Sports / Tennis

Illya Marchenko beats Jeremy Chardy in Qatar ExxonMobil Open quater final 08 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Doha: Illya Marchenko of Ukraine returns a shot against Jeremy Chardy of France in their Quarter final match at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open...

Djokovic crushes Verdasco to reach quarters 07 Jan 2016 - 01:31 am

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Fernando Verdasco of Spain during their second round match of the Qatar Open tournament at...

Muguruza retires injured in Brisbane 06 Jan 2016 - 05:02 pm

Brisbane, Australia: Second seed Garbine Muguruza joined defending champion Maria Sharapova and world number two Simona Halep on the Brisbane International sidelines after...

Nishikori and Azarenka move through to Brisbane quarters 06 Jan 2016 - 10:39 am

Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan hits a return against Japan's Kei Nishikori during their men's singles match on the fourth day of the Brisbane...

Aspetar provides medical services for Qatar Open 2016 06 Jan 2016 - 02:33 am

Novak Jokovic (second right) poses for a picture with Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) President Nasser Al Khelaifi at the annual gala dinner on...

Feisty Marchencko topples Ferrer in Doha 06 Jan 2016 - 02:28 am

Illy Marchenko of Ukraine returns to David Ferrer of Spain in their Qatar ExxonMobil Open match played at the Khalifa Tennis Complex yesterday....

Following success in Abu Dhabi, Nadal focused on Qatar 06 Jan 2016 - 02:25 am

Q. What’s going through your mind? What are your hopes in 2016. Rafael Nadal: The fact is this is an Olympic year. When...

Williams plays down injury scare 05 Jan 2016 - 03:06 pm

Serena Williams of the US is examined by medical staff for a knee injury before retiring injured against Jamila Wolfe of the Australia...

Sharapova pulls out of Brisbane International 05 Jan 2016 - 08:52 am

Brisbane, Australia: Defending champion and tournament drawcard Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the season-opening Brisbane International with a left forearm injury, organisers said...

Djokovic eases into second round in Qatar 05 Jan 2016 - 01:45 am

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Dustin Brown of Germany during their Qatar Open match in Doha, yesterday. Bottom: Qatar’s Mubarak...

Qatar Open men's singles round 1 results 05 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Two tennis fans at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex on their way to watch the Qata Open match. (photo: Salim matramkot) Doha: Results...

Djokovic claims first win of season in 51 minutes 04 Jan 2016 - 07:30 pm

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Germany's Dustin Brown during their tennis match in the Qatar Open competition on January 4,...

Azarenka sets up Halep clash in Brisbane 04 Jan 2016 - 03:41 pm

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus celebrates her victory against Elena Vesnina of Russia in their women's singles match on the second day at the...

Murray starts season with easy win at Hopman Cup 04 Jan 2016 - 02:59 pm

Andy Murray of Britain hits a return against Kenny de Schepper of France during their fourth session men's singles match on day two...

Who will hold it, finally? 04 Jan 2016 - 01:51 am

World number one Novak Djokovic (right) of Serbia is pictured with Grand Slam star Rafael Nadal of Spain holding the Qatar ExxonMobil Open...

Well-rested Djokovic ready for 2016 04 Jan 2016 - 01:23 am

World number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia is seen during a pre-event press conference at St Regis Hotel in Doha yesterday. Djokovic is...

Djokovic admits concerns after friend becomes Federer coach 03 Jan 2016 - 05:13 pm

Doha: World number one Novak Djokovic admitted Sunday it will be bizarre to see his friend Ivan Ljubicic helping coach one of his...

Pavlyuchenkova upsets Swiss seed in Brisbane 03 Jan 2016 - 11:19 am

Brisbane, Australia: Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova caused the only upset on the first day of the season-opening Brisbane International when she swept aside fifth-seeded...