Veteran Wawrinka gets Australian Open wildcard MELBOURNE: Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka was handed a wildcard Friday for the Australian Open, a... Published 13 Dec, 2024 11:49am
Sports Krejcikova wins Wimbledon for second Grand Slam singles title LONDON: Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic defeated Italy’s Jasmine Paolini to win the Wimbledon women’s title... Published 14 Jul, 2024 09:05pm
Sports Dominant Alcaraz blows away Djokovic to retain Wimbledon title LONDON: Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz produced an utterly ruthless performance to dismantle Serbia’s Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-2... Published 14 Jul, 2024 08:53pm
Sports Gauff hails depth in women’s tennis despite Wimbledon exit LONDON: Rather than despairing at the carnage left behind in the women’s draw at Wimbledon, the evidence shows that... Published 08 Jul, 2024 11:46am
Sports Nadal to make long-awaited ATP return next week in Barcelona PARIS: Rafael Nadal will make his return to ATP competition for the first time since January when he plays Flavio... Published 13 Apr, 2024 06:02pm
Sports Iga Swiatek celebrates Indian Wells title with Zendaya INDIAN WELLS: Iga Swiatek has become used to rubbing shoulders with celebrities in two years at the top of women’s... Published 18 Mar, 2024 11:53am
Sports Laver, King pay tribute after Australian doubles star Davidson dies SYDNEY: Tennis legends Rod Laver and Billie Jean King led tributes Sunday to Australian player Owen Davidson, a... Published 14 May, 2023 11:58am
Sports Alcaraz the man to beat on clay, says Djokovic ROME: World number one Novak Djokovic said Carlos Alcaraz is the man to beat on clay and is one of the top title... Published 12 May, 2023 10:23am
Sports Venus Williams accepts wildcards for Australian Open, Auckland tournaments WELLINGTON: Venus Williams will roll back the years next month, with the 42-year-old accepting wildcards to play in... Published 21 Dec, 2022 11:30am
Sports No.1 Swiatek rallies past Pegula to reach San Diego final SAN DIEGO: World number one Iga Swiatek of Poland rallied after a rain delay to defeat sixth-ranked American Jessica... Published 16 Oct, 2022 11:06am
Sports Djokovic hails ‘incredible moments and battles’ with Federer PARIS: Novak Djokovic paid tribute to his long-time rival Roger Federer on Friday, hailing the “incredible moments... Published 16 Sep, 2022 07:54pm
Sports Venus Williams set for singles comeback in Washington Former world number one Venus Williams will make her singles comeback after nearly a year at the Citi Open in... Published 21 Jul, 2022 06:40pm
Sports Nadal defies injury to reach eighth Wimbledon semi-final LONDON: Rafael Nadal defied injury to beat Taylor Fritz and reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for an eighth time on... Updated 07 Jul, 2022 12:25am
Sports Djokovic top men’s seed for Wimbledon in absence of Medvedev, Zverev LONDON: Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic will head into next week’s tournament as the men’s top seed with Russian... Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:00pm
Sports Jabeur hails ‘unbelievable’ chance to pair up with Serena Williams LONDON: Ons Jabeur said Monday she “cannot wait” to team up with Serena Williams as the American star prepares to... Published 20 Jun, 2022 09:13pm
Sports Osaka pulls out of Wimbledon due to Achilles injury Former world number one Naomi Osaka has pulled out of Wimbledon due to a left Achilles injury, the four-times Grand... Published 18 Jun, 2022 07:38pm
Sports Zverev concerned injury ‘very serious’ after French Open exit PARIS: Alexander Zverev backed Rafael Nadal to go on and win a 14th French Open title after revealing concerns that... Published 04 Jun, 2022 11:06am
Sports Osaka knocked out in French Open first round by Anisimova PARIS: Japan’s Naomi Osaka crashed out of the French Open in a 7-5 6-4 first-round loss to American Amanda Anisimova... Published 23 May, 2022 05:08pm
Sports Djokovic vows to use tough experiences to fuel his season MONTE CARLO: Novak Djokovic plans to use the challenging experiences he has endured this year due to being... Published 11 Apr, 2022 07:53am
Sports Medvedev advances in Miami as Murray downed MIAMI: Daniil Medvedev is thriving on the pressure of being the man to beat after dispatching Andy Murray in... Published 27 Mar, 2022 11:53am
Sports Dethroned Osaka to tumble below 80th after early Melbourne exit MELBOURNE: Former world number one Naomi Osaka is set to plummet below 80th in the rankings after her Australian ... Published 22 Jan, 2022 12:22pm
Sports Defending champion Osaka knocked out of Australian Open MELBOURNE: Defending champion Naomi Osaka was stunned Friday by unseeded Amanda Anisimova in the Australian Open, ... Published 21 Jan, 2022 04:16pm
Sports Murray mauled by world number 120 in Melbourne second round MELBOURNE: Andy Murray's long-awaited return to the Australian Open was brought to a disappointing end in the second... Updated 20 Jan, 2022 06:57pm
Sports Halep sends Australian Open warning with first title in 16 months MELBOURNE: A fit-again Simona Halep stormed to her first title in 16 months when she downed Russian Veronika... Published 09 Jan, 2022 04:57pm
Sports Djokovic 'trying' to get to Australian Open, say teammates SYDNEY: Novak Djokovic could still play at the Australian Open, a Serbian teammate said Thursday, despite the world... Published 30 Dec, 2021 12:09pm
Sports Nadal casts doubt over Australian Open participation Spain's Rafa Nadal said he cannot guarantee he will make the trip to Melbourne for next month's Australian Open ... Published 19 Dec, 2021 12:40pm
Sports Sabalenka heads depleted field at WTA Finals GUADALAJARA: The increasingly unpredictable nature of women's tennis will be on display in Guadalajara on Wednesday... Published 09 Nov, 2021 11:51am
Sports Djokovic fulfils dream in breaking idol Sampras's record PARIS: Novak Djokovic gained some consolation in missing out on a Grand Slam sweep this year by being crowned... Updated 06 Nov, 2021 08:59pm
Sports Osaka feels 'itch' to make tennis return 'soon' PARIS: Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka says she will return to tennis soon after feeling the "itch" to ... Published 27 Sep, 2021 08:08pm
Sports British tennis must build on Raducanu success, says Murray Raducanu did not drop a set throughout the tournament in New York this month as she beat Leylah Fernandez to become the first British woman to win a major singles title for 44 years Published 21 Sep, 2021 11:28am
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept