Aggressive Aryna Sabalenka storms on as rain mars Australian Open MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka powered past Sloane Stephens to begin her quest for a third consecutive Australian Open... Published 12 Jan, 2025 02:56pm
Sports 595th-ranked Zhang stuns US Open semi-finalist Navarro in Beijing BEIJING: The 595th-ranked Zhang Shuai, who earlier this week won her first match in more than 600 days, stunned US... Published 27 Sep, 2024 12:29pm
Sports US Open champion Sabalenka chases year-end number one ranking BEIJING: Aryna Sabalenka said Tuesday that she wants to cap off a stellar year by returning to the top of the world... Published 24 Sep, 2024 11:15am
Sports Emma Raducanu retires with foot injury in Korea Open A foot injury forced former US Open champion Emma Raducanu to retire from her Korea Open quarter-final clash with... Published 21 Sep, 2024 12:21pm
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 Gauff powers through at Australian Open ahead of Osaka comeback MELBOURNE: US Open champion Coco Gauff swept into the Australian Open second round on Monday but Wimbledon winner... Published 15 Jan, 2024 11:11am
Sports Swiatek to Raducanu: Five women to watch at the Australian Open MELBOURNE: Iga Swiatek will be a hot favourite to win a first Australian Open when it begins on Sunday, but could... Published 10 Jan, 2024 11:19am
Sports Gauff marches on with dominant win in Auckland AUCKLAND: Coco Gauff stepped up preparations for the Australian Open with an emphatic 6-3, 6-0 win over rising Czech... Published 04 Jan, 2024 11:58am
Sports Top-seeded Jabeur sent packing in San Diego, Garcia advances LOS ANGELES: Anastasia Potapova surprised top-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA... Published 14 Sep, 2023 11:30am
Sports Raducanu out of Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup squad Emma Raducanu will not be part of Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup squad to face France in the qualifiers with captain... Published 17 Mar, 2023 09:19pm
Sports Alcaraz sails into Indian Wells quarter-finals as Draper retires INDIAN WELLS: Top seed Carlos Alcaraz reached the Indian Wells quarter-finals Tuesday as Britain’s Jack Draper... Published 15 Mar, 2023 11:56am
Sports Defending champ Swiatek races into Indian Wells 3rd round, Fritz fights through INDIAN WELLS: World number one Iga Swiatek launched her bid for a rare Indian Wells title repeat with a convincing... Published 12 Mar, 2023 10:54am
Sports Alcaraz retires with injury as Djokovic races into semi-finals PARIS: World number one Carlos Alcaraz retired from his Paris Masters quarter-final against Holger Rune on Friday... Published 05 Nov, 2022 10:58am
Sports Raducanu knocked out of French Open in second round PARIS: US Open champion Emma Raducanu was knocked out of the French Open on Wednesday, losing to Aliaksandra... Published 25 May, 2022 05:12pm
Sports Medvedev says he’s no French Open favourite after comeback loss GENEVA: World number two Daniil Medvedev on Tuesday ruled himself out as a title contender at next week’s French... Published 18 May, 2022 11:30am
Sports Raducanu wins on Billie Jean King Cup debut to level tie for Britain Emma Raducanu won on her Billie Jean King Cup debut to give Britain a crucial point in their qualifier against the... Published 15 Apr, 2022 08:08pm
Sports Tearful Del Potro loses comeback at Argentina Open BUENOS AIRES: Argentine great Juan Martin del Potro made a losing return to tennis after a two-and-a-half-year ... Published 09 Feb, 2022 10:53am
Sports Raducanu learns she has 'fight in me' despite Melbourne exit MELBOURNE: Emma Raducanu says a key lesson from her first Australian Open is that "I've got that fight in me" after... Published 21 Jan, 2022 10:00am
Sports Medvedev targets top ranking with Djokovic future uncertain MELBOURNE: US Open champion Daniil Medvedev said he was eyeing the world number one ranking with uncertainty over... Published 21 Jan, 2022 09:43am
Sports US Open champion Raducanu crashes out of Australian Open MELBOURNE: Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu crashed out of the Australian Open in the second round Thursday ... Published 20 Jan, 2022 06:47pm
Sports Raducanu suffers crushing defeat by Rybakina in Sydney opener SYDNEY: US Open champion Emma Raducanu was crushed 6-0 6-1 by in-form ninth seed Elena Rybakina at the Sydney Tennis... Published 11 Jan, 2022 05:49pm
Sports Medvedev, Berrettini suffer shock ATP Cup defeats, but not Zverev SYDNEY: Daniil Medvedev and Matteo Berrettini both slumped to shock defeats in their opening matches of the season ... Published 03 Jan, 2022 06:42am
Sports Raducanu faces 'steep learning curve' in coming months US Open champion Emma Raducanu faces a "steep learning curve" ahead of her first full season on the WTA Tour, Judy... Published 20 Dec, 2021 01:43pm
Sports Raducanu pulls out of Abu Dhabi exhibition with Covid ABU DHABI: US Open champion Emma Raducanu pulled out of this week's Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi... Updated 13 Dec, 2021 09:56pm
Sports Barty named WTA Player of the Year, Raducanu wins newcomer award World number one Ash Barty was named WTA Player of the Year for the second time and US Open champion Emma Raducanu... Updated 07 Dec, 2021 07:56pm
Sports Rublev puts Russia on verge of Davis Cup triumph MADRID: Russia edged closer to winning a third Davis Cup on Sunday after Andrey Rublev beat Croatia’s Borna Gojo... Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:19am
Sports US Open champion Medvedev cruises into third round at Indian Wells LOS ANGELES: US Open champion Daniil Medvedev made a smooth return to ATP action Saturday, downing American ... Published 11 Oct, 2021 04:32am
Sports British royal Kate meets new queen of tennis Raducanu She joined forces with Kate for a game of doubles at a special event to celebrate Britain's new tennis champions Updated 24 Sep, 2021 07:37pm
Sports Andreescu rolls through to US Open fourth round NEW YORK: Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu fired off 21 winners to make quick work of Belgian Greet Minnen... Updated 04 Sep, 2021 10:10pm
Sports Andreescu fails to break Wimbledon jinx after defeat by Cornet Andreescu, who was also beaten by the 58th-ranked Frenchwoman less than two weeks ago on grass in Berlin, struggled to hit anything on target and even luck deserted her on Court Two. Published 30 Jun, 2021 05:33pm