Tennis

MONACO: — Rafael Nadal’s priority after reaching his 12th Monte Carlo Masters final was to whip out his phone and frantically text coach Carlos Moya. Despite a comfortable 6-4, 6-1 win against No. 5-ranked Grigor Dimitrov, he had a pressing concern given how quickly he was texting. What frantic emergency could command such attention? “I was texting Carlos to tell ...

By Abdullah Asjad ISLAMABAD: Pakistani lad Asif Abbasi displayed sparkling performance in the International Wheelchair Tennis competitions by winning winning back-to-back nationals fixtures during 2017/18 at the different venues of London, United Kingdom (UK). Last week, Wheelchair Tennis Series held at Warwick University Indoor Tennis Centre Warwickshire, Abbasi clinched the title of the County Grade III tournament at the Weald ...

Rafael Nadal brilliantly glided past the challenge of Dominic Thiem at the Monte Carlo Masters on Friday. The world No 1 won 6-0 6-2 in their quarter-final – he won the first nine games to threaten his first-ever ATP Tour whitewash. He later described the win as “one of the best matches I have played on clay”. Nadal needs to ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Maria Sharapova has committed to play in the Bay Area this summer as the former Stanford WTA stop moves to San Jose State University. The five-time Grand Slam champion will play in the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic from July 30 to. Aug. 5, the tournament announced Monday. It has a 28-player singles draw. This will be ...

MONTE CARLO:- Novak Djokovic needed 10 match points to claim a hard-fought straight-sets victory over the dangerous Borna Coric on Wednesday, setting up a Monte Carlo Masters third-round clash with Dominic Thiem. The 12-time Grand Slam champion, playing only his fourth tournament since Wimbledon last July after struggling with a right elbow injury, overcame some late nerves to win 7-6 ...

The 36-year-old has the most Grand Slam singles titles (20), the highest hard court match win percentage (87.6%), and was the world’s oldest number one when he was briefly top of the tennis tree earlier in the year. Many of Federer’s records are seen as “unbreakable”— but even in his twilight years, the Swiss continues to rewrite the history books. ...

Nadal pulls Spain level in their Davis Cup quarter-final against Germany PARIS: Rafael Nadal described his return to action as “a day to remember” after the 16-time Grand Slam winner pulled Spain level in their Davis Cup quarter-final against Germany. Nadal, playing his first match since limping out of the Australian Open in January with a hip injury, beat Philipp ...

ISLAMABAD: Uzbekistan beat Pakistan 4 -1 in round two of Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I, in the federal capital on Saturday. Pakistan’s No 1 seed Aqeel Khan won the match against Sanjar Fayziev 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 giving Pakistan’s it lone win in the group match. Earlier, Asiam-ul-Haq Qureshi had retired hurt with a thumb injury in his singles match against ...

Alexander Zverev could move up to third in the world after the Miami Open Germany’s Alexander Zverev eased past Croatia’s Borna Coric in straight sets to reach the Miami Open semi-finals. The world number five, 20, overpowered the 21-year-old to win 6-4 6-4 and move into his third Masters 1000 final. Zverev will now play Pablo Carreno Busta after the ...

MADRID: World number two Rafa Nadal has been named in Spain’s squad for their Davis Cup World Group quarter-final against Germany in Valencia next month. The 31-year-old has not played in the competition since helping five-time winners Spain return to the top tier of world tennis with victory in India in 2016. Nadal was named in captain Sergi Bruguera’s team ...