Tennis
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Murray celebrates no.1 with maiden Paris Masters title
Andy Murray celebrated his impending rise to the world number one ranking with a 6-3 6-7 6-4 victory against John Isner to claim his maiden Paris Masters title and his eighth tournament win of the season yesterday. The Briton, who will take over...
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Murray is new world No.1 after Raonic withdraws
After all the battles and hard graft chasing the world number one spot, Briton Andy Murray arrived there without hitting a ball yesterday as Milos Raonic pulled out of their Paris Masters semi-final with a leg injury. The triple grand slam winner,...
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Djokovic defeat sets up Murray to go to no. 1
Novak Djokovic was dumped out of the Paris Masters in straight sets by Marin Cilic yesterday, opening the door for Andy Murray to end the Serb’s two-year stranglehold on the world number one ranking. Djokovic, chasing a fifth title in Paris,...
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Djokovic joins last 16 with win over Muller
Novak Djokovic comfortably cleared the first hurdle to retaining his world number one ranking with victory over Gilles Muller in Paris, yesterday. The Serbian needs to reach the final of the BNP Paribas Masters, a tournament he has won for the...
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Top ranking may have to wait until next year, says Murray
Andy Murray believes he will probably have to wait until next year to reach the world number one spot at the expense of Novak Djokovic as the two are on a final collision course at the Paris Masters. The Briton will top the ATP world rankings if...
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Top ranking may have to wait until next year, says Murray
Andy Murray believes he will probably have to wait until next year to reach the world number one spot at the expense of Novak Djokovic as the two are on a final collision course at the Paris Masters. The Briton will top the ATP world rankings if...
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Radwanska holds firm to reach semis in Singapore
Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska stayed patient in the face of a barrage of big serving to advance to the last four of the WTA Finals for the third time in a row with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Karolina Pliskova yesterday. The defending champion came into...
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Perfect Kerber helps Cibulkova to advance in Singapore
Angelique Kerber eased into the last four of the WTA Finals with an unbeaten record when the world number one thrashed Madison Keys 6-3 6-3 in the Red Group finale at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, yesterday. The 28-year-old German won all three of...
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Nadal ends season to recover from left wrist injury
Former world number one Rafael Nadal ended his 2016 early yesterday in a bid to fully recover from the left wrist injury that has plagued him this year. In a statement, the Spanish 14-times gram slam champion said he would play no more tournaments...
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Serena pulls out of WTA Finals with injured shoulder
Serena Williams has withdrawn from the season-ending WTA Finals in Singapore later this month citing a persistent shoulder injury, the world number two said yesterday. The 22-times grand slam singles champion has played only eight tournaments this...
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Murray captures third title, trims gap on Djokovic
Andy Murray powered his way to a third Shanghai Masters title by beating Spanish 15th seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(1) 6-1 in yesterday’s final to close in on Novak Djokovic at the top of the world rankings. Bautista Agut beat world number one...
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Djokovic stunned in Shanghai
World number one Novak Djokovic suffered a shock 6-4 6-4 loss to Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut and his fierce rival Andy Murray beat France’s Gilles Simon 6-4 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters semi-finals yesterday. Serbian Djokovic, 12-times grand...
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Wozniacki ends Jankovic’s title defence
Fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki ousted defending champion Jelena Jankovic 6-3 6-4 in the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open yesterday. The 26-year-old Wozniacki will play Kristina Mladenovic in the final today after the Frenchwoman beat Australian...
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Djokovic survives Zverev scare
Novak Djokovic recovered from a first-set loss to overcome Germany’s Mischa Zverev while Britain’s Andy Murray swept past Belgium’s David Goffin to reach the Shanghai Masters semi-finals yesterday. Djokovic committed 37 unforced errors before...
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Asciak and Genovese crowned champions
Matthew Asciak and Elaine Genovese are the winners of the 2016 Malta Open Tennis Championships which was held at the Marsa Sports Club last weekend. Asciak had little difficulty to retain his title after brushing aside young Miguel Galea 6-0,...
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Simon knocks out Wawrinka in Shanghai
Frenchman Gilles Simon upstaged world number three Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-4 in the third round of the Shanghai Masters yesterday, while top seeds Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray eased into the quarter-finals. Djokovic enjoyed a 6-4 6-4 win over...
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Kyrgios risks fine after bizarre exit at Masters
Australian Nick Kyrgios crashed out of the Shanghai Masters and appeared to give up during a 6-3 6-1 defeat to qualifier Mischa Zverev. Kyrgios, 21, had said he was “bored” after a first-round victory over Sam Querrey, which followed a run to the...
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Kyrgios has turned the corner after Japan win
Melbourne’s notoriously changeable weather threatened to wash out the soft launch of the Australian Open yesterday but the rain was unable to dampen the cheer among tournament organisers enthused by Nick Kyrgios’s weekend victory in Japan. The...
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Murray battles past Dimitrov to clinch China Open title
Andy Murray outgunned Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 7-6(2) in the final of the China Open yesterday to claim his 40th career title. Murray closed out the match in an hour and 57 minutes to draw closer in the rankings to world number one Novak...
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Malta Open tennis finals at Marsa SC
The Malta Open championships will come to a close at the Marsa Sports Club, this afternoon. In the women’s Open, Elaine Genovese plays young Alina Shcherbinina in the title decider. Genovese beat Emma Mallia 6-0 6-1 and Brenda Galea 6-1 6-1 on her...
