Sports / Tennis

Simon shines in Brisbane 02 Jan 2013 - 11:53 pm

BRISBANE, Australia: France’s Gilles Simon began his fine-tuning for the Australian Open with a hard-fought win over Colombia’s Alejandro Falla in the second...

Ferrer rallies past Brown; Gasquet cruises through 02 Jan 2013 - 12:43 am

David Ferrer of Spain returning a ball to Dustin Brown of Germany during their match at the Qatar ExxonMobil 2013 played at the...

Venus leads US fightback 02 Jan 2013 - 12:36 am

PERTH: Venus Williams lifted the United States to victory in their Hopman Cup tie against France yesterday. The US pairing of Williams and...

Serena imposes authority with crushing victory 02 Jan 2013 - 12:35 am

BRISBANE, Australia: Serena Williams stamped her authority on the Brisbane International yesterday when she crushed Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-2. On a day...

Taiwan’s Lu out of Chennai Open 02 Jan 2013 - 12:34 am

CHENNAI, India: Seventh seed Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan began the new year on the wrong foot as he crashed to a first-round defeat...

Davydenko crushes Hanescu 01 Jan 2013 - 12:53 am

Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko serves the ball to Victor Hanescu of Romania during the Qatar Open in Doha yesterday. Davydenko, the 2010 Qatar Open...

Nadal will return to top form, say rivals 01 Jan 2013 - 12:40 am

DOHA: Two of Rafael Nadal’s top ten rivals have spoken out against critics who say that the winner of eleven Grand Slam titles...

Djokovic dodges ‘injury’ as Serbia thrash Italy in Perth 01 Jan 2013 - 12:26 am

Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return to Andreas Seppi of Italy during their men’s singles match at the Hopman Cup tennis tournament...

Stosur out in Brisbane first round 01 Jan 2013 - 12:23 am

BRISBANE, Australia: Former US Open champion Samantha Stosur’s miserable Australian form continued yesterday when she was knocked out of the first round of...

Japan’s Soeda goes through in Chennai Open 01 Jan 2013 - 12:18 am

CHENNAI, India: Go Soeda of Japan breezed through the first round of the $430,000 ATP Chennai Open with an easy win over Evgeny...

Spain’s Ferrer set to miss Davis Cup clash 30 Dec 2012 - 11:18 pm

Spain’s David Ferrer (left) and his girfriend Marta Tonel (right) pose for a picture yesterday at Doha International Airport, after arriving from Abu...

Gasquet targets Doha final 30 Dec 2012 - 11:15 pm

by Armstrong Vas Doha: Second seed Richard Gasquet (pictured) of France is targeting a place in the final of the Qatar Exxonmobil Open...

Fit-again Davydenko eyes injury-free run 30 Dec 2012 - 11:15 pm

BY RIZWAN REHMAT DOHA: Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko (pictured) is keen to have an injury-free run in the new season that starts with this...

Venus leads US to victory 30 Dec 2012 - 11:09 pm

Venus Williams of the US hits a return against Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa during their women’s singles match on day two of...

Serena reaches second round in Brisbane 30 Dec 2012 - 11:08 pm

Serena Williams of the US hits a return during her match against compatriot Varvara Lepchenko during their first round match at the Brisbane...

Tipsarevic eyes bright start at Chennai Open in India 30 Dec 2012 - 11:07 pm

CHENNAI, India: World number nine Janko Tipsarevic hopes to build on an impressive campaign in 2012 with a dazzling start to the new...

Nadal in battle to rescue career 30 Dec 2012 - 12:43 am

PARIS: Rafael Nadal, who had been due to play his first official tournament in Qatar from tomorrow, heads into 2013 with his career...

Australian Open officials disappointed for Nadal 30 Dec 2012 - 12:42 am

MELBOURNE: Australian Open officials yesterday said they fully understood Rafael Nadal’s decision to miss the first Grand Slam of the season in Melbourne...