Sports / Tennis

Suarez Navarro third time lucky in Portugal 04 May 2014 - 08:15 am

OEIRAS: Carla Suarez Navarro made it third time lucky at the Portugal Open yesterday, finally lifting the title after losing the last two...

Haas crashes out to qualifier in Munich semis 04 May 2014 - 08:14 am

Martin Klizan of Slovakia during a semi-final match against Tommy Haas of Germany at the ATP tournament in Munich. BERLIN: Title-holder Tommy Haas...

O’Sullivan cruises into world final 04 May 2014 - 08:11 am

LONDON: Defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan eased into the final with a 17-7 win over Barry Hawkins on Friday. Such was the scale of...

Wimbledon first-round losers set to be financial winners 30 Apr 2014 - 08:04 am

Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland returns the ball to Samantha Stosur of Australia during their first round match for the Portugal Open tennis tournament...

Wimbledon seedings boost for champion Murray 30 Apr 2014 - 08:01 am

LONDON: Wimbledon champion Andy Murray will be among the top seeds at this year’s tournament despite having slipped down the ATP world ranking...

Raonic hits the heights in Portugal 29 Apr 2014 - 01:10 am

Ursula Radwanska of Poland returns the ball to Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium during their WTA Portugal Open tennis match held in Estoril, Portugal,...

Nishikori tops in Barcelona 28 Apr 2014 - 04:39 am

Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori holds the trophy after beating Columbia’s Santiago Giraldo during the final of the Barcelona Open tennis tournament in...

Nishikori to meet Giraldo in Barcelona final 27 Apr 2014 - 01:10 am

Colombia’s Santiago Giraldo returns the ball to Spain’s Nicolas Almagro during their semi-final match of the Barcelona Open in Barcelona, yesterday. Giraldo won...

Sharapova, Ivanovic to clash for Stuttgart crown 27 Apr 2014 - 12:06 am

STUTTGART, Germany: Defending champion Maria Sharapova moved to within one victory of her third straight Stuttgart title after a 6-1, 6-2 win over...

Nishikori reaches Barcelona quarters 25 Apr 2014 - 10:18 am

Russian player Teymuraz Gabashvili returns the ball to Spaniard Inigo Cervantes during their third round match for the Conde de Godo tournament at...

Gabashvili sends Ferrer crashing out 24 Apr 2014 - 12:23 am

Germany’s Sabine Lisicki (right) talks with her Swiss coach Martina Hingis during her first round match against Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic at the WTA...

Honour reduces Murray to tears 24 Apr 2014 - 12:20 am

LONDON: Wimbledon champion Andy Murray fought to hold back tears yesterday after being awarded the ceremonial freedom of his Scottish home town, Sterling....

Nishikori makes winning return 23 Apr 2014 - 08:43 am

BARCELONA: Japan’s Kei Nishikori won his first clay match of the season returning from a three week absence due to a groin injury...

Barcelona Open 22 Apr 2014 - 02:20 am

Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, 27, takes part in a training session ahead of his first-round match at the Barcelona Open yesterday. Nadal,...

Wawrinka plays down French Open hopes 22 Apr 2014 - 01:59 am

Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka poses with his trophy after winning the final match of the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series Tournament, in Monaco, on Sunday....

Nadal makes no excuse for Monte Carlo loss 22 Apr 2014 - 01:57 am

CapSpanish tennis player Rafael Nadal looks on as he takes part in a training session during the Barcelona Open tennis tournament Conde de...

Wawrinka wins in Monte Carlo 20 Apr 2014 - 11:21 pm

Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka (right) and Switzerland’s Roger Federer pose with their trophies at the end of the final match of the Monte-Carlo ATP...

Germany, Czech Republic in final 20 Apr 2014 - 11:20 pm

Czech Republic’s players Andrea Hlavackova, Lucie Safarova and Petra Kvitova celebrate after Kvitova defeated Italy’s Roberta Vinci at the 2014 International Tennis Federation...