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Murray Beats Wawrinka To Win First Title Since Hip Surgery

Andy Murray broke down in tears after winning his first singles title since career-saving hip surgery by beating Stan Wawrinka at the European Open. The Briton, 32, launched a stunning comeback...... Read more Federer Says His ‘Heart Decided’ To Play Olympic Games

Roger Federer has confirmed he intends to play in next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo as he chases an elusive gold medal in the men’s singles. The Swiss great, who turns 39...... Read more Andreescu To Face Osaka in China Open

Bianca Andreescu will play Naomi Osaka for the first time after both players advanced to the quarter-finals of the China Open. Osaka, 21, lost only four games with a 6-4 6-0...... Read more 240 Players From 57 Countries Set For 2019 Lagos Open Tennis

Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, the city of Lagos, is set to play host to no fewer than 240 players across 57 countries of the world in this year’s Lagos Open Tennis...... Read more 2019 Lagos Open Tennis: ITF Sets Registration Deadline for September 19

World tennis governing body, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) has given players across the world Thursday, September 19, 2019 as registration deadline for the first leg of this year’s Lagos Open...... Read more Clijsters Set to Make Shock Return to Tennis in 2020

Kim Clijsters is to make her tennis comeback at the age of 36 with a return to the WTA Tour in 2020. The Belgian, who first retired in 2007 to start...... Read more Nadal Motivated By Love of Game, Not Grand Slam Record

Rafa Nadal moved within one Grand Slam title of tying Roger Federer’s all-time mark of 20 on Sunday but even after adding a fourth U.S. Open to his collection the Spaniard...... Read more Nadal Wins Five-Set US Open Final Thriller, 19th Grand Slam

Rafael Nadal captured his 19th career Grand Slam title in thrilling fashion on Sunday by winning the US Open final, outlasting Russia’s Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4 to seize...... Read more Teenage Sensation Stuns Serena in US Open Final

Teenager Bianca Andreescu became Canada’s first Grand Slam singles champion Saturday with a rollercoaster 6-3, 7-5 win over 23-time major champion Serena Williams in the US Open final. The 19-year-old Andreescu...... Read more Serena Williams Set To Battle Andreescu for US Open Glory

Serena Williams has another shot at winning a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title after demolishing Elina Svitolina to reach the US Open final. The American, 37, overpowered the Ukrainian fifth...... Read more Nadal Beats Diego Schwartzman To Reach US Open semi-Finals

Rafael Nadal remains the favourite to win the US Open – and move within one of Roger Federer’s tally of 20 Grand Slams – after a hard-fought quarter-final win over Diego...... Read more Roger Federer Suffers Shock US Open Exit

Five-time champion Roger Federer is out of the US Open after Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov won a late-night thriller to finally beat the Swiss great. Federer, 38, had won all seven of...... Read more Serena Zooms into Semis with 100th US Open Win

Serena Williams claimed her 100th win at the U.S. Open in style on Tuesday, dismantling her quarter-final opponent Wang Qiang 6-1 6-0 in a blistering 44-minute performance that ended any questions...... Read more Federer Zooms into US Open Quarter-Finals By Beating Goffin

Roger Federer cruised into the US Open quarter-finals, thrashing 15th seed David Goffin 6-2 6-2 6-0 in just 78 minutes. The Swiss five-time champion fell a break down early in the...... Read more Federer, Serena Breeze into US Open Last 16 But Nishikori Out

Roger Federer and Serena Williams, the all-time leaders in Grand Slam titles, cruised into the fourth round of the US Open on Friday while 2014 US Open runner-up Kei Nishikori was...... Read more Serena, Djokovic headline Day Three action in New York

Serena Williams will resume her quest for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title at the US Open on Wednesday while holder Novak Djokovic and five-time champion Roger Federer also seek passage...... Read more Federer Feels ‘Best In Years’ for US Open

Roger Federer says a caravanning holiday around the Swiss countryside has left him feeling the best he has “in years” before the US Open. Federer, 38, is going for a record...... Read more Osaka May Defy Doctor’s Orders to defend U.S. Open Title

World number one Naomi Osaka will “probably” defend her U.S. Open title, even if it means defying her doctor’s orders, she said after retiring from the Cincinnati Masters with a knee...... Read more Andy Murray Rules Out US Open Singles after Losing to Richard Gasquet

Former world number one Andy Murray says he will not play singles at the US Open later this month. On Monday Murray played his first singles match since career-saving hip surgery...... Read more Bianca Andreescu Wins Title as Serena Williams Retires Injured

Serena Williams retired with a back injury in the final of the Rogers Cup in Toronto, handing the title to Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu. Williams, 37, was left in tears after...... Read more Osaka Beaten By Serena Williams But Back On Top Of World Rankings

Naomi Osaka will return to the top of the women’s tennis world rankings despite losing to Serena Williams in the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup. Williams beat Osaka 6-3 6-4 to...... Read more Aruna Quadri Crashes Out of African Cup

Nigeria’s top-ranked Table tennis player, Aruna Quadri was yesterday eliminated from the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa Cup ongoing at Sir Molade Okoya Thomas Indoor Sports Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium,...... Read more Adeyemo Pledges Support to Table Tennis Star Saheed Idowu

Sports philanthropist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, has expressed readiness to support table tennis star Saheed Idowu in his quest to win international laurels. Chief Adeyemo, also known as Igboho Osa, pledged the...... Read more Last Few Months Have Been Tough — Osaka

Former world number one Naomi Osaka says she “hasn’t had fun playing tennis” since winning the Australian Open. Osaka, 21, beat Czech Petra Kvitova in a thrilling final in January to...... Read more Fatigued Djokovic Withdraws from Montreal Event

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next month’s Rogers Cup in Montreal in order to get more rest before opening his hard court season, the world number one said on Thursday. Djokovic,...... Read more