Search Results
Filter By:
-
Kvitova beats Laura to reach French Open semis
By Agencies,
1559, October 7, 2020 (EAT)
Petra Kvitova reached the French Open semi-finals for the first time since 2012 as an emotional run continued with victory over Germany's Laura Siegem...
-
Serena out of Italian Open with Achilles problem
By Reuters,
1327, September 13, 2020 (EAT)
Serena Williams has pulled out of the Italian Open starting on Monday due to an Achilles injury, the former world number one confirmed on Saturday. W...
-
Serena Williams out of Italian Open with Achilles problem
By Reuters,
2154, September 12, 2020 (EAT)
Serena Williams has pulled out of the Italian Open starting on Monday due to an Achilles injury, the former world number one confirmed on Saturday. W...
-
Osaka beats Rogers to reach U.S. Open semis
By Reuters,
1115, September 9, 2020 (EAT)
Naomi Osaka's sharp serving and superior return game helped her past American Shelby Rogers 6-3 6-4 and into the semi-finals of the US Open on Tuesday...
-
Serena begins marathon with exhausting first step
By Reuters,
1023, August 25, 2020 (EAT)
Serena Williams shook off some COVID-19 layoff rust to grind out a 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(0) win over Dutch qualifier Arantxa Rus on Monday to move into the t...
-
Prague Open: Simona Halep beats Elise Mertens in final
By Agencies,
1736, August 16, 2020 (EAT)
Simona Halep won her first title since before the coronavirus lockdown at the Prague Open with a straight-set victory over Elise Mertens. The Roman...
-
Tennis’ ‘Big Three’ join #BlackoutTuesday campaign against racial injustice
By Reuters,
1053, June 3, 2020 (EAT)
Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic were among the tennis players who joined the #BlackOutTuesday campaign against racial injustice, as prote...
-
Kenin downs Jabeur to reach maiden Grand Slam semi-final
By Reuters,
1013, January 28, 2020 (EAT)
Sofia Kenin kept her game neat and tidy to see off big-hitting Tunisian Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-4 at the Australian Open on Tuesday and reach her first Grand...
-
Osaka still searching for ‘champion mentality’
By Reuters,
1642, January 24, 2020 (EAT)
Naomi Osaka admitted to buckling under the pressure of having to defend her Australian Open title, saying she was still searching for the “champion ...
-
Osaka appoints Belgian Fissette as coach
By Reuters,
1628, December 15, 2019 (EAT)
Two-time grand slam winner Naomi Osaka has appointed Belgian Wim Fissette as coach, Kyodo news agency on Sunday quoted the Japanese player’s managem...
-
Osaka pulls out of WTA Finals with shoulder injury
By Agencies,
1309, October 29, 2019 (EAT)
World number three Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the WTA Finals in Shenzhen because of a shoulder injury. Japan's Osaka, 22, beat Petra Kvitova in...
-
Osaka hopes format familiarity brings better result at WTA Finals
By Reuters,
1726, October 26, 2019 (EAT)
Twelve months on from her debut appearance at the WTA Finals, two-time grand slam winner Naomi Osaka is hoping to put the lessons learned into practic...
-
Hsieh stuns world number one Osaka in Miami
By Reuters,
1252, March 24, 2019 (EAT)
The Miami Open lost two of its biggest drawcards on Saturday with world number one Naomi Osaka suffering a shock third-round loss to Taiwan’s Hsieh ...
-
Osaka beats Kvitova to win Australian Open
By Agencies,
1511, January 26, 2019 (EAT)
Japan's Naomi Osaka beat Czech Petra Kvitova in a seesaw Australian Open final to win back-to-back Grand Slams and become the new world number one. ...
-
Pliskova stuns Serena in Australian Open epic
By Reuters,
1057, January 23, 2019 (EAT)
Serena Williams squandered four match points and blew a 5-1 lead in the deciding set as seventh seed Karolina Pliskova produced a fightback for the ag...
-
Pliskova eases past Kvitova to book semi-final berth
By Matthews Mutai,
1456, October 25, 2018 (EAT)
Karolina Pliskova became the first woman to advance to the last four of the WTA Finals when the big-hitting Czech put on a controlled display to defea...
-
Serena beaten by Kvitova in second round in Cincinnati
By Reuters,
1008, August 15, 2018 (EAT)
Serena Williams was beaten 6-3 2-6 6-3 by Petra Kvitova in a thrilling second-round match at the Cincinnati Open on Tuesday, ending the American’s b...
-
Serena to renew Sharapova rivalry, Nadal downs Gasquet for 16th time
By AFP,
1504, June 3, 2018 (EAT)
Serena Williams set up a mouth-watering French Open showdown against bitter rival Maria Sharapova on Saturday as Rafael Nadal kept his bid for an 11th...
-
Sharapova sets up potential Serena clash
By AFP,
1710, June 2, 2018 (EAT)
Maria Sharapova marked her first appearance on Court Philippe Chatrier in three years with a 6-2, 6-1 rout of Karolina Pliskova to set-up a potentia...
-
Serena set for Grand Slam return at Roland Garros
By AFP,
1141, May 29, 2018 (EAT)
Three-time champion Serena Williams will make her eagerly-awaited return to Grand Slam tennis on Tuesday with a French Open first-round match against ...
Loading. Please wait...
Latest Stories
-
news
IPOA: Reckoning for 21 cops who teargassed, assaulted scores in Busia
-
sports
FIFA issues ban threat to players over European Super League
-
news
Kenya records 186 new COVID-19 cases,3 deaths and 75 recoveries
-
business
Competition regulator offers rewards to informants in battle against cartels
-
sports
Newcomers upbeat as KCB Autocross returns to Waterfront Mall
