Tag: Tennis
Tennis: I Started Playing Tennis At Age 5
When Canada’s Genie Bouchard won the junior Wimbledon title in 2012, it did not take long for her to be…
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Tennis: Azarenka, defending champ ousted
Two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka was bundled out of the Australian Open in the quarter-finals on Wednesday by fifth seed…
Born-again Federer fires into last-eight clash with Murray
MELBOURNE (AFP) – Roger Federer will play Andy Murray in a much-anticipated quarter-final showdown at the Australian Open after tossing…
Sharapova, Jankovic follow Serena out of Australian Open
Injury-hit third seed Maria Sharapova was stunned at the Australian Open by Slovak Dominika Cibulkova on Monday, the second major…
Veteran Pennetta into first Aussie Open q/finals
Italian veteran Flavia Pennetta battled into her first-ever Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday by blasting ninth-seeded German Angelique Kerber off…
AJTC Qualifiers: Team Nigeria Sweep Medals In 2nd Leg
Damilare Okunola/Abuja Nigeria have all but qualified for the African Junior Tennis Championship, AJTC after setting the pace again at…
Tennis: Federer crushes Gabashvili
Record Grand Slam champion Roger Federer cruised into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday, downing unseeded Russian…
AJC Qualifiers: LOC Boss Salutes Team Nigeria’s Performance
Nigeria’s dominance at the ongoing Western and Central African qualifiers for the African Junior Championship, AJC, has been lauded by…
Ivanovic sees off Australia’s last woman standing
Resurgent former world number one Ana Ivanovic set up a fourth-round Australian Open clash with Serena Williams Friday after battling…
Results from the Australian Open on Friday
Men’s singles 3rd round Florian Mayer (GER) bt Jerzy Janowicz (POL x20) 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 David Ferrer (ESP x3) bt…
Williams sisters pull out of Aussie Open doubles
Four-time champions the Williams sisters pulled out of the Australian Open doubles on Friday after an injury to elder sister…
Juan Martin del Potro sent home, but Nadal, Federer win easy
Title-contenders Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray reached the Australian Open third round unscathed Thursday after extreme heat forced…
Tennis: Team Nigeria Haul Medals At AJC Qualifiers
The Nigerian contingent at this year’s African Junior Championships, AJC, qualifying series for the West African zone have won gold…
Li Na made to sweat for third round, Serena cruises
Serena Williams kept her cool in the scorching Melbourne heat to make the Australian Open third round Wednesday, where she…
Australian heat making me paranoid, says Serena
Ivan Dodig feared he might die and Serena Williams said the high temperatures were making her “paranoid” Wednesday as sweltering…