Roger Federer stands just two wins away from a record eighth Wimbledon title but faces a perilous trip through the land of the giants if he is to become the tournament’s oldest champion. The 35-year-old Swiss has defied time and logic to reach a 12th semi-final at the All England Club where he will face … Read more
Twelve-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic says this year has been his toughest in tennis, as he prepares for his first match at Eastbourne. World number four Djokovic has slipped out of the top two in the rankings for the first time since 2011. Eastbourne will be the first grass-court tournament the 30-year-old has played … Read more
Serena Williams may be missing from this year’s French Open, but big sister Venus is still going strong and marks her Roland Garros 20th anniversary on Sunday. Three weeks shy of her 37th birthday, the American star, who made her debut in the French capital in 1997, kicks off her latest campaign against China’s Wang … Read more
Seven-time champion Rafael Nadal is out of the Italian Open after a straight-set defeat by Dominic Thiem of Austria in the quarter-finals in Rome. The Spanish world number four had won all 17 of his matches on clay this year, including against Thiem in the Barcelona Open and Madrid Open finals. But Thiem, ranked seventh, … Read more
Novak Djokovic was beaten by Andy Murray in last year’s Italian Open final World number two Novak Djokovic is through to the Italian Open final after losing just one game against Dominic Thiem in Rome. The 29-year-old Serb beat Austrian Thiem 6-1 6-0 in 59 minutes. Djokovic will meet Alexander Zverev, 20, in Sunday’s final … Read more
Four-time champion Rafael Nadal ended a three-year, seven-match losing streak against Novak Djokovic to reach the final of the Madrid Open. The Spaniard, 30, won 6-2 6-4 to claim his first victory over the Serb since the 2014 French Open final. Nadal improved his record on clay this year to 14-0 and will face Austrian … Read more
Rafa Nadal beat David Goffin 7-6(3) 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Madrid Open, where he will face Novak Djokovic, the beneficiary of a walkover when Kei Nishikori pulled out due to injury. Nadal, who has won the tournament five times before, had to battle through a tie-break to take the first set but … Read more
Bernard Tomic’s woes continued Thursday as he pulled out of the Miami Open due to a back injury, the latest setback in a disappointing year for the Australian. Ranked 17th in the world as recently as November, Tomic has tumbled down the rankings to 44th. Since a third-round Australian Open exit, the 24-year-old has lost … Read more
Third-seeded Stan Wawrinka continued his dominance of Philipp Kohlschreiber, rolling past the German 7-5, 6-3 on Monday to reach the fourth round of the ATP Indian Wells Masters. Wawrinka recorded his fifth victory over Kohlschreiber in as many meetings in a performance that left him cautiously encouraged about his prospects of making it past the … Read more
Roger Federer, riding high after an 18th Grand Slam triumph, isn’t rattled by the tennis version of the group of death. The Swiss superstar, whose Australian Open victory in January signalled a resurgence after a year disrupted by injury, is drawn in the same quarter with three-time defending champion and second seed Novak Djokovic and … Read more
Unseeded American Sam Querrey stunned second-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) on Saturday to win the ATP Mexico Open and end the Spaniard’s run of perfection in Acapulco. Querrey, ranked 40th in the world, fired 19 aces en route to his first career victory over Nadal in five meetings. The Spaniard, winner in Acapulco in … Read more
Unseeded Nikoloz Basilashvili continued his hot streak by rolling over Mikhail Kukushkin 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 to reach the final of the ATP Tour’s Memphis Open. The 24-year-old Georgian, making his Memphis debut, has won nine of his past 10 matches as he seeks his first career ATP title. Basilashvili blasted five aces, had no double … Read more
Novak Djokovic edged fourth seed Milos Raonic after two tie-break wins to reach the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals in London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday. Djokovc, the second seed, beat the Wimbledon finalist from Canada 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) in his second match of Group Ivan Lendl. If Djokovic goes on to win … Read more
Britain’s Andy Murray and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic will resume their battle for the year-end world No. 1 at the ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 Arena in London from November 13-20. Murray, who has won eight titles this year, leads Group John McEnroe alongside Stan Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic. He will play … Read more
Britain’s Andy Murray dropped only five games as he thrashed Bulgarian 22nd seed Grigor Dimitrov to reach the quarter-finals at the US Open. Murray, the second seed, won 6-1 6-2 6-2 and goes on to face Japanese sixth seed Kei Nishikori in the last eight. The Scot, 29, was below his best against Paolo Lorenzi … Read more