Serena Williams says she would have received 20-year ban if she failed drug tests like Sinner American great Serena Williams said she would have been banned for 20 years and stripped of her Grand Slam titles... Published 17 Apr, 2025 10:57am
Sports Philippine wild card stuns Keys, Djokovic sets Masters 1000 record Australian Open champion Madison Keys was dumped out of the Miami Open third round on Sunday, falling 6-4 6-2 to... Published 24 Mar, 2025 12:30pm
Sports Sabalenka routs Keys, books Indian Wells title clash with teen Andreeva INDIAN WELLS: Aryna Sabalenka avenged her Australian Open loss to Madison Keys on Friday, thrashing the American... Published 15 Mar, 2025 10:27am
Sports Belinda Bencic upsets Coco Gauff to reach quarterfinals at Indian Wells Wild card Belinda Bencic continued her strong run since returning from maternity leave by notching a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4... Published 13 Mar, 2025 09:47am
Sports Holger Rune edges Stefanos Tsitsipas in BNP Paribas Open Denmark’s Holger Rune advanced to a tournament’s quarterfinals for the first time this year, beating Greece’s... Published 12 Mar, 2025 12:41pm
Sports Fury as US Open chiefs announce mixed doubles revamp NEW YORK: US tennis chiefs announced a radical overhaul of the US Open’s mixed doubles on Tuesday, unveiling plans... Published 12 Feb, 2025 11:59am
Sports Sabalenka ‘fully recovered’ from Australian Open final loss DOHA: World number one Aryna Sabalenka says she has put her Australian Open final defeat to Madison Keys behind her... Published 09 Feb, 2025 04:59pm
Sports Aussie Open champion Sinner won’t defend his title in Rotterdam PARIS: World number one Jannik Sinner will not defend his ATP 500 title in Rotterdam as the Italian’s “body needs... Published 27 Jan, 2025 06:23pm
Sports Clinical Sinner surges past Zverev to retain Australian Open title MELBOURNE: A clinical Jannik Sinner swept past Alexander Zverev to retain his Australian Open title Sunday and... Updated 26 Jan, 2025 04:47pm
Sports Katerina Siniakova wins 10th Grand Slam doubles title at Australian Open MELBOURNE: The Czech Republic’s Katerina Siniakova won her 10th Grand Slam women’s doubles title Sunday when she and... Published 26 Jan, 2025 01:23pm
Sports Djokovic takes aim at injury ‘experts’ after sour Australian Open exit MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic rounded on his critics on Saturday the day after retiring injured in his Australian Open... Published 26 Jan, 2025 11:29am
Sports Keys stuns Sabalenka in thriller to win Australian Open MELBOURNE: Underdog Madison Keys upset Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final on Saturday to win... Published 25 Jan, 2025 05:00pm
Sports Jannik Sinner: no.1 who defied doping case to dominate men’s tennis MELBOURNE: Jannik Sinner’s reserved public persona belies a mature and steely 23-year-old who has shown supreme... Published 25 Jan, 2025 12:12pm
Sports Unfulfilled talent Zverev on brink of Grand Slam breakthrough MELBOURNE: Alexander Zverev has been trying for a decade to win a Grand Slam and has overcome an array of challenges... Published 25 Jan, 2025 12:08pm
Sports Olivia Gadecki and Peers win Australian Open mixed doubles title MELBOURNE: Australians Olivia Gadecki and John Peers battled back from a set down to defeat compatriots Kimberly... Published 24 Jan, 2025 11:58am
Sports Australian Open 2025: Djokovic retires injured to put Zverev in final MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic retired injured after losing the first set 7-6(5) against Alex Zverev on Friday to put the... Published 24 Jan, 2025 11:10am
Sports Sabalenka beats Badosa to make third straight Australian Open final MELBOURNE: Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka put her close friendship with Paula Badosa aside Thursday to sweep... Published 23 Jan, 2025 05:42pm
Sports Melbourne doubles feud as Kichenok accuses Mladenovic of ‘direct threat’ MELBOURNE: Ukraine’s Lyudmyla Kichenok accused France’s Kristina Mladenovic Thursday of making a “very direct... Published 23 Jan, 2025 01:42pm
Sports Sinner demolishes De Minaur to set up Melbourne semi with Shelton MELBOURNE: Defending champion Jannik Sinner put any illness worries to bed by crushing home hope Alex de Minaur in a... Published 22 Jan, 2025 05:25pm
Sports Keys overpowers Svitolina to reach Australian Open semi-finals MELBOURNE: Madison Keys blasted her way into the Australian Open semi-finals for a third time with characteristic... Published 22 Jan, 2025 09:02am
Sports Djokovic beats Alcaraz in Melbourne blockbuster as Sabalenka survives MELBOURNE: A vintage Novak Djokovic tamed Carlos Alcaraz in a late-night blockbuster to set up an Australian Open... Published 21 Jan, 2025 08:09pm
Sports Alexander Zverev primed for ‘very intense’ Australian Open semi-final MELBOURNE: Alexander Zverev said Tuesday he believes he can reach the Australian Open final for the first time and... Published 21 Jan, 2025 02:42pm
Sports Coach Ivanisevic leaves Rybakina’s team after Australian Open exit MELBOURNE: Goran Ivanisevic said he has ended his short stint as coach of former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina... Published 21 Jan, 2025 01:11pm
Sports Coco Gauff knows where she needs to improve after Australian Open exit MELBOURNE: Coco Gauff said after her defeat by Paula Badosa at the Australian Open on Tuesday that she was departing... Published 21 Jan, 2025 12:31pm
Sports Paula Badosa downs Gauff to reach first Grand Slam semi-final MELBOURNE: Spain’s Paula Badosa stunned error-prone third seed Coco Gauff 7-5 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the... Updated 21 Jan, 2025 10:31am
Sports Lys says ‘nicest week in my life’ as historic Melbourne run ends MELBOURNE: “Lucky loser” Eva Lys reflected on “the nicest week in my life” as her historic Australian Open run came... Published 20 Jan, 2025 06:46pm
Sports Jannik Sinner toughs it out through medical episode to reach last eight MELBOURNE: Defending champion and top seed Jannik Sinner overcame a debilitating medical episode as well as Dane... Published 20 Jan, 2025 12:16pm
Sports Djokovic reaches Australian Open quarters, seeks apology from broadcaster MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic trampled all over Czech 24th seed Jiri Lehecka to seal a 6-3 6-4 7-6(4) win on Sunday and... Published 19 Jan, 2025 05:25pm
Sports Alexander Zverev books Australian Open quarter-final with Paul MELBOURNE: Alexander Zverev booked an Australian Open quarter-final against Tommy Paul Sunday after surviving a... Published 19 Jan, 2025 02:49pm
Sports Tommy Paul blasts into Australian Open quarters in 87 minutes MELBOURNE: Tommy Paul dropped just three games to surge into his third Grand Slam quarter-final with a thumping of... Published 19 Jan, 2025 11:56am