Sports / Tennis

Youzhny starts with win at Gstaad 25 Jul 2014 - 12:07 am

Mikhail Youzhny of Russia celebrates his victory against Kenny De Schepper of France during their second round match at the Suisse Open tennis...

Haase advances at Swiss Open 23 Jul 2014 - 09:44 am

GSTAAD, Switzerland: Last year’s finalist Robin Haase (pictured) had to fight through an extended case of first-match nerves to advance over Aleksandr Nedovyesov...

Wozniacki routs Vinci, Mayer stuns Ferrer 22 Jul 2014 - 08:31 am

Caroline Wozniacki (left) of Denmark raises the winner’s trophy while Roberta Vinci (right) of Italy poses with the runner-up’s trophy after the final...

Troicki celebrates return after suspension with win at Gstaad 22 Jul 2014 - 08:30 am

GSTAAD, Switzerland: Viktor Troicki made the most of his return to tennis after serving a one-year ban as the Serb defeated Austria’s Dominic...

Serena Williams heads women’s field for US Open 18 Jul 2014 - 01:41 am

New York: World number one Serena Williams (pictured), coming off a surprise third round loss at Wimbledon, heads the women’s field for the...

Hewitt beats Karlovic to win 30th career title 14 Jul 2014 - 11:51 pm

NEWPORT, United States: Ageing warrior Lleyton Hewitt claimed the 30th title of his career when he downed towering Croat Ivo Karlovic in the...

Tennis: Davenport, Bollettieri inducted into Hall of Fame 14 Jul 2014 - 12:20 am

2014 inductees into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (from left) coach Nick Bollettieri, WTA and USTA executive Jane Brown Grimes, former player...

Djokovic begins Nadal, Federer pursuit after ‘special’ triumph 08 Jul 2014 - 12:36 pm

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (left) and Czech player Petra Kvitova pose with their 2014 Wimbledon singles’ trophies during the Wimbledon Champions Dinner in Central...

Kvitova makes short work of Bouchard for Wimbledon title 06 Jul 2014 - 09:43 am

LONDON: Petra Kvitova stormed to her second Wimbledon title in the shortest women’s final since 1983 as the Czech sixth seed crushed Canada’s...

Italian duo completes career Grand Slam 06 Jul 2014 - 09:42 am

Italy’s Sara Errani (right) and Roberta Vinci hold the women’s doubles winners’ trophies at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon yesterday. LONDON:...

Djokovic, Federer to settle old scores today 06 Jul 2014 - 09:41 am

LONDON: Old rivalries will be renewed on and off the court in the men’s Wimbledon final today when Roger Federer, bidding for a...

Federer, Djokovic to clash for Wimbledon glory 05 Jul 2014 - 07:26 am

Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts after defeating Milos Raonic of Canada in their men’s singles semi-final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, ...

Young guns take centrestage 04 Jul 2014 - 04:58 am

Eugenie Bouchard of Canada returns to Simona Halep of Romania in their semi-final match during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn...

Murray dethroned by Dimitrov; Djokovic rallies to surpass Cilic 03 Jul 2014 - 02:18 am

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov (left) shakes hands with Britain’s Andy Murray after he won the men’s singles quarter-final on day nine of the 2014...

Halep, Bouchard offer glimpse of the future 03 Jul 2014 - 02:17 am

Simona Halep of Romania celebrates after defeating Sabine Lisicki of Germany in their quarter-final match yesterday. LONDON: The women’s semi-finals at Wimbledon today...

Contador ready to take on Froome 03 Jul 2014 - 02:16 am

PARIS: If last year’s Tour de France often resembled a triumphant Chris Froome march to Paris, the road to the Champs Elysees may...

Teen Kyrgios topples world No.1 Nadal 02 Jul 2014 - 08:54 am

LONDON: Rafael Nadal’s charge towards a third Wimbledon title came to a juddering halt in the fourth round yesterday when he was sensationally...

Sharapova fails again, Serena retires 02 Jul 2014 - 08:53 am

LONDON: Maria Sharapova suffered more Wimbledon heartache as the French Open champion crashed to a shock 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-4 defeat against Germany’s...