Tag: Grand Slam
Kyrgios beats Zverev to win Acapulco ATP crown
ACAPULCO: Australian Nick Kyrgios capped a scintillating run in Acapulco with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over world number three Alexander Zverev Saturday to claim his...
Venus wins three-set thriller against Azarenka
AUCKLAND: The ageless Venus Williams launched her 25th year as a professional by outlasting Victoria Azarenka in a three-set thriller on day two of...
Serena Williams returns to Grand Slam action on day three
PARIS: Former world number one Serena Williams returns to Grand Slam action for the first time in over 15 months, when she goes up...
Nadal fails to reach semi-finals following injury
MELBOURNE: World number one Rafael Nadal was forced to retire hurt in the fifth set of an enthralling quarter-final against Marin Cilic at the Australian...
Sharapova sails into second round, makes earliest slam exit in seven...
MELBOURNE: Former world number one Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova on Tuesday sailed serenely into the second round of her first Australian Open since...
Thiem wins opening match
DOHA: Qatar Open top seed, Austria's Dominic Thiem, won a hard-fought opening round match in Doha Monday, beating Russia's Evgeny Donskoy in straight sets 7-6...
Federer bags BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year title
Roger Federer has been voted BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year for a record fourth time after a public vote during which he...
Sharapova ousted at US Open while Venus, Kvitova advance
NEW YORK: Maria Sharapova´s Grand Slam return after a 15-month doping ban ended Sunday with a fourth-round defeat at the US Open but the...
Wimbledon: Djokovic’s pursuit for coveted calendar Grand Slam continues
Novak Djokovic brushed past France’s Adrian Mannarino 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(5) yesterday to book his place in the third round of Wimbledon.
The defending champion, aiming...
Djokovic completes career Grand Slam with French Open triumph
Novak Djokovic captured a first French Open at the 12th time of asking on Sunday, becoming just the third man in history to hold...