Tennis

New York, September 11 (Reuters) - Serena Williams was beaten 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open by Victoria Azarenka on Thursday, denying her the chance of winning a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title on home soil this year. Belarusian Azarenka will play Japan’s Naomi Osaka in her third final at Flushing Meadows on Saturday, having...

New York, September 7 (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic was sensationally disqualified in the U.S. Open fourth round on Sunday after striking a line judge with a ball following a point during the first set of his match against Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta. Djokovic was becoming frustrated after squandering three set points when Carreno Busta served at 4-5,...

June 25 (India Today) - Novak Djokovic's father has come to the defence of his son and instead turned the blame on Grigor Dimitrov for spreading coronavirus in the tennis tournament organised by his son. Grigor Dimitrov was the first person who tested positive for Covid-19 at the Adria Tour charity event after which three other players - Borna Coris,...

June 23 (CNN) - Novak Djokovic has tested positive for coronavirus following an exhibition event he organized in Croatia. The Adria Tour, which took place in Zadar last weekend, has been mired in controversy after the final was cancelled following Grigor Dimitrov's positive test. Djokovic, the world No.1 tennis star who was scheduled to play in Sunday's final, confirmed Tuesday...

June 16 (Reuters) - The United States Tennis Association will hold the U.S. Open this year without fans amid the COVID-19 outbreak even though some top players have expressed concerns about attending the tournament due to the virus, according to multiple reports. Forbes, which cited unnamed sources, said the men’s ATP Tour and the WTA, which runs the women’s circuit,...

Madrid, April 13 (AP) - Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray are among the 12 players confirmed to play in the virtual Madrid Open tennis tournament this month. David Goffin, John Isner, Karen Khachanov, Eugenie Bouchard, Kristina Mladenovic and Kiki Bertens will also participate from their homes in the April 27-30 online competition that is expected to be broadcast live on...

Moscow, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam winner, is retiring from professional tennis at the age of 32, she wrote in Vanity Fair on Wednesday. “In giving my life to tennis, tennis gave me a life. I’ll miss it everyday,” she wrote. Russia’s Tennis Federation had no immediate comment.

Melbourne, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Defending champion Novak Djokovic set up a semi-final showdown with ‘Big Three’ rival Roger Federer at the Australian Open on Tuesday with a thumping 6-4 6-3 7-6(1) victory over Canada’s hapless Milos Raonic. Federer saved seven match points in a five-set thriller with American battler Tennys Sandgren only hours before but there was no luck...

Melbourne, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal lost his first set of the tournament but rode out a spirited challenge from wholly committed Nick Kyrgios to move into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the 12th time with a 6-3 3-6 7-6 (6) 7-6(4) victory on Monday. Kyrgios was a match for the 19-times Grand Slam champion in the...

Jan 24 (IndiaToday) - While playing his 2nd round match at the Australian Open 2020, Rafael Nadal accidentally ended up hitting a ballgirl, but the World No. 1, not only comforted the little girl with a peck on the cheek after the incident but also went on to meet her and her family after his match. On Thursday, during his...