Tag: Tennis

Hewitt to come out of retirement for Australian Open doubles

MELBOURNE: Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt is to come out of retirement temporarily and play doubles with compatriot Sam Groth at next month’s...

Serena tells fans to ‘be very excited’, hints at playing Australian...

American Tennis star Serena Williams has given the latest hint of a comeback in competitive Tennis by telling her fans 'to be very excited'....

Johanna Konta appears close to a deal with Maria Sharapova’s former...

Michael Joyce, who was a major part of Maria Sharapova's team for six years, has emerged as a strong contender to coach Johanna Konta. According...

Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies aged 49

Czech Republic: Czech Republic born former Wimbledon singles champion Jana Novotna has died at the age of 49. The shocking news was confirmed by the...

Andy Murray splits with coach Ivan Lendl

LONDON: British number one Andy Murray has split with coach Ivan Lendl for a second time by "mutual agreement". The Scot won Wimbledon, the US...

Serena Williams ties the knot in a star-studded affair

A-list celebrities gathered in New Orleans last night for the wedding of tennis superstar Serena Williams and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Despite the media frenzy,...

Sania Mirza suffers from knee injury, contemplates surgery

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on Sunday said that she was suffering from a knee injury and would soon take a call on whether...

Nadal unable to guarantee fitness for ATP Finals

LONDON: Rafael Nadal said on Friday he "hopes" to be ready for his opening match at the ATP Finals but admitted he has not...

Swiss great Martina Hingis announces retirement from tennis

  Swiss great Martina Hingis has announced she will retire from tennis at the end of this week’s WTA Finals, where the 37-year-old multiple grand...

Aqeel moves to second round of clay court tournament

ISLAMABAD: Top seed Aqeel Khan moved to second round of the men’s singles after an easy victory against his opponent in Subh-e-Nau National Clay Court...

Sharapova out, Gavrilova through to second round of Kremlin Cup

MOSCOW: Maria Sharapova was swept away in the first round of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow on Tuesday by Magdalena Rybarikova, while sixth-seeded Daria...

Tianjin Open: Sharapova reaches first final since drugs ban

TIANJIN: Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova crushed Peng Shuai 6-3, 6-1 at the Tianjin Open on Saturday to reach her first final since...

Tennis: Nadal savouring winning feeling after injury hell

Shanghai: World number one Rafael Nadal said on Tuesday he savours each victory more than ever after returning to peak form this year following a succession...

Tianjin Open: Garcia withdraws because of injury

World number nine Caroline Garcia has withdrawn from this week’s Tianjin Open because of injury. The 23-year-old from France beat new world number one...

Mother Serena ‘can fix everything’, says Li Na

BEIJING: Chinese great Li Na backed Serena Williams to pull off a quickfire return to tennis after the birth of her first child --...

Federer leads Team Europe to victory in first Laver Cup

PRAGUE: Roger Federer won the inaugural Laver Cup for Team Europe on Sunday, beating back a fierce challenge from players from the rest of...

Merciless Muguruza powers into Tokyo semis

TOKYO: Newly crowned world number one Garbine Muguruza trounced France's Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Pan Pacific...