Serena Williams has a simple plan as she enters the twilight of her career. One tournament at a time. Oh, and have some fun.
A children’s rights group has welcomed the suspension of former South African tennis great Bob Hewitt from the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Andy Murray swept into the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals as the world number three defeated France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 7-6 (7/3).
On a visit to SA, Serena and Venus Williams emphasised their desire to inspire youngsters — and took part in a tennis clinic in Soweto.
US Open champion Andy Murray was upset by Milos Raonic in the semi-finals of the Japan Open on Saturday, ending his defence of his Tokyo title.
Nadia Petrova pulverised world number three Agnieszka Radwanska’s defence of the title by beating her in the final.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overpowered Italy’s Andreas Seppi on Sunday to retain his title at the Metz Open in the race to the World Tour Finals.
Debutant Nikala Scholtz sprung a surprise as he put up a valiant fight, but underdogs South Africa went down 2-0 on the opening day of the Davis Cup.
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova are not just playing for Olympic gold at Wimbledon. There’s a career Golden Slam on the line, too.
Top seed John Isner won a hard-fought tiebreaker in the first set and held off teenager Jack Sock to advance to the Atlanta Open semifinals.
Serena Williams has equalled her sisters tally of five Wimbledon titles by defeating Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska in the tournaments final.
Once again, Roger Federer will be playing in the Wimbledon final. For once, it will be against Andy Murray.
The International Tennis Hall of Fame will investigate allegations that former doubles champion Bob Hewitt sexually abused girls he coached.
The reigning queen of Wimbledon describes the emotions of her long journey to a place in history.
David Goffin will pay tennis homage to his idol Roger Federer as the first lucky loser since 1995, at the French Open competes in the fourth round.
Rafael Nadal won his sixth Rome Masters title in a rain-postponed final against Novak Djokovic.
Novak Djokovic reached the Miami semifinals on Wednesday by beating Kevin Anderson, avenging a loss two years ago to the South African.
Third seed Roger Federer beat Juan Monaco, clocking his 20th win of the season to advance at the Miami ATP Masters 1000.
World number one Caroline Wozniacki suffered a surprise fourth-round defeat by Germany’s Andrea Petkovic in the Sony Ericsson Open on Monday.
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/ 2 February 2011
Izak van der Merwe gained a 6-3 6-2 revenge victory over Frenchman Stephane Robert — a finalist in the R3,5-million Montecasino event last year.
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/ 1 February 2011
SA’s Rik de Voest battled for two hours and 40 minutes to beat veteran Italian Stefano Galvani 6-3 5-7 7-6 (8) at the South African Open on Monday.
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/ 17 December 2010
Lack of stars just 72 hours before the SA Open deadline doesn’t faze Sata chief.
Roger Federer celebrated his 29th birthday last week, but the cagey Swiss said he was not too old to learn a few new tricks.
The Wimbledon round of 16 takes place on Monday with all eyes on the progress of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and the Williams sisters.
If great memories sustain great players, Roger Federer is drawing on one of his most cherished as he pursues Pete Sampras’s Wimbledon record.
Rafael Nadal showed no signs of a hangover from his French Open triumph as he defeated Marcos Daniel in the second round at Queen’s on Wednesday.
Serena Williams has asked for an received a wild card for next month’s Italian Open, signalling that she’s ready to return from a knee injury.
Andy Murray begins his 2010 clay court campaign at the Monte Carlo Masters this week, desperate for a morale-boost as the French Open countdown begins
South African number one Kevin Anderson showed grit to beat Juan Pablo Brzezicki in the opening qualifying round of the Miami Masters on Tuesday.
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/ 28 January 2010
A swag of high-profile injury withdrawals at the Australian Open has again thrust the spotlight on to the demands and length of the players’ season.
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/ 26 January 2010
Trailblazing Chinese tennis player Zheng Jie will have to defeat one of her idols if she is to create even more history at the Australian Open.
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/ 21 January 2010
The Williams sisters held court at the Australian Open on Thursday, a Venus-Serena doubleheader that saw them leaving all challengers behind.