Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer survived five-set struggles at the French Open yesterday to set up a mouth-watering semi-final where the Swiss legend will attempt to shatter the world number one’s Grand Slam dream. Top seed Djokovic saved four match...
Australia’s Samantha Stosur will take on Sara Errani of Italy in the French Open semi-finals after both won through in straight sets yesterday. US Open champion Stosur powered past Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-4, 6-1, while 21st seed Errani saw off...
Defending champion Li Na crashed out of the French Open yesterday while Maria Sharapova survived a deluge of errors on a bitterly cold day in Paris to struggle into the quarter-finals. Li, who was Asia’s first Grand Slam singles champion when she took...
Defending champion Rafael Nadal stormed into the French Open quarter-finals yesterday as three Spaniards plus Andy Murray made it through to the last eight in the bottom half of the draw. Nadal demolished Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-2, 6-0, 6-0 in an...
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer stayed on course for a mouth-watering French Open semi-final showdown yesterday, but only after they survived fourth round scares at a chilly Roland Garros. Djokovic staged an epic recovery to beat Andreas Seppi 4-6,...
Dominika Cibulkova downed top seed Victoria Azarenka to pull off a major upset in fourth round action at the French Open yesterday. The 15th seed won 6-2, 7-6 to set up a quarter-final match with Samantha Stosur who beat Sloane Stephens 7-5...
Rafael Nadal tightened a Spanish stranglehold on the bottom half of the French Open draw yesterday, while Andy Murray set up a last 16 round clash with Richard Gasquet. The top seed coasted into the fourth round with a lop-sided 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 win over...
Penniless girl with big tennis dreams quits bleak, struggling Russia for the United States, leaves mother behind and makes a Grand Slam breakthrough. It may sound like the tale of how Maria Sharapova kissed her mother goodbye and, with her father, and...
Roger Federer survived another awkward French Open assignment yesterday to book a last 16 match-up with Belgium’s David Goffin, the first lucky loser in 17 years to make a Grand Slam fourth round. Federer, the champion in Paris in 2009, overcame...
Wozniacki, Li Na easy winners
Djokovic and Azarenka cruise but Venus eliminated
Nadal and Sharapova cruise
Novak Djokovic’s bid for an historic Grand Slam enjoyed the perfect French Open start yesterday as Roger Federer celebrated his 50th straight major with a record-equalling 233rd Grand Slam win. Top seed Djokovic, bidding to become only the third man to...
Stosur, Kuznetsova progress
Novak Djokovic will accept the ‘unique’ French Open challenge of becoming the first man in 43 years to monopolise all four Grand Slams, but six-time champion Rafael Nadal has his own history to make. Only Don Budge, in 1938, and Rod Laver in 1962 and...
Serena Williams said she is as committed to tennis now as she has ever been during the course of her career, with her sister Venus’s battle against illness a particular inspiration to her. The 30-year-old American has won just one singles title at...
French hopes of finally celebrating another male champion at Roland Garros have taken a big hit with the news that Gael Monfils is out due to injury. Already optimism was not high on the home front that someone could step forward and play the...
Rafael Nadal won his sixth Rome Masters title in a rain-postponed final against Novak Djokovic yesterday, defeating the world number one 7-5, 6-3. It was sweet revenge for a straight sets loss to the Serb in last year’s final and the win means that...
Maria Sharapova won her second straight Rome title yesterday, defeating China’s Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), in a match full of momentum shifts, a lengthy rain delay and noisy distractions from football fans. The world number two claimed the 26th trophy...
Andy Roddick was beaten in straight sets by Argentina’s Carlos Berlocq yesterday in his opening World Team Cup match on his return from injury in Duesseldorf, Germany. The 29-year-old American, ranked 27th in the world, was playing his first match in...
Two weeks of late nights and big wins finally caught up with Roger Federer, as the world number two now looks forward to a few days of family time and relaxation after exiting in the semi-final of the Rome Masters late Saturday. The Swiss father of two...
Djokovic sets up Nadal showdown
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal turned in command performances yesterday to roar into the Rome Masters semi-finals, with both players rating their current tennis at near the top of their abilities. Defending champion Djokovic, the top seed, fought...
Holder Novak Djokovic staged a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 comeback over Argentine Juan Monaco to earn a place in the quarter-finals at a windy Rome Masters yesterday. With gusts making life a challenge on the red clay, top seed Djokovic had to smash a racquet into...
Roger Federer braved dust storm conditions to blow past Argentine Carlos Berlocq 6-3, 6-4 and open his week with a second-round victory at the Rome Masters yesterday. The world number two with four titles this season – including two of the first three...
Tennis veteran Lleyton Hewitt, who is battling back from foot surgery, was yesterday handed a wildcard into the main draw of this month’s French Open. The 31-year-old, who reached the fourth round of the Australian Open in January, has made a speedier...
Roger Federer and Serena Williams took home trophies on Sunday from the Madrid Masters, with the pair of veteran champions hoping to channel their clay success into more glory at Roland Garros. With the French Open starting in a fortnight, both the...
Roger Federer put his best fighting tennis on display to produce a 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory over Tomas Berdych yesterday to capture a third Madrid Masters title and depose Rafael Nadal as world number two. The Swiss, with 16 Grand Slam titles, will now...
Victoria Azarenka booked her place in a second straight final at the Madrid Masters after stretching her 2012 winning streak over Agnieszka Radwanska to six matches this season with a 6-2, 6-4 victory yesterday. The world number one will play for her...
Birkirkara Tennis Club (BTC) will be organising another coaching course for beginners and those who already have some knowledge of the game. Qualified coaches and senior players will oversee training sessions which start on May 20. One may apply at...
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