Sports / Tennis

Murray survives epic to set up Djokovic showdown 20 Nov 2016 - 03:38 pm

LONDON: Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, the dominant forces of men's tennis, will collide head-on in a fitting climax to the season at...

Murray eases past Wawrinka to reach semi-finals in London 19 Nov 2016 - 12:02 am

London: Andy Murray crushed Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-2 to win his group at the ATP World Tour Finals yesterday and stay on course...

Nishikori thrashes wayward Wawrinka at Tour Finals 14 Nov 2016 - 06:48 pm

LONDON: Japan's Kei Nishikori dispatched error-strewn Swiss Stan Wawrinka 6-2 6-3 in a disappointingly one-sided clash at the ATP World Tour Finals on...

Murray, Djokovic target year-end top spot 12 Nov 2016 - 09:24 am

London: Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic will stage a dramatic battle to finish 2016 on top of the world as the two old...

Andy Murray can reign supreme says Smith 07 Nov 2016 - 03:36 pm

London: Britain's Davis Cup captain Leon Smith has backed Andy Murray to stay on top of the world for the foreseeable future. Murray...

Kerber Queen of WTA standings 07 Nov 2016 - 02:01 pm

Paris: Germany's US Open winner Angelique Kerber remains atop the WTA world standings and will therefore finish 2016 in first position. Serena Williams...

Murray to take over as world No. 1 after Raonic withdraws 05 Nov 2016 - 05:49 pm

PARIS: Briton Andy Murray will take over from Novak Djokovic as world number one when the rankings are updated on Monday after his...

Murray struggles amid Djokovic chase in Paris 03 Nov 2016 - 09:21 am

Paris: Andy Murray laboured past a determined Fernando Verdasco to reach the last 16 of the Paris Masters on Wednesday and keep the...

Murray closes in on Djokovic in ATP ranking 31 Oct 2016 - 12:35 pm

Paris: Andy Murray's third win on the bounce in Vienna lifted him up to 10985 points in the latest ATP rankings published Monday...

Murray bags Vienna title to close in on No.1 spot 31 Oct 2016 - 02:56 am

Paris : Andy Murray continued his march towards the world number one slot by winning the Vienna Open yesterday. The 29-year-old Scot swept...

Cibulkova wins WTA Finals crown 31 Oct 2016 - 02:53 am

Singapore: Dominika Cibulkova pulled off a stunning upset over Angelique Kerber to win the WTA Finals yesterday, beating the newly crowned world number...

Vesnina and Makarova win WTA Finals doubles title 30 Oct 2016 - 02:05 pm

SINGAPORE: Russian pair Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova claimed their first WTA Finals doubles title with a 7-6(5) 6-3 victory over Bethanie Mattek-Sands...

Radwanska stands firm to reach Singapore semis 28 Oct 2016 - 10:46 pm

SINGAPORE: Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska stayed patient in the face of a barrage of big serving to advance to the last four of the...

Perfect Kerber, Cibulkova reach semi-finals in Singapore 28 Oct 2016 - 12:52 am

SINGAPORE: Angelique Kerber eased into the last four of the WTA Finals with an unbeaten record when the world number one thrashed Madison...

Kuznetsova reaps reward for refusing to give up 26 Oct 2016 - 07:53 pm

SINGAPORE: Svetlana Kuznetsova suffered pain and fatigue at the start of her second match of the WTA Finals on Wednesday but rather than...

Kerber crushes Halep, Keys downs Cibulkova 26 Oct 2016 - 04:04 am

Singapore: Angelique Kerber was presented with the end-of-year trophy as the world’s number one player after all but booking her place in the...

Berdych loses in Vienna 26 Oct 2016 - 03:59 am

Vienna: Second seed Tomas Berdych suffered a shock defeat to unheralded Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili at the ATP Vienna Open on Monday. World number...

Confidence key for Kerber in maintaining top spot 26 Oct 2016 - 03:58 am

SINGAPORE: Angelique Kerber enjoyed a perfect yesterday in Singapore, first easing past Simona Halep 6-4, 6-2 to claim her second WTA Finals round...