Sports / Tennis

Federer, Wawrinka set up Swiss affair in quarter-finals 02 Jul 2014 - 08:52 am

LONDON: Seven-time champion Roger Federer will take on close friend Stan Wawrinka in the Wimbledon quarter-finals after both men hurried to victory just...

Djokovic, Murray reach quarters 01 Jul 2014 - 11:19 am

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates winning his men’s singles fourth round match against France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on day seven of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships...

Sharapova favourite after Williams exit 30 Jun 2014 - 12:49 am

London: The shock losses suffered by top two seeds Serena Williams and Li Na have left Maria Sharapova with a smooth passage and...

Nadal treasures good-guy tag 30 Jun 2014 - 12:49 am

LONDON: Rafael Nadal (pictured), with his legacy as one of the world’s greatest players already secured, insists he’d rather be remembered as a...

Serena crashes out at Wimbledon; Federer and Nadal sail through 29 Jun 2014 - 09:02 am

LONDON: World number one and five-time champion Serena Williams crashed to her earliest defeat at Wimbledon for nine years yesterday while Rafael Nadal,...

Li falls, Djokovic survives injury scare at Wimbledon 28 Jun 2014 - 02:42 am

China’s Li Na returns to Czech Republic’s Barbora Zahlavova during their women’s singles third round match at Wimbledon yesterday. RIGHT: Zahlavova celebrates after...

Nadal digs deep to exact revenge; Federer advances 27 Jun 2014 - 01:21 pm

Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates beating Czech Republic’s Lukas Rosol during their men’s singles second round match on day four of the 2014 Wimbledon...

Djokovic survives Stepanek scare as seeds struggle at Wimbledon 26 Jun 2014 - 12:37 am

Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic in action against Novak Djokovic of Serbia in their second round match during the Wimbledon Championships at...

Li happy to stay out of spotlight 26 Jun 2014 - 12:33 am

Britain’s Andy Murray smiles after winning against Slovenia’s Blaz Rola on day three of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships in London, yesterday. LONDON: Chinese...

March of champions: Federer, Rafa, Sharapova on their way 25 Jun 2014 - 02:45 pm

Spain’s Rafael Nadal waves as he leaves the court after beating Slovakia’s Martin Klizan during their first round match of the 2014 Wimbledon...

Djokovic, Murray advance to Wimbledon 2nd round 24 Jun 2014 - 02:25 pm

France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga dives for the ball during his men’s singles first round match against Austria’s Jurgen Melzer on day one of the...

Favourable scenario for Federer to claim eighth Wimbledon title 23 Jun 2014 - 12:03 pm

Roger Federer of Switzerland wipes his face during a training session yesterday, ahead of the Wimbledon in London. RIGHT: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic returns...

Serena in no mood for small talk 23 Jun 2014 - 12:01 pm

Maria Sharapova of Russia takes a break during a training session ahead of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London yesterday. LONDON: Serena Williams...

Nadal vulnerable at Wimbledon: Federer 22 Jun 2014 - 09:12 am

LONDON: Roger Federer claims Rafael Nadal’s vulnerability on grass will be a significant boost to his chances of winning Wimbledon for a record-breaking...

Grumpy Serena seeks to make up for Paris pain 22 Jun 2014 - 09:11 am

LONDON: Serena Williams admits she will start her challenge for a sixth Wimbledon title still fuming over her shock defeat at the French...

Murray, Djokovic on semi-final collision course; Federer seeded to meet Nadal 21 Jun 2014 - 09:17 am

Britain’s Andy Murray raises the winner’s trophy after beating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the final of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships, in this last...

Wimbledon: Djokovic top seed over Nadal, Serena leads ladies 19 Jun 2014 - 10:05 am

Novak Djokovic kissing the Wimbledon winner’s trophy in 2011. LONDON: Wimbledon turned tennis upside down yesterday when Novak Djokovic was named top seed...

Wozniacki back in the groove 19 Jun 2014 - 10:04 am

EASTBOURNE: Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki was happy to be back on grass and enjoying her game again after easing into the...