Roger Federer has signed up to play at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam next week where he could be crowned world No 1. Federer successfully retained his Australian Open crown with a five-set victory over Marin Cilic last month to find himself just 155 points behind top-ranked Rafael Nadal. But with the Spaniard not scheduled to play ...
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Tennis: Nadal signs on for Queen’s challenge
LONDON- World number one Rafael Nadal has confirmed he will play in the Wimbledon warm-up event at Queen s Club later this year. Nadal has missed the grass-court tournament in west London for the last two years after suffering a wrist injury in 2016 and then prioritising rest after his French Open victory in 2017. But the Spaniard, who won the ...
Read More »Sania Mirza’s injury continues to keep her out of tennis court
Sania Mirza is suffering from a knee injury. HYDERABAD: – Indian tennis star Sania Mirza’s injury has continued to keep her out of tennis court as she will not be able to make comeback at least for two more months. Mirza has not been competing since October, 2017 owing to a knee injury. The 31-year-old said in an interview that ...
Read More »Maria Sharapova confirms next move by accepting wildcard
Sharapova is currently ranked No 41 in the world after serving a 15-month ban that stretched over the whole of 2016 and then suffering a series of injuries that hampered her 2017 progress. The Russian has been relying on wildcard entries to help her play in the biggest tournaments and today the Dubai Championship authorities have confirmed that she will ...
Read More »Wozniacki wins first major at Australian Open
MELBOURNE: Caroline Wozniacki finally lifted her first Grand Slam title at the 43rd attempt as she beat Simona Halep 7-6 (7/2), 3-6, 6-4 to win the Australian Open on Saturday. The Dane, who will take over as world number one, burst into tears as she secured the title against the battling Romanian top seed on her first match point of ...
Read More »Serena Williams to make comeback at Fed Cup
Serena Williams has not played a competitive match since capturing last year´s Australian Open NEW YORK: Serena Williams, who has not played a competitive match since capturing last year´s Australian Open, will return to the court next month at a Fed Cup tie, the US Tennis Association announced Tuesday. Williams was pregnant when she won her 23rd major crown last ...
Read More »Sharapova crashes out of Australian Open
MELBOURNE: Angelique Kerber crushed Maria Sharapova in straight sets in a battle of former champions at the Australian Open on Saturday. The 2016 winner from Germany and 21st seed roared past the unseeded Russian 2008 champion 6-1, 6-3 in 64 minutes to reach the last 16. “I was just trying to enjoy every point,” said Kerber after snuffing out Sharapova´s ...
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