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Nadal, Thiem suffer coaching setbacks ahead of Australian Open
By Reuters,
1059, January 14, 2021 (EAT)
World number two Rafa Nadal and last year’s Australian Open finalist Dominic Thiem have both suffered setbacks with their coaches unable to make the...
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Serena, Osaka to join top men in Adelaide ahead of Australian Open
By Reuters,
1502, January 9, 2021 (EAT)
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will join Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic in playing a pre-Australian Open warm-up exhibition in Adelaide after serving ...
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Djokovic, Nadal lead ATP Cup field
By Agencies,
930, January 5, 2021 (EAT)
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will head the field at next month's ATP Cup, which has been reduced to 12 countries because of the coronavirus pandemi...
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Australian Open to start on Feb. 8 – ATP
By Reuters,
1028, December 17, 2020 (EAT)
The Australian Open will start on Feb. 8, three weeks later than scheduled, the ATP Tour said in releasing an update of its calendar for 2021 revising...
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Djokovic urges government ‘support’ players
By Reuters,
1044, November 19, 2020 (EAT)
World number one Novak Djokovic has called on authorities to allow players to compete before the Australian Open while undertaking their mandatory qua...
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Djokovic clinches sixth year-end No. 1 ranking to tie Sampras
By Reuters,
1254, November 7, 2020 (EAT)
Novak Djokovic has sealed the year-end men’s world number one tennis ranking for the sixth time to go level with childhood hero Pete Sampras after c...
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Nadal charges into Paris quarters
By Reuters,
1009, November 6, 2020 (EAT)
Top seed Rafa Nadal was forced to save a set point before overcoming Australian Jordan Thompson 6-1 7-6(3) on Thursday to reach the Paris Masters quar...
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Murray pulls out from Cologne event with pelvic problem
By Reuters,
1559, October 19, 2020 (EAT)
Andy Murray has suffered another injury setback and has pulled out of this week’s ATP Tour event in Germany due to a lingering pelvic problem, the f...
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Murray to return at ‘Battle of the Brits’ tourney in June
By Reuters,
1511, May 29, 2020 (EAT)
Andy Murray will make his return to tennis at a behind-closed-doors tournament organised by his brother Jamie from June 23-28 in London, the Lawn Tenn...
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2020 Laver Cup called off due to French Open switch
By Reuters,
1240, April 18, 2020 (EAT)
The 2020 Laver Cup will not go ahead in September as planned and will return next year due to the clash of dates with the French Open, the organisers ...
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Players cry foul after shock French Open move
By Reuters,
1143, March 18, 2020 (EAT)
Tennis players around the world have hit out at the lack of communication from the game’s governing bodies in the wake of the French Open’s shock ...
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SWILA: How Coronavirus has cost sports billions of dollars
By Isaac Swila,
1207, April 20, 2020 (EAT)
Isaac Swila in Nairobi The Coronavirus pandemic spreading across the globe like wildfire has not only caused panic to millions of souls across the wo...
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Tennis, NBA, football: coronavirus shreds sports calendar
By Reuters,
2052, March 12, 2020 (EAT)
The global sporting calendar has been shredded by the coronavirus pandemic, with men’s tennis shut down for six weeks, top European soccer leagues o...
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Djokovic surprised by Federer knee surgery news
By Reuters,
1306, February 24, 2020 (EAT)
News of Roger Federer’s knee surgery caught Novak Djokovic by surprise and the world number one said he hoped to see his Swiss rival back on court s...
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Imperious Federer sweeps into third round
By Reuters,
1834, January 22, 2020 (EAT)
Roger Federer displayed imperious form to canter into the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday with a 6-1 6-4 6-1 thumping of Serb Filip Kr...
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Djokovic the man to beat, again, at Melbourne Park
By Reuters,
1917, January 17, 2020 (EAT)
Gary Lineker’s celebrated quote that football is a simple game that “the Germans always win” might well be adapted to tennis and the inescapable...
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No clear favourite for Australian Open, says Djokovic
By Reuters,
1105, January 13, 2020 (EAT)
Djokovic recorded a ninth consecutive hard-court win over world number one Rafa Nadal on Sunday as Serbia were crowned champions at the inaugural ATP ...
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Super Shapovalov keeps Canada in hunt with Zverev win
By Reuters,
1703, January 7, 2020 (EAT)
Canadian Denis Shapovalov picked up his second win against a top-10 player at the ATP Cup team event on Tuesday with a 6-2 6-2 thumping of Alexander Z...
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Halep, Cornet plan unique ways to contribute to bushfire relief
By Reuters,
1823, January 5, 2020 (EAT)
Romanian women’s world No. 4 Simona Halep has devised a unique way to support relief and recovery efforts amid Australia’s bushfire catastrophe: s...
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Murray can play without hip worries ahead of new season
By Reuters,
1028, November 26, 2019 (EAT)
Former world tennis number one Andy Murray said he can finally play without worrying about his hip following career-saving surgery in January, but exp...
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