Tag: Tennis
Tennis: Bartoli, Wimbledon champion retires
France’s Wimbledon champion, Marion Bartoli has made a surprise announcement that she is retiring from tennis. She made the announcement…
Tennis: Stephens knocks out Sharapova, Federer wins
CINCINNATI (AFP) – American Sloane Stephens snatched her second major scalp of the season as she toppled former champion Maria…
Serena Williams powers into Toronto finals, meets Cirstea
World number one Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 on Saturday to reach the WTA Toronto final, where…
Tennis: Cirstea upsets Li Na to reach Toronto final
Sorana Cirstea toppled fourth-seeded Li Na in straight sets on Saturday, reaching her first final in five years at the…
Tennis: Milos Raonic makes Canadian history
Milos Raonic beat Vasek Pospisil in the first all-Canadian semi-final at the Montreal Masters on Saturday and will crack a…
Williams faces Radwanska in semi, Kvitova ousted
World No.1 Serena Williams, who is seeking her eighth title of the year, stormed into the semi-finals at the WTA…
Tennis: Murray knocked out, Nadal survives
MONTREAL(AFP) – Wimbledon champion Andy Murray slumped to a shock 6-4, 6-3 to Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis in the Montreal Masters…
Serena Williams wins Toronto opener
TORONTO (AFP) – Serena Williams, who captured the Rogers Cup in 2001 and 2011, easily won her opening match this…
Tennis: Serena heads elite Toronto field
World number one Serena Williams is eager to test herself against the world’s best, including Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli, at…
Tennis: Del Potro clinches Washington title
Argentine top seed Juan Martin Del Potro rallied to defeat US eighth seed John Isner 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday…
Tennis: Troicki gets 18-month doping ban
Serbia’s Viktor Troicki, a former world number 12 and a Davis Cup winner in 2010, was banned for 18 months…
Dearth Of Tennis Tourneys In Nigeria
The lull being experienced in the country by tennis players calls for serou “When there are no tournaments, then you…
Tennis: Ovia Academy To Debut October
Veteran tennis player, Sunday Igbinovia, has disclosed that his tennis Academy will be officially opened in October this year. Igbinovia…
Djokovic: Why I was routed by Murray
Exhausted Novak Djokovic blamed his lacklustre Wimbledon final defeat against Andy Murray on being unable to recover quickly enough from…
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History maker Andy Murray wins Wimbledon title
Andy Murray ended Britain’s agonising 77-year wait for a Wimbledon men’s champion on Sunday when he destroyed world number one…