Sports / Tennis

No fans at Serbia Open this year, says Djokovic's brother 03 Apr 2021 - 02:20 pm

BELGRADE: Fans will not be allowed to attend the April 19-25 Serbia Open as the tournament will be held in line with measures...

Bautista Agut ousts Medvedev to guarantee new ATP Masters champion 01 Apr 2021 - 10:25 am

Roberto Bautista Agut maintained his spotless record against Daniil Medvedev with a 6-4 6-2 quarter-final victory over the world number two at the...

Bublik convinced teenager Sinner not 'human' 01 Apr 2021 - 08:23 am

Alexander Bublik tried everything to unsettle Jannik Sinner at the Miami Open on Wednesday but with the Italian teenager keeping his composure to...

Halep withdraws from Miami Open with shoulder injury 27 Mar 2021 - 06:12 pm

Third seed Simona Halep has withdrawn from the Miami Open singles and doubles events due to a right shoulder injury, the Romanian said...

Medvedev says new moustache might not last beyond Miami 27 Mar 2021 - 12:42 pm

The new world number two in men's tennis has a new look to go with his ranking, but Russian Daniil Medvedev is unsure...

Halep on the hunt for Grand Slam titles, Olympic medal 24 Mar 2021 - 12:25 am

World number three Simona Halep said she is more interested in silverware than her ranking and will focus on the Grand Slams and...

Serena Williams pulls out of Miami Open following oral surgery - report 21 Mar 2021 - 11:33 pm

Serena Williams will not compete at this week's Miami Open as the 23-times Grand Slam singles champion recovers from oral surgery, the Associated...

Zverev beats Tsitsipas to win Mexican Open in Acapulco thriller 21 Mar 2021 - 11:42 am

MEXICO CITY: World number seven Alexander Zverev recovered from an uncertain start to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 7-6 (3) in a thrilling Mexican...

Basilashvili clinches Qatar ExxonMobil Open by defeating Bautista 13 Mar 2021 - 08:33 pm

Nikoloz Basilashvili claimed his maiden Qatar ExxonMobil Open title after defeating an in-form Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the final at...

Federer sets eyes on Olympics as long as knee holds up 09 Mar 2021 - 11:13 pm

Roger Federer is targeting a third Olympic medal at the Tokyo Games this year after missing out in 2016 due to injury as...

Serena Williams 'proud' of Meghan for interview 08 Mar 2021 - 07:48 pm

MONTECITO, Calif - Tennis star Serena Williams says she's "proud” of Meghan Markle following her interview with Oprah Winfrey. Williams called Meghan "my...

World No.1 record in the bag, Djokovic focuses on more majors 07 Mar 2021 - 01:54 pm

Novak Djokovic will realise one of his long-cherished goals on Monday when he eclipses Roger Federer's all-time record for most weeks as the...

Kvitova clinches second Qatar Total Open title 06 Mar 2021 - 07:24 pm

Doha: Petra Kvitova clinched second Qatar Total Open crown after outclassing Garbiñe Muguruza 6-2, 6-1 in the final at the Khalifa International Tennis...

Injured Azarenka withdraws from Qatar Open semis, Muguruza into final 05 Mar 2021 - 10:00 pm

Two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka pulled out of her Qatar Open semi-final match in Doha due to a back injury, organisers of...

Azarenka defies pain to crush top seed Svitolina 05 Mar 2021 - 09:27 am

After breaking Elina Svitolina in the first game of the match, Victoria Azarenka took a medical time-out for apparent lower back pain. The...

Nadal pulls out of Rotterdam Open with back issue 25 Feb 2021 - 05:57 pm

World number two Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from next week's Rotterdam Open due to a back injury, the Spaniard said on Thursday. The...

Pandemic helped Swiatek deal with French Open success 25 Feb 2021 - 05:53 pm

French Open champion Iga Swiatek says the COVID-19 pandemic has been beneficial for her as the restrictions allowed the 19-year-old from Poland to...

Coco Gauff advances to semifinals at Adelaide International 25 Feb 2021 - 10:38 am

Adelaide, Australia: Coco Gauff and Jil Teichmann have advanced to the Adelaide International semifinals after three-set wins on the Memorial Drive hard courts...