Tennis
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Sharapova powers on in search of elusive win in Miami
Maria Sharapova powered her way past another opponent at the Sony Open in Miami as the Russian world number two remains on target to finally claim a tournament that has brought her plenty of heartbreak. The third seed shrugged off the challenge of...
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Murray and Serena make progress in Miami
Andy Murray cruised to a straightforward victory over Bernard Tomic at the Sony Open but the Williams sisters had contrasting fortunes in Miami on Saturday. Top ranked Serena overcame a slow start to turn away Japan’s Ayumi Morita 6-3 6-3 in third...
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Djokovic wins in Miami, Azarenka withdraws
Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova both survived unscathed but the Sony Open lost two other grand slam champions on Friday when Victoria Azarenka and Juan Martin Del Potro exited the Miami tournament. Azarenka withdrew from her opening match because...
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Serena wins first matchback as number one
Serena Williams, playing her first match since regaining the world number one ranking, made a triumphant start to the Sony Open, thumping Italy’s Flavia Pennetta 6-1 6-1 in Florida, on Thursday. Playing her first match after a bye, Williams made a...
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US Open to revert back to Sunday finish from 2015
The US Open will revert back to a 14-day tournament from 2015 after United States Tennis Association (USTA) officials reached an agreement with players on restructuring the playing schedule and increasing prize money. The USTA announced in December...
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Tennis tournament at Żebbuġ TC
The Żebbuġ Tennis Club will be organising the Easter Tennis Tournament for U-10, U-12 and U-15 categories at their premises, starting on April 1. Competition rules will follow the new ITF directives for junior players. Participants will receive...
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Murray can be no.1 this year – Del Potro
Indian Wells runner-up Juan Martin del Potro believes Britain’s Andy Murray can become world tennis number one this year. The towering Argentine beat Murray in the quarter-finals last week on the California hard courts and is looking forward to...
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Comeback king Nadal sets sight on French Open
The fist pump was back, along with the crunching forehand crosscourt winners, energetic movement and the never-say-die attitude. Most significantly, the ‘W’ was there as Rafa Nadal on Sunday won his third title in just four events since making his...
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Sharapova beats Wozniacki for title
Second seed Maria Sharapova won her first title since last year’s French Open with a 6-2 6-2 demolition of Caroline Wozniacki in the final of the BNP Paribas Open yesterday. In a showdown between two former world number ones, the second-seeded...
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Murray ousted by Del Potro
Erratic serving cost Andy Murray dearly as the US Open champion was knocked out of the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals 6-7 6-3 6-1 by Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro in California, on Friday. Though the British world number three edged a close...
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Huge entry for TCK U-18 tournament
For the third successive year, Tennis Club Kordin (TCK), in conjunction with the Malta Tennis Federation, will host a ranking U-18 tournament, again sponsored by San Michel. TCK said the number of participants has exceeded all expectations with 350...
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Genovese beats Sammut in final at Marsa SC
Elaine Genovese is the BOV Top Six Masters champion after beating Katrina Sammut 6-3, 6-0 in the final played recently at the Marsa Sports Club. Sammut, 14, was making her first showing in a major final. She started out strongly, breaking her...
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Nadal crushes Federer
Rafa Nadal produced vintage form against an out-of-sorts Roger Federer to crush the Swiss 6-4 6-2 in their heavily-anticipated quarter-final at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday. The Spanish left-hander, competing in his first hardcourt event since...
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Federer and Nadal to meet in last eight
Defending champion Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal set up a mouth-watering showdown in the BNP Paribas quarter-finals after they battled through tricky fourth-round encounters on Wednesday. Federer rode his luck to scrape past fellow Swiss Stanislas...
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Djokovic recovers from poor start at Indian Wells
Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic recovered from a poor start while third seed Andy Murray displayed much sharper form as they both advanced to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday. Top seed Djokovic beat Bulgaria’s Grigor...
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Federer and Nadal on track for showdown
Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer stayed on track for a mouth-watering quarter-final showdown at the BNP Paribas Open after they both advanced to the last 16. Nadal, twice champion at Indian Wells, was gifted his spot when Leonardo Mayer withdrew with a...
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Djokovic, Murray struggle
Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and third seed Andy Murray both had to work much harder than expected to book their places in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday night. Top seed Djokovic lost his bearings in the second set...
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Federer and Nadal win but Ferrer eliminated
While Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal won their opening matches in straight sets on Saturday, world number four David Ferrer became the first top seed to make an early exit from the BNP Paribas Open. Spaniard Ferrer, a winner of two ATP titles this...
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Djokovic feels close to his stunning 2011 form
Oozing confidence after making a sizzling 13-0 start to the year, Novak Djokovic looks every inch the same player who reigned supreme in the men’s game during his astonishingly successful 2011 season. Though the Serbian world number one was...
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Rivals Federer and Nadal set to meet in last eight
Four-times champion Roger Federer was delighted to welcome back to the ATP Tour his long-time rival Rafa Nadal, a man he could face in the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Spaniard Nadal has slipped to fifth in the world...
