Sports / Tennis

French Open rules out Nadal seeding boost 05 May 2013 - 04:52 am

PARIS: Seven-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal will not have his seeding bumped up at this year’s Roland Garros, organisers confirmed yesterday. The...

Pavlyuchenkova reaches Portugal final 04 May 2013 - 02:24 am

OEIRAS, Portugal: Third seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova fought back from a first-set whitewash to beat unseeded Romina Oprandi 0-6, 6-3, 6-1 yesterday to reach...

ATP chief Brad Drewett dies, age 54 04 May 2013 - 02:24 am

PARIS: Australia’s Brad Drewett, the president of the ATP, died yesterday at the age of 54 following a battle against motor neurone disease,...

Tennis: China’s Peng stuns Bartoli at Portugal Open 01 May 2013 - 12:57 am

OEIRAS, Portugal: China’s Peng Shuai showed little sign of a recent shoulder injury at the WTA Portugal Open yesterday as she knocked out...

Twenty years on, Seles still carries attack scars 29 Apr 2013 - 11:24 pm

BERLIN: The knife attack on Monica Seles (pictured), which took place in Hamburg 20 years ago today, not only dictated security at sports...

Nadal wins again in Barcelona 29 Apr 2013 - 12:35 am

Rafael Nadal (left) of Spain poses with his trophy after beating his compatriot Nicolas Almagro in the Conde Godo Tennis Tournament final in...

Sharapova brushes off Li to win in Stuttgart 29 Apr 2013 - 12:34 am

STUTTGART, Germany: Defending French Open champion Maria Sharapova claimed the Stuttgart WTA title yesterday, beating China’s Li Na 6-4, 6-3 in just over...

Nadal routs Raonic at Barcelona Open 28 Apr 2013 - 01:12 am

Barcelona: Rafa Nadal moved to within one victory of an eighth Barcelona Open title in nine years when he thrashed Canadian fifth seed...

Sharapova reaches Stuttgart final 28 Apr 2013 - 01:12 am

STUTTGART, Germany: Defending champion Maria Sharapova yesterday booked her place in the final of the Stuttgart WTA tournament after seeing off Germany’s Angelique...

Nadal wins twice to reach semi-finals in Barcelona 27 Apr 2013 - 12:23 am

Barcelona: Rafa Nadal moved closer to an eighth Barcelona Open title in nine years on Friday when he breezed through two matches to...

Rain ends day early with Nadal kept waiting 26 Apr 2013 - 05:08 am

BARCELONA: Spanish seed Nicolas Almagro reached the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open yesterday before rain wrecked more than half of the third-round programme....

Tursunov stuns Ferrer, Nadal advances 25 Apr 2013 - 01:18 am

Russian player Dmitry Tursunov returns a ball to Spanish player David Ferrer during the Barcelona Open, yesterday. Tursunov won 7-5, 3-6, 6-1. BARCELONA:...

Wimbledon organisers to increase prize money 24 Apr 2013 - 01:11 am

LONDON: Wimbledon organisers moved to justify a staggering 40 percent rise in total prize money yesterday that will make the pot at this...

Italy’s Vinci seals Fed Cup final against Russia 23 Apr 2013 - 04:43 am

MILAN: Roberta Vinci secured Italy’s fifth Fed Cup final appearance in eight years yesterday after battling past Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic...

Fed Cup: Kvitova keeps Czechs alive 22 Apr 2013 - 06:40 am

PALERMO,Italy: Former Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova defeated Sara Errani 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 to keep defending champions, the Czech Republic alive in their Fed...

Tennis: Nadal, Djokovic set up dream Monte Carlo final 21 Apr 2013 - 05:52 pm

MONTE-CARLO, Monaco: Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic yesterday set up their third Monte Carlo Masters final meeting, with the Serb top seed the...

Italy, Slovakia on verge of Fed Cup final 21 Apr 2013 - 05:51 pm

MOSCOW: Italy and Slovakia are one win away from reaching the Fed Cup final after sweeping both singles matches in their respective semi-finals...

Nadal survives Dimitrov scare; Djokovic cruises 20 Apr 2013 - 04:43 am

Italy’s Fabio Fognini celebrates after defeating France’s Richard Gasquet during the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Series tournament quarter-final match in Monaco, yesterday. RIGHT: Spain’s...