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Nadal, Serena Win Roland Garros Openers As Thiem Faces Early Test

Rafael Nadal began his pursuit of a record-tying 20th men's Grand Slam title with a straight-sets victory at the French Open while Serena Williams made a slow but successful start in...... Read more Venus Williams Slumps To Opening Defeat At French Open

Former French Open runner-up Venus Williams suffered her second successive first round loss in a Grand Slam as she went down 6-4 6-4 to Slovakia’s Anna Karolina Schmiedlova on Sunday. With...... Read more Nadal Faces Tough Path To Roland Garros Final, Wawrinka Takes On Murray

Rafael Nadal, who is seeking a record-extending 13th Roland Garros title and a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam singles crown, was handed a relatively tough path to this year's final when the...... Read more French Open draw: Andy Murray To Play Stan Wawrinka

Andy Murray will meet fellow three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka in the French Open first round – the man whom the Briton played in his last match on the Paris...... Read more Novak Djokovic Through To Italian Open Final

World number one Novak Djokovic booked his place in the final of the Italian Open with victory over Casper Ruud. The Serbian, who has won the clay court tournament four times,...... Read more Djokovic Into Italian Open Last Eight

Novak Djokovic battled to a straight-sets win over Filip Krajinovic to reach the quarter-finals of the Italian Open for the 14th year in a row. Djokovic saved five break points on...... Read more Injured Thiem Battles To The End, Wins US Open

Dominic Thiem produced a historic comeback to beat Alexander Zverev in a nervy five-setter and win the US Open on Sunday for his first Grand Slam title. The second seeded Austrian...... Read more Osaka Beats Azarenka To Win US Open And Third Grand Slam

Japan’s Naomi Osaka came from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the US Open on Saturday and clinch her third Grand Slam title. Osaka, the fourth...... Read more Serena Falls; Osaka, Azarenka To Contest US Open Final

Serena Williams was beaten 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the semifinals of the US Open by Victoria AzarenkaThursday, denying her the chance of winning a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title on...... Read more Serena, Thiem Move Into US Open Semifinals

Serena Williams battled into a US Open semifinal showdown with Victoria Azarenka on Wednesday as top men’s seeds Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev booked their spots in the last four. Williams,...... Read more Champion Barty Pulls Out Of French Open Over Coronavirus

World number one Ashleigh Barty has decided not to defend her French Open tennis title this year, pulling out of the tournament because of coronavirus. The Australian said last year’s event...... Read more Serena Fights Way Into US Open Quarters As Thiem Sails Through

Serena Williams battled into the quarterfinals of the US Open on Monday as top men's seeds Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev sailed through to the last eight at Flushing Meadows. After...... Read more Djokovic Disqualified From US Open

Novak Djokovic was dramatically disqualified from the US Open on Sunday after accidentally striking a female lines judge with a ball in frustration during his last-16 match, sending shock waves through...... Read more NTTF Appoints Adetayo As Technical Director

The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) has appointed the chairman of Oyo State Table Tennis Association, Dr. Adesoji Adetayo, as the technical director of the sporting federation. In a letter signed...... Read more Djokovic Beats Struff To Qualify For Last 16 Of US Open

Novak Djokovic sailed into the last 16 of the US Open on Friday as off-court intrigue forced the delay of a men’s singles match over issues linked to coronavirus. Djokovic...... Read more US Open: Serena Williams Through After Stephens Battle

Six-time champion Serena Williams fought back from a slow start to beat fellow American Sloane Stephens and reach the last 16 of the US Open. Third seed Williams, 38, was sluggish...... Read more Murray Makes Stunning US Open Comeback

Andy Murray staged a stunning comeback against Yoshihito Nishioka in the US Open first round on his long-awaited return to Grand Slam singles tennis. The 33-year-old came from two sets and...... Read more Williams Wins In Straight Sets At US Open

Serena Williams began her pursuit of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title with a dominant 7-5 6-3 win over fellow American Kristie Ahn. The 38-year-old went a break down in...... Read more Wounded Osaka Climbs To Ninth In WTA Rankings

Naomi Osaka climbed one place to number nine in the new WTA rankings, which were released on Monday ahead of the US Open, after withdrawing from the Western & Southern Open...... Read more Djokovic Maintains Winning Streak, Equals Nadal’s Record 35 Masters 1,000 Wins

Novak Djokovic kept his unbeaten streak in 2020 alive as he survived a terrible start to defeat Milos Raonic 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the final of the Western & Southern Open...... Read more Osaka Makes U-Turn, Will Play WTA Semi-Final

Japan’s Naomi Osaka reversed her decision to withdraw from the WTA Western & Southern Open semi-finals on Thursday, saying she will now play the match that has been rearranged for Friday....... Read more Fit-Again Murray Hopes To Inspire Others

Britain’s former world number one Andy Murray says he hopes to prove to other athletes they can still compete at the highest level with a metal hip. Murray, 33, is making...... Read more Kei Nishikori Tests Positive For Coronavirus For Second Time

Japan’s Kei Nishikori has tested positive for coronavirus for a second time, 10 days before the US Open. The 2014 US Open runner-up, 30, has been in isolation since last weekend...... Read more Important To Play At US Open — Djokovic

Serbia’s world number one Novak Djokovic says one of the reasons he decided to play the US Open was to help the sport “keep going”. Djokovic, 33, is in New York...... Read more US Open: Ankle Injury Threatens Muguruza’s Appearance

Spanish world number 16 Garbine Muguruza is a doubt for the US Open because of an ankle injury. Six of the top 10 players have already pulled out of the women's...... Read more