Tennis
Japanese Naomi Osaka has beaten Czech Petra Kvitova during the 2019 Australian Open to win a back-to-back Grand Slam title and has become the world’s new number one. The US Open winner, 21, started to cry after missing three of her championship points during the second set, but managed to ….
Former Australian Open victors Bruno Soares and Jamie Murray have advanced to the second round in Melbourne after beating Andres Meltini and Roman Jebavy for the tournament’s men’s doubles. Brazilian Soares and British Murray, who are both winners from 2016, earned the massive tie-break during the second set to beat ….
American Serena Williams has made it through to the second round of the Australian Open as she campaigns to earn her 24th Grand Slam title by beating Tatjana Maria. The 27 year old American, who’s 23rd title came in Melbourne two years ago before she fell pregnant, won 6-0 6-2 ….
British second seeded Cameron Norrie has advanced to his first ATP final after beating German Jan-Lennard Struff during the semi-finals of the Auckland International. The 23 year old player claimed a victory of 7-5 4-6 6-4 playing in the city where he grew up before he moved over to the ….
Davis Cup hosts France gave their audience members renewed vigour after they won the marathon doubles contest to keep the final event going strong. Croatia had been in the lead, and were set to take the trophy home after they won both of their single matches, and took a 2-0 ….
French Davis Cup coach Loie Courteau has allayed fears that Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will be forced to miss the final game at the Davis Cup due to a shoulder injury that forced the 33-year-old to cut his training earlier than usual. Tsonga, who was the former world No.5 was seen with ….
Six-time ATP champion Roger Federer has beaten Kevin Anderson 6-4 6-3 and secured his spot in the semi-finals at the ATP Finals for the 15th time in his career. Federer’s latest win against Anderson means that he will now be joining the group set to take part in the semi-finals ….
Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic fought through high US Open temperatures to take on Hungarian Marton Fucsovics in the second round, winning with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-06 victory. Djokovic is playing his first game in the Arthur Ashe Stadium since he lost to Stan Warwinka during the 2016 final. The ….
British Kyle Edmund was forced to exit the US Open during the first round after a loss against Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi. Lorenzi, who is currently at world ranking 94, beat the 16th seed 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, and 6-1. The game was played at Flushing Meadows on a day with extremely ….
The US Open is ready to start, and this year’s event, which is being held in Flushing Meadows, New York, is already set to see some of Tennis’ biggest competitors fight it out on the court. Serena and Venus Williams could very well be heading to their earliest grand slam ….