196 articles tagged "tennis"
Japanese superstar Naomi Osaka suffered a surprise exit in her home Olympics as Czech Marketa Vondrousova earned a straight-set win in Tokyo. Osaka has been one of the faces of the Games in the Japanese capital and
Team Fiji's Sally Yee went down to her opponent from Guyana today in the preliminary round of the table tennis competition. She went down 5-11, 11-4, 3-11, 6-11, 8-11 to Chelsea Edghill in her first match.
Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic has confirmed he will compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Djokovic, who claimed a record-equalling 20th Men's Grand Slam title last weekend, had said he was "50-50" about whe
Twenty-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer and British number one Johanna Konta have both pulled out of this month's Tokyo Olympics. Federer who is now 39-years-old has suffered a setback with an existing knee i
Novak Djokovic has won his sixth Wimbledon men's singles title with a 6-7 (7/4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 victory over rising Italian star Matteo Berrettini. The world number one's latest grand slam title is a record-equallin
Ashleigh Barty has won her maiden Wimbledon title as she beat Karolina Pliskova in a nervy final to become the first Australian women's champion for 41 years. Barty won the first 14 points to take early charge in
Defending champion Novak Djokovic will meet Italy's Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon men's final tomorrow after defeating Denis Shapovalov in the semifinal. Shapovalov played superbly for the most part, only for
Defending champion Novak Djokovic had too much quality for Hungary's Marton Fucsovics as he reached the Wimbledon semifinals with a focused display. Djokovic who is 34 was far from his best but still won 6-3 6-4 6-
Roger Federer is out of Wimbledon after he was stunned in straight sets by Hubert Hurkacz in the quarterfinals. The Swiss lost 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-0 to the 14th seeded Pole, who reached his first Grand Slam semi-final.
Top seed Novak Djokovic has continued his bid for a record-equalling 20th men's Grand Slam title with a routine last-16 win against Chile's Cristian Garin at Wimbledon. The defending champion did not need to find h
Tennis great Roger Federer is into the fourth round of Wimbledon for a record-extending 18th time. Federer is an eight-time Wimbledon champion. He will play No. 23-seeded Lorenzo Sonego of Italy on Tuesday.
Japan's Naomi Osaka will not play at Wimbledon this year but is planning to return in time for the Tokyo Olympics. BBC News reports the four-time Grand Slam champion will spend time with friends and family having a
World number three Rafael Nadal has pulled out of this month's Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympic Games. The 20-time Grand Slam champion, who won the Wimbledon titles in 2008 and 2010, says he needs to recuperate afte
Novak Djokovic has won his 19th Grand Slam title after fighting back from two sets down to beat Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in the French Open final. Top seed Djokovic was in deep trouble before rediscovering his
Unseeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova sealed her rapid rise in the singles game by claiming a first Grand Slam title in an emotional French Open win. Krejcikova beat Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 2-6 6-4 in onl
Novak Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal's reign at the French Open with a four-set win in a classic semi-final which will be ranked among the all-time great matches on the Roland Garros clay. Serbian top seed Djokovic wo
World number 1 Novak Djokovic will face Rafael Nadal in the semifinal of the French Open. Djokovic defeated Italy's Matteo Berrettini in a match that was stopped to ensure fans could leave before an 11pm curfew in
Defending French Open champion Rafael Nadal has reached a record-extending 14th semi-final after defeating Argentina's Diego Schwartzman in Paris this morning. Nadal, who has won a record 13 titles, won 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-
Roger Federer has withdrawn from the French Open to protect his body despite reaching the fourth round. The 20-time Grand Slam champion took the decision the day after a gruelling third-round win over Dominik Koepf
Serena Williams is out of the French Open after a shock 6-3 7-5 defeat by 21-year-old Elena Rybakina. BBC News reports in an absorbing match, the 23-time Grand Slam winner was outmuscled by the Kazakh who will now
