Nadal overcomes slow start

2013-02-07 09:19:39

Rafa Nadal overcame a slow start to beat Argentine Federico Delbonis 6-3 6-2 and advance to the third round of the Chilean Open with his first singles victory in seven months on Wednesday.

Nadal wins doubles match

2013-02-06 10:09:32

Rafa Nadal made a successful comeback after a seven-month injury absence with victory in the first round of the Chilean Open doubles on Tuesday.

Murray calls for more blood testing

2013-02-05 09:56:07

Olympic champion Andy Murray is demanding more blood testing in tennis to avoid the kind of damaging doping scandals that continue to plague cycling.

Djokovic lambasts state of court

2013-02-01 14:47:57

World number one Novak Djokovic is angry at the state of the court that will be used for this week's Davis Cup first-round tie between Serbia and Belgium.

Tennis powerhouses team up for Davis Cup

2013-02-01 11:51:06

Team Spain's Albert Ramos (L-R), Nicolas Almagro, coach Alex Corretja, Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez attend a news conference before the Davis Cup tennis tournament in Vancouver, British Columbia, Jan 29, 2013.

Li hopeful of quick return

2013-01-31 13:39:22

Australian Open runner-up Li Na will visit doctors in Germany on Monday for treatment on her sore left ankle and is hopeful of returning to action in a fortnight, the Chinese world number five said on Thursday.

Nadal keeping low-profile

2013-01-31 10:15:29

Spaniard Rafa Nadal is keeping his expectations low ahead of his long-awaited return to competitive action in early February after seven months out of tennis with a knee injury.

Tianjin in final 3 to host tennis champs

2013-01-30 15:44:30

The Women's Tennis Association has announced three cities - Monterrey, Mexico, Singapore and Tianjin, China - remain in the race for the WTA Championships for 2014 and beyond on Wednesday.

People love Li Na again

2013-01-29 03:32:56

Li Na is the most popular person in China again thanks to her resurgence at the Australian Open.

Murray run ragged by relentless Djokovic

2013-01-28 17:11:27

Andy Murray ran and ran until the skin on his feet came off and still it was not quite enough.

China expects Li Na to spark tennis boom

2013-01-28 11:37:30

Chinese tennis boss Sun Jinfang on Sunday gave thumbs up to a gritty Li Na and expected the 30-year-old star to inspire more youngsters to take to the sport.

Djokovic's first hat-trick at Australian Open

2013-01-28 10:34:34

Novak Djokovic wore down Andy Murray in a gruelling four-set final to clinch the professional era's first hat-trick of Australian Open titles in attritional style.