Sports / Tennis

Opening wins for Serena, Azarenka in Istanbul 23 Oct 2013 - 03:03 am

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus hits a return to Sara Errani of Italy. World number two Azarenka, won 7-6, 6-2. ISTANBUL: Serena Williams crushed...

Federer admits errors, vows to keep playing 22 Oct 2013 - 09:39 am

FROM LEFT Novak Djokovic of Serbia, Rafael Nadal of Spain and Roger Federer of Switzerland on stage during the ATP Heritage Celebration at...

Sluggish start for hosts Bangladesh 22 Oct 2013 - 09:28 am

DHAKA: Tamim Iqbal missed out on a century as New Zealand restricted Bangladesh to 228-5 on the first day of the second Test...

India retain squad for rest of series against Australia 22 Oct 2013 - 09:27 am

NEW DELHI: Fast bowler Ishant Sharma retained his place for the remaining four ODIs as the BCCI tweeted an unchanged squad for the...

Serena eyes another title 22 Oct 2013 - 09:25 am

FROM LEFT: Sara Errani of Italy, Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland, Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, Serena Williams of the US, WTA Chairman...

Success starved Bulgaria hails Dimitrov’s maiden win 22 Oct 2013 - 09:25 am

SOFIA: Bulgaria, a nation with a proud female tennis tradition, hailed Grigor Dimitrov’s maiden ATP tour title and praised the player for becoming...

Wozniacki back to winning ways in Luxembourg 22 Oct 2013 - 09:24 am

LUXEMBOURG: Caroline Wozniacki claimed her first title in over a year at the Luxembourg Open on Sunday as the top seeded Dane defeated...

Gasquet boosts hope of playing in London 22 Oct 2013 - 09:24 am

PARIS: Frenchman Richard Gasquet boosted his chances of playing in next month’s season-ending ATP World Tour Finals after capturing the Kremlin Cup with...

Redfoo helps Azarenka deal with fame 22 Oct 2013 - 09:02 am

ISTANBUL: Tennis star Victoria Azarenka says that watching her boyfriend Redfoo, the singer, dancer and rapper, has helped her deal with the fame...

Haas meets Haase for title after Tsonga crashes out 20 Oct 2013 - 08:53 am

VIENNA: Robin Haase upset top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) to earn a final today at the Austrian Open against German veteran...

Tennis: Murray conferred royal honour 18 Oct 2013 - 05:25 am

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray poses with his girlfriend Kim Sears and parents Judy and Will as he displays his Officer of the Most...

Robson splits with coach Maclagan 16 Oct 2013 - 05:03 am

LONDON: British number one Laura Robson has ended her coaching relationship with Miles Maclagan after just four months together. The 19-year-old started working...

Brands books Vienna showdown with Tsonga 16 Oct 2013 - 05:03 am

STOCKHOLM: Daniel Brands booked a date with top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga as he sent a second home player to a first-round defeat yesterday...

Del Potro serves warning 15 Oct 2013 - 09:22 am

SHANGHAI:Juan Martin del Potro said he was playing even better than when he won the 2009 US Open after pushing Novak Djokovic to...

Stakhovsky upsets Sousa at Kremlin Cup 15 Oct 2013 - 09:22 am

MOSCOW: Ukraine’s Sergiy Stakhovsky produced an opening day upset at the joint ATP and WTA Kremlin Cup so far, ousting Portuguese seventh seed...

Djokovic gives perfect reply to rankings fall 15 Oct 2013 - 09:22 am

SHANGHAI: Shanghai Masters champion Novak Djokovic said he still has unfinished business this season after delivering the perfect response to being knocked off...

Federer splits with coach Annacone 14 Oct 2013 - 12:53 am

PARIS: Roger Federer (pictured) split with coach Paul Annacone as the 17-time Grand Slam title winner attempted to pull his career out of...

Djokovic masters Del Potro to retain Shanghai title 14 Oct 2013 - 12:43 am

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates with the winner’s trophy after defeating Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina during their men’s singles final at...