Page 22 - Tennis

Pushing 39, taking a year off - is the end of Roger Federer's career nigh?

By employing instinct and reacting faster than his opponents, Federer, over the last two decades, seized control of what matters most in tennis: time

Federer to miss French, US Open over knee surgery; will return in 2021

The 38-year-old Federer had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in February

Former tennis star 'still shaken' by encounter with NYPD officer in '15

James Blake, a Harvard alum who reached a career-high ranking of No. 4 and is now tournament director of the Miami Open, said the 2015 episode transformed him into an 'accidental activist.'

US Open plan in works, including group flights, Covid tests, no spectators

All sanctioned competition has been suspended by the ATP, WTA and International Tennis Federation since March and is on hold until late July

Tennis: Rome to host Italian Open in September, says federation president

This year's edition had been scheduled to start at the Foro Italico on May 11, but was called off because of the coronavirus pandemic

India will not host any international sport event anytime soon: Rijiju

Talking specifically about IPL 2020, Rijiju says it is the government's prerogative to take a call on conducting any tournament in the country

Covid-19: Novak Djokovic Foundation donates ventilators to hospital

Earlier in March, Novak Djokovic and wife Jelena Djokovic had announced that they will donate a million Euros to help the people of Serbia in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic

Tennis star Naomi Osaka becomes world's highest paid female athlete

Osaka, a two-time Grand Slam champion, ranks No. 29 on the 2020 Forbes list of the world's 100 top-paid athletes while Williams is No. 33

Sports books to keep you going while you wait for the real action to resume

If you're done with endless TV re-runs of classic matches, Dhruv Munjal offers a choice of entertaining sports books to keep you going.

Coronavirus impact: Cancellation possible, admit Australian Open organisers

The Australian Open is scheduled to take place in Melbourne from January 18-31 next year

Covid-19 impact: All French Open tickets to be cancelled, reimbursed

Roland-Garros was initially scheduled for May 24-June 7, but has been pushed back to likely run between September 27-October 11

Did Novak Djokovic break Spain's coronavirus rules by hitting the court?

The Spanish tennis federation said in a statement on Monday that professional players in Spain were allowed to exercise by themselves or with a coach, but not yet on a tennis court

Coronavirus impact: Wimbledon cancelled for first time since WWII

It now joins the growing list of sports events scrapped completely in 2020 because of the COVID-19 outbreak

Will tennis return in 2020? Former star Gabriela Sabatini has her doubts

The professional tennis season was suspended in mid-March, in line with recommendations from the World Health Organization

Maria Sharapova wants to be clear: She is retiring, not quitting

A 6-foot-2 Russian who punctuated her flat groundstrokes with piercing shrieks, Sharapova made one of the most extraordinary journeys in sports

Olympic football qualifiers, Fed Cup moved from China over coronavirus fear

The football tournament had already been moved from Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, to Nanjing in Jiangsu province, but will now be held in Sydney, the Asian Football Confederation said

Roger Federer: Grand Slam champion to sneakerhead?

The 20-time major winner is taking a big step toward life after tennis with On, a small Swiss running shoe brand with a cult following

Young guns are finally firing in men's tennis at this year's ATP Finals

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Dominic Thiem dominated the early stages of the year-end ATP Finals this week, suggesting men's tennis is in good form

Sumit Nagal wins ATP challenger; jumps to career-best ranking of 135

Last month, Nagal grabbed headlines after he made his Grand Slam debut and produced a spirited fight against the legendary Roger Federer in the first-round of the US Open

Rafael Nadal beats Medvedev in marathon match to win fourth US Open

Nadal made his opponent work for every point and overcame the aggressive Russian in one of the most gripping five-set finals in the Grand Slam history