Tennis

Vekic and Kvitova win two matches in a day to reach German Open final

Croatia’s Donna Vekic had to play twice but did not drop a set as she cruised into the German Open final with a 6-4 7-6(8) victory over world number eight Maria Sakkari of Greece.

June 25, 2023 6:45 am
 

Tennis

Alcaraz makes semi-finals at Queen's with win over Dimitrov

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz reached the semi-finals at the Queen’s Club Championships with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov the Spaniard warms up for Wimbledon.

June 24, 2023 6:00 am
 

Tennis

Alcaraz made to sweat on Queen's Club debut

Carlos Alcaraz secured a hard-fought 4-6 7-5 7-6(3) win over Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech on his Queen’s Club debut, bouncing back from a disappointing French Open.

June 21, 2023 12:30 pm
 

Tennis

Raducanu says she sometimes wishes she had not won US Open

Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu said she sometimes wishes she had not won the Grand Slam due to the pressure that came with the success and instant fame.

June 19, 2023 7:36 am
 

Tennis

Happy return for Raonic after two-year heartbreak

On the face of it there was nothing extraordinary about Canadian Milos Raonic’s 50th tour-level win on grass in the opening round of this week’s s’-Hertogenbosch tournament — a 6-3 6-4 defeat of Miomir Kecmanovic.

June 14, 2023 6:24 am
 

Tennis

Grand Slam King Djokovic wins 23rd crown

An unstoppable Novak Djokovic roared to a record 23rd Grand Slam singles title at the French Open.

June 12, 2023 6:01 am
 

Tennis

Swiatek glad to 'survive' clay swing after rollercoaster finale

Holder Iga Swiatek endured an up-and-down final at Roland Garros to claim her third French Open title in four years and said she was happy to survive a testing claycourt swing as the emotions reached their peak at the finish line.

June 11, 2023 7:20 am
 

Tennis

Redemption for Japan's Kato with French Open mixed doubles title

Japan’s Miyu Kato put her French Open women’s doubles disqualification behind her as she captured the Roland Garros mixed doubles crown with Germany’s Tim Puetz.

June 9, 2023 6:36 am
 

Tennis

One of my best matches, says Alcaraz after French Open masterclass

Carlos Alcaraz described his French Open demolition of fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarter-finals as one of the best matches of his young career and said his level was only improving ahead of a meeting with Novak Djokovic.

June 7, 2023 4:06 pm
 

Tennis

Perfect tiebreak was turning point

Third seed Novak Djokovic’s flawless second-set tiebreak proved the turning point in his victory over Karen Khachanov in their French Open quarter-final.

June 7, 2023 6:22 am
 

Tennis

Swiatek through to last eight as Ukrainian Tsurenko retires unwell

Defending champion Iga Swiatek needed only 31 minutes to reach the French Open quarter-finals as her Ukrainian opponent Lesia Tsurenko retired after feeling unwell.

June 6, 2023 6:23 am
 

Tennis

Zverev rediscovers his joie de vivre in Paris

A year to the day after suffering a freak injury at Roland Garros, Alexander Zverev fought his way into the fourth round of the French Open, having rediscovered his joie de vivre in a thrilling match against his friend Frances Tiafoe.

June 4, 2023 12:34 pm

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