Tennis

Melbourne : Rafael Nadal won his first singles match in five months on Thursday at the Melbourne Summer Set, where he defeated Lithuanian qualifier Ricardas Berankis 6-2, 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals."Super happy to be back in the…

Adelaide : Defending champion Iga Swiatek defeated Leylah Fernandez 6-1, 6-2 at the Adelaide International on Thursday to set up a quarter-final clash against two-times Grand Slam winner Victoria Azarenka.The 2020 Roland Garros winner…

SYDNEY : World No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic's visa to enter Australia has been cancelled with authorities reportedly intending to deport the Serbian athlete later on Thursday, reports Xinhua news agency.In a tweet on Thursday morning,…

Sydney : Poland's world No. 9 tennis player Hubert Hurkacz and Kamil Majchrzak finished a perfect 3-0 run through Group D of the ATP Cup, defeating Argentina to send their country into the semifinals here on Wednesday.The 24-year-old…

Belgrade : World number one Novak Djokovic on Tuesday said that he would defend his Australian Open title later this month after receiving a medical exemption from having a COVID-19 vaccination.Djokovic has never spoken publicly about his…

Melbourne : Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka made a winning return to the tennis courts here defeating Alize Cornet of France 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in the WTA 250 Melbourne Summer Set 1 on Tuesday.Eleven months ago, the Japanese player had left the…

Adelaide : American teenager Coco Gauff breezed into the second round, while No. 15 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine was ousted by a player ranked outside the top-100 at the Adelaide International here on Tuesday.The 17-year-old Gauff, ranked…

Melbourne : World No. 1 Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty backed Australian Open organisers to make the correct decision on whether to let unvaccinated players compete in the first major amid doubts over Novak Djokovic's chances of…

Melbourne : British tennis player Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Australian Open warm-up tournament in Melbourne having just come out of isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, the organisers said on Saturday.The 19-year-old…

Melbourne : Former US Open and Wimbledon champion Venus Williams will miss action at the Melbourne Park for the first time in a decade, after she withdrew from the season-opening Grand Slam reportedly due to a leg injury, according to News…