Ashleigh Barty fired on all cylinders to clinch the WTA Malaysian Open title after she brushed aside Japan’s Nao Hibino 6-3, 6-2 in 73 minutes in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. “It’s amazing to have won, it truly is. I am a bit speechless.” Barty said. “I was just happy to come out and play some good tennis today,” she added.
» Read moreAndy Murray clinched his first title of 2017 and 45th of his career as he dominated Spain’s Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-2 to win the Dubai Tennis Championships on Saturday. World number one Murray claimed the trophy in the emirate for the first time after losing the final five years ago to Roger Federer. The Scot finished the job in just […]
» Read moreWorld number two Novak Djokovic battled into the quarter-finals of the ATP Acapulco event on Wednesday, rallying for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Juan Martin del Potro.
» Read moreIsrael’s most successful women’s tennis player Shahar Peer on Tuesday announced her retirement because of a chronic shoulder injury at the age of 29. “I want to share with you one of the hardest decisions I have had to make in my life,” Peer wrote on her Facebook page. Shahar Peer
» Read moreBritish tennis player Andy Murray stayed at the top of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world rankings released on Monday. The current ATP rankings and point scores are as follows: 1. Andy Murray (Britain) 11,540 points 2. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 9,735 3. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) 5,195 4. Milos Raonic (Canada) 5,080 5. Kei Nishikori (Japan) 4,730 6. Rafael Nadal […]
» Read moreJack Sock claimed his second ATP title of 2017 on Sunday as top-seeded Milos Raonic withdrew before the Delray Beach Open final with a torn hamstring. Canada’s Raonic, ranked fourth in the world, was playing his first tournament since suffering his fourth adductor muscle injury in 12 months at the Australian Open in January. Raonic told the Tennis Channel he […]
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