Sports / Tennis

Ruthless Nadal hands Gasquet US Open mugging to reach fourth round 04 Sep 2022 - 10:01 am

NEW YORK: Rafa Nadal handed old foe Richard Gasquet a Flushing Meadows mugging on Saturday, walloping the Frenchman 6-0 6-1 7-5 to ease...

Serena's style changed the game in fashion 03 Sep 2022 - 01:13 pm

From glossy magazine covers to generation-defining on-court styles, Serena Williams took a bow at the U.S. Open on Friday, having rewritten the fashion...

Serena Williams falls in third round of US Open, retirement expected 03 Sep 2022 - 08:14 am

New York: A defiantSerenaWilliams bid an emotional good-bye to the U.S. Open with a third-round loss to Ajla Tomljanovic on Friday, in what...

Ukraine player declines Belarus Azarenka's handshake at US Open 01 Sep 2022 - 10:34 pm

NEW YORK: A Ukrainian player declined to shake hands with Victoria Azarenka after the three-time US Open runner-up from Belarus beat her at...

From Tiger Woods to Bill Clinton: Celebrities cheer on Serena Williams at US Open 01 Sep 2022 - 09:10 pm

New York: As one of the greatest tennis players of all time advances to the third round of the US Open, celebrities and...

Under the eye of the Tiger, Williams aces second-round test 01 Sep 2022 - 11:29 am

New York: SerenaWilliams credited Tiger Woods on Wednesday as one of the main reasons she was still playing tennis and had the golf...

Emotional Petkovic calls time on her career after US Open defeat 31 Aug 2022 - 11:41 am

New York: Germany's Andrea Petkovic was visibly emotional on Tuesday as she headed into retirement following a 6-2 4-6 6-4 loss to Swiss...

Kyrgios all-business in 'uncomfortable' win over friend Kokkinakis 30 Aug 2022 - 05:39 pm

NEW YORK: Australian Nick Kyrgios overcame his despair at seeing dear friend Thanasi Kokkinakis on the other side of the net on Monday,...

Retirement getting closer but Wawrinka still has the fire 30 Aug 2022 - 12:22 pm

NEW YORK: Former U.S. Open winner Stan Wawrinka hinted that he was getting closer to hanging up his racket after being forced to...

Relationship with tennis will continue after retirement, says Williams 30 Aug 2022 - 09:38 am

NEW YORK: Serena Williams is leaving tennis but her love affair with the sport will continue assured the 23-times Grand Slam winner on...

Williams puts off retirement with first round win 30 Aug 2022 - 08:55 am

New York: SerenaWilliamssignalled she is not quite ready for retirement advancing to the second round of the USOpen on Monday with a scrappy...

Past US Open champs Medvedev, Murray advance to 2nd round 29 Aug 2022 - 11:02 pm

NEW YORK: Daniil Medvedev had an easy start to his US Open title defense, beating Stefan Kozlov 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 on Monday. On...

Brand Serena will stay strong post-retirement 28 Aug 2022 - 09:12 pm

BENGALURU: The end of Serena Williams's glittering tennis career will have little to no impact on the American's brand value and her earnings...

Mannarino happy with 'unexpected' title win in Winston-Salem before US Open 28 Aug 2022 - 09:59 am

Adrian Mannarino entered the Winston-Salem Open simply to gain some match practice before the U.S. Open, but the Frenchman pulled off what he...

Kovinic who? Unknown from Montenegro prepares to send Serena into retirement 27 Aug 2022 - 11:10 am

Montenegro's Danka Kovinic will find herself in an unfamiliar place in the tennis spotlight on the sport's biggest stage on Monday playing the...

Nadal 'super excited' for Federer return at Laver Cup 27 Aug 2022 - 08:54 am

Roger Federer has not played competitive tennis in more than a year and, like his legion of fans, Rafa Nadal also cannot wait...

Italian tennis umpire gets long ban for match-fixing 26 Aug 2022 - 08:10 pm

LONDON: An Italian tennis umpire was banned for seven years and six months on Friday after admitting to charges of match-fixing. Lorenzo Chiurazzi,...