Tennis

GENEVA, Switzerland- Tennis great Roger Federer on Wednesday donated more than a million dollars to help support his "most vulnerable" Swiss compatriots through the coronavirus crisis.The 20-time Grand Slam champion and his wife donated one million Swiss francs ($1.02...

LOS ANGELES, United States- Tennis great Serena Williams says she is "on edge" as she practices social distancing recommended by health experts in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus.The 23-time Grand Slam champion posted a series of...

LOS ANGELES, United States- World number two Rafael Nadal captured his first ATP Tour title of 2020, easily defeating unseeded Taylor Fritz in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, in the final of the Mexico Open on Saturday.The 33-year-old Nadal, playing...

LOS ANGELES, United States- World number two Rafael Nadal stepped up his bid for a third ATP Mexico Open title with an impressive display of serving and shotmaking to beat Serbian youngster Miomir Kecmanovic on Wednesday.The Spaniard hit 20...

NEW YORK, United States- Britain's Kyle Edmund defeated Italy's Andreas Seppi in straight sets to clinch the ATP Tour's New York Open crown on Sunday.Edmund, whose only previous singles title came at the European Open at Antwerp in 2018, cruised to a 7-5,...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa- Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal attracted what organisers said was a world record crowd for a tennis match when they played an exhibition event in the Cape Town Stadium on Friday.The organisers said an audited attendance of 51,954...

MELBOURNE, Australia- Novak Djokovic put Roger Federer on notice as he won his 17th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open and warned he was going all-out for the Swiss's record of 20 -- and his mark for weeks as world number...

MELBOURNE, Australia- Novak Djokovic battled through intense pressure from Dominic Thiem to reassert his dominance at the Australian Open Sunday, claiming a record eighth title and returning to world number one in the process.The indomitable Serb stretched his unbeaten streak this season to...

MELBOURNE, Australia- America's Sofia Kenin stunned two-time Major champion Garbine Muguruza to win the Australian Open in her first Grand Slam final on Saturday, becoming the youngest player to lift the trophy in 12 years.Kenin, 21, showed all her trademark aggression as...

MELBOURNE, Australia- Novak Djokovic shattered the hopes of ailing rival Roger Federer Thursday to sweep into a record eighth Australian Open final and move closer to his 17th Grand Slam crown.In the 50th instalment of one of sport's greatest...