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Novak aces Krajinovic in Vienna, Dimitrov eases past Khachanov

Serbian World No.1 Novak Djokovic secured a 7-6, 6-3 victory over compatriot Filip Krajinovic in the first round of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria, on Tuesday. With the first set going into a tie-break after each player

27 Oct 2020

2021 Australian Open in Melbourne may be delayed by a week or two: Minister

Australian Open tournament director and Tennis Australia chief executive Craig Tiley last weekend said the final dates should be confirmed within two weeks.

25 Nov 2020

Hubb Tennis Club to open doors in 2021 at Dubai Silicon Oasis’s hi-tech park

With an investment exceeding the budget of Dhs100 million and spanning an area of 100,000 square feet, the facility will have nine hard tennis courts, as well as a 385 m x 1.5 m jogging track featuring a MAPEI surface.

24 Nov 2020

Tennis star Alexander Zverev faces more charges of domestic abuse

Sharypova, a Russian former junior player, alleged that she injected herself with insulin in an attempt to take her own life after Zverev punched her during an argument.

07 Nov 2020

Medvedev beats Schwartzman to reach semis, Wawrinka snaps Rublev streak

Third seed Daniil Medvedev thrashed Diego Schwartzman on Friday to reach the Paris Masters semi-finals, leaving the Argentinian facing a nervous wait to see if he will qualify for the ATP Tour Finals.

06 Nov 2020

Zverev makes it Cologne double; Humbert lifts title in Antwerp

Top seed Alexander Zverev won his second ATP title in Cologne in the space of a week with a quick-fire 6-2, 6-1 demolition of Argentine Diego Schwartzman in the final of the bett1HULKS Championship on Sunday. The German world number seven had claimed

26 Oct 2020

French Open winner Swiatek to quarantine after contact with COVID-19

In winning her first Grand Slam title, Swiatek was also the youngest woman to win the French Open since Monica Seles in 1992. She was the first Polish woman to reach the final of the Roland Garros tournament in 81 years.

24 Oct 2020

Zverev enters Cologne quarters; Opelka stuns Medvedev in St Petersburg

Top-seeded Alexander Zverev advanced to the quarter-finals of the Cologne Indoors by beating Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-1 Thursday. Zverev was playing indoors for the first time this year after a mixed record on indoor

16 Oct 2020

‘I will only play Grand Slams from now on,’ jokes Kvitova

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova jokingly suggested she might only play Grand Slams in the future after ending a “very, very successful” Grand Slam season on Thursday.

15 Oct 2020