Sports / Tennis

Nadal and Djokovic renew hostilities a round early 07 Jun 2013 - 12:58 am

PARIS: The current best player in the world meets the greatest claycourt player of all time in a French Open blockbuster today -...

Nadal, Djokovic to clash in semis 06 Jun 2013 - 01:24 am

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (right) is congratulated by Germany’s Tommy Haas after winning the French Open quarter-final match at the Roland Garros Stadium in...

Rasheed the key man in Tsonga’s success 06 Jun 2013 - 01:18 am

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France reacts after winning a game during his French Open quarte-final match against Roger Federer of Switzerland at Roland Garros...

Tsonga stuns Federer; Serena ends French Open last-eight jinx 05 Jun 2013 - 01:48 am

France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga celebrates his victory over Switzerland’s Roger Federer at the end of their French Tennis Open quarter final match at the...

Birthday boy Nadal strolls into quarter-finals in Paris 04 Jun 2013 - 07:29 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain looks at his birthday cake after winning his match against Kei Nishikori of Japan at the French Open at...

Federer reaches last eight 02 Jun 2013 - 11:53 pm

Switzerland’s Roger Federer returns a shot against France’s Gilles Simon during a French Open round of 16 match at the Roland Garros Stadium...

Serena relishes culture clash in Paris 02 Jun 2013 - 11:52 pm

PARIS: Serena Williams believes that coming to Europe, and especially to her favourite city Paris, is helping her to calm down and control...

Imperious Djokovic crushes Dimitrov; Nadal, Sharapova win 02 Jun 2013 - 02:24 am

Benoit Paire of France chats with the umpires during his third round match against Kei Nishikori of Japan at the French Open at...

Unhappy Nadal advances; Serena, Federer post wins 01 Jun 2013 - 02:17 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts during his second round match against Martin Klizan of Slovakia at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland...

Djokovic stays on course, Li sinks on a rainy day in Paris 31 May 2013 - 12:12 am

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic serves to Argentina’s Guido Pella during a French Open second round match at the Roland Garros Stadium in Paris, yesterday....

Ruthless Federer, Serena cruise through in Paris 30 May 2013 - 12:54 am

Switzerland’s Roger Federer (right) speaks to India’s Somdev Devvarman after he won their French Tennis Open match at the Roland Garros Stadium in...

Zidane to lead new Real project, says president 29 May 2013 - 12:28 am

MADRID: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has said the club’s search for new recruits will not start until they have a new manager...

Djokovic battles past Goffin 29 May 2013 - 12:28 am

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic serves to Belgium’s David Goffin during the French Open first round match at the Roland Garros Stadium in Paris, yesterday. ...

Date-Krumm gets all the support from hubby 29 May 2013 - 12:26 am

Japan’s Kimiko Date-Krumm contests a referee’s decision during her French Open against Australia’s Samantha Stosur at the Roland Garros Stadium in Paris yesterday....

Nadal survives early scare 28 May 2013 - 12:05 pm

Maria Sharapova of Russia serves to Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan during their women’s singles match at the French Open at the Roland Garros...

IPTL – A revolution in tennis? 28 May 2013 - 11:51 am

Serbia’s Viktor Troicki holds balls on his racket during their French Open first round match at the Roland Garros Stadium in Paris on...

Venus vows to fight on despite 12-year Paris low 28 May 2013 - 11:50 am

PARIS: Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams insisted yesterday that retirement is not on her agenda despite suffering her earliest French Open exit...

Serena, Federer advance; Venus makes early exit 27 May 2013 - 06:03 am

PARIS: Serena Williams buried the ghosts of her 2012 Roland Garros horror show to storm into the French Open second round yesterday as...