Sports / Tennis

Sharapova accepts underdog tag ahead of Wozniacki clash 18 Jan 2019 - 01:05 am

MELBOURNE: Maria Sharapova has blasted her way to the third round at the Australian Open but she has accepted an underdog status ahead...

Osaka romps as Halep and Raonic battle through Australian Open epics 17 Jan 2019 - 12:48 pm

Melbourne: Top seed Simona Halep was forced to dig deep to stay in the Australian Open on a day of epic battles Thursday...

Osaka coy on niggle after reaching third round 17 Jan 2019 - 11:51 am

MELBOURNE: US Open champion Naomi Osaka called for the trainer and took a tablet during her dominant second-round win over unseeded Slovenian Tamara...

Steffi backs Serena to match Court's 24 Slams 17 Jan 2019 - 09:18 am

Melbourne: Tennis great Steffi Graf has backed Serena Williams to match and even beat Margaret Court's record 24 Grand Slam titles, saying the...

Federer, Nadal stay on track 17 Jan 2019 - 01:18 am

Melbourne: Roger Federer ground out a tough three-set win to make the Australian Open third round for an incredible 20th straight year yesterday,...

World no. 2 Kerber becomes Grand Slam centurion 17 Jan 2019 - 01:18 am

ANKARA: German tennis star Angelique Kerber on Wednesday advanced to the third round of the Australian Open by beating Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia....

Rampaging Sharapova sets up Wozniacki showdown 17 Jan 2019 - 12:59 am

MELBOURNE: Former Australian Open winner Maria Sharapova continued her marauding form by handing out a 6-2, 6-1 thrashing to Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson yesterday...

Europeans unravel big tennis match-fixing ring 16 Jan 2019 - 11:21 pm

PARIS: The crooked tennis players knew him as "Maestro." To European investigators, the Armenian based in Belgium is emerging as something else: The...

Federer, Nadal stay on track as Sharapova sets up Wozniacki showdown 16 Jan 2019 - 05:03 pm

Melbourne: Roger Federer ground out a tough three-set win to make the Australian Open third round for an incredible 20th straight year Wednesday,...

Murray criticises Britain Tennis Association for failing to make most of his success 16 Jan 2019 - 02:24 pm

LONDON: Andy Murray has criticised Britain's Lawn Tennis Association for failing to build on his success and grow the game over the last...

Big flex: Youngsters Tiafoe, Fritz stun seeds in Australia 16 Jan 2019 - 01:09 pm

MELBOURNE, Australia: Frances Tiafoe rolled up his white shirt's right sleeve, flexed his biceps and slapped the muscle five times. Then he pounded...

Federer and Wozniacki stay on track as Anderson crashes 16 Jan 2019 - 10:16 am

Melbourne: Roger Federer ground out a tough three-set win to make the Australian Open third round for an incredible 20th straight year Thursday...

Osaka beats the bugs to power into Australian Open second round 15 Jan 2019 - 04:21 pm

Melbourne: Japanese fourth seed Naomi Osaka overcame a nervous start and distraction from flying bugs to ease into the Australian Open second round...

Djokovic clobbers qualifier Krueger to reach second round 15 Jan 2019 - 01:37 pm

Melbourne: Top seed Novak Djokovic looked every inch the Australian Open favourite as he comfortably beat American qualifier Mitchell Krueger 6-3 6-2 6-2...

Zverev hits 'perfection' as he cruises into Open second round 15 Jan 2019 - 11:17 am

Melbourne: Alexander Zverev has been tipped as a potential Grand Slam winner and lived up to his billing Tuesday by sweeping into the...

Back at it: Serena Williams wins in Australian Open return 15 Jan 2019 - 08:18 am

Melbourne: This was quite a return for Serena Williams. Almost as if she never left. In her first match at the Australian Open...

Sharapova pans male players for fighting women's equality 14 Jan 2019 - 11:59 pm

MELBOURNE: Five-times Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has offered a dim view of male players' support for gender equality in tennis, saying Briton...