Tennis

Medvedev makes winning return after Australian Open final loss

Daniil Medvedev returned to action for the first time since his Australian final defeat on Tuesday with a straight sets win over Alexander Shevchenko in Dubai.
27 February 2024, 19:33 PM

Murray beaten in Doha by Czech teenager Mensik

Andy Murray suffered another setback with a marathon loss to Czech teenager Jakub Mensik in the Qatar Open second round on Wednesday.
21 February 2024, 18:53 PM

Gauff eyes 'right side of history' after Time magazine recognition

Gauff has been outspoken from a young age, and grew up with activism engrained in her DNA, passed on from her grandmother Yvonee Lee Odom, who desegregated her high school in Delray Beach in the early 1960s.
21 February 2024, 16:12 PM

Murray snaps six-match losing run in Doha opener

Former world number one Andy Murray ended a six-match losing run to topple qualifier Alexandre Muller 6-1, 7-6 (7/5) at the Qatar Open on Tuesday.
20 February 2024, 18:18 PM

Sinner a winner again as he powers to Rotterdam Open crown

Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner powered to his first Rotterdam Open title on Sunday, breaking down a determined defensive effort from Australia's Alex De Minaur to win 7-5, 6-4 in a high-quality battle.
18 February 2024, 18:47 PM

Swiatek beats Rybakina to clinch third straight Qatar crown

Swiatek is the first player to win three straight titles at the same WTA event since Serena Williams completed a Miami Open hat-trick from 2013-15.
18 February 2024, 03:45 AM

Osaka hopes for better returns after copying Djokovic style

Naomi Osaka said she had taken a leaf out of Novak Djokovic's tactical playbook and tweaked her return game at the Qatar Open after the former women's world number one earned back-to-back wins for the first time in almost two years.
14 February 2024, 07:35 AM

Winner, winner, Jannik Sinner

Patience is a virtue that Sinner does possess, and eventually that paid off.
3 February 2024, 14:00 PM

'Do me a favour': Murray hits back after legacy questioned

Three-times Grand Slam champion Andy Murray hit back at suggestions he could "damage his legacy" if he continues his career after the 36-year-old Scot suffered a third straight first-round exit to start the season.
31 January 2024, 07:37 AM

Sinner storms back to win maiden Grand Slam title

Jannik Sinner stormed back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev in a gruelling five-set Australian Open final on Sunday and win his first Grand Slam.
28 January 2024, 12:34 PM

Indian tennis team to visit Pakistan after 60 years

The Indian Davis Cup squad will travel to Pakistan for the first time since 1964. India defeated Pakistan 4-0 in their most recent neutral site match in 2019.
28 January 2024, 07:57 AM

Melbourne set for new champion

Jannik Sinner has sprinted past opponents at the Australian Open in his quest for a maiden Grand Slam but could end up running a marathon in the final against Daniil Medvedev on Sunday, when Melbourne Park will crown a new king.
28 January 2024, 04:00 AM

Sabalenka bids for Australian Open repeat against China's 'Queen Wen'

The Belarusian world number two has yet to drop a set in Melbourne this year
27 January 2024, 08:40 AM

Sabalenka, Zheng prepare for ‘a great battle’

Aryna Sabalenka has blown all-comers off court on her march to the final of the Australian Open and China's Zheng Qinwen will need to produce something extraordinary to deprive her of back-to-back titles on Rod Laver Arena on Saturday.
27 January 2024, 01:34 AM

‘Belief’ propels NextGen ahead of old-guard

Jannik Sinner ended defending champion Novak Djokovic's bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title on Friday, snapping the Serb's astonishing 33-match winning run at Melbourne Park to reach his first major final.
26 January 2024, 18:30 PM

Medvedev outlasts Zverev to reach Australian Open final

Former US Open champion Medvedev will hope to get third time lucky when he meets Italian youngster Jannik Sinner on Sunday
26 January 2024, 13:21 PM

Gauff grinds past Kostyuk into Australian Open semis

"Happy, really proud of the fight I showed today," said Gauff, who had never progressed beyond the fourth round at Melbourne Park in four previous attempts.
23 January 2024, 05:56 AM

Medvedev marches into Australian Open quarter-finals

The key difference was the unforced error count, with Borges making 66 to Medvedev's 34
22 January 2024, 09:25 AM

Ukraine's Yastremska upsets Azarenka

"I need to take a little bit of time to breathe because my heart I feel is going to jump out of my body," Yastremska said.
22 January 2024, 07:00 AM

Sania breaks silence on divorce from Malik

Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik shared his wedding pictures with Sana Javed on social media on Wednesday. Now Sania Mirza has broken her silence regarding the issue.
21 January 2024, 06:17 AM