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NEW YORK: Alexander Zverev put a slow start to his U.S. Open campaign further behind ‌him as the top-seeded German defeated Italian Luciano Darderi 6-2 6-2 7-6(3) on Monday and moved into the quarter-finals. Playing his fourth straight night-session match and having endured two-five-setters along t

NEW YORK: The Alex Eala fans came bearing Filipino flags, and wearing hats telling her to fight on ("Laban Alex"). They cheered her sizzling groundstrokes, documented her volleys and serves in photos and video, and in some cases FaceTimed with friends or family. And this was only at the practice co

CINCINNATI: Serena and Venus Williams played their first doubles match together since the 2022 U.S. Open and lost a thriller, 2-6, 6-1 (10-8) to Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns on Monday night at the Cincinnati Open. The sisters nearly recovered from a 6-0 deficit in the match tiebreaker before a

Second seed Elena Rybakina fought back from a set and a break down to ‌prevail 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 in her Canadian Open quarter-final against Naomi Osaka in Toronto on Tuesday. Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon and 2026 Australian Open champion, will meet fourth seed Coco Gauff for a place in the final after

LONDON: British wild card Arthur Fery is facing French Open champion Alexander Zverev in the opening men's semifinal at Wimbledon on Friday. The 114th-ranked Fery, who grew up five minutes from the All England Club and played at Stanford University, is attempting to become the first wild card to re

LONDON: Serena Williams pulled out of ​her Wimbledon doubles campaign alongside sister Venus after ‌sustaining a ​knee injury during her opening-round singles defeat. "I'm heartbroken to have to withdraw from doubles. Coming back to compete again has been a gift, and the opportunity to play alongsi

LONDON: Serena Williams appears to have recovered enough from a knee issue in time to play doubles at Wimbledon. Serena, 44, and Venus Williams, 46, are scheduled to play their opening-round doubles match Saturday after organizers pushed it back to give Serena time to deal with a knee problem she s

LONDON:  Don't expect to see Jannik Sinner's parents in the Royal Box at Wimbledon anytime soon, even though they're more than welcome. The defending champion was asked why his mother and father weren't in attendance for his opening match on Centre Court on Monday, when last year's women's winner I

LONDON: Serena Williams showed flashes of brilliance before her much anticipated return ‌to competitive action after a four-year absence fizzled out in a 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 defeat to little-known Australian Maya Joint in the Wimbledon first round. There were high hopes that the 44-year-old would become

LONDON:  ​American great Serena ‌Williams ​will return to Wimbledon after a four-year absence after being ⁠handed a wildcard for the women's doubles ‌by the All England Club on ‌Tuesday. The 44-year-old winner ‌of 23 Grand ‌Slam ‌singles titles made a ​comeback this ‌month ​at the ⁠Queen's Club Cha

Bengaluru: Jannik Sinner was once viewed as an explosive ‌talent custom-built for hardcourt tennis but the four-times Grand Slam champion 's assiduous work on his patience and control has made him the man to beat on clay heading into the French Open. It had long been assumed that in his era-definin

Novak Djokovic is ​still working through the injury problems that ‌forced him ​to miss recent tournaments in Miami and Monte Carlo and said on Friday that he will not feature at next week 's Madrid Open, one of the last stops before ⁠the French Open. "Madrid, unfortunately I won 't be able to compe