Sports / Tennis

Tennis: Safarova reaches Qatar final for first time 27 Feb 2015 - 11:10 pm

Doha - Wimbledon semi-finalist Lucie Safarova breezed through to her first ever Qatar Open final, comprehensively beating Carla Suarez Navarro in straight sets...

Tennis: Federer puts Coric in his place in Dubai 27 Feb 2015 - 10:53 pm

Dubai - Roger Federer on Friday advanced confidently to his ninth final at the Dubai Open, and to the 123rd final of his...

Azarenka powers past Venus, Safarova awaits in Qatar final 27 Feb 2015 - 10:26 pm

Victoria Azarenka Doha---Former world number One Victoria Azarenka continued her comeback from injury by powering past Venus Williams in three sets on Friday...

Djokovic earns Dubai showdown with Federer 27 Feb 2015 - 10:12 pm

Novak Djokovic Dubai---Novak Djokovic defeated Tomas Berdych in three sets in the Dubai Open on Friday to earn a shot at his 50th...

Tennis: ATP Dubai Open results 27 Feb 2015 - 09:12 pm

Dubaï, United Arab Emirates - Results from ATP Dubai Open on Friday:- Semi-finals Roger Federer (SUI x2) bt Borna Coric (CRO) 6-2, 6-1...

Navarro stuns Kvitova in Qatar 27 Feb 2015 - 12:10 am

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus celebrates a point against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark during their quarter-final match of the Qatar Open at the Khalifa...

Kvitova, Radwanska cruise into quarter-finals of Qatar Open 25 Feb 2015 - 11:49 pm

DOHA: Top seed Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic and fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland yesterday signed in for the quarter-finals after...

Murray in a hurry into Dubai quarters 25 Feb 2015 - 11:30 pm

Andy Murray of Britain returns the ball to Joao Sousa of Portugal during their second round match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis...

Tennis: Murray in a hurry into Dubai quarters 25 Feb 2015 - 06:11 pm

Dubai--Andy Murray scored his most one-sided victory for eight months and his easiest win over a top 50 player for nearly six years...

Jankovic advances with easy win 25 Feb 2015 - 12:35 am

Sania Mirza (left) of India and Su-Wei Hsieh of Chinese Taipei in action during their doubles match of the Qatar Open at Khalifa...

WTA Qatar Open results 24 Feb 2015 - 05:39 pm

Doha--Results from the second day of the WTA Qatar Open on Tuesday (x denotes seeding): 1st round Jelena Jankovic (SRB) bt Saisai Zheng...

Hewitt, Kyrgios to lead Aussies against Czechs 24 Feb 2015 - 10:50 am

Caption Sydney---Australia on Tuesday named Lleyton Hewitt and Nick Kyrgios in a full-strength team for next month's Davis Cup World Group showdown with...

Pennetta rallies to stun Kuznetsova 24 Feb 2015 - 12:01 am

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus reacts during her match against Germany’s Angelique Kerber at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha yesterday....

Ferrer, Errani take Rio titles 23 Feb 2015 - 11:45 pm

Italian Sara Errani (left) holds the winner’s trophy beside Slovakian Anna Schmiedlova with the runner-up trophy after the final of the Rio Open...

Tennis: Nadal drops out of ATP top three 23 Feb 2015 - 02:21 pm

Paris--Rafael Nadal has slipped a place to four in the latest ATP Rankings published on Monday after losing his first semi-final on clay...

Qatar Total Open begins today 23 Feb 2015 - 12:11 am

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus practises at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash complex in Doha yesterday. Doha: World number three Petra Kvitova of...

World No.1 a distant dream for Kvitova 23 Feb 2015 - 12:10 am

Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic addresses a news conference in Doha yesterday. ARMSTRONG VAS Doha: Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the...

Halep claims 10th career title with Pliskova scalp in Dubai 22 Feb 2015 - 02:37 am

Simona Halep of Romania returns the ball to Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic during their final in Dubai, yesterday. DUBAI: Romania’s Simona...