Category: Tennis
US Open To Break $50million Prize Barrier
Prize money at the 2017 US Open will top $50 million (43.3 million euros), organisers confirmed on Tuesday. It will once again make the tournament the richest event in...
Andy Murray Critical Of Celebrations Over Brits Making Wimbledon Fourth Round
Andy Murray has not had a good year, of that there is no doubt. His build up to his beloved Wimbledon was nothing short of wretched as he was knocked out in the first...
Istomin Shoots Down Bedene In Rotterdam
British No 4 Aljaz Bedene was beaten by Denis Istomin in the first round of the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on Monday. Bedene was broken once in the opening...
William Sisters Lose Olympic Doubles Match For 1st Time
Three-time doubles gold medalists Serena and Venus Williams lost an Olympic match as partners for the first time, stunned in the opening round of the Rio de Janeiro...
Serena William Reaches 300 Grand Slam Wins
Serena Williams clinched her 300th Grand Slam victory, as she saw off Germany’s Annika Beck 6-3 6-0, to qualify for the Wimbledon fourth round. The defending...
Sharapova To Appeal Two-Year Ban From Tennis
Maria Sharapova has confirmed she will appeal her two-year ban by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), after testing positive for meldonium. The Russian tennis...
Djokovic Defeats Murray To Win First Ever French Open Title
Novak Djokovic produced a fantastic game of tennis, to beat Andy Murray and claim his first ever French Open title on Sunday. The World No 1 lost the first set, but...
Murray Defeats Djokovic To Win Rome Masters
Andy Murray has won the Rome Masters, after beating world no 1, Novak Djokovic, in the final. The Scot triumphed 6-3 6-3, to claim his biggest clay court title ever....
Djokovic Defeats Murray In Three Sets To Win Madrid Open
World No 1, Novak Djokovic, has defeated Andy Murray to claim the Madrid Open title for the second time. Murray, who won the title in the Spanish capital last year, took...
UN Suspends Sharapova As Goodwill Ambassador
Maria Sharapova has been suspended as a goodwill ambassador by the United Nations after the former world number one admitted she had tested positive for the banned...
Flu Forces Serena Williams Out Of Qatar Open
World number one Serena Williams on Tuesday become the latest high-profile name to pull out of the Qatar Open, citing flu for her withdrawal. It is the latest blow for...
I Was Once Offered £110,000 To Fix A Game – Djokovic
Novak Djokovic has confirmed that he was once indirectly offered £110,000 to throw a first-round match at a tournament in Russia. The approach came for him to lose in...
