Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios faces $10,000 fine after appearing to let opponent win October 12, 2016 Controversial world No14 Nick Kyrgios faces a possible fine of $10,000 (£8,200) after appearing to stop trying during his match at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday. The Australian was booed by spectators following his 6-3, 6-1 second-round defeat to German Mischa Zverev, in which he seemingly handed his lower-ranked opponent the win with deliberately weak [...]
Andy Murray closes gap on world No1 Novak Djokovic with China Open win as Johanna Konta arrives in women’s top 10 October 9, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray boosted his hopes of unseating Novak Djokovic as world No1 by claiming his fifth title of the season at the China Open on Sunday. Murray beat Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 7-6 (7-2), ensuring that he won the tournament without dropping a set and that he will head to this week’s Shanghai Masters [...]
Wimbledon under match-fixing investigation following alert to tennis authorities October 6, 2016 Tennis authorities are probing reports of potential match-fixing at this year's Wimbledon. The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) placed a match at the All England Club under investigation after receiving a warning about suspicious betting activity. A total of 96 matches held between July and September, including one at the US Open, are currently under investigation by the TIU who receive [...]
Maria Sharapova celebrates “one of my happiest days” after drugs ban reduced by nine months October 4, 2016 Maria Sharapova has had her ban from tennis reduced by nine months at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The Russian tennis star said she was enjoying "one of my happiest days" after learning her ban was cut from two years to 15 months, freeing her to compete from April 2017. Sharapova was initially given [...]
Davis Cup Great Britain v Argentina semi-final preview: Andy Murray and Co await Juan Del Potro’s await return on hottest streak for 80 years September 15, 2016 Great Britain take on Argentina in the Davis Cup semi-final this weekend with the momentum of their hottest winning streak for 80 years behind them. The reigning champions can book a second consecutive final in the competition and secure a seventh win on the bounce by seeing off Juan Martin Del Potro and the South [...]
Stan Wawrinka beats Novak Djokovic to US Open but insists he is not among the elite of men’s tennis September 12, 2016 Modest Stanislas Wawrinka insists he does not deserve to be included among the elite of men’s tennis despite swelling his grand slam tally to three by winning the US Open on Sunday. Wawrinka, who beat world No1 Novak Djokovic 6-7 (6-1), 6-4, 7-5, 6-3, is the only man outside of the Big Four – Djokovic, [...]
Text message from Steffi Graf inspired US Open winner, insists new world No1 Angelique Kerber September 11, 2016 World No1 Angelique Kerber has revealed a good luck message from compatriot Steffi Graf fuelled her US Open final victory over Karolina Pliskova late on Saturday night. Kerber claimed the second grand slam of her career with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Pliskova of the Czech Republic; a triumph which will propel her to [...]
Angelique Kerber surges into US Open last four and remains on course to usurp Serena Williams at top of world rankings September 7, 2016 Germany's Angelique Kerber remained on course for her third grand slam final of 2016 after dispatching Roberta Vinci in straight sets to march into the US Open semi-finals. The 29-year-old defeated Vinci, who reached the final at Flushing Meadows last year, 7-5, 6-0 to boost her chances of overtaking Serena Williams as world No1 at the end [...]
Andy Murray wary of Djokovic-slayer Kei Nishikori after ruthless victory over Grigor Dimitrov at US Open September 6, 2016 Britain's Andy Murray insists he is taking nothing for granted as he prepares to resume his bid for successive grand slam titles against Japan’s Kei Nishikori at the US Open on Wednesday. The Wimbledon champion has beaten world No7 Nishikori in seven of their last eight meetings, including a straight-sets win as part of his successful [...]
Record-breaking Serena Williams powers into quarter-finals of US Open September 6, 2016 World No1 Serena Williams beat Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova to set a new grand slam record of 308 victories and march into the last eight of the US Open at Flushing Meadows. Williams, who had already overtaken Martina Navratilova’s women’s record of 307 wins with victory over Johanna Larsson in round three, beat Shvedova 6-2, 6-3 [...]