Tennis

Lleyton Hewitt to come out of retirement at Australian Open

London [U.K], December 15 (ANI): Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt is all set to make a temporary return to the tennis court in next month's season-opening Australian Open.

2017-12-15T05:31:25.745125+00:00 IST

Williams drops big hint at Australia Open return

Johannesburg [South Africa], Dec 13 (ANI): Former world number one Serena Williams has dropped the biggest hint about her comeback.

2017-12-13T10:00:11.972457+00:00 IST

Nadal ready to play in Abu Dhabi

Johannesburg [South Africa], December 7 (ANI): World number one Rafael Nadal is all set to make a come back at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi later this month after his injury lay-off which forced him to withdraw from the ATP finals.

2017-12-07T11:26:09.414807+00:00 IST

Serena Williams likely to return for Australian Open

Melbourne [Australia], Dec 6 (ANI): American tennis player Serena Williams is all set to make her comeback at the Australian Open, organisers confirmed.

2017-12-06T15:35:23.237252+00:00 IST

Marat Safin believes something is 'wrong' with tennis

London [UK], Dec 2 (ANI): Former world no. 1 and retired Russian tennis player Marat Safin feels that something is "wrong" with tennis if Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal are still the heavily dominant forces.

2017-12-02T11:30:32.518943+00:00 IST

'Recovering' Wawrinka eyes Australian Open return

Johannesburg [South Africa], Dec 2 (ANI): Swiss tennis maestro Stan Wawrinka has said he is eyeing a return from his long injury-layoff at the next month's Australian Open, despite his left knee surgery rehabilitation lagging behind the expected.

2017-12-02T07:22:14.835262+00:00 IST

Djokovic brings aboard Stepanek to his coaching team

London [U.K], December 1 (ANI): Serbian tennis maestro Novak Djokovic has announced that recently-retired Radek Stepanek will join his coaching team for the upcoming season.

2017-12-01T07:21:53.049177+00:00 IST

Roberta Vinci set for Rome farewell in May 2018

Florida [U.S.A], December 1 (ANI): Former US Open finalist Roberta Vinci has announced that she will bid adieu to tennis following the Internazionali BNL d'Italia to be held in Rome next May.

2017-12-01T05:39:45.382223+00:00 IST

Here's when Federer felt insulted

London [UK], Nov 22 (ANI): Can one imagine that Tennis ace Roger Federer, who has claimed 19 Grand Slams in his career, was once insulted saying he is good for nothing but to serve coffee.

2017-11-22T14:20:43.513981+00:00 IST

Grand Slams to reduce seeds to 16 from 32

Johannesburg [South Africa], Nov 22 (ANI): In a major decision from the tennis chiefs, from 2019, the Grand Slam tournaments will be seeding only 16 players, instead of 32.

2017-11-22T05:15:29.570436+00:00 IST

Dimitrov surges to career-best third spot after ATP Finals triumph

Johannesburg [South Africa], November 21 (ANI): Bulgarian tennis star Grigor Dimitrov has surged up to the career-high third spot in the latest rankings after clinching biggest title of his career at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.

2017-11-21T06:35:49.594182+00:00 IST

Ex-Wimbledon champ Jana Novotna passes away

London [UK], November 20 (ANI): Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna has passed away following a long battle with cancer. She was 49.

2017-11-20T10:51:11.351414+00:00 IST

Dimitrov sets sight on Grand Slam after ATP Finals triumph

London [U.K], November 20 (ANI): Bulgaria's tennis star Grigor Dimitrov has set his sight on winning his first Grand Slam title after he clinched the biggest title of his career at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals last evening.

2017-11-20T07:21:08.852945+00:00 IST

Serena Williams and hubby jet off for luxury honeymoon

London [UK], November 19 (ANI): A perfect wedding definitely needs to be followed by a perfect honeymoon.

2017-11-19T13:58:01.404154+00:00 IST

Federer keen for Australian Open after shocking ATP defeat

Johannesburg [South Africa], November 19 (ANI): World no. 2 Roger Federer, who had an amazing form on court throughout the year but received a season-end defeat from David Goffin in the semi-final match of the ATP World Tour Finals, has said he couldn't wait to get back on court in Australia.

2017-11-19T08:07:45.721847+00:00 IST

Andy Murray splits with coach Ivan Lendl

London [U.K.], Nov 18 (ANI): Andy Murray has split with his coach Ivan Lendl for the second time, the former number one Tennis player announced on Friday.

2017-11-18T10:42:10.544901+00:00 IST

ATP Finals: Federer to take on Goffin in semis

London [U.K], November 18 (ANI): Roger Federer, the nineteen-time Grand Slam champion, will aim to book his place in the final match of the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals when he crosses swords with David Goffin of Belgium here on Saturday.

2017-11-18T06:23:43.568051+00:00 IST

Nadal wins defamation case over doping allegations

Johannesburg [South Africa], November 17 (ANI): World number one Rafael Nadal has won the defamation case against former French sports minister Roselyne Bachelot after she levelled doping allegation against the Spanish tennis maestro.

2017-11-17T12:10:14.606190+00:00 IST

Venus Williams robbed of $400k worth property

Washington D.C. [U.S.A], November 17 (ANI): American tennis player Venus Williams has become the latest celebrity victim of burglary as she was robbed of whopping 400,000 dollars in property while she was playing in the US Open.

2017-11-17T08:23:04.727295+00:00 IST

Here's everything you need to know about Serena Williams' wedding!

Washington D.C [U.S.A], November 16 (ANI): Wedding bells are ringing for Serena Williams, as the American tennis star is all set to say 'I Do' to fiance and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian this week.

2017-11-16T11:53:49.627675+00:00 IST

Saina Nehwal, HS Prannoy bow out of China Open

Fuzhou [China], November 16 (ANI): In what may come as a major blow to Indian fans, star shuttler Saina Nehwal knocked out of the China Open Superseries Premier after going down in straight games at the hands of fifth-seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan here on Thursday.

2017-11-16T06:43:36.773136+00:00 IST