Tag: Tennis
‘Special to play Davis Cup in Pakistan’, says India’s top player
LONDON: India's Prajnesh Gunneswaran admits that being his country´s top tennis star places him under an obligation to play a Davis Cup tie against ...
Federer seeks revenge vs. Wawrinka in French quarterfinals
Roger Federer has a chance to take a measure of revenge against friend and fellow Swiss player Stan Wawrinka in the French Open quarterfinals.
Wawrinka...
Federer having fun on Madrid dirt
MADRID: Roger Federer says he doesn’t have high expectations entering his first clay-court season since 2016 but has enjoyed practicing on the red dirt...
Hewitt flays ‘ridiculous’ changes to Davis Cup format
MELBOURNE: Australia’s Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt has criticised Barcelona soccer player Gerard Pique and his Spanish investment group Kosmos for making sweeping changes...
Djokovic passes Medvedev test to make Melbourne last-eight
MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic struck back for the old guard at the Australian Open on Monday, soaking up the pressure from a willing Daniil Medvedev before...
Serena in charge as Djokovic races past Tsonga at Open
MELBOURNE:
Serena Williams stepped up her drive for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam Thursday by swatting aside Eugenie Bouchard, as world number one Novak Djokovic...
Gutsy Murray out of Australian Open after five-set epic
SYDNEY: Gutsy Andy Murray fought to the end before losing an epic Australian Open farewell match 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (4/7) at the hands...
Tennis star Aisamul Haq believes PM Imran will make sports better
Aisamul Haq Qureshi is Pakistan's most successful and high-profile tennis player.
For more than two decades, the 38-year-old athlete from Lahore has been flying his...
Medvedev shows Murray there’s still work to be done
BRISBANE: Russia's Daniil Medvedev showed Andy Murray just how much work he still has to do, when he beat the former world number one...
Federer, Serena click ‘greatest selfie of all time’ after dream clash
NEW YORK: It took 43 Grand Slam triumphs and over two decades to set up the on-court meeting but when the moment finally arrived,...
Serena posts inspirational message for working mums
PERTH: Serena Williams has posted an inspirational New Year message to mums and dads juggling parenthood with work, saying "anything is possible".
The 23-time Grand...
Pakistan’s female tennis players demand increase in prize money
Pakistan’s female tennis players have written to the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) to demand an increase in winning prize money in the countrywide tournaments.
In...
Grosjean named France Davis Cup captain
PARIS: Former world number four Sebastien Grosjean was named as the new captain of France's Davis Cup team, the national federation announced on Monday.
The...
Djokovic, Halep named 2018 ITF world champions
LONDON: Novak Djokovic and Simona Halep were Thursday named as the 2018 ITF world champions by the governing body of global tennis.
World number one Djokovic...
Zverev beats Federer in straight sets to reach ATP final
Roger Federer must wait until 2019 for another chance to reach 100 career titles after semi-final defeat by Alexander Zverev at the ATP Finals.
Zverev,...
Djokovic through after dismantling Zverev, Cilic still in hunt
LONDON: Novak Djokovic has 834 Tour match wins in his storied career but the latest, a 6-4 6-1 rout of young German Alexander Zverev...
Federer may retire in coming years: reports
Roger Federer is coming towards the latter end of his career and is expected to soon hang up his racket for good, a report claimed.
However,...
