Tennis

World number one Novak Djokovic won a gruelling five-setter against Alexander Zverev to set up a US Open final against Daniil Medvedev and keep his bid for a calendar Grand Slam on track. Russian second seed Medvedev had earlier kept alive his hopes of a first major title with a …

No fewer than 250 players will battle for honours at the upcoming third edition of the VEMP National Tennis Open which is set to serve off from Thursday, September 24th to October 2, 2021, with N6.5million up for grabs. The tournament which will serve-off at the National Tennis Centre, Package …

Roger Federer’s bid for a ninth Wimbledon title is over after he was stunned in straight sets by Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter-finals. The Swiss lost 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-0 to the 14th seeded Pole, who reached his first Grand Slam semi-final. It is the first time 20-time major champion …

Eight-time champion Roger Federer needed all of his quality and resilience to dash British number two Cameron Norrie’s hopes of causing a big upset in the Wimbledon third round. Federer, 39, has had little court time over the past 16 months but played well enough to win 6-4 6-4 5-7 …

Barbora Krejcikova won her first Grand Slam singles title on Saturday with a 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to claim the women’s singles crown at the French Open. The 25-year old unseeded Czech, won 6-1 2-6 6-4 against Russian 31st seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at Roland Garros. The former doubles …

Novak Djokovic can become the first man in 52 years to win all four Grand Slam titles twice in the French Open final on Sunday after conquering Rafael Nadal, the ‘Mount Everest’ of Roland Garros. World No 1 Djokovic takes on Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas for the title with tennis history …

Novak Djokovic avoided a shock fourth-round exit at the French Open after fighting back from two sets down against teenager Lorenzo Musetti. The world number one looked out of sorts before rallying, leading 6-7 (7-9) 6-7 (2-7) 6-1 6-0 4-0 when the Italian, 19, retired with an injury. World number …

Serena Williams powered confidently into the fourth round of the French Open with a solid performance against fellow American Danielle Collins as the women’s singles draw opened up enticingly for the 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams is now the highest-ranked player left in the bottom half of the women’s …

Abayomi Philip and Jummai Mohammed on Wednesday continued with their fairytale run at the CBN Tennis Open Senior Championship continued by advancing into the competition’s third round in Abuja. Philip advanced after beating Opeyemi Odeyemi 6-3 6-1 to set up a showdown with Timibra Godsgift in the round of 16. …

American 17-year-old Coco Gauff clinched her second WTA title by beating Wang Qiang 6-1 6-3 in the final of the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma. Third seed Gauff – ranked a career-high 30th in the world – needed just one hour 14 minutes to overcome Wang – a player 12 years …

A three year renewable contract has been signed between the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) and a German based table tennis manufacturing firm Gewo to provide kit for Nigeria national teams. The kits which are meant for the junior and senior teams would be worn to major competitions across the …

World number one Ashleigh Barty reached the Madrid Open final by beating Spanish wildcard Paula Badosa to record her 16th consecutive win on red clay. Barty, 25, hit 30 winners on her way to a 6-4 6-3 victory against Badosa. The Australian won the 2019 French Open title and did …

The annual CBN Junior Tennis Championship will kick off on Monday (today) at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos, the sportsbay.com reports The tournament which is in its 15th edition will feature players competing in three age groups – boys and girls 16s, 14s and 12s. The International Tennis …

Africa’s number one table tennis player, Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna is hoping to pick his ticket to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games from the world ranking after his unsuccessful efforts at qualifying for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games through the World Singles Qualification Tournament (WSQT) in Doha, Qatar. Listed among the 73 men …

World No 1 Novak Djokovic has said he will return to the court at this month’s Miami Open having recuperated from a muscle tear suffered during his Australian Open title defence. The 33-year-old Serbian suffered the injury during a third round match at Melbourne Park but that did not stop …