Tennis

World number one Ashleigh Barty bucked the upset trend at the Miami Open on Thursday, rolling into the women’s final as men’s second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was toppled by Hurbert…

Rio Open tennis tournament was cancelled due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil.© AFP Organizers of the Rio Open, the biggest tennis tournament in South America, said…

Top-seeded Daniil Medvedev crashed out of the Miami Open Wednesday on a day of upsets that also saw Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka ousted from the quarter-finals. Seventh-seeded Spaniard Roberto…

World number one Ashleigh Barty advanced to the semi-finals of the Miami Open on Tuesday as Russian top seed Daniil Medvedev boed his place in the quarter-finals of the men’s…

Top-ranked defending champion Ashleigh Barty advanced to the quarter-finals of the Miami Open on Monday by outlasting former world number one Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 1-6, 6-2. Australia’s Barty bre five…

Only the best players should represent the country in the Olympics, feels Indian tennis stalwart Leander Paes who has begun preparations with the Tyo Games in mind. Talking on the…

Roger Federer won his first match contested in over a year Wednesday as the 20-time Grand Slam champion returned from injury to beat British number one Dan Evans at the…

Serena Williams’ coach insisted she’s not “obsessed” with equalling Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slam titles, arguing her achievements could not be compared with titles won in the amateur…

American Jessica Pegula beat a top-10 player for the first time in her career Monday, shocking fifth seed Elina Svitolina at the Australian Open to make her first ever Grand…

Taiwan veteran Hsieh Su-wei said believing she was “still young” helped her sweep into a first Grand Slam quarter-final after 16 years of trying Sunday, becoming the oldest player to…

Pervolarakis, who played singles and doubles for Greece at the team event, said he tested positive on arrival in South Africa. File image of Michail Pervolarakis. AFP Greek player Michail…

World number two Rafael Nadal accelerated his pursuit of a record 21st Grand Slam title Saturday with a testing victory over Cameron Norrie in an Australian Open battle of the…

World number one Ashleigh Barty said on Saturday she relished the unusual challenge of playing in empty stadiums, after she cruised past Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova at the newly fan-free Australian…

Stefanos Tsitsipas put friendship aside to crush Mikael Ymer and race into the Australian Open fourth round Saturday, dismantling his sometime hitting partner in straight sets. The pair were born…

Fuming American Taylor Fritz has slammed the decision to remove fans midway through his clash with Novak Djovic as “absolutely ridiculous”, saying it was should not happen at a Grand…

Tournament boss Craig Tiley played down fears Saturday that injured defending champion Novak Djovic could pull out of the Australian Open, calling the world number one “resilient and tough”. The…

Ice-cool Dominic Thiem rallied from two sets down to tame flamboyant Nick Kyrgios at the Australian Open Friday in front of a raucous crowd hours before Melbourne goes into coronavirus…

Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev pulled off the biggest shock of this year’s Australian Open when the world number 114 blitzed eighth seed Diego Schwartzman into submission 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 Friday…

The tennis venue would be considered a “workplace” that can continue to function with limited staff.© AFP The Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne will continue but without fans, despite…

Rafael Nadal shrugged off any lingering back soreness to storm past qualifier Michael Mmoh on Thursday for the loss of just seven games, brushing off a bizarre incident that saw…

Elina Svitolina’s experience came to the fore on Thursday against teenage sensation Coco Gauff, as the world number five eyes a maiden Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. The…

With the Australian Open having begun on February 8, the Grand Slam has sprung many surprises including the departure of defending champion Sofia Kenin. Meanwhile, home favourite Nick Kyrgios had…

Naomi Osaka won her Australian Open 2nd round match in just over an hour.© AFP Japanese sensation Naomi Osaka thwarted Caro Garcia on Wednesday with an effortless straight sets victory,…

Rafael Nadal opened his campaign for a record 21st Grand Slam title with a routine straight-sets win Tuesday, seemingly untroubled by the back injury that hampered his build-up. The world…

AUS Open 2021: Sumit Nagal suffered a first-round loss to Lithuania’s Ricardas Berankis.© Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal bowed out of the ongoing Australian Open on Tuesday as he…

An “annoyed” Sofia Kenin played with tears in her eyes during her scratchy start Tuesday against local wildcard Maddison Inglis, as she grapples with the pressure of defending her Australian…