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...