Sports / Tennis

Organising 2022 Australian Open '10 times' harder, says Tiley 23 Dec 2021 - 11:16 am

SYDNEY: Australian Open boss Craig Tiley feels organising the 2022 edition of the Grand Slam has been "10 times" more difficult than this...

Bencic, Jabeur test positive for COVID-19 after Abu Dhabi exhibition event 21 Dec 2021 - 11:07 pm

Olympic tennis champion Belinda Bencic and Tunisian Ons Jabeur have tested positive for COVID-19 following their trip to Abu Dhabi, both said on...

Czech Muchova withdraws from Australian Open 21 Dec 2021 - 04:10 pm

Karolina Muchova, a semi-finalist at the 2021 Australian Open, has withdrawn from next year's tournament, the Czech world number 32 said in a...

Nadal tests positive for COVID-19 after Abu Dhabi comeback 20 Dec 2021 - 02:28 pm

Rafa Nadal said on Monday he had tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Spain after making his comeback from injury in the...

Raducanu faces 'steep learning curve' in coming months: Judy Murray 20 Dec 2021 - 12:05 pm

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu faces a "steep learning curve" ahead of her first full season on the WTA Tour, Judy Murray, a...

Nadal playing without expectations in first event after injury comeback 16 Dec 2021 - 05:33 pm

Rafa Nadal is set to make his comeback from injury at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event in Abu Dhabi this week...

Berrettini backs mandatory COVID-19 vaccines at Australian Open 14 Dec 2021 - 08:05 pm

ROME- Italy's world number seven Matteo Berrettini has thrown his support behind the decision to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for players at next...

Serena Williams not on January's Australian Open entry list 08 Dec 2021 - 10:50 am

MELBOURNE, Australia: Serena Williams was absent from the entry list released Wednesday for next month’s Australian Open in a move that suggests the...

Djokovic named in Serbia team for 2022 ATP Cup in Sydney 07 Dec 2021 - 11:23 am

SYDNEY: Novak Djokovic was named in Serbia's team for the men's season-opening ATP Cup in January in Sydney, although the world number one...

Russian Medvedev celebrates 'best week of career' by winning Davis Cup 06 Dec 2021 - 12:31 am

MADRID- U.S. Open champion and world number two Daniil Medvedev said he had the best week of his career as he went unbeaten...

Britain, Croatia through to Davis Cup quarters, Australia eliminated 28 Nov 2021 - 07:29 pm

Britain and Croatia booked spots in the Davis Cup quarter-finals after topping their respective groups on Sunday, while 28-times champions Australia were knocked...

Qatar ExxonMobil Open and Qatar Total Open to be played in February 26 Nov 2021 - 09:31 am

Qatar ExxonMobil Open will begin from February 14, the ATP announced yesterday as it released the calendar for the first half of the...

Spain's Alcaraz out of Davis Cup Finals due to COVID 25 Nov 2021 - 11:32 pm

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz has been ruled out of the Davis Cup Finals after testing positive for COVID-19, the country's tennis federation (RFET) said...

Australian Open director expects up to 95% of players to be vaccinated by January 25 Nov 2021 - 10:39 am

MELBOURNE: Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley expects up to 95% of professional players will be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the time of...

Adelaide to host two Australian Open warm-ups 22 Nov 2021 - 10:37 am

SYDNEY: Adelaide will host two tournaments, including the Adelaide International, in the lead-up to the Australian Open in January next year, South Australia...