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Swiss great Martina Hingis quits for third and 'final' time

The 37-year-old "Swiss Miss" has retired twice before -- once after testing positive for a metabolite of cocaine -- but she said the ongoing WTA Finals in Singapore will be her last tournament.

Oct 26, 2017, 22:20 PM IST

Stan Wawrinka's coach Magnus Norman steps down for personal reasons

The Swiss was ranked third in the world in July, but has slipped to ninth following his injury layoff.  

Oct 26, 2017, 00:10 AM IST

WTA Finals: Caroline Garcia finds joy among tears to overcome Elina Svitolina

The world number eight was down a set and a break to Elina Svitolina in the second round-robin match of her tournament debut and suddenly burst into tears as she walked back on court following a pep-talk from her coach and father Louis-Paul.

Oct 26, 2017, 00:06 AM IST

WTA Finals: Caroline Wozniacki swats aside Simona Halep in Singapore

Wozniacki has been the form player on the WTA Tour this season, winning 58 matches, reaching seven finals and claiming one tournament victory in Tokyo last month, and she has retained that consistency in both her wins in Singapore.

Oct 25, 2017, 19:56 PM IST

WTA Finals: Venus Williams survives marathon as Karolina Pliskova races into semi-finals

Williams and Ostapenko had both lost their opening ties on Sunday so were desperate for a victory to keep their future fate in the eight-woman event in their own hands.

Oct 24, 2017, 22:54 PM IST

Juan Martin del Potro looking to bolster late ATP Finals bid

The 29-year-old is seeded fourth at the St Jakobshalle, where the home favourite and top seed Roger Federer is bidding for an eighth title.

Oct 24, 2017, 22:48 PM IST

Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka to return to action in Abu Dhabi

World number one Rafa Nadal, Austrian Dominic Thiem, Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta and Canadian Milos Raonic will also compete in the tournament from Dec. 28-30.

Oct 24, 2017, 18:13 PM IST

Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki claim revenge wins at WTA Finals

Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki blew away Elina Svitolina 6-2 6-0 in less than an hour to gain revenge for two finals defeats against the Ukrainian this season.

Oct 23, 2017, 21:04 PM IST

Juan Martin del Potro defends Stockholm title for 20th career crown

Del Potro thereby climbs to 14th in the race to the end-of-season ATP World Tour Finals in London while Dimitrov, who was top seed in Sweden, sits in fifth place.

Oct 22, 2017, 22:47 PM IST

Karolina Pliskova, Garbine Muguruza ease to wins at WTA Finals

After the dust settled on Pliskova's impressive triumph, Spain's Garbine Muguruza overcame a spirited Jelena Ostapenko in the second White Group tie of the day, the world number two emerging with a 6-3 6-4 victory over the French Open champion.

Oct 22, 2017, 20:52 PM IST

Tomas Berdych cuts season short with back problem

The 32-year-old world number 18 still had a remote chance of qualifying for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals for an eighth time.

Oct 19, 2017, 20:33 PM IST

Rafael Nadal to miss Basel in boost to Roger Federer's No.1 bid

Federer has closed to within 1,960 points of Nadal with 500 on offer in Basel followed by the indoor tournament at Bercy in Paris and the end-of-season ATP Finals in London.

Oct 18, 2017, 00:14 AM IST

Maria Sharapova loses to Magdalena Rybarikova in Kremlin Cup return

Sharapova's first appearance at her home Women's Tennis Association event since 2007 came two days after she won her first WTA title in more than two years, the Tianjin Open.

Oct 17, 2017, 23:38 PM IST

Roger Federer eyes ATP Finals title, top ranking after Shanghai triumph

The 19-times Grand Slam winner claimed his 94th title and sixth this year with an emphatic defeat of Nadal in the Shanghai final and is hungry for a first ATP Finals win since 2011.

Oct 16, 2017, 12:39 PM IST

Roger Federer brushes aside Rafael Nadal to win second Shanghai Masters title

The Swiss world number two beat Nadal in the finals of the Australian Open and Miami Masters and in the last 16 at Indian Wells earlier this year, and never looked like losing to his long-time rival in Shanghai, firing 10 aces as he cruised to victory.

Oct 15, 2017, 17:13 PM IST

Maria Sharapova wins first WTA title in two years at Tianjin Open

The 30-year-old Russian was playing her seventh event since she returned to the tour in April from a 15-month drug ban.

Oct 15, 2017, 15:36 PM IST

It's Rafael Nadal vs Roger Federer in Shanghai Masters final

The Swiss Federer, the world number two chasing a second Shanghai crown, rolled back the years to fight back from a set down and defeat Juan Martin del Potro 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Oct 14, 2017, 20:54 PM IST

Shanghai Masters: Rafael Nadal outlasts Marin Cilic to set up possible showdown with Roger Federer

Number two Federer plays Juan Martin del Potro in the other semi-final later Saturday after the Argentine said he was fit despite hurting his wrist in a fall in the quarter-finals.

Oct 14, 2017, 19:01 PM IST

Tianjin Open: Maria Sharapova beats Shuai Peng to reach first WTA final since drug ban

Sharapova missed Wimbledon qualifying because of injury and she wasn't offered a wildcard to the French Open, but she reached the US Open last 16 on her return to Grand Slam tennis.

Oct 14, 2017, 14:55 PM IST

Rafael Nadal sues former French minister for 100,000 Euros

Roselyne Bachelot alleged that Rafael Nadal faked an injury in 2012, when he missed the final six months of the season due to knee problems, in order to hide a positive drug test.

Oct 14, 2017, 09:38 AM IST