196 articles tagged "tennis"
Six-time champion Roger Federer will miss the Australian Open for the first time in his career as he continues his recovery from knee surgery. The 39-year-old Swiss, a 20-time Grand Slam winner, has not played sinc
The Australian Open will start on 8th February next year after being pushed back three weeks because of the coronavirus pandemic. The first Grand Slam of the 2021 season was scheduled to take place in Melbourne fro
Dominic Thiem has fought past tennis world number one Novak Djokovic to reach the title decider at the ATP Finals. Djokovic saved five match points but the Austrian recovered from a poor second-set tie-break to win
The world’s number on tennis player Novak Djokovic has moved past Alexander Zverev in straight sets to reach the last four of the ATP Finals. The Serb world number one beat German Zverev 6-3 7-6 (7-4) at the O2 A
The Wimbledon tennis tournament is planning its comeback in 2021. Wimbledon was the only Grand Slam tournament cancelled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the All England Club announced plans for i
Rafael Nadal produced one of his finest French Open displays to stun Novak Djokovic and equal Roger Federer's record of 20 Grand Slam men's titles. Spanish second seed Nadal outclassed world number one Djokovic in
Polish teenager Iga Swiatek has completed a stunning rise by becoming the lowest-ranked woman to win the French Open after beating American Sofia Kenin. Swiatek who is 19-year-old is a former junior Wimbledon champ
Three-time champion Serena Williams has withdrawn from the French Open because of an Achilles injury. The 39-year-old had been scheduled to play her second-round match against Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova. Th
World number one Novak Djokovic booked his place in the final of the Italian Open with victory over Casper Ruud. The Serbian, who has won the clay-court tournament four times, claimed a 7-5 6-3 victory over the Nor
Rafael Nadal was beaten in straight sets in the quarter-final of the Italian Open but Novak Djokovic is through to the semi-finals. The nine-time champion lost to Argentina's Diego Schwartzman for the first time in
Novak Djokovic battled to a straight-sets win over Filip Krajinovic to reach the quarter-finals of the Italian Open for the 14th year in a row. Djokovic saved five break points on his way to a 7-6 6-3 win over his
US Open champion Dominic Thiem says his "whole life" has been dedicated to winning his maiden Grand Slam title. Austrian second seed Thiem fought back from two sets down to beat Germany's Alexander Zverev in yester
Austria's Dominic Thiem clinched his first Grand Slam title after a gritty fightback from two sets down and stunned Alexander Zverev in the US Open final. Both players failed to serve out victory in a tense decider
Alexander Zverev is leading 6-2 6-4 4-6 against Dominic Thiem in the US Open men's singles final. Both players are looking for a maiden Grand Slam title. Second seed Thiem is appearing in his fourth major fina
Naomi Osaka demonstrated her growing maturity to fight back against Victoria Azarenka in a compelling US Open final and claimed her third Grand Slam title. 22-year-old Japanese fourth seed won 1-6 6-3 6-3 for her s
Serena Williams kept alive her hopes of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title with a 4-6 6-3 6-2 win over Tsvetana Pironkova in the US Open quarter-finals. The American six-time champion struggled early
World Tennis number 1 Novak Djokovic has apologised for hitting a line judge with a ball at the US Open, saying he is "extremely sorry for creating her such stress". The world number one was disqualified from his f
Novak Djokovic is out from the US Open after he struck a ball that hit a lineswoman at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Djokovic had just been broken at 5-5 in the first set against Pablo Carreno Busta when the world No. 1 str
Serena Williams began her pursuit of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title with a dominant 7-5 6-3 win over fellow American Kristie Ahn. The 38-year-old went a break down in both sets but recovered to w
Novak Djokovic decided to travel to New York for the U.S. Open amid the COVID-19 pandemic because the 17-times Grand Slam champion did not want to pass up on the opportunity to close in on Roger Federer’s record tally
