Sports / Tennis

Azarenka defies pain to crush top seed Svitolina 05 Mar 2021 - 09:27 am

After breaking Elina Svitolina in the first game of the match, Victoria Azarenka took a medical time-out for apparent lower back pain. The...

Nadal pulls out of Rotterdam Open with back issue 25 Feb 2021 - 05:57 pm

World number two Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from next week's Rotterdam Open due to a back injury, the Spaniard said on Thursday. The...

Pandemic helped Swiatek deal with French Open success 25 Feb 2021 - 05:53 pm

French Open champion Iga Swiatek says the COVID-19 pandemic has been beneficial for her as the restrictions allowed the 19-year-old from Poland to...

Coco Gauff advances to semifinals at Adelaide International 25 Feb 2021 - 10:38 am

Adelaide, Australia: Coco Gauff and Jil Teichmann have advanced to the Adelaide International semifinals after three-set wins on the Memorial Drive hard courts...

Halep pulls out of next week's Qatar Open 23 Feb 2021 - 03:22 pm

World number three Simona Halep has withdrawn from next week's Qatar Open in Doha, the organisers of the WTA 500 tournament announced on...

Djokovic will overtake Federer's Grand Slam tally, says coach Ivanisevic 21 Feb 2021 - 07:31 pm

Novak Djokovic will finish his career with more Grand Slams than Roger Federer and battle it out with Rafa Nadal for the record...

Djokovic beats Medvedev for 9th Australian Open, 18th Slam 21 Feb 2021 - 01:07 pm

Melbourne: Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open dominance is intact - nine finals, nine championships. And he keeps gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal...

Djokovic marginally ahead of Medvedev for final, feels Corretja 20 Feb 2021 - 03:04 pm

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic will need to be at his best to beat Russian Daniil Medvedev in Sunday's Australian Open final but the eight-time...

Osaka shines to claim second Australian Open crown 20 Feb 2021 - 02:18 pm

Melbourne: Naomi Osaka gave Jennifer Brady a lesson in Grand Slam tennis as she cruised to a 6-4 6-3 win to secure her...

Billie Jean King Cup Finals postponed again due to COVID-19 18 Feb 2021 - 07:15 pm

The finals of the Billie Jean King Cup, the revamped Fed Cup which was scheduled to be held from April 13-18 in Budapest,...

Osaka ends Williams' bid for record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title 18 Feb 2021 - 08:22 am

Melbourne: Naomi Osaka ended Serena Williams' bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title in a storm of power hitting on Thursday, humbling...

Tsitsipas attains 'nirvana' on court to take down Nadal 17 Feb 2021 - 07:18 pm

MELBOURNE - Stefanos Tsitsipas credited his stellar comeback win against Rafa Nadal in Wednesday's Australian Open quarter-final to his peace of mind, saying...

Djokovic edges out Zverev to reach semi-final 16 Feb 2021 - 04:20 pm

MELBOURNE: Reigning champion Novak Djokovic overcame some dips in form to beat Alexander Zverev 6-7(6) 6-2 6-4 7-6(6) and book his place in...

Serena Williams beats Halep at Australian Open; Osaka next 16 Feb 2021 - 01:10 pm

Melbourne: As well as she played at the start of her Australian Open quarterfinal, Serena Williams suddenly was struggling early in the second...

Back spasm to blame for Australian Open exit: Dimitrov 16 Feb 2021 - 12:37 pm

Melbourne: A back spasm left Grigor Dimitrov unable to put his socks on, let alone pull them up, on Tuesday as the struggling...

Kyrgios mocks Djokovic with grand entrance 14 Feb 2021 - 12:25 pm

Melbourne: Nick Kyrgios renewed his running feud with Novak Djokovic on Sunday when he mocked the world number one with a grand entrance...

Serena takes care of business on and off the court in Melbourne 14 Feb 2021 - 11:28 am

Melbourne: Most players would be content to rest the day before a big match, but not Serena Williams. The 23-times Grand Slam champion...

Nadal eases past Norrie into last 16 13 Feb 2021 - 03:27 pm

MELBOURNE: Second seed Rafa Nadal overcame some stiff early resistance from Britain's Cameron Norrie before easing into the fourth round of the Australian...