Tag Archives: Tennis

Friday, 9 September 2016   NEW YORK (Reuters) – No one can accuse Karolina Pliskova of taking the easy route to her first grand slam final, the lanky Czech pulling off the rare Williams family double beating both Serena and Venus to reach the U.S. Open title clash. While 40 …

Friday, 9 September 2016   NEW YORK (Reuters) – Reaching top of the world seems to agree with Angelique Kerber, who celebrated her ascension to the number one ranking with a 6-4 6-3 win over Caroline Wozniacki on Thursday to advance to Saturday’s U.S. Open final. The German left-hander was …

Friday, 9 September 2016   NEW YORK (Reuters) – For the second straight year Serena Williams saw her bid for a seventh U.S. Open title halted in the semi-finals with a 6-2 7-6(5) loss to Karolina Pliskova on Thursday that also ended her long reign as world number one. A …

Thursday, 8 September 2016 NEW YORK – Simona Halep did something no one else was able to do against Serena Williams at the U.S. Open on Wednesday but still could not stop the world number one from advancing to the semi-finals of the year’s final grand slam. The scrappy fifth …

Wednesday, 7 September 2016   NEW YORK (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic’s strange U.S. Open took another bizarre turn as he advanced to the semi-finals on Tuesday when Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired at the start of the third set, trailing 6-3 6-2. Tsonga took a medical timeout during the changeover at …

Wednesday, 7 September 2016   NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ana Konjuh has opened some eyes at Flushing Meadows as the 18-year-old former world number one junior emerged to reach her first grand slam quarter-final at the U.S. Open. Konjah, who three years ago reigned as the Australian Open and U.S. …

Saturday, 27 August 2016 NEW YORK (Reuters) – With a second Wimbledon title in the bag, a second gold medal in his pocket and his biggest rival struggling with injury, Andy Murray believes he has a golden chance to add to his three grand slam titles. The second-ranked Scot, who …

Thursday, 25 August 2016 NEW YORK: Roger Federer, who is sidelined for the rest of the year, said on Wednesday he plans to return to competition in Australia in January at the Hopman Cup and the Australian Open. The record 17-times grand slam singles winner announced last month that he …

Malaysia Open Kuala Lumpur 2016 ATP 250 The ATP World Tour 250 series is the newest series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) from the 2009 ATP World Tour.  Date: 24th September – 2nd Ocotber 2016 Venue: Panasonic National Sports Centre, Kuala Lumpur Organizer: IMG Phone: 852 …

Thursday, 11 August 2016 India’s Sania Mirza and Swiss veteran Martina Hingis, the world’s top ranked doubles team, announced Wednesday their intention to split, although they will reform for the end-of-season WTA Championships. The pair started playing together in 2015 and won their first three tournaments before capturing the 2015 …