Tag: Tennis
Venus Williams makes top 20 return in new ranking
Former world no.1 Venus Williams has returned to the top 20 in the latest WTA rankings published on Monday that…
Kvitova wins Dubai Open title
Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova scored her biggest success in 15 months when a 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 victory over Sara…
Withdrawal From Dubai Open: Serena, Azarenka Face Fines
Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka are facing fines and penalties for their late withdrawals from the Dubai Championships this week.…
It’s Hard To Survive As A Player
One of Nigeria’s top tennis stars, Sanni Adamu, told DAMILARE OKUNOLA how a typical Nigerian player finds it hard to…
Azarenka beats Serena to retain Qatar title
Victoria Azarenka beat Serena Williams 7-6 (8/6), 2-6, 6-3 to retain her Qatar Open title on Sunday, only her second…
Tennis: Serena, Stephens Win At Qatar Open
Both Serena Williams and Sloane Stephens won their games yesterday at the ongoing Qatar Open to ease into the next…
Tennis: Dearth Of Tourneys Worries Local Players
After watching helplessly as Nigerian tennis players were thrown out of the Governor’s Cup by their better-equipped foreign counterparts last…
Serena closes gap on Azarenka, Djokovic in comfort zone
World number one Victoria Azarenka of Belarus has seen her lead over American Serena Williams shrink to just 55 points…
Tennis: Argentine Beats Nadal At Chile Open Final
Rafael Nadal suffered a shock 6-7 (2) 7-6 (6) 6-4 loss to Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos in Sunday’s final of the…
Tennis: Nadal Lands In Doubles S/Final
Rafael Nadal’s knee held up for a third straight day, and if he keeps winning it will be getting double…
Tennis: Nadal Advances At Chile Tourney
Rafael Nadal made a triumphant singles return after a seven-month absence, beating qualifier Federico Delbonis 6-3, 6-2 in the second…
Tennis: Nadal Returns With Doubles Victory
Now that he finally has a competitive match under his belt after seven months on the sidelines, Rafael Nadal wants…
Tennis: Murray Eyes Queen’s Hat-trick
Andy Murray will bid for his third AEGON Championships title at Queen’s Club this summer after confirming his participation in…
Tennis: Czechs edge Swiss in longest ever match
The Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych and Lukas Rosol on Saturday beat Stanislas Wawrinka and Marco Chiudinelli of Switzerland in the…
Tennis: Spain faces Davis Cup elimination
Spain were facing Davis Cup humiliation on Saturday after the five-time champions slumped 2-0 down to Canada, a country who…
Azarenka dreams big after Aussie open win
Melbourne, Australia, (AFP) A glint of Belarusian steel and the support of her crazy entourage have given Victoria Azarenka hope…
Headlines, News, Sports, Tennis, World News
Tennis: Azarenka triumphs Down Under
Victoria Azarenka won an incident-packed final against an injury-hit Li Na to successfully defend her Australian Open title and retain…
Headlines, News, Sports, Tennis, World News
Tennis: US teenager ends Serena’s Australian dream
American teenager Sloane Stephens ended Serena Williams’ bid for a historic calendar-year Grand Slam when she sent the injury-hampered favourite…
World Sports Round up: Ferguson, Williams Sisters
Ferguson In Hot Soup Over Rants Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is facing disciplinary action by the Football Association (FA)…
Tennis: Ferrer, Li Na reach semi finals
Spain’s fourth seed David Ferrer fought back from two sets down to beat compatriot Nicolas Almagro in five sets and…
US teen Stephens Meets Serena In Q/Final
American teen tennis sensation Sloane Stephens battled into her first Grand Slam quarterfinal on Monday, beating Serbia’s Bojana Jovanovski in…
US teen Sloane, Serena, Murray blast into Q/finals
Five-time Australian Open champion Serena Williams blasted into the quarter-finals on Monday, sweeping aside Russian 14th seed Maria Kirilenko in…
Serena, Federer Advance At Aussie Open
Four time champion and world number two Roger Federer advanced to the next round of the Auatralian Open, as he…
Serena Williams: I’ll Play Through Injury
Serena Williams despite picking up an injury during a game with Romania’s Edina Gallovits-Hall at the ongoing Australian Open Tennis…
Tennis: Venus, Sharapova battle in third round
Seven-time Grand Slam champion America’s Venus Williams disposed of Alize Cornet in straight sets Wednesday to set up a tantalising…
Tennis: Idoko, 4 Others For Kenya Tourney
Five Nigerian junior tennis players have made it to the African Junior Championship, AJC, which holds in Kenya in March…
Aussie Open: Federer, Other Top Seeds Face Rookies
The Australian Open is going to be a must-watch event from start to finish. With the superstars spread out across…
Serena overwhelms opponent to lift Brisbane trophy
American superstar Serena Williams demolished Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 6-1 in just 50 minutes to win the Brisbane International on…
Tennis: NTF Plans Busy Schedule For 2013
Tennis players and administrators in the country have expressed their desire to see the game thriving in the new year.…
Williams Sisters End 2012 With Victories
The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena ended 2012 on a victory note in two different matches played yesterday. Serena, 15-time…