Tennis

London: Maria Sharapova’s fellow players described her as inspirational and praised her fighting spirit following the Russian’s announcement of her

Los Angeles: World number two Rafael Nadal stepped up his bid for a third ATP Mexico Open title with an

DUBAI: Benoit Paire fought off four match points at the Dubai Championships on Tuesday, overhauling former US Open winner Marin

DOHA: Underdog Amanda Anisimova usurped No 5 seed Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 in the second round at the Doha WTA

Marseille: Defending champion and second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-4 on Sunday to win the

DUBAI: Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina produced another upset by beating second seed Karolina Pliskova 7-6(7-1) 6-3 at the Dubai Duty Free

DUBAI: Top seed Simona Halep needed four match points to see off Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur on Wednesday, squeezing into the

Bengaluru: Roger Federer has said he will miss a number of tournaments, including the French Open, after undergoing keyhole surgery

DUBAI: Four-time Grand Slam champion Kim Clijsters revealed on Sunday that a persistent inner feeling and advice from her husband

Rotterdam: Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas lost 7-5, 6-4 to unseeded Slovenian Aljaz Bedene as upsets continued at the Rotterdam Open

New York: Australian Jordan Thompson upset US top seed John Isner 7-6 (7-2), 6-7 (3-7), 6-3 on Thursday to reach

MUMBAI: Roger Federer will make his only appearance on clay this season at Roland Garros, his agent said. The Swiss

ROTTERDAM: Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas clawed his way back from a set and a break down to beat Poland’s Hubert

Rotterdam: Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut and Pablo Carreno Busta were taken to three sets in their respective first round encounters

PARIS: Serena Williams enters her fourth decade as a Fed Cup player with the United States on Friday and Saturday

MELBOURNE: A strict vegetarian diet, spiritual guru and family hugging-sessions aren’t methods employed by most athletes, but they have helped

PARIS: Sofia Kenin’s rise to a career-high seventh in the world after her surprise Australian Open triumph was confirmed on

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic admitted he was on the brink of defeat with dizziness and dehydration before coming through a five-set

Melbourne: America’s Sofia Kenin stunned two-time Major champion Garbine Muguruza to win the Australian Open on Saturday, completing a surprise

MELBOURNE: Dominic Thiem won the new-generation battle with Alex Zverev 3-6 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(4) to reach his first Australian Open