Tennis
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Murray outlasts Nishikori in classic duel in London
Andy Murray had to trawl deep into the bottom of his energy reserves to outlast Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-7(9) 6-4 6-4 in a monumental battle lasting more than three hours at the ATP World Tour Finals yesterday. The new world number one looked in...
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Business as usual for new top dog Murray
A new title maybe, but there is no chance of Andy Murray getting ahead of himself this week at the ATP World Tour Finals – especially with Ivan Lendl in his corner. A week after officially taking over as world number one for the first time, Murray...
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Nishikori crushes Wawrinka, eyes move up world rankings
Stan Wawrinka’s hopes of reaching a fourth consecutive semi-final at the ATP World Tour Finals were dented by an opening loss to Kei Nishikori. The third seed, who sported a poppy on his shirt, had never previously lost to anyone at the O2 Arena...
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Djokovic out to scotch rumours of his decline
Novak Djokovic intends to come out fighting at this week’s ATP World Tour Finals and prove that rumours of his decline have been grossly exaggerated. It seems a long time ago now that the all-conquering Serb was being tipped for a calendar-year...
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France seeking major upset against Czechs
Outsiders France face a daunting task when they take on 2014 and 2015 champions Czech Republic at the Fed Cup final in Strasbourg this weekend. The Czechs have won four of the last five editions while France are in the final for the first time...
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Murray prepares ‘big final push’ to retain no.1 status
Andy Murray is preparing for a “big final push” after being drawn with Stan Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic at the ATP World Tour Finals. Murray has never won the prestigious competition and will be looking to retain his new world number...
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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...
