Sports / Tennis

Murray downs Monaco to reach Shenzen final 28 Sep 2014 - 06:41 am

Andy Murray of Britain returns a shot against Lukas Lacko of Slovakia during their quarter-final match in Shenzhen, yesterday. Shenzen, China: Andy Murray...

Nishikori marches into Malaysian Open final 28 Sep 2014 - 06:39 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Top seed Kei Nishikori fought off Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 yesterday to make it into his first Malaysian Open...

Kvitova, Bouchard reach Wuhan final 27 Sep 2014 - 04:25 am

Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard celebrates after winning her semi-final match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the Wuhan Open in Wuhan, in China’s Hubei...

Nishikori cruises into Malaysian Open semis 27 Sep 2014 - 04:24 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Kei Nishikori eased into the semifinals of the Malaysian Open by sinking Australia’s Marinko Matosevic 6-3, 6-0 yesterday without moving past...

Sharapova crashes out, Kvitova through in Wuhan 25 Sep 2014 - 08:33 am

WUHAN, China: Fourth seed Maria Sharapova crashed out of the $2.4m WTA Wuhan Open in two sets yesterday, while Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova...

Sick Williams follows seeds out of Wuhan Open 24 Sep 2014 - 08:34 am

WUHAN, China: World number one Serena Williams added her name to the list of slain seeds at the Wuhan Open yesterday after the...

Djokovic, Serena top tennis rankings 24 Sep 2014 - 08:33 am

Johannesburg: The ATP issued the latest men’s tennis rankings on Monday and the top 10 list remains unchanged with Serbian tennis ace still...

Murray has no regrets over Scottish independence tweet 24 Sep 2014 - 08:33 am

LONDON: British tennis star Andy Murray (pictured) yesterday admitted his Twitter message in support of Scottish independence had been out of character, but...

Federer replaces injured Nadal in new league 23 Sep 2014 - 02:09 pm

Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after defeating Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain in the fourth round of the US Open at the USTA...

Radwanska crashes, Sharapova sails in Wuhan 23 Sep 2014 - 01:40 pm

WUHAN, China: World number six Agnieszka Radwanska was dumped out of the $2.4m WTA Wuhan Open yesterday by a determined Caroline Garcia of...

Ivanovic beats Wozniacki to clinch Pan Pacific title 22 Sep 2014 - 12:29 am

TOKYO: Ana Ivanovic charged the net repeatedly to overcome US Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) in the final of the WTA...

‘No regrets’ for retiring Li Na 22 Sep 2014 - 12:28 am

BEIJING: Pioneering Chinese tennis star Li Na said yesterday she has “no regrets” about her decision to retire over persistent knee injuries, but...

Removing Serena a step too far, says Halep 22 Sep 2014 - 12:26 am

WUHAN, China: Simona Halep looked back on a “special year” yesterday following her remarkable ascent to number two in the rankings, but said...

Wozniacki, Ivanovic enter Pan Pacific final 21 Sep 2014 - 12:27 am

Caroline Wozniacki (left) of Denmark shakes hands with Garbine Muguruza of Spain after defeating the latter in the singles semifinals of the Pan...

China’s Li Na retires over knee injuries 20 Sep 2014 - 01:30 am

China’s Li Na poses with the trophy after her victory against Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova in Australian Open final in Melbourne, in this January...

Kerber, Wozniacki roar into Pan Pacific semis 20 Sep 2014 - 01:27 am

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark celebrates a point against Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain during their quarterfinal of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis...

China’s Li Na set to retire: State media 19 Sep 2014 - 08:51 am

WUHAN, China: China’s two-time Grand Slam-winner Li Na is poised to retire, state media reported yesterday, in a move which would bring down...

NZ great Martin Crowe reveals return of cancer 17 Sep 2014 - 11:17 pm

WELLINGTON: Former New Zealand cricket great Martin Crowe revealed yesterday his cancer has returned, 15 months after announcing it was under control. “After...