From the shadow of Chernobyl’s nuclear wasteland to international super-stardom and from penniless arrival in the United States, without a word of English, to a fortune of $200 million. It may sound like the stuff of Hollywood dreams, but the story of Maria Sharapova is a testament to the power of one individual to make … Read more
Novak Djokovic’s comeback from injury was cut short at the Monte Carlo Masters as Belgium’s David Goffin earned the biggest win of his career. World number two Djokovic, playing his second match following an elbow injury, lost 6-2 3-6 7-5 in the quarter-final. Goffin, who will meet Rafael Nadal or Diego Schwartzman in the semis, … Read more
Japan’s fifth-ranked Kei Nishikori, seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and reigning French Open champion Garbine Muguruza were among players announced for Monday’s 10th Tennis Showdown in New York. The annual Madison Square Garden event adopts an “Americas versus the World” theme and World Team Tennis format this year, pitting North and South America stars … Read more
Former world number one Angelique Kerber survived as three of the top five seeds were bundled out of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday. The top seed and winner of two Grand Slams in 2016 dispatched fellow German Mona Bartel 6-4, 6-3 in a second-round match. World number two Kerber is battling to recover the … Read more
Some of women’s tennis’ best performers in recent years are missing from the year-end championships at the WTA finals in Singapore. Serena Williams — the record 22-time grand slam champion — continues to nurse a shoulder injury, Maria Sharapova is serving a drug suspension, Victoria Azarenka is pregnant and Petra Kvitova just didn’t do enough … Read more