1. Federer out for a month due to knee injury. 2. Juan Martin Del Potro to make long-awaited comeback at Delray Beach. 3. Simona Halep changes mind about Fed Cup, Dubai and Doha after delaying nose surgery. 4. Rafael Nadal takes wildcard to defend Buenos Aires title. 5. Returnee Gasquet wins all French Final over…
At last the First Grand Slam of the year is here. The Australian Open A.K.A the Happy Slam has always been a gruelling test of survival of the fittest for the men and women of tennis, with it’s wiltering heat and humidity, scorching sunshine and huge, shock upsets. Records could be broken all over the place…
ATP Doha: Day 1, 1st rd World No5 Rafael Nadal got his 2016 campaign off to a stuttering, but testing start, with a 3 set win over fellow Spaniard: Pablo Carreno-Busta. The Mighty Majorcan who had a nightmarish season last year, is hoping to get back to his brilliant best again and winning another Grand…
1. David Ferrer and Kei Nishikori complete line-up for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. 2. WTA Elite Trophy, 2015: Zhuhai, China Inaugural tournament replacing Tournament of Champions, consisting of the top 11 players ( plus 1 wildcard) who didn’t qualify for the WTA Finals, ranked between 9-19 (10-26, this year due to Serena Williams withdrawing from the…
Maria Sharapova will be forever known in tennis, as the woman who ended Flavia Penneta’s career. The Russian superstar was given the honour of facing Pennetta in what was potentially the Italian diva’s last ever WTA match. Maria was already assured of a place in the SFs, but Flavia knew she had to beat Sharapova and…
Maria Sharapova continued to surprise herself at the WTA Finals, as she beat World No2 Simona Halep in straight sets. The Russian hadn’t completed a match since losing to Serena Williams in the SFs of Wimbledon back in July. The 2004 champion though battled past Aga Radwanska in her opening round robin match in Singapore…
After a long, tiring season of shocks, triumphs and controversies, the top 8 players of 2015 are all here in Singapore for the Crown Jewel of the WTA Tour: The WA Finals. The prestigious eight woman field is being held in Singapore for the 2nd year after a record-breaking staging last year. 3-time defending champ Serena…
Britain’s Johanna Konta continues to soar and soar up the rankings, after a huge win over World No2 Simona Halep. The British No2 who has only lost once since Wimbledon, produced an unbelievable fight-back against the talented Romanian, winning 6 games in a row from 5-1 down in the final set for her biggest career victory. As…
1. Tsonga beats Simon wins in all French Final, to capture Metz Title. Draw 2. Raonic rallies past Sousa to claim St Petersburg Crown. Draw 3. Radwanska storms past Bencic to win 2nd Pan Pacific Title in Tokyo. Draw 4. Irina Camelia-Begu eases past rising star Aliaksandra Sasnovich and win Korea Open title. Draw 5. Jankovic powers…
Roberta Vinci caused one of the biggest upsets in Grand Slam History on Friday, with a sensational upset of 6-time US Open Champion- Serena Williams. The veteran Italian was amazingly appearing in her very first Major SF and with her shocking victory, she ends Serena’s quest for the Calendar Grand Slam. The 33 year old was…
All Things Tennis- from Hamza Shakeel 