196 articles tagged "tennis"
Naomi Osaka has dropped out of the women's top 10 for the first time since winning the 2018 US Open title. The Japanese player, who is now 12th, withdrew from this year's French Open and missed Wimbledon to focus o
Seventeen national sporting organisations have met all requirements for the resumption of only non-contact sports and training from Monday 4th October under the framework put in place by the National Sports Commission.
Russia's Daniil Medvedev won his first Grand Slam title by shattering Novak Djokovic's hopes of completing a calendar sweep of the majors in a one-sided US Open final. Second seed Medvedev lost his two previous Gr
Emma Raducanu ended Britain's 44-year wait for a women's Grand Slam singles champion as she beat Leylah Fernandez to win the US Open in the most thrilling style. The 18-year-old beat her 19-year-old Canadian oppone
World number one Novak Djokovic won a gruelling five-setter against Alexander Zverev to set up a US Open final against Daniil Medvedev and keep his bid for a calendar Grand Slam on track. He now has the chance to w
Russian second seed Daniil Medvedev reached the US Open men's final with victory in straight sets over Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in New York. Medvedev fought back from a break down in the second set to triumph
World number one Ashleigh Barty fell in the US Open third round after Shelby Rogers produced a superb comeback in front of a noisy New York crowd. Wimbledon champion Barty held a 5-2 lead in the final set and twice
Novak Djokovic had to come from behind to beat Kei Nishikori and keep his bid for a calendar Grand Slam alive as he advanced to the US Open fourth round. The Serb is aiming for a men's record 21st Grand Slam title.
Naomi Osaka's US Open title defence is over as she fell in the third round to a stunning performance by Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez. The 18-year-old Fernandez capitalised as Osaka lost her cool to craft a re
World number one Ashleigh Barty is through to the third round of the US Open following victory over Danish teenager Clara Tauson. The Australian needed three match points before winning 6-1 7-5 on Arthur Ashe Stadi
Andy Murray says players have a responsibility to the public as they travel around the world, and should therefore be vaccinated against COVID. Many are reluctant to take the vaccine, and tournaments are yet to ma
Tennis fans 12 years or older will be required to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccine in order to attend the US Open, officials have announced, just three days before the main draw is set to begin. The United States T
Serbian top seed Novak Djokovic will be the centre of attention as he bids to win a historic 21st Grand Slam men's title at a US Open lacking a slew of his fellow big-name stars. Serena Williams, Roger Federer and
Six-time champion Serena Williams has become the latest high-profile player to pull out of next week's US Open. In a post on social media, the 39-year-old American great said she needed time to allow her body to "h
World number one Ashleigh Barty warmed up for the US Open by winning the Cincinnati Open with a straight-set victory over Jil Teichmann in the final. Barty produced a polished performance to beat the 24-year-old Sw
Rafael Nadal will miss the remainder of the 2021 season with a foot injury and will therefore take no part in this month's US Open -- the final tennis grand slam of the year. The world No. 4 says he had been suffer
Tennis great Roger Federer will miss the US Open later this month and possibly the rest of the season, after announcing that he needs another knee surgery which will sideline him for "many months." Federer, who is
Naomi Osaka has pledged to donate her earnings from next week's Western & Southern Open to support earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, the Caribbean nation her father hails from. The four-time Grand Slam champion a
Alexander Zverev has become the first German to win the men's singles Olympic gold medal as he beat Karen Khachanov in straight sets at Tokyo 2020. The fourth seed played some stunning tennis to beat his opponent f
Amid spiking, temperatures and humidity at the Tokyo Olympics - tennis player Daniil Medvedev has posed an unsettling question: Who would take responsibility if he were to die on the tennis court? Competing for the
