Tennis

Murray pulls out of French Open through injury

22 May

Federer downed by Nadal in just 69 minutes

20 May

ROME — Rafa Nadal made short work of his great rival Roger Federer to win the Italian Open, his sixth trophy of the year, 6-1 6-3 yesterday.

Murray likely to miss french open

16 May

ROME — Andy Murray could miss the French Open after suffering a lower back problem that forced the world No 1 to retire from the Italian Open on his 26th birthday on Wednesday.

Serena gains sisterly revenge on Robson in Rome

15 May

LONDON — World No 1 Serena Williams inflicted swift revenge on behalf of her older sister when she beat Britain’s Laura Robson 6-2 6-2 in the Rome Masters yesterday (May 14).

Djokovic bounces back from Madrid shock

15 May

ROME — World No 1 Novak Djokovic bounced back from last week’s shock defeat in Madrid to ease past Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-3 in the second round of the Rome Masters yesterday ...

Rafael Nadal wins Madrid Open

13 May

MADRID — Cheered on by the home crowd at the Caja Magica, the fifth-ranked Nadal cruised to his 55th career title and extended his head-to-head record with Wawrinka to 9-0.

Serena storms to 50th career win

13 May

MADRID — Defending champion Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open on Sunday to both retain her No 1 ranking and collect her 50th career...

WTA C’ships a coup for S’pore

By Philip Goh -

09 May

SINGAPORE — A reputation for being able to deliver and a vision to innovate so as to elevate an already established event were what clinched Singapore the right to host the...