Swiatek demolishes Osaka in Miami final, completes 'Sunshine Double' Poland's Iga Swiatek will take over the world number one ranking in style as she kept her remarkable winning run intact with a 6-4 6-0 win over Japan's Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open final on Saturday. Sports 03 Apr, 2022
Former French Open champion Ostapenko opts out of US Open Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko is the latest player to withdraw from the US Open, organisers of the tennis Grand Slam confirmed on Monday. The 23-year-old, who won her only major in 2017 at Roland Garros but has slipped to No. 42 in the... 25 Aug, 2020
Bautista Agut beats Djokovic to reach Miami quarters, Kyrgios out Spaniard claims second win over the world No. 1 this year Coric topples temperamental Kyrgios after Aussie swears at fan Federer match postponed until Wednesday due to rain A tenacious Roberto Bautista Agut battled back to beat world... 27 Mar, 2019
Shapovalov dazzles on Melbourne debut MELBOURNE: Denis Shapovalov dazzled in pink as he claimed a debut victory over Greek newcomer Stefanos Tsitsipas in a battle of the teenagers at the Australian Open on Monday. The 18-year-old Canadian, whose rise to 50th in the ATP rankings in... 15 Jan, 2018
Murray pulls out of Australian Open with hip injury Murray last played a competitive match at Wimbledon in July The Scot will fly home to assess all options Organisers confirm Djokovic, Nadal participation Former world number one Andy Murray has pulled out of the Australian Open after... 04 Jan, 2018
Djokovic sails into Eastbourne final LONDON: Novak Djokovic sharpened his grasscourt game ahead of next week's Wimbledon by beating Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-4 on Friday to reach the Aegon International final on another rain-disrupted day at Eastbourne. The Serbian world number... 01 Jul, 2017
Wozniacki to face Pliskova in rain-delayed Qatar Open final DOHA: Former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki will face second-seeded Karolina Pliskova in the final of the Qatar Open after both were forced to play back-to-back matches in the quarter-finals and semi-finals on Friday night due to rain playing havoc the... 18 Feb, 2017
Djokovic blames bad day at office for Istomin shocker MELBOURNE: A deflated Novak Djokovic blamed a bad day at the office for his stunning second-round elimination by Uzbek wildcard Denis Istomin which condemned the Serb to his earliest grand slam exit in nearly a decade. A strangely off-colour... 19 Jan, 2017
Djokovic fends off Nadal-slayer Verdasco MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic may have cursed the draw for throwing up Fernando Verdasco as the first opponent in his Australian Open defence on Tuesday but the tough match-up against the Spanish giant-killer ultimately proved a blessing in... 17 Jan, 2017
Govt on right track Apropos of the news story “Government tells NEA to pay for power generated by IPPs” (THT, January 10, Page 1), this is a win-win situation for all stakeholders — independent power producers, the government and the consumers. The power... 11 Jan, 2017
Djokovic makes statement in epic win over Murray in Doha final Novak Djokovic made an immense statement in his bid to rule men's tennis again when he defeated Andy Murray, the man who deposed him as world number one, 6-3 5-7 6-4 in an epic Qatar Open final in Doha on Saturday. Looking back to near his... 08 Jan, 2017
Defending champ Djokovic to face top-ranked Murray in final DOHA: Defending champion Novak Djokovic survived five match points to beat Fernando Verdasco and set up a final against top-ranked Andy Murray, who had far less trouble winning his semifinal as he recorded a seventh straight victory against Tomas... 07 Jan, 2017