Sports / Tennis

Tsitsipas through to Monte Carlo quarters, Ruud ousted 14 Apr 2022 - 04:56 pm

MONTE CARLO: Holder Stefanos Tsitsipas moved into the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals with a 7-5 7-6(1) victory over Laslo Djere on Thursday while...

Korda upsets Alcaraz in three-hour Monte Carlo battle 13 Apr 2022 - 05:10 pm

MONTE CARLO: Unseeded American Sebastian Korda mastered the windy conditions in Monte Carlo to topple Miami Open champion Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(2) 6-7(5) 6-3...

Malaga to host knockout stage of Davis Cup Finals for two years 13 Apr 2022 - 04:02 pm

Malaga in Spain will host the knockout stage of this year's Davis Cup Finals in November on an indoor hard court, the International...

Djokovic says he ran out of gas in Monte Carlo defeat 12 Apr 2022 - 09:08 pm

MONTE CARLO: Novak Djokovic said he felt drained of energy towards the end of his loss to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the second...

Djokovic loses to Davidovich Fokina in Monte Carlo 12 Apr 2022 - 08:06 pm

MONTE CARLO: World number one Novak Djokovic crashed to a three-set defeat in only his fourth match of the season, falling 6-3 6-7(5)...

Clijsters retires again as family life beckons 12 Apr 2022 - 05:49 pm

Former world number one Kim Clijsters has retired from professional tennis, the 38-year-old said on Tuesday, bringing the curtain down on her career...

Nadal skips Barcelona Open, return date still uncertain 12 Apr 2022 - 11:40 am

Rafa Nadal is still uncertain when he can return to competitive tennis after withdrawing from this month's ATP event in Barcelona as he...

Djokovic is motivated to compete again for biggest titles 10 Apr 2022 - 07:56 pm

MONACO- Novak Djokovic is ready to move on from the controversy surrounding his refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. "I miss competition,” the...

Billie Jean King to donate $50,000 for Ukraine relief 07 Apr 2022 - 08:53 pm

Billie Jean King will be donating $50,000 to support humanitarian relief efforts for the war in Ukraine, the United States Tennis Association (USTA)...

Mouratoglou to coach Halep full-time 07 Apr 2022 - 04:48 pm

Patrick Mouratoglou, a long-time coach of Serena Williams, will work with two-times Grand Slam champion and former world number one Simona Halep full-time,...

Thiem, Berrettini pull out of Monte Carlo Masters 07 Apr 2022 - 02:15 pm

Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem has pulled out of next week's ATP Masters tournament in Monte Carlo due to COVID-19, his team...

New number one Swiatek says she cried for 40 minutes after Barty's retirement 04 Apr 2022 - 02:15 pm

World number one Iga Swiatek said she cried for 40 minutes after learning of three-times Grand Slam champion Ash Barty's shock retirement from...

Italian Berrettini undergoes minor surgery on playing hand 30 Mar 2022 - 11:51 am

Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini underwent a minor operation on his playing hand on Tuesday following his withdrawal from the ATP 1000 event in...

Swiatek ready to handle pressure of top ranking 29 Mar 2022 - 11:26 am

Iga Swiatek puts her rise to world number one on the same level as her French Open win in 2020 but the 20-year-old...

Thiem to return at claycourt Challenger event in Spain 25 Mar 2022 - 08:52 pm

Former U.S. Open champion Dominic Thiem said he will make his return from a wrist injury at the ATP Challenger Tour claycourt event...

Halep withdraws from Miami Open with leg injury, out for three weeks 24 Mar 2022 - 09:45 pm

Simona Halep withdrew from the Miami Open ahead of her second-round match on Thursday with a leg injury that the former world number...

Grateful Australia to miss people's champion Barty 24 Mar 2022 - 12:34 pm

MELBOURNE: Having thrilled in Ash Barty's Grand Slam success and been charmed by her sportsmanship, Australia bids a bittersweet farewell to a down-to-earth...