Tennis

London, July 5 (IANS) United States tennis icon Serena Williams here on Tuesday reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon for the tenth time in her career. Serena, 34, advanced to the penultimate round after beating Russian…

London, July 5 (IANS) Czech Tomas Berdych qualified for the fourth time to compete in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon tennis championships, beating compatriot Jiri Vesely 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8), 6-7 (9), 6-3 here on Tuesday….

London, July 5 (IANS) Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has said he was “pathetic” against Andy Murray to whom he lost in straight sets at Wimbledon. Murray needed just 103 minutes to pocket the fourth…

London, July 4 (IANS) India’s tennis star Sania Mirza stormed into the women’s doubles quarter-finals of the Wimbledon tennis tournament while Rohan Bopanna was knocked out in the men’s doubles third round here on Monday….

London, July 4 (IANS) India’s tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his men’s doubles partner Romania’s Florin Mergea were knocked out in the third round of the Wimbledon tennis tournament here on Monday. The sixth seeded…

London, July 4 (IANS) German tennis player Angelique Kerber rolled over Japan’s Misaki Doi 6-3, 6-1 in a women’s singles fourth round contest at Wimbledon here on Monday. The Australian Open champion and fourth seed…

London, July 3 (IANS) United States tennis icon Serena Williams registered her 300th Grand Slam victory as the defending champion defeated Germany’s Annika Beck 6-3, 6-0 in the third round of Wimbledon here on Sunday….

London, July 3 (IANS) French tennis player Lucas Pouille defeated Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (8-6), 7-5, 6-1 in third-round action at Wimbledon on Sunday. The match was suspended due to darkness…

London, July 2 (IANS) Croatian tennis player Marin Cilic managed to qualify for the pre-quarterfinals at Wimbledon after beating Slovakia’s Lucas Lacko here on Saturday. The world no. 13 player defeated his opponent 6-3, 6-3…

Beijing, July 2 (IANS) China’s ace tennis player Peng Shuai is still struggling to get into shape as she prepares for the upcoming Rio Olympic Games starting from August 5. Peng, 30, was among the…

London, June 30 (IANS) US tennis player Sam Querrey defeated Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of Wimbledon on Thursday, and is now set to face defending champion and World No.1…

London, June 30 (IANS) British tennis player Marcus Willis has described playing 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer at the Wimbledon tennis tournament as “incredible” and a “fairytale” experience. Willis, the World No.772 who came…

Moscow, June 29 (IANS) Maria Sharapova will be returned to the national Olympic entry list for the 2016 Rio Games in case the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issues a positive ruling on her…

London, June 27 (IANS) Serbian world No.1 Novak Djokovic launched his title defence at the Wimbledon tennis championships with a win against Britain’s James Ward by 6-0, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 here on Monday. Djokovic, who…

London, June 27 (IANS) Croatian tennis player Marin Cilic entered Wimbledon’s second round with little difficulty on Monday after beating American Brian Baker 6-3, 7-5, 6 -3 in an hour and 50 minutes. Cilic will…

London, June 26 (IANS) Most of Rafael Nadal’s fans were not alive when Manolo Santana became the first Spanish tennis player to win a title at Wimbledon 50 years ago, an accomplishment that he is…

London, June 26 (IANS) Swiss icon Roger Federer starts his Wimbledon campaign on a quest to win his eighth title at the All England Club and his 18th major tennis championship. The 34-year-old is taking…

London, June 26 (IANS) Swiss tennis icon Roger Federer has said that “at no time” has he reconsidered his decision to compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games despite fears over the Zika virus….

Madrid, June 25 (IANS) Reigning French Open champion Garbiñe Muguruza said on Saturday she is not obsessed with being World No.1 and prefers to think about winning matches at the Wimbledon tennis championships that begin…