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All four Grand Slam tennis tournaments will now use a 10-point tiebreaker when matches reach 6-6 in the final set.The Grand Slam board announced the move to the trial, effective immediately, on behalf of the Australian, French and US Opens…

Boris Becker (Mike Egerton/PA) (PA Archive)Old Grand Slam tennis champion and sports commentator Boris Becker will be helped by a German translator when he stands trial later this month on charges of failing to hand over the trophies of his…

Daniil Medvedev, who will play his first tournament as world number one at the Indian Wells ATP Masters, says he has matured since losing to Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final. Following his crushing loss to the Spanish star in…

Ash Barty has delayed her return to the WTA Tour as Australia's tennis world No. 1 withdraws from the two biggest non-majors of the year in the United States.The new Australian Open champion has pulled out of Indian Wells and Miami, saying…

Novak Djokovic has parted ways with longtime manager Marian Vajda.©AFPNovak Djokovic's turbulent start to 2022 took another twist on Wednesday as the 20-time Grand Slam champion revealed he had parted ways with longtime coach Marian Vajda…

DUBAI: Jelena Ostapenko came back from a set down for a third straight match by beating former world number one Simona Halep 2-6, 7-6 (7/0), 6-0 to reach the event final WTA in Dubai on Friday. The Latvian, who knocked out sixth seed Iga…

Former world No. 9 Fabio Fognini has cast doubt on Novak Djokovic's alleged positive Covid test in December, which was a crucial part of his ordeal at the Australian Open last month. Fognini, who won the Australian Open doubles title in…

LOS ANGELES: Novak Djokovic, 20-time top-ranked Grand Slam champion, barred from playing Australian Open because he was not vaccinated against Covid-19, is entered in the Indian ATP event Wells next month. Djokovic is a five-time champion…

Andy Murray lost to Japanese Taro Daniel in Australian Open second round; Scot has yet to name a permanent successor to manager Jamie Delgado and appears to have…

Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic will receive the COVID-19 vaccine, his biographer has sensationally claimed.Author Daniel Muksch says seeing Rafael Nadal become the most successful men's player of all time by winning the Australian Open…

Denis Shapovalov alleges Rafael Nadal is given an unfair advantage by the officials, saying: "It's like, where's the line? I respect everything Rafa has done and I…

The Australian world No. 1 has kept her cool on the big points and will now face Jessica Pegula on Wednesday for a place in the semi-finals; she is aiming to win…

24-year-old American star Maxime Cressy has toured the tennis circuit as well as the community. The young star has climbed the rankings with a speed that is not too common. He is now through to the fourth round of the Australian Open…

Venus Williams has congratulated a future American tennis star on her victory in the first round of the Australian Open. She took to her Instagram account and uploaded a story congratulating the youngster. ADVERTISINGThe article continues…

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Defending champion Naomi Osaka was stunned by unseeded Australian Open Amanda Anisimova on Friday, with the American setting up a fourth-round clash with world number one Ashleigh Barty. The four-time Japanese Grand…

Ash Barty absolutely demolished his first Australian Open opponent, earning a comfortable straight-sets victory in Melbourne.World No. 1 Ash Barty absolutely demolished her first opponent at the 2022 Australian Open, earning a comfortable…

PARIS: Serena Williams has left the world's top 50 for the first time since 2006, the great American tennis player occupying the 59th place in the WTA ranking published on Monday. The 40-year-old has played just six tournaments in 2021 and…

SYDNEY: Australian Open third seed Garbine Muguruza started her season in confidence with a straight-set victory over Ekaterina Alexandrova on Wednesday at the Sydney Classic. The Spanish world number three, who had been exempted in the…

Australian Open third seed Garbine Muguruza started his season confidently with a straight-set victory over Ekaterina Alexandrova on Wednesday at the Sydney Classic. The Spanish world number three, who benefited from a bypass in the first…

It's no secret that world star and former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is a fan of various sports other than MMA. 'The Eagle' loves MMA so much that he recently bought his own MMA promotion and named it after his nickname…

Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka withdrew from the WTA tournament semi-final in Melbourne on Saturday with an abdominal injury, saying her body was in shock after returning to tennis.Key points:Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from her…

Djokovic fans protest outside Australian quarantine hotel after visa rejectionNovak Djokovic fights against deportation from Australia after his visa was revoked at an airport in Melbourne. The tennis star, who is aiming for his 10th…

Tennis player Naomi Osaka has hinted at a difficult 2021 as she celebrates the New Year. The quadruple Grand Slam champion has been on hiatus since leaving the US Open in the third round in September. After her loss to…

South Club, Calcutta. December 1966. India, the host country, and Brazil, the more fanciful, faced each other in an intense interzonal duel to win the right to face the powerful Australians in the final of the Davis Cup (then called the…

Here is a summary of current sports news. Chinese tennis star Peng denies filing sexual assault charge Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said on Sunday that she had never accused anyone of sexually assaulting her and that a social media…

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Rafael Nadal regarded his unofficial return to competition in Abu Dhabi as a "positive start" after falling to Andy Murray in a high-quality exhibition match on Friday.In a battle of two former world number one, the Scotsman won 6-3, 7-5 in…

Wimbledon winner and four-time Grand Slam champion Manolo Santana died on Saturday aged 83.Spanish tennis star Rafa Nadal was among the friends and fans who paid tribute to the tennis legend after hearing the news.The lawyer for the father…

World No.1 Ash Barty has been named WTA Player of the Year for the second time after her success at Wimbledon.This is the second time the Australian has won the award, awarded by the governing body of women's football and voted on by…

Former world No.4 and 2019 US Open women's singles champion Bianca Andreescu has announced that she will miss the Australian Open in Melbourne. Canadian Andreescu took to social media to explain her reasons for not participating in the…

A Chinese tennis star has accused a former senior government official of sexual assault, sparking a #MeToo crisis in sports and politics. Athlete Peng Shuai has largely disappeared from public view, his tennis colleagues are…

LONDON: Roger Federer has nothing more to prove as he aims for a comeback next year, but the 40-year-old needs to be mentally prepared for his final game, according to one of his former rivals Thomas Berdych. Swiss maestro Federer has not…

MADRID (AFP) - World number one Novak Djokovic comfortably held on to his 10-year unbeaten Davis Cup record on Wednesday (December 1) to keep Serbia alive in their quarter-final against Kazakhstan. Djokovic beat Alexander Bublik, 36, 6-3,…

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Alfie Hewett spoke of the intense relief and his “streams of tears” after being allowed to continue his career in wheelchair tennis after a change in classification rules.The 18-time Grand Slam champion was expected to retire from his sport…

Rafael Nadal remains convinced he will be able to return to his former form despite his recent injuries. This season has been difficult for Rafael Nadal, having missed Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics. He tried to make a stunning…

TAIPEI, Taiwan - (AP) - A Chinese professional tennis player has not been seen in public since she accused a former senior government official of sexual assault who allegedly sent an email claiming she was safe and that the allegation was…

TURIN (Italy): Novak Djokovic entered the last four of the ATP final for the 10th time with a comfortable victory over Andrey Rublev in Turin on Wednesday. The world number one, trying to match Roger Federer's record six titles in the…

GUADALAJARA: Garbine Muguruza reserved his place for the WTA Finals final in Guadalajara on Tuesday after beating compatriot Paula Badosa in straight sets. Muguruza, double Grand Slam champion, qualified for a confrontation against Anett…

Daniil Medvedev reacts after beating Alexander Zverev.© AFPRussian Daniil Medvedev sported a broad winning smile after edging Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (8-6) in a tense ATP final on Tuesday. Pale and serious Medvedev…

TURIN (Italy): Russian Danil Medvedev sported a wide winning smile after edging German Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-7 (3-7) 7-6 (8-6) in a tense ATP final Tuesday. The pale and serious Medvedev missed two match points after struggling 4-2-6-4 in…

Australian Nick Kyrgios has made a shocking statement about Novak Djokovic and NBA superstar Kyrie Irving. Many believe that sport and politics should never be intertwined, but in today's world, some athletes feel the need to be…

SYDNEY: Roger Federer likely won't play at next year's Australian Open, but is still determined to return to tournament tennis at some point, according to his coach Ivan Ljubicic. The 20-time Grand Slam champion has been inactive since his…

In his first singles match since missing a Grand Slam of the calendar year, Novak Djokovic beat Marton Fucsovics 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday.Djokovic, ranked number 1, showed signs of rust with some…

PARIS: Novak Djokovic says he will decide whether he will defend his Australian Open title when an official decision is made regarding the rules surrounding players and vaccinations against Covid-19. The world number one added that he would…

Paula Badosa said she never lost confidence in a roller coaster year as she celebrated capturing the biggest title of her career with a 7-6 (5), 2-6, 7- win. 6 (2) v Victoria Azarenka at Indian Wells on Sunday. The 23-year-old has had to…

PARIS: Tunisian Ons Jabeur became the first Arab tennis player to enter the world top 10 on Monday, while Indian Wells champion Paula Badosa moved up 14 places in the WTA rankings. Jabeur, a Wimbledon quarter-finalist earlier this year, was…

(CNN) Andy Murray is back in the "good books" after regaining the alliance he lost when his sneakers went missing earlier this week. The three-time Grand Slam champion posted a video on Instagram On Thursday, he called for help…

Andy Murray doesn't feel bad about taking wildcards away from younger players given all he did in tennis before running out of time due to hip surgeries, he told the lodge on Wednesday. 'Indian Wells BNP Paribas Open. Critics suggest wild…

US Open champion Emma Raducanu said it was "three very cool weeks" after her historic victory, as she prepares to return to action at Indian Wells.The 18-year-old from Bromley, south-east London, has become one of the the…

WASHINGTON: Garbine Muguruza, two-time Grand Slam champion, and Tunisian Ons Jabeur qualified for the WTA Chicago Fall Classic final on Saturday with just one full set in the semi-finals. Spain's second-seeded Muguruza qualified for…

Former world number one Kim Clijsters, on her last return to tennis, suffered a 6-3 5-7 6-3 loss to Taiwanese Hsieh Su-wei in the first round of the Chicago Fall Classic on Monday. The 38-year-old Belgian, who accepted a wild card in the…

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka looks set to return to tennis soon after she had "that itch" to play again. Osaka told the US Open earlier this month that she would take a break from the game to focus on her sanity following a…

Naomi Osaka had told the US Open that she was planning to take a break from sports; the 23-year-old won her first WTA title at Indian Wells in 2018; Johanna Konta…

US Open champion and teenage tennis sensation Emma Raducanu has decided to part ways with coach Andrew Richardson.Richardson previously coached the 18-year-old at the Bromley Tennis Center and was chosen to accompany Raducanu…

US Open champion Emma Raducanu enjoyed a game of tennis with a little less pressure as she faced the Duchess of Cambridge in a homecoming party at the National Tennis Center in the southwest from London.The 18-year-old British sports…

Andy Murray made a frustrated figure by losing to seed Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets, 7-6 (4) 6-3, in the quarter-finals at ATP Metz.The 34-year-old recorded encouraging results against sixth-seeded Ugo Humbert and Vasek Pospisil in the…

Andy Murray made a frustrated figure by losing to seed Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets, 7-6 (4) 6-3, in the quarter-finals at ATP Metz.The 34-year-old recorded encouraging results against sixth-seeded Ugo Humbert and Vasek Pospisil in the…

ZURICH: Roger Federer said his injury return was not yet in sight, but insisted he was above the worst as the 40-year-old great tennis player aims for a return to the courts. Federer was out for more than a year with two surgeries on his…

PARIS: Naomi Osaka escaped the top five of the WTA rankings on Monday while Simona Halep, another former world number one, continued her slide, also losing three places. Quadruple Grand Slam champion Osaka fell from fifth to eighth place as…

Lloyd Harris. (Photo by Al Bello / Getty Images) South African tennis star Lloyd Harris has said reaching the US Open quarter-finals is…

Emma Raducanu became Britain's number one after moving from world 150 to 23 in the latest WTA ranking.Raducanu, who started the year at No. 345 in the world (Britain's 11th best woman), surprisingly reached Wimbledon's fourth round as a…

Sep 13, 2021ESPN StaffHistory was written at the 2021 US Open - but not the kind of story many expected.Daniil Medvedev spoiled Novak Djokovic's candidacy for the Grand Slam calendar and the 21st major by beating him 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.Djokovic,…

Sep 12, 2021ESPN StaffHistory was written at the 2021 US Open - but not the kind of story many expected.Daniil Medvedev spoiled Novak Djokovic's candidacy for the Grand Slam and 21st major calendar by beating him 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.Djokovic, who…

NEW YORK: A US Open that at one point looked failed was turned into one of the most fascinating in years by two dazzling teenagers who awakened the city that never sleeps - and the sport itself. Coming out of a pandemic and with longtime…

NEW YORK: Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep, battling an injury, qualified for the second round of the US Open on Monday as the hard-court showdown began in front of a crowd at full capacity. The 29-year-old Romanian 12th seed…

Rafael Nadal has shocked tennis fans, revealing he is still struggling with a recurring injury that cut his season short.Rafael Nadal has announced his withdrawal from the US Open and the remainder of the 2021 season due to a persistent…

Naomi Osaka started her week on a sad note and it ended even worse after the tennis star collapsed over a loss no one saw coming.World number 2 Naomi Osaka suffered one of her worst defeats this season, falling to Jil Teichmann in a third…

Naomi Osaka said she was "proud" of her decision to withdraw from Roland Garros earlier this year.© AFPTennis star Naomi Osaka was in tears as she addressed a press conference at the Cincinnati Masters tournament and the video conference…

Tokyo Olympic Games tennis: schedule, draws, seeds, live broadcast; Everything you need to know; Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka Tokyo Olympic Games tennis: schedule, draws, seeds, live broadcast; All you…

Wimbledon returned to ESPN this year after the world's oldest tennis tournament was canceled last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.We'll have information on the results, key players and big storylines during the Grand Slam, from when the…

Wimbledon returned to ESPN this year after the cancellation of the world's oldest tennis tournament last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.We will have information on the results, the key players and the big stories during the Grand Slam,…

An emotional Andy Murray made a winning comeback on Tuesday, approaching Queen's second round with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Frenchman Benoit Paire.The former five-time champion took a wildcard in the ATP 500 event in London, his first…