196 articles tagged "tennis"
Britain's Andy Murray demonstrated his grit and guile to frustrate Francisco Cerundolo and start the 10th anniversary of his US Open victory with a first-round win. The 35-year-old eventually edged a tight first se
Twenty-one time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic has announced his absence from the upcoming US Open via a Twitter post after he was not given a visa. Djokovic said, sadly, I will not be able to travel to NY this
British number one Emma Raducanu put a dampener on Serena Williams' farewell tour after thrashing the American great in the Cincinnati Open first round. Williams who plans to retire after the US Open, which starts
Serena Williams has suggested she is set to retire from tennis, saying she will be "evolving away" from the sport after the US Open. Writing for Vogue, the American 23-time Grand Slam singles champion said she is
Novak Djokovic underlined his recent dominance at Wimbledon with a composed and controlled fightback against Australia's Nick Kyrgios to win a fourth consecutive men's singles title. Victory also moved him one behi
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from his Wimbledon semi-final against Nick Kyrgios with an abdominal injury. The 36-year-old Spanish second seed received treatment on the injury during his quarter-final against Taylor
Rafael Nadal will have a scan on an abdominal injury before his Wimbledon semi-final after it almost forced him to retire from his quarter-final match. The Spaniard says he ignored calls from his dad and sister to
Nick Kyrgios reached his first Grand Slam singles semi-final with a straight-set success over Chile's Cristian Garin at Wimbledon. Kyrgios become the first Australian man since 2005 to reach the last four of the to
Australian tennis star, Nick Kyrgios cursed at the Wimbledon chair umpire and asked him if he is dumb. Kyrgios also demanded to see a Grand Slam supervisor after questioning why his opponent, Stefanos Tsitsipas did
Nick Kyrgios was fined US$10,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct in his first-round Wimbledon victory, the largest of the penalties announced so far at the tournament. Kyrgios acknowledged at his news conference after
Serena Williams hopes of a victorious return to Wimbledon after a year out ended with a loss to Harmony Tan. The American great returned to the same Centre Court where she had limped out injured last year. Wil
Spain's Rafael Nadal continued his bid for an improbable calendar Grand Slam by fighting off Francisco Cerundolo to win on his return to Wimbledon. Nadal feared he might have to retire last year because of chronic
Defending champion Novak Djokovic began his quest for a fourth successive Wimbledon title with a hard-fought four-set win over South Korean Kwon Soon-woo under the Centre Court roof. Djokovic is aiming to win a sev
Josephine Grace Debalevu, Ruby Coffin and Saoirse Breen created history bagging their first silver medal for Team Fiji in Women’s Tennis at the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in Saipan. Breen and Coffin led a courageous
Tournament organisers have announced that the total prize money for this year's Wimbledon Open will be a record £40.3m or $FJD109.5m. The winners of the men's and women's singles will each win £2m or $FJD5.43m a
Rafael Nadal reclaimed his crown as the king of the French Open, winning a record-extending 14th title by beating Norway's Casper Ruud in straight sets. Spain's Nadal won 6-3 6-3 6-0 against eighth seed Ruud to al
Rafael Nadal reached the French Open final after his opponent Alexander Zverev needed to be taken off court in a wheelchair following a nasty fall. The third seed screamed in pain when he went down on the baseline
American teen sensation, Coco Gauff reached her first Grand Slam singles final with a victory in the semis of the French Open over Italian Martina Trevisan. Gauff won 6-3 6-1 to set up a final with world number one
Rafael Nadal has beaten Novak Djokovic in a four-set thriller to advance to the semifinals of the French Open. Nadal won 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 and 7-6 in their gripping quarterfinal that lasted four hours and 12 minutes.
Russian and Belarusian players will not be allowed to compete at Wimbledon this year because of the invasion of Ukraine. Men's world number two Daniil Medvedev of Russia and women's world number four Aryna Sabalenk
