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Naomi Osaka eliminated from Tokyo Olympics tennis tournament 27 Jul 2021 - 08:35 am

Tokyo: The host country’s superstar is out of the Tokyo Olympics. Naomi Osaka lost to former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova of the...

Osaka, top seeds book third round spots 26 Jul 2021 - 10:44 am

Tokyo: Japanese medal hope Naomi Osaka sailed into the third round of the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, sweeping past 50th-ranked Swiss Viktorija Golubic...

Japan's Osaka returns to Games' spotlight on Sunday 23 Jul 2021 - 12:55 pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Japan's Naomi Osaka will return to the spotlight on Sunday, kicking off her Olympic campaign as a home crowd favourite after...

Osaka to play at US Open, 'Big Three' lead men's field 21 Jul 2021 - 08:12 pm

Naomi Osaka will defend her title at the U.S. Open, organisers said on Wednesday, after she withdrew from this year's French Open and...

Gauff tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Tokyo Games 18 Jul 2021 - 10:53 pm

American Coco Gauff will not compete in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19, the 17-year-old said on Sunday. Gauff was set...

World's oldest tennis player from Ukraine - 97 and still in the game 16 Jul 2021 - 08:46 pm

KHARKIV, Ukraine: For 97-year-old Leonid Stanislavskyi, a Ukrainian who has been playing amateur tennis for over half a century, it is next to...

Briton Evans tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Tokyo Games 14 Jul 2021 - 11:12 pm

British men's tennis number one Dan Evans said he will miss the Tokyo Olympics following a positive test for COVID-19 in another blow...

Federer withdraws from Tokyo Games with knee injury 13 Jul 2021 - 08:15 pm

Roger Federer has withdrawn from the July 23-Aug. 8 Tokyo Olympics after picking up a knee injury during the grasscourt season, the Swiss...

Djokovic becomes first player to qualify for ATP Finals after Wimbledon win 12 Jul 2021 - 01:01 pm

Novak Djokovic became the first player to qualify for this year's ATP Finals after the world number one tied Roger Federer and Rafa...

Barty targets Olympic gold after Wimbledon triumph 12 Jul 2021 - 12:13 pm

Newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Ash Barty has set her sights on Olympic glory after the Australian claimed her second Grand Slam title at the...

I believe I'm the best, says Djokovic after matching Federer and Nadal 11 Jul 2021 - 10:36 pm

LONDON - The debate will rage on but Novak Djokovic believes he is the best player in the modern era after claiming a...

Djokovic triumphs at Wimbledon to secure record-equalling 20th major 11 Jul 2021 - 07:50 pm

LONDON - World number one Novak Djokovic beat Italian seventh seed Matteo Berrettini 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-3 on Sunday to win his sixth...

'Look at her now': Goolagong always knew Barty was Australia's next champion 11 Jul 2021 - 01:39 pm

Australian great Evonne Goolagong said Ash Barty's Wimbledon win on Saturday made her more emotional than her own triumph at the grasscourt major...

Berrettini seals Wimbledon final berth with Hurkacz win 09 Jul 2021 - 06:31 pm

LONDON: Seventh seed Matteo Berrettini stayed solid in the face of a spirited fightback from Poland's Hubert Hurkacz to become the first Italian...

Barty beats Kerber to reach first Wimbledon final 08 Jul 2021 - 09:41 pm

LONDON - Top seed Ash Barty became the first Australian woman to reach the Wimbledon singles final for 41 years after beating former...

Rafael Nadal to make return to competition with debut in DC 08 Jul 2021 - 03:46 pm

WASHINGTON: Rafael Nadal will return to competition by making his debut at the hard-court tournament in Washington. The Citi Open announced Thursday that...

Federer's dream of ninth title in tatters after Hurkacz mauling 07 Jul 2021 - 08:38 pm

LONDON - Roger Federer's dream of winning a record-equalling ninth Wimbledon title ended with a heart-breaking 6-3 7-6(4) 6-0 quarter-final defeat by Poland's...