Tennis

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 ...

Miami:-British number one Johanna Konta has been knocked out of the Miami Open in the fourth round by three-time champion Venus Williams. Defending champion Konta, ranked 14th in the world, won the first set but eventually lost 5-7 6-1 6-2. The 26-year-old had beaten world number eight Williams in straight sets in the semi-finals 12 months ago. Williams, 37, will ...

World number two Caroline Wozniacki claims her parents were subjected to death threats as she lost in the Miami Open to Puerto Rico’s Monica Puig. Wozniacki, who won her maiden Grand Slam at the Australian Open, said she and other family members – including children – were also verbally abused. “When certain lines are crossed it makes tennis miserable for ...

Roger Federer’s latest reign atop the world rankings will end after the Swiss great’s shock loss to Australian qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second round of the Miami Masters on Saturday. Kokkinakis, ranked 175th in the world, needed a wild card just to get into qualifying. But he showed nerves of steel in a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) triumph over ...

INDIAN WELLS :- Unseeded Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese player to win the Indian Wells final, routing Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday for her first WTA Tour title. World number 44 Osaka rolled over Kasatkina, breaking her serve four times and winning the battle of the 20-year-old rising stars in just 70 minutes. “I just knew that ...

Del Potro stunned Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7 (8/10), 7-6 (7/2) Sunday to win Indian Wells title. INDIAN WELLS: – Former US Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro stunned top-ranked Roger Federer 6-4, 6-7 (8/10), 7-6 (7/2) Sunday to win his first Indian Wells title and second consecutive ATP crown. The 29-year-old from Argentina handed Federer his first match defeat of ...

MIAMI :- Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from next week s Miami Open after suffering an injury to her left forearm, organisers announced on Friday. The five-time Grand Slam champion has been replaced in the main draw for the Florida showpiece by American Jennifer Brady, a statement said. “I am really sorry that I have to withdraw from one of my favorite ...

INDIAN WELLS:- World No. 1 Simona Halep crashed out of the WTA Indian Wells tournament on Friday as she suffered a shocking 6-3, 6-0 upset loss to world No. 44 Naomi Osaka of Japan. The 26-year-old former champion Halep dropped to 18-2 on the season as she lasted just 64 minutes on the court with the unseeded Osaka. “I just ...

Indian Wells:World number one Roger Federer equalled his best start to a season when he beat South Korea’s Chung Hyeon to reach the Indian Wells Masters semi-final. The defending champion claimed his 16th victory of 2018 with a 7-5 6-1 win over the world number 26 in California. The Swiss has matched the start he made to the 2006 season, ...