Tennis

Stefanos Tsitsipas - JO 2020
3 years ago

Your daily guide to tennis at the Olympics: Tsitsipas and Nishikori highlight men’s action on Tuesday July 27

Day 4 of Olympic tennis will see the third round complete on the...
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Chris Oddo
Ariake Tennis Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021. Novak Djokovic of Serbia in action
3 years ago

World No 1 Djokovic beats Struff to reach last 16 at the Tokyo Olympics

The top-ranked Serb moved one step closer to a historic Golden Slam
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Haresh Ramchandani
Iga Swiatek - J0 2020
3 years ago

Women’s draw in Tokyo decimated with exits of Sabalenka, Swiatek and Kvitova

Alison Van Uytvanck, Donna Vekic and Paula Badosa cause major upsets on Day...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Nikoloz Basilashvili, Rotterdam 2020
3 years ago

Basilashvili upsets 13th seed Sonego in Tokyo second round

Italy's Lorenzo Sonego was upset 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in Tokyo by Georgia's Nikoloz...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Sania Mirza of India talks to the media at the 2020 Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament
3 years ago

Sania Mirza’s Olympic medal dreams crash with first-round exit in Tokyo

Mirza was competing in her fourth Olympic Games but a medal continues to...
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Haresh Ramchandani
3 years ago

World No 2 Medvedev wins; to face Fognini in third round at Tokyo Olympics

Second seed Daniil Medvedev scored a 6-2, 6-2 win over India's Sumit Nagal...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Ariake Tennis Park, Tokyo, Japan - July 22, 2021 Alexander Zverev of Germany during training.
3 years ago

Fourth seed Zverev through to third round of Tokyo Olympics

24-year-old Alexander Zverev defeated Daniel Elahi Galan 6-2, 6-4 to reach the third...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Barbora Krejcikova at Roland-Garros in 2021
3 years ago

Roland-Garros champion Krejcikova gets past Canadian teen to reach Olympics third round

Barbora Krejcikova, winner of three of her last four events, defeated 18-year-old Leylah...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Ariake Tennis Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Naomi Osaka of Japan celebrates after winning her first round match against Zheng Saisai of China
3 years ago

Osaka marches into third round of Tokyo Olympics

23-year-old Naomi Osaka will take on Marketa Vondrousova in the third round on...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Naomi Osaka - Tokyo 2020 - OG
3 years ago

Your daily guide to tennis at the Olympics: Osaka headlines women’s action on Monday July 26

23-year-old Osaka opens proceedings on Day 3 at the Tokyo Olympics with a...
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Samuel Hamon
Djokovic-Tokyo-2020-OG
3 years ago

Your daily guide to tennis at the Olympics: Djokovic, Zverev and Medvedev headline men’s action on Monday July 26

Djokovic will hope to improve to 6-0 lifetime against Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff and...
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Samuel Hamon
Stefanos Tsitsipas at Tokyo Olympics in 2021
3 years ago

Tsitsipas needs three sets to reach second round at Tokyo Olympics

The No. 3 seed beat Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to become...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Kei Nishikori, Miami, 2021
3 years ago

Home favourite Nishikori stuns Rublev at Tokyo Olympics for 1st top 10 win since 2018

The former world No 4 scored defeated Rublev in straight sets to move...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Ariake Tennis Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Gael Monfils of France in action during his first round match against Ilya Ivashka of Belarus
3 years ago

Mixed fortunes for the Monfils at Tokyo Olympics: Gael exits, Elina wins in first round

Playing their first matches since their wedding, 10th seed Gael Monfils was defeated...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Australia's Max Purcell in action during his semi final match
3 years ago

Murray’s replacement Max Purcell stuns ninth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime

Ranked No 190 in the world in singles, 23-year-old Purcell came in as...
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Haresh Ramchandani