Sports / Tennis

Ivanovic reaches Dubai second round; Stephens bows out 19 Feb 2013 - 03:19 am

DUBAI: Former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 7-6 in the first round of the Dubai tennis championships yesterday while...

Wozniacki says McIlroy ‘comfortable’ with new clubs 18 Feb 2013 - 11:20 pm

HONG KONG: Rory McIlroy’s tennis star girlfriend Caroline Wozniacki yesterday insisted golf’s world number one was “very comfortable” with his new brand of...

Azarenka aiming to regain top ranking from Serena 18 Feb 2013 - 11:16 pm

Marion Bartoli of France serves to Czech Republic’s Klara Zakopalova during their WTA Dubai Open tennis match in Dubai yesterday. DUbai: Victoria Azarenka...

Wozniacki wary of mimicking Serena 18 Feb 2013 - 11:16 pm

HONG KONG: Caroline Wozniacki yesterday called Serena Williams an “inspiration” after she returned to world number one at the record age of 31...

Britain’s Watson battles through in Memphis 18 Feb 2013 - 11:15 pm

MEMPHIS, Tennessee: British fourth seed Heather Watson outlasted Kazakhstan’s Galina Voskoboeva 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (7/4) yesterday to reach the second round at the...

Raonic wins third straight San Jose title 18 Feb 2013 - 11:15 pm

SAN JOSE: Canada’s Milos Raonic beat Tommy Haas 6-4 6-3 yesterday to win his third straight San Jose Open title and bring the...

Azarenka retains Qatar Open title 18 Feb 2013 - 02:18 am

H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser (third left) presents trophies to the finalists after the Qatar Total Open 2013 women’s tennis finals at...

Serena to face Azarenka in final 17 Feb 2013 - 01:42 am

Serena Williams of the US celebrates a point against Maria Sharapova of Russia during their semi-final match at the Qatar Open in Doha,...

Insatiable Serena hungry for more glory 17 Feb 2013 - 01:30 am

Qatar Tennis Federation and Paris Saint Germain (PSG) President Nasser Al Khelaifi (left) and Serena Williams of the US pose for a picture...

Nadal advances to Brazil Open semis 17 Feb 2013 - 01:27 am

SAO PAULO: Rafael Nadal advanced to the semifinals of the Brazil Open here late Friday, with a difficult three-set win over Argentine Carlos...

Oldest World Number One Players 17 Feb 2013 - 01:26 am

Oldest World Number One Players n Serena Williams (US), 31 years, 4 months, 24 days. n Chris Evert (US), 30 years, 11 months,...

Del Potro advances to second final in Rotterdam 17 Feb 2013 - 01:26 am

ROTTERDAM: Juan Martin del Potro dispatched Bulgarian youngster Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-4 yesterday to move into his second straight Rotterdam World Tennis event...

Federer backs David’s Games squash bid 17 Feb 2013 - 01:03 am

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands: Roger Federer (pictured) will support the campaign to have squash included in the 2020 Olympics, after meeting the sport’s longtime number...

Serena reaches semis, reclaims top ranking 16 Feb 2013 - 05:57 am

Serena Williams of the United States poses with a trophy given to her by the WTA Tour after the 31-year-old American reclaimed the...

Serena Williams Fact Box 16 Feb 2013 - 05:52 am

n Has spent a total of 123 non–consecutive weeks as No.1. She first ascended to No.1 on July 8, 2002. n Winner of...

Azarenka, Serena advance 15 Feb 2013 - 11:39 am

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus serves the ball to Christina McHale of the USA during their third round match of the Qatar Open at...

Nadal out of Brazil Open doubles over knee fear 15 Feb 2013 - 11:38 am

SAO PAULO: Rafael Nadal will not play his scheduled doubles match at the Brazil Open because of “knee overuse,” organiSers said. But they...

Federer eases past Zemlja 15 Feb 2013 - 11:38 am

ROTTERDAM: Roger Federer struggled to see the ball and felt the conditions at the World Indoor Tournament were a little too warm for...