Tag: Tennis
Serena to renew Sharapova rivalry, Nadal downs Gasquet for 16th time
PARIS: Serena Williams set up a mouth-watering French Open showdown against bitter rival Maria Sharapova on Saturday as Rafael Nadal kept his bid for...
Zverev saves match point in epic win, Djokovic battles into 43rd...
PARIS: German second seed Alexander Zverev saved a match point in coming back to defeat Bosnia´s Damir Dzumhur in five sets to reach the...
Nadal claims stunning eighth Rome Masters title
ROME: Rafael Nadal won the Rome Masters for the eighth time on Sunday when he defeated defending champion Alexander Zverev 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 after a stunning comeback.
German...
Sharapova edges Ostapenko, to play Halep in Rome semis
ROME: Former world number one Maria Sharapova stepped up her French Open preparations with a battling 6-7(6) 6-4 7-5 win over reigning Roland Garros...
Pliskova smashes umpire’s chair after losing Rome match
ROME: Former world number one Karolina Pliskova smashed the umpire's chair in frustration after she lost to Greece's Maria Sakkari in the second round of...
Britain’s Edmund stuns Djokovic in Madrid, Nadal marches on
MADRID: Britain’s Kyle Edmund enjoyed one of the biggest triumphs of his career by defeating former world number one Novak Djokovic 6-3 2-6 6-3...
Konta hopes Murray can recover in time for grass-court season
LONDON: Johanna Konta hopes fellow Briton Andy Murray will be in action at this year’s Wimbledon despite media reports claiming that the Scot has...
Pregnancy is not something that holds you back in any way,...
Tennis champion Sania Mirza believes that pregnancy won't end her career and she aims to resume her game after the birth of her baby.
Mirza...
Aisam-ul-Haq qualifies for ATP Barcelona Open doubles final
Pakistan’s star tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi on Friday qualified into the doubles final of Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Barcelona Open with his French...
Nadal eyes title after Dimitrov, Thiem crash in Barcelona
BARCELONA: Rafael Nadal's path to an 11th Barcelona title was cleared of dangermen Grigor Dimitrov and Dominic Thiem on Friday when they crashed into shock...
‘Tsunami’ of match-fixing in lower-level tennis: review panel
WIMBLEDON: Lower-level tennis has a "tsunami"-like problem of match-fixing, according to a review panel set up to look into allegations of corruption in the...
Sharapova stunned by Garcia in Stuttgart first round
STUTTGART: Maria Sharapova crashed out in the opening round of the Stuttgart Grand Prix on Tuesday as French sixth seed Caroline Garcia staged a...
Keys sends US into second straight Fed Cup final
NEW YORK: Madison Keys battled past Pauline Parmentier of France 7-6(4) 6-4 to lead the US into their second consecutive Fed Cup final in...
Nishikori believes ‘there’s a way’ to deny Nadal in Monte Carlo
MONTE CARLO: Kei Nishikori believes he can find a way to beat Rafael Nadal in Sunday's Monte Carlo Masters final but admits that the...
No Williams sisters, no problem as USA target Fed Cup final...
WASHINGTON: The United States aims to prove again that they can thrive without Serena and Venus Williams when they tackle France for a place...
Djokovic to continue injury comeback in Barcelona
BARCELONA: Former world number one Novak Djokovic will continue his comeback from injury at the Barcelona Open next week, tournament organisers announced on Friday.
The...
Nishikori beats Medvedev to reach Monte Carlo last 16
MONTE CARLO: Japan's Kei Nishikori continued his comeback from injury with an impressive 7-5, 6-2 win over Russian Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday to reach...
