Tag: Tennis
U.S. Open: Serena Settles Scores With Stephens
Serena Williams, who lost to the 20-year-old Stephens at the Australian Open in January, avenged that defeat with an emphatic…
Tennis: Aussie Open Jacks Prize Money To $31m
Australian Open organisers on Wednesday boosted prize money for the 2014 Grand Slam to Aus$33 million (US$31 million) and said…
Serena Williams beats compatriot to reach Q/final
Top-ranked defending champion Serena Williams defeated US 15th seed Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-1 on Sunday to reach the US Open…
U.S. Open: Adewale Loses To Belgium’s Star
Nigeria’s sole representative at this year’s US Open, Alex Adewale, could not continue his fairytale run in the wheelchair event…
US Open: Venus Williams knocked out
Defending champion Andy Murray put on a US Open late Wednesday night special, taking out his frustrations with the chaos-causing…
Tennis: Nigerian Players Ready For North Africa Tour
Two Nigerian Junior tennis players will be in Morocco soon on a North-African tour. According to the President of the…
Tennis: Sharapova withdraws from US Open
Russian world number three Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the US Open because of a right shoulder injury, tournament…
Wheelchair Tennis: Nigeria’s Adewale To Play In U.S. Open
P.M.NEWS Tennis Special can report that Nigeria’s top wheelchair tennis player, Alex Adewale will be one of the stars who…
Lagos Inter-Clubs Competition: Quadri, Amusu Shine In U-14 Tourney
Oyinlomo Quadri lived up to family tradition, as she defied all odds to win the Lagos State Tennis Association’s U-14…
Azarenka beats Serena Williams for Cinci title
Victoria Azarenka has won the Cincinnati Open title, beating world number One, Serena Williams, 2-6, 6-2, 7-6. The match lasted…
Williams edges out Li Na to reach final of Cincinnati
Despite an erratic play, filled with many unforced errors, Serena Williams managed to edge out China’s Li Na, the defending…
Tennis: Djokovic, Murray knocked out in Cincinnati
World number one Novak Djokovic’s bid to become the first man to win all nine Masters titles was ended by…
Tennis: Federer digs deep to beat Haas
Roger Federer dodged an upset Thursday as he rallied to overcome Tommy Haas 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 to move into the…
Tennis: Cincinnati Masters results
Novak Djokovic continued his quest for a first title at the Cincinnati Masters while Roger Federer kept alive his bid…
Tennis: Nigeria’s Serena Goes On Training Tour
Tennis prodigy Serena Teluwo, will leave the shores of Nigeria on a training tour of Europe and Asia on Friday,…
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…