Japan and runner up, Julien Benneteau of France pose with their trophies after the final of the Malaysian...

Nishikori triumphs in Malaysia 29 Sep 2014 - 08:58 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Japan’s Kei Nishikori picked up his third title of a breakout year by downing France’s Julien Benneteau 7-6 (4), 6-4 in...

Sharapova sails, Errani tumbles at China Open 29 Sep 2014 - 08:57 am

BEIJING: World number four Maria Sharapova powered through her first-round match at the $5.4m China Open yesterday, but faces a tricky opponent at...

Murray downs Monaco to reach Shenzen final 28 Sep 2014 - 06:41 am

Andy Murray of Britain returns a shot against Lukas Lacko of Slovakia during their quarter-final match in Shenzhen, yesterday. Shenzen, China: Andy Murray...

Nishikori marches into Malaysian Open final 28 Sep 2014 - 06:39 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Top seed Kei Nishikori fought off Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 yesterday to make it into his first Malaysian Open...

Kvitova, Bouchard reach Wuhan final 27 Sep 2014 - 04:25 am

Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard celebrates after winning her semi-final match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the Wuhan Open in Wuhan, in China’s Hubei...

Nishikori cruises into Malaysian Open semis 27 Sep 2014 - 04:24 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Kei Nishikori eased into the semifinals of the Malaysian Open by sinking Australia’s Marinko Matosevic 6-3, 6-0 yesterday without moving past...

Sharapova crashes out, Kvitova through in Wuhan 25 Sep 2014 - 08:33 am

WUHAN, China: Fourth seed Maria Sharapova crashed out of the $2.4m WTA Wuhan Open in two sets yesterday, while Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova...

Sick Williams follows seeds out of Wuhan Open 24 Sep 2014 - 08:34 am

WUHAN, China: World number one Serena Williams added her name to the list of slain seeds at the Wuhan Open yesterday after the...

Djokovic, Serena top tennis rankings 24 Sep 2014 - 08:33 am

Johannesburg: The ATP issued the latest men’s tennis rankings on Monday and the top 10 list remains unchanged with Serbian tennis ace still...

Murray has no regrets over Scottish independence tweet 24 Sep 2014 - 08:33 am

LONDON: British tennis star Andy Murray (pictured) yesterday admitted his Twitter message in support of Scottish independence had been out of character, but...

Federer replaces injured Nadal in new league 23 Sep 2014 - 02:09 pm

Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain in the fourth round of the US Open at the USTA...

Radwanska crashes, Sharapova sails in Wuhan 23 Sep 2014 - 01:40 pm

WUHAN, China: World number six Agnieszka Radwanska was dumped out of the $2.4m WTA Wuhan Open yesterday by a determined Caroline Garcia of...