Tag: Tennis
Muguruza claims second major with Wimbledon sweep of Venus Williams
London (dpa) - Garbine Muguruza won her second grand slam title in just over a year with a 7-5, 6-0 defeat of Venus Williams for a first...
Federer rolls Raonic, Murray crashes out, injured Djokovic quits
London - Roger Federer put on a classic display with a crushing 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) defeat of Milos Raonic on Wednesday, as the Swiss...
Konta makes British history with Wimbledon semi-final spot
London - Johanna Konta made British history by becoming the first woman since Virginia Wade in 1978 to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals with a dramatic...
Federer puts on powerful display to win 90th title
Indian Wells, California - Roger Federer claimed the 90th title of his career with a scorching 6-4, 7-5 defeat of Stan Wawrinka on Sunday...
Federer outlasts Nadal to win Australian Open
Melbourne - Roger Federer added another honour to his superlative career, defeating hot rival Rafael Nadal 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to win a...
Federer and Nadal set for historic Australian Open final
Melbourne - Longtime rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will be playing for history and another line or two in the record books as...
Serena Williams wins seventh Australian Open; record 23rd grand slam
Melbourne - Serena Williams wrote more history with a 6-4, 6-4 defeat of sister Venus to claim a record 23rd Open Era grand slam...
Nadal beats Dimitrov to set up iconic final with Federer
Melbourne - Rafael Nadal needed three match points and nearly five hours of battle to beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (4-7), 6-4...
Tennis great Sharapova announces doping test failure
Los Angeles (dpa) - Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova failed a drug test at the Australian Open in January, the five-time Grand Slam winner...
Novak Djokovic wins Wimbledon title!
London, July 13 - Novak Djokovic of Serbia holds the championship trophy after beating Roger Federer of Switzerland yesterday in the men's final of...
