Sports / Tennis

Stosur’s Australian Open chances rapidly vanishing 08 Jan 2013 - 12:38 am

Samantha Stosur of Australia drops to her knees after missing a point during her match against Zheng Jie of China in the first...

Murray battles to Brisbane win 07 Jan 2013 - 12:04 am

BRISBANE: An emotional Andy Murray fought back tears and dedicated his victory to “a sick friend” after defeating Grigor Dimitrov in a gripping...

Kvitova out, Wozniacki through in Sydney 07 Jan 2013 - 12:03 am

SYDNEY: World number eight Petra Kvitova’s Australian Open preparations were dealt another blow yesterday when she was trounced in straight sets at the...

ExxonMobil continues Matching Donation Programme 06 Jan 2013 - 11:29 pm

Exxon Mobil Corporation Senior Vice President, Andrew P Swiger (second left) and ExxonMobil Qatar President and General Manager Bart Cahir (fourth right) present...

Gasquet reigns supreme in Doha 06 Jan 2013 - 01:15 am

Richard Gasquet (centre) of France receiving the Qatar ExxonMobil Open Trophy from H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah (left), the Chairman of...

Gasquet wins Qatar ExxonMobil Open 06 Jan 2013 - 01:12 am

Richard Gasquet (left) of France poses with the Qatar ExxonMobil Open winner’s trophy along with runner-up Nikolay Davydenko of Russia at the Khalifa...

Serena clinches Brisbane title 06 Jan 2013 - 12:55 am

Serena Williams of the US (left) poses with her trophy with former Australian tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley (centre) after defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova...

Murray to face Dimitrov in final 06 Jan 2013 - 12:54 am

BRISBANE, Australia: Defending champion Andy Murray was handed a berth in the final of the Brisbane International yesterday when Japan’s Kei Nishikori retired...

Tipsarevic and Agut to clash in Chennai final 06 Jan 2013 - 12:53 am

CHENNAI, India: World number nine Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia and unseeded Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain set up a title clash in the...

Davydenko stuns Ferrer, faces Gasquet in final of Qatar Open 05 Jan 2013 - 12:48 am

Nikolay Davydenko of Russia returns the ball to David Ferrer of Spain during their semi final match of the Qatar ExxonMobil ATP Open...

Davis Cup row deepens in India 05 Jan 2013 - 12:48 am

CHENNAI, India: India’s Davis Cup campaign was thrown into turmoil yesterday after a stand-off between players and administrators worsened ahead of next month’s...

Hopman Cup: Djokovic fires Serbia into final in Perth 05 Jan 2013 - 12:48 am

PERTH, Australia: World number one Novak Djokovic bounced back to his imposing best as Serbia advanced to the Hopman Cup final yesterday. The...

Murray takes chances to reach Brisbane semis 05 Jan 2013 - 12:47 am

BRISBANE, Australia: Defending champion Andy Murray moved into the semi-finals of the Brisbane International yesterday when he downed a tenacious Denis Istomin of...

Radwanska to face Wickmayer in Auckland final 05 Jan 2013 - 12:34 am

Auckland: Agnieszka Radwanska and Yanina Wickmayer used contrasting styles to overcome blustery conditions and battle their way into the final of the ASB...

Ferrer, Gasquet in Doha semis 04 Jan 2013 - 05:59 am

Spain’s David Ferrer returns the ball to Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi during their quarter-final match of the Qatar Open at the Khalifa Intenational Tennis...

Serena and Azarenka to clash in Brisbane semis 04 Jan 2013 - 05:58 am

Serena Williams of the US reacts after missing a shot against compatriot Sloane Stephens in their quarter-final match at the Brisbane International tennis...

Murray battles past local hero Millman 04 Jan 2013 - 05:56 am

Murray battles past local hero MillmanBRISBANE: Andy Murray narrowly avoided the wrath of coach Ivan Lendl after labouring to a 6-1 5-7 6-3...

Gasquet survives a scare in Doha 03 Jan 2013 - 01:15 am

Richard Gasquet of France returns the ball to Grega Zemlja of Slovakia during their match of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open at the Khalifa...