Tennis

Cilic stuns Djokovic to clear Murray's path to top spot

Marin Cilic dumps a struggling Novak Djokovic out of the Paris Masters quarter-finals to pave the way for Andy Murray to become the new world number one.
4 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Tennis: Troubled Kyrgios eyes more time off next year

Troubled Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios indicates he will play fewer tournaments in 2017 after his meltdown at the Shanghai Masters saw him slapped with an eight-week ban.
19 October 2016, 07:00 AM

Tennis: 'Bad boy' Kyrgios banned for Shanghai tantrums

Tennis 'bad boy' Nick Kyrgios has been banned for eight tournament weeks for his conduct during his defeat at the Shanghai Masters last week, the governing body for men's tennis (ATP) says.
17 October 2016, 09:32 AM

Tennis: Wozniacki beats Mladenovic to win Hong Kong Open

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki defeats unseeded French challenger Kristina Mladenovic to take the Hong Kong Open after a battle of wills that lasts almost three hours.
16 October 2016, 10:52 AM

Tennis: Ripping yarn tells tale of Djokovic in crisis

Novak Djokovic's problems come to an explosive head at the Shanghai Masters and the Serb now faces being knocked off world number one if he can't find a quick solution.
16 October 2016, 09:57 AM

Kyrgios in tanking row, Nadal bows out

Australia's Nick Kyrgios is booed off court in a tanking row at the Shanghai Masters as Rafael Nadal crashes out and Andy Murray motors into round three.
12 October 2016, 20:39 PM

Tennis: Nadal, Murray win China Open first round matches

Rafael Nadal storms through his opening match of the China Open as he seeks to redeem his injury-blighted season with a strong run in Beijing.
4 October 2016, 10:52 AM

Del Potro outlasts Murray

Argentina was in sight of a first Davis Cup final since 2011 after taking a 2-0 lead over titleholder Britain thanks to singles wins
17 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Stan is super dangerous: Nadal

Rafael Nadal describes Stan Wawrinka as "super dangerous" after he clinched the US Open to claim his third Grand Slam title
13 September 2016, 19:04 PM

Karolina vows to keep attacking

Karolina Pliskova vowed not to turn her back on her all-or-nothing game despite it falling short in her three-set defeat to Angelique Kerber in Saturday's US Open final.
11 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Kerber beats Pliskova to win second Grand Slam of the year

Germany's Angelique Kerber began her reign as world number one in imperious style battling past a determined Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 to win the US Open final on Saturday and claim her second grand slam title of the year.
10 September 2016, 23:00 PM

Djokovic solves the Monfils mystery

Novak Djokovic scraps his way into the U.S. Open final for a seventh time with a confounding 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-2 win over enigmatic Frenchman Gael Monfils.
10 September 2016, 00:58 AM

US Open: Kerber celebrates No. 1 by reaching final

Reaching top of the world seems to agree with Angelique Kerber, who celebrates her ascension to the number one ranking with a 6-4 6-3 win over Caroline Wozniacki to advance to the U.S. Open final.
9 September 2016, 06:09 AM

US Open: Serena crashes out, loses No. 1 ranking

Serena Williams crashes out of the US Open, her semi-final defeat to Karolina Pliskova costing her a shot at a 23rd Grand Slam title.
9 September 2016, 03:07 AM

Serena fends off Halep

World number one Serena Williams fends off spirited Simona Halep, downing the fifth-seeded Romanian 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the US Open semi-finals.
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM

US Open: Wawrinka into semis after ousting Del Potro

Swiss third seed Stan Wawrinka outlasts tiring former champion Juan Martin del Potro in four sets to advance to the semi-finals of the U.S. Open.
8 September 2016, 05:44 AM

Nishikori beats Murray to reach US Open semis

Kei Nishikori stunned Andy Murray to reach the US Open semi-finals, holding his nerve in a breathtaking final set to move two wins away from becoming the first Asian man to capture a Grand Slam singles title.
7 September 2016, 23:25 PM

US Open: Djokovic into semi-finals

Novak Djokovic's path to a 10th successive US Open semi-final has been a strange one, but the world number one isn't complaining.
7 September 2016, 05:24 AM

Red-hot Monfils canters into last 4

Gael Monfils is back in a Grand Slam semi-final after an eight-year wait after pummelling fellow Frenchman Lucas Pouille 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the US Open last four.
6 September 2016, 23:44 PM

Kerber romps to second US semi

Angelique Kerber reaches her second US Open semifinal on Tuesday with a 7-5, 6-0 win over Roberta Vinci which also edged her closer to the world number one spot.
6 September 2016, 22:38 PM