Sports / Tennis

Bollettieri and Davenport voted into Hall of Fame 05 Mar 2014 - 02:15 am

Nick Bollettieri (left) and Lindsay Davenport NEWPORT, US: Legendary coach Nick Bollettieri and former women’s world number one Lindsay Davenport were among five...

IPTL a no-go if it clashes with Thanksgiving: Agassi 05 Mar 2014 - 02:14 am

LONDON: Andre Agassi (pictured), will snub the inaugural International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) if it clashes with Thanksgiving, the former world number one...

Henley wins Honda Classic in play-off 04 Mar 2014 - 08:32 am

PALM BEACH GARDENS, US: Russell Henley won the US PGA Tour Honda Classic on Sunday with a birdie at the first hole of...

Li targets more Grand Slams, top rank 04 Mar 2014 - 08:31 am

HONG KONG: Australian Open champion Li Na yesterday defended her decision to skip the International Premier Tennis League, as she targets more Grand...

Nadal to team-up with Sampras for Mumbai in new premier league 04 Mar 2014 - 08:25 am

MUMBAI: World number one Rafa Nadal will team up with 14-times major champion Pete Sampras for Mumbai in the inaugural International Premier Tennis...

QTF to mark World Tennis Day today 03 Mar 2014 - 01:46 am

DOHA: From every corner of the world, tennis unites on March 3, 2014 to celebrate World Tennis Day. From New York’s Madison Square...

Federer rallies to beat Berdych to claim sixth Dubai Open title 02 Mar 2014 - 10:37 am

Roger Federer of Switzerland holds the trophy after defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic at the ATP Dubai Open final yesterday. DUBAI:...

Federer stuns Djokovic in Dubai 01 Mar 2014 - 05:54 am

DUBAI: Roger Federer showed an enterprising new side to his game as he beat Novak Djokovic for the first time in 18 months...

Nadal, Djokovic lead names on ITPL draft 01 Mar 2014 - 05:53 am

DUBAI: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, as well as former stars Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi, lead the names saying they are prepared...

Bolt in running for Laureus honours 27 Feb 2014 - 01:18 am

Jamaican sprint ace Usain Bolt (left) and US tennis player Serena Williams. KUALA LUMPUR: Jamaican sprint ace Usain Bolt has been nominated for...

Federer pushed to the limit by Stepanek 27 Feb 2014 - 12:54 am

DUBAI: Former men’s world number one Roger Federer had to dig deep to progress to the quarter-finals of the Dubai Open yesterday eventually...

Djokovic begins his quest for titles again 26 Feb 2014 - 01:00 am

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Denis Istomen of Uzbekistan during their men’s singles match at the Dubai Tennis Championships, yesterday....

Nadal eases to Rio victory 25 Feb 2014 - 10:52 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates with the trophy after winning the 2014 Rio Open men’s singles final against Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine in...

Nadal survives to reach Rio final 24 Feb 2014 - 09:10 am

RIO DE JANEIRO: World number one Rafael Nadal survived two match points in a three-set victory over fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar yesterday to...

Federer to show revival is real 24 Feb 2014 - 09:10 am

DUBAI: Roger Federer’s performance in reaching the semi-final of the Australian Open last month is the first step in a mini-revival of tennis’...

Venus claims first title win since 2012 23 Feb 2014 - 09:01 am

DUBAI: Venus Williams crushed Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 6-3, 6-0 in the final of the Dubai Championship yesterday, the veteran American bagging her first...

Nadal, Ferrer enter Rio Open semi-finals 23 Feb 2014 - 08:54 am

Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Joao Sousa of Portugal during their men’s single match of the Rio de Janeiro Open tennis...

Isner labours, easy for Celic in Delray Beach 23 Feb 2014 - 08:53 am

DELRAY BEACH: US second seed John Isner rallied on Friday to reach the ATP Delray Beach Open semi-finals, where he will try to...