Roger Federer secured Switzerland’s place in the final of the Davis Cup for the first time since 1992 by comfortably beating Italy’s Fabio Fognini in Geneva yesterday. Roared on by a capacity crowd in the Palexpo Arena, Federer dismantled world number...
Richard Gasquet (right) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga fired France into the Davis Cup final for the first time since 2010 when they gave the hosts a 3-0 lead against holders Czech Republic yesterday. After dropping the...
Federer and Wawrinka put Swiss in control
Andrea Dovizioso splashed his way to the top of the timesheet at the end of two wet practice sessions ahead of the San Marino MotoGP, yesterday. The first session was riddled with crashes as heavy overnight rain, followed by drizzle in the morning,...
Federer spearheads Swiss challenge against Italy
Croatia’s Marin Cilic swept past Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-3 6-3 to win the US Open and reach the pinnacle of the sport one year after a doping ban kept him out of the year’s final grand slam. The big-serving Croatian overwhelmed a weary Nishikori in...
Serena Williams allowed herself a moment to savour a third straight US Open win on Sunday, but only a moment. Just three hours after securing her 18th grand slam title with a dominating 6-3 6-3 win over Caroline Wozniacki, the world no.1 soaked up the...
Novak Djokovic will miss Serbia’s Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against India in Bangalore next weekend, the Balkan nation’s coach Bogdan Obradovic said. “Djokovic will definitely not join us in India and his fatigue is the biggest reason,”...
Marin Cilic reacts after beating Roger Federer. Last year Marin Cilic watched the US Open from home, serving a four-month doping ban for using a banned stimulant he said he had unknowingly taken. On Saturday, the big Croat played the best tennis of his...
Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina beat Martin Hingis and Flavia Pennetta 2-6 6-3 6-2 to capture the US Open doubles title, denying the Swiss a return to the Flushing Meadows winner circle for the first time in 16 years. Makarova and Vesnina...
Kei Nishikori stunned Novak Djokovic last night to become the first Japanese player ever to reach a grand slam singles final. World number one Djokovic was bidding to reach his fifth consecutive US Open final but Nishikori played superbly to win 6-4...
Serena Williams and friend Caroline Wozniacki arranged a get-together in the US Open women’s final, winning their Friday semi-finals in contrasting fashion on a stifling hot, humid day at Flushing Meadows. Top-seeded Williams overpowered Russian...
With his back to the wall and US Open hopes fading fast, Roger Federer produced one of his most memorable New York performances to haul himself back from the brink and win a thrilling five-setter against mercurial Frenchman Gael Monfils late...
Martina Hingis is already enshrined in the Tennis Hall of Fame, but the 33-year-old Swiss is zeroing in on more grand slam hardware at the US Open. Hingis, winner of five grand slam singles titles, nine doubles crowns and one mixed doubles title, and...
Andy Murray (left) shakes hands with Novak Djokovic at the end of their quarter-final. World number one Novak Djokovic and marathon man Kei Nishikori were forced to take the long road into the last four of the US Open on Wednesday night. Having already...
Two-times defending champion Serena Williams, in her black and white leopard dress, started quietly before roaring past 11th seed Flavia Pennetta 6-3 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the US Open. The world number one lost her first two service games to...
Reaches the quarter-finals for 10th time in 11 years
Caroline Wozniacki used her aggressive groundstroke game to near perfection yesterday and pummeled Italy’s Sara Errani 6-0 6-1 to reach the semis of the US Open. The 10th seed reached the last four at a grand slam for the first time since 2011 by...
Peng Shuai celebrates her victory over Belinda Bencic, yesterday. Peng Shuai of China advanced to the semi-finals of the U.S. Open by outclassing Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic with a barrage of pinpoint groundstrokes in a 6-2 6-1 rout yesterday. Peng,...
Japan’s Kei Nishikori outlasted fifth seeded Canadian Milos Raonic 4-6 7-6 6-7 7-5 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals of the US Open yesterday, equalling the record for latest match ever played at the year’s final grand slam. Raonic and the 10th...
Sharapova wilts under blazing sun
Roger Federer will return to the Brisbane International next January to start his 2015 season and warm up for the year’s first grand slam at the Australian Open, organisers said. The 33-year-old lost to local favourite Lleyton Hewitt in the final this...
World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams advanced safely to the next round of the US Open on Saturday but the women’s draw saw yet another big upset as Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova was sent packing by a 145th-ranked qualifier. Third-seed...
The US Open women’s draw was blown wide open by a series of upsets on Friday but it was business as usual on the men’s side with Roger Federer leading a parade of seeds into the third round at the year’s final grand slam. The shockwaves began early on...
Top seeds Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic were forced to take a backseat to America’s latest tennis sweetheart on Thursday, as 15-year-old Catherine Bellis hogged the Flushing Meadows limelight once again. However, Bellis, who shot from obscurity to...
Sharapova, Halep and Venus Williams all advance
The San Michel Juniors Open is considered as the showcase for upcoming tennis players in Malta. This tournament is sanctioned by the Malta Tennis Federation and organized by the Tennis Section of the Marsa Sports Club. The championships are an annual...
Wimbledon finalists Kvitova and Bouchard ease into next round
Wawrinka and Raonic straight-set winners
The young Spaniards in the Nexia BT European U-16 tournament, played recently at the Vittoriosa Lawn Tennis Club, have scooped the major honours. The boys’ final, characterised with some very high quality play, was contested by Francisco Bohorques, of...
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