Sports / Tennis

Nadal wins maiden title in Qatar 05 Jan 2014 - 04:17 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain (second right), winner of the Qatar Open, with Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah (second...

Williams, Azarenka to meet in Brisbane final 04 Jan 2014 - 04:10 am

BRISBANE, Australia: World number one Serena Williams will meet the second ranked Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Brisbane International after she...

Czech pair Berdych and Hajek triumph in doubles 04 Jan 2014 - 04:10 am

DOHA: In an easy doubles final, Czech pair Tomas Berdych and Jan Hajek yesterday eased past top seeds Alexander Peya of Austria and...

Experienced Nadal beats Gojowczyk to reach final 04 Jan 2014 - 02:41 am

Monfils returns the ball to Germany’s Florian Mayer. The Frenchman won 6-3, 6-2, RIGHT: Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a return to Peter...

Nadal, ‘autograph seeker’ Gojowczyk reach semis 03 Jan 2014 - 06:52 am

Rafael Nadal of Spain serves to Ernest Gulbis of Latvia during their Qatar Open match at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex,...

Serena, Sharapova to clash in semis 03 Jan 2014 - 06:51 am

BRISBANE, Australia: Serena Williams yesterday served a perfect first set on her way to setting up a blockbuster semi-final against bitter rival Maria...

Stop the “extreme pressure” on players: Murray 03 Jan 2014 - 06:42 am

DOHA: Andy Murray wants to put a stop to the habit of putting “extreme pressure” on players, as part of a legacy for...

Nadal restores order after four seeds exit Qatar Open 02 Jan 2014 - 02:07 pm

Florian Mayer of Germany in action against World number four Andy Murray of Great Britain during Qatar Open 2014 at the Khalifa International...

Federer begins year on encouraging note 02 Jan 2014 - 02:06 pm

Paris Saint Germain football player Zlatan Ibrahimovic (left) watches the match between Rafael Nadal of Spain and Tobias Kamke of Germany during their...

McIlroy, Wozniacki are engaged 02 Jan 2014 - 02:00 pm

Golfer Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland high-fives his girlfriend, tennis player Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, after her match against Maria Sharapova of Russia...

Smooth sailing for Nadal, Murray in season-opener 01 Jan 2014 - 02:38 pm

World number one Rafael Nadal in action against Lukas Rosol of Czech Republic during their first round match of the Qatar Open at...

Nadal happy to start season on time 31 Dec 2013 - 10:51 am

World number one Rafael Nadal of Spain is seen during his first official news conference of the 2014 season at Khalifa Tennis Complex...

Karlovic, Monfils notch victories 31 Dec 2013 - 04:28 am

Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic returns the ball to Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych during their match in Qatar’s ExxonMobil Open in Doha yesterday. Karlovic beat...

Tennis: Nadal, Murray visit Souq Waqif 30 Dec 2013 - 11:24 am

World No.3 David Ferrer (second left) of Spain, compatriot and World No.1 Rafael Nadal (third left), 2012 Olympic Games winner and World No.4...

Murray hopes to follow Nadal’s recovery path 30 Dec 2013 - 11:15 am

World number one Rafael Nadal of Spain during a practice session at Khalifa Tennis Stadium in Doha yesterday. Nadal is the top seed...

Federer, Serena eager to get on a roll in Brisbane 30 Dec 2013 - 11:13 am

Roger Federer of Switzerland poses with a koala during a visit to the Lone Pine Sanctuary in Brisbane yesterday. The former number one...

All eyes on tennis legend Federer 29 Dec 2013 - 11:17 am

World number four and third seed Andy Murray of Britain arrives at the Doha International Airport yesterday. Murray is one of the players...

Murray, Ferrer face tricky path in season-opener 29 Dec 2013 - 06:21 am

DOHA: Wimbledon champion Andy Murray and world number three David Ferrer of Spain will be put to test before a possible semi-final clash...