Tennis
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Players at Wimbledon to get huge cash windfall
Wimbledon organisers moved to justify a staggering 40 per cent rise in total prize money that will give the 2013 championships the big-gest prize fund in tennis. Players at this year’s grasscourt grand slam, which starts on June 24, will receive a...
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Russian girls reach final
Russia came back from the brink to beat Slovakia 3-2 in a dramatic Fed Cup semi-final by sweeping the last three rubbers yesterday. Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina secured the winning point for the home team when they outlasted Dominika...
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Djokovic dethrones Nadal
Novak Djokovic ended Rafael Nadal’s eight-year reign at the Monte Carlo Masters with a clinical 6-2 7-6 victory in the final yesterday. Nadal, the only player to win a tournament eight times in a row, had enjoyed a 46-match winning streak at the...
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Nadal and Djokovic seal third final in Monte Carlo
Eight-times champion Rafael Nadal will lock horns with world number one Novak Djokovic for third time in the Monte Carlo Masters final after both sailed through their semi-finals with relative ease yesterday. Nadal was given a fight by Frenchman...
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Nadal subdues Dimitrov to set up Tsonga clash
Eight-times champion Rafael Nadal was taken to the brink by Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov before completing a 6-2 2-6 6-4 victory yesterday to reach the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals. Nadal, who made an unusual number of errors and looked...
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Murray bows out in Monte Carlo
A string of errors put world number two Andy Murray out of the Monte Carlo Masters yesterday when he lost 6-1 6-2 to Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in the third round. Fourth seed Tomas Berdych was also beaten at the first big claycourt event of the...
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ITF to hear Davis Cup appeal
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has agreed to hear an appeal by Pakistan against the awarding of their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group 11 tie to New Zealand, the Pakistan Tennis Federation said. Pakistan were disqualified from this month’s...
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Nadal eases to opening victory
Spaniard Rafael Nadal launched his bid for a ninth consecutive crown in Monte Carlo in style by overpowering Australian Marinko Matosevic 6-1 6-2 in the second round yesterday. Third-seed Nadal recorded his 43rd victory in a row at the claycourt...
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Djokovic to make late decision on Monte Carlo
World number one Novak Djokovic will make a late decision on his participation in next week’s Monte Carlo Masters because of an ankle problem. “The world’s top player has undergone an MRI examination this morning which revealed no structural damage...
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Gutsy Djokovic guides Serbia into semi-finals
Novak Djokovic overcame a painful ankle injury to beat Sam Querrey on Sunday night and provide Serbia with an unassailable lead over the United States in their Davis Cup quarter-final in Idaho. Djokovic reeled off the last nine games in a row to win...
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Rosol propels Czechs into semi-finals
Lukas Rosol beat Evgeny Korolev 7-6 6-7 7-6 6-2 to give the Czech Republic an unassailable 3-1 lead over Kazakhstan and propel the defending champions into the Davis Cup semi-finals yesterday. Rosol battled Korolev, who had replaced Kazakh number...
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Czechs stunnedby Kazakhstan
Outsiders Kazakhstan stayed alive in their Davis Cup quarter-final against holders Czech Republic after winning the doubles rubber on Saturday. The Czechs were looking to wrap up the tie after winning both of their singles matches on Friday, but...
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Holders Czechs lead Kazakhstan after first day
Holders Czech Republic overcame the absence of their top two players, Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek, to take a 2-0 lead against Kazakhstan in their Davis Cup quarter-final yesterday. Jan Hajek had little trouble disposing 156th-ranked Mikhail...
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Murray sets sights on top spot
Andy Murray has set his sights on toppling Novak Djokovic at the top of the rankings after rising to world number two on Sunday night. The 25-year-old Scot climbed above Roger Federer on the ATP ladder thanks to a gruelling 2-6 6-4 7-6 (7/1) victory...
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Tournament for teams at VLTC
This year’s team tournament at VLTC, which started in January, is expected to come to an end in the next couple of weeks. The tournament, sponsored by San Michel, is being played on a round robin basis with the participation of six teams. A...
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Murray goes to no. 2 with Miami tie-break victory
Britain’s Andy Murray defeated Spain’s David Ferrer 2-6 6-4 7-6 in a gruelling Sony Open final yesterday to move above Roger Federer to second in the world rankings. Murray was far from his best against a dogged Ferrer but won the tie-break...
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Cassar Torregiani beaten in QFs
Bernard Cassar Torregiani’s fine run at the U-18 ITF world ranking tournament at the Marsa Sports Club came to an end yesterday at the quarter-final stage. The Malta junior champion, currently studying at a UK-based college after being granted a...
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Williams sinks Sharapova for record sixth Miami title
World number one Serena Williams fought back from a set down to beat Maria Sharapova 4-6 6-3 6-0 and win the Sony Open for a record sixth time yesterday. Williams becomes only the fourth woman in the Open era to win the same WTA tournament six...
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Sharapova sets up Serena final
Maria Sharapova will face Serena Williams in the final of the Sony Open while Britain’s Andy Murray will take on France’s Richard Gasquet in the men’s semi-finals after grinding down Croatian Marin Cilic. World number one Williams needed just 65...
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Haas ends Djokovic dominance in Miami
Germany’s Tommy Haas recorded the upset of the tournament when he stunned two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-2 6-4 in the fourth round of the Sony Open at Miami on Tuesday. Haas, who turns 35 next week, needed just 80 minutes to end...
