Sports / Tennis

What’s at stake in Doha this week 10 Feb 2014 - 01:33 am

Australia’s Samantha Stosur returns the ball to Russia’s Victoria Kan during their 2014 Fed Cup World Group first round tie yesterday. Stosur, the...

Australia storm into Fed Cup semis with Russia win 10 Feb 2014 - 01:11 am

HOBART: Australia stormed into the Fed Cup semi-finals yesterday for the first time in 21 years with a commanding 4-0 performance led by...

Murray makes late entry into Rotterdam 10 Feb 2014 - 01:07 am

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands: Andy Murray will try and carry his winning Davis Cup momentum into the ATP winter indoor season when he plays as...

Serbian star Ivanovic eyes title wins and much more in 2014 09 Feb 2014 - 04:59 am

BY RIZWAN REHMAT DOHA: Serbian tennis star Ana Ivanovic believes early bird gets the worm. The 2008 French Open champion has arrived in...

QSL: Al Ahli edge past Al Kharaitiyat 08 Feb 2014 - 12:05 am

Al Khor goalkeeper Baba Jibril makes a save during his team’s Qatar Stars League (QSL) match against Al Sailiyah at Al Rayyan Stadium...

Serena to miss Qatar Open due to injury: QTF 08 Feb 2014 - 12:03 am

DOHA: World No. 1, Serena Williams of the US has withdrawn from the Qatar Total Open 2014 due to a back injury sustained...

Azarenka withdraws from Qatar Total Open 07 Feb 2014 - 09:39 am

DOHA: Two-time defending champion and world No.2, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, has withdrawn from the Qatar Total Open 2014 due to ‘foot inflammation’....

Kuala Lumpur to host Laureus Awards 06 Feb 2014 - 12:21 am

2012 Laureus World Sports Award winner Novak Djokovic of Serbia with his award in London. KUALA LUMPUR: The 2014 Laureus World Sports Awards,...

Davis Cup: Murray lifts Britain into quarters 04 Feb 2014 - 02:21 am

From Left: Great Britain’s Davis Cup team Colin Fleming, Dominic Inglot, James Ward, Andy Murray and captain Leon Smith celebrate their 3-1 victory...

Azarenka in contention for Diamond Ball trophy at Qatar Open 04 Feb 2014 - 01:55 am

Doha: Two-time defending champion and world No. 2 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus is in contention to win the Diamond Ball trophy in Qatar....

Czechs, Japan reach quarters 03 Feb 2014 - 01:18 am

France’s Gael Monfils celebrates after winning against Australia’s Nick Kyrgios during their Davis Cup first round tennis match between at the Vendespace in...

France, Swiss and Germany into Davis Cup quarters 02 Feb 2014 - 12:49 am

Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber (left) and Tommy Haas celebrate winning their doubles match against Spain’s Marrero and Verdasco at the Davis Cup first round...

Pattaya Open: Makarova to face Pliskova in final 02 Feb 2014 - 12:48 am

PATTAYA, Thailand: Russian fourth seed Ekaterina Makarova will face unseeded Czech Karolina Pliskova in the final of the Pattaya Open after both claimed...

Pavlyuchenkova ousts Sharapova, into Paris Open final 02 Feb 2014 - 12:48 am

PARIS: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova made it through to the Paris WTA Open final at the expense of her Russian compatriot and top seed Maria...

Federer joins Swiss camp 31 Jan 2014 - 06:45 am

Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka (left) and Roger Federer are pictured during a training session prior to the Davis Cup World Group first round match...

Zvonareva into second round 29 Jan 2014 - 09:58 am

PATTAYA, Thailand: Two-time champion Vera Zvonareva was through to the second round of the Pattaya Open yesterday, claiming the from the game due...

Veteran Hewitt delighted to be back among Davis Cup elite 29 Jan 2014 - 09:57 am

Henri Laaksonen of Switzerland during a training session prior to the Davis Cup World Group first round match between Serbia and Switzerland at...

Major shake-up on men’s Tour 28 Jan 2014 - 08:39 am

Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland poses with the 2014 Australian Open winner’s trophy on the bank of the Yarra river in Melbourne yesterday, following...