Sports / Tennis

Djokovic eases into quarter-finals 08 Jan 2015 - 12:25 am

World number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball during his second round match against Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine at the Qatar...

Tennis: France stays in Hopman Cup battle 07 Jan 2015 - 10:11 pm

PERTH, Australia - France kept their hopes of a second successive Hopman Cup title alive by edging past Australia at the Perth Arena...

Tennis: Del Potro set for return to competition 07 Jan 2015 - 10:08 pm

Juan Martin del Potro announced that he would return to professional tennis Buenos Aires - Former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro...

Tennis: ATP Chennai Open results - collated 07 Jan 2015 - 09:45 pm

CHENNAI, India - Collated results from day three of the $450,000 ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament on Wednesday (x denotes seeding) 2nd round...

Tennis: France bt Australia 2-1 07 Jan 2015 - 09:16 pm

Tomic of Australia serves to Gasquet of France PERTH, Australia - Results from the mixed teams Hopman Cup at the Perth Arena on...

Tennis: ATP Qatar Open results -- 1st update 07 Jan 2015 - 09:02 pm

Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic returns the ball to Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin during the Qatar Open at Doha DOHA, Qatar - Results...

Unheralded Berrer stuns Nadal 07 Jan 2015 - 04:05 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts during his match against Michael Berrer of Germany at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: Michael...

Sharapova in ominous form in first outing 07 Jan 2015 - 04:03 am

BRISBANE: Maria Sharapova made a powerful start to the new tennis season yesterday, crushing Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova 6-0, 6-1 at the Brisbane International....

Japan’s Ito advances in Chennai Open 07 Jan 2015 - 04:03 am

Flavia Pennetta of Italy reacts to a return against Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic during their women’s singles match on day three...

Listless Serena goes down 07 Jan 2015 - 02:44 am

Perth, Australia: World number one Serena Williams complained of tiredness after being trounced by Canadian Eugenie Bouchard at the mixed teams Hopman Cup...

Gasquet recovers to reach round two 06 Jan 2015 - 01:14 am

Richard Gasquet of France returns the ball to Pablo Andujar of Spain during their match at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha yesterday....

New dad Djokovic kicks off fresh season with Doha test 06 Jan 2015 - 12:56 am

World number one Novak Djokovic smiles during a press conference at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha yesterday. BY FAWAD...

Player development top priority: Khelaifi 06 Jan 2015 - 12:54 am

QTF President Nasser bin Ghani Al Khelaifi speaks in Doha yesterday. DOHA: Apart from organising the mega events like the Qatar ExxonMobil Open,...

Tennis: Djokovic prepares to deal with new wave of talent 05 Jan 2015 - 06:57 pm

DOHA - Novak Djokovic is adopting a different approach to a season in which a new wave of top players is emerging to...

Tennis: Murray troubled by shoulder pain as Brits triumph 05 Jan 2015 - 06:31 pm

PERTH - British number one Andy Murray conceded he was being troubled by a lingering left shoulder problem after he opened his Hopman...

Top three promise another gripping season of tennis 05 Jan 2015 - 09:33 am

An aerial view of the main court of Khalifa Tennis Complex in Doha which will play host to the Qatar ExxonMobil Open starting...

Nadal seeking wins ahead of Australian Open 05 Jan 2015 - 09:31 am

World number three Rafael Nadal gestures during the press conference on the eve of the opening day of Qatar ExxonMobil Open, at the...

Seeds tumble on opening day in Brisbane 05 Jan 2015 - 09:22 am

BRISBANE, Australia: The Brisbane International lost two of its top seeds yesterday when Germany’s Andrea Petkovic and Jelena Jankovic of Serbia both crashed...