Japan bowed out of the Davis Cup Finals on Wednesday, going down to Serbia a day after opening its Group A campaign with a loss to France. Filip Krajinovic beat Yuichi Sugita 6-2, 6-4 in the opening singles rubber at Madrid's La Caja Magica before ...
Andy Murray expresses disappointment over crowds at China Open
Andy Murray expressed disappointment about the crowds at the China Open, where some of the best players in the world have competed in front of swathes of empty seats. Poor attendances at sporting events have been in the headlines because of the sparse turn-out at ...
Andy Murray undergoes hip resurfacing surgery in attempt to extend tennis career
Former world No. 1 Andy Murray has undergone a hip resurfacing surgery in London, the 31-year-old Scot said on Tuesday. Murray has struggled to regain form since undergoing hip surgery last year and was knocked out in the first round of the Australian Open earlier ...
Yuichi Sugita moves to personal-best 36th in tennis world rankings
Yuichi Sugita climbed to a personal-best 36th in the world rankings released Monday, while Kei Nishikori, who is out for the season with a right-wrist injury, remained in 14th. Sugita, 29, reached the Japan Open quarterfinals last week to improve his ranking. Nishikori, who has been ...
Having snatched Novak Djokovic's world No. 1 ranking in a thrilling late-season raid, Andy Murray will bid to storm the Serb's Melbourne Park fortress and capture an elusive Australian Open title after five agonizing near misses. Murray enters the year's first Grand Slam in unknown ...
Novak Djokovic lost his momentum in the second half of last season and was toppled as the world No. 1 by Andy Murray because his work rate dropped, the Serbian's former coach Boris Becker said on Wednesday. Speaking a day after the two terminated their ...
A great season for Kei Nishikori came to a disappointing finish on Saturday, when he was knocked out of the ATP World Tour Finals by world No. 2 Novak Djokovic. Nishikori, ranked fifth in the world, lost their semifinal match 6-1, 6-1 in 1 hour, ...
Kei Nishikori will make a third straight appearance at the ATP Tour finals next month after becoming the fifth player to qualify for the season-ending tournament, organizers said on Wednesday. The 26-year-old world No. 4 will join the top three players — Novak Djokovic, Andy ...
Date-Krumm pinpoints Nishikori's maturation, mental strength as key factors against Murray
Kimiko Date-Krumm on Friday lauded Kei Nishikori's recent U.S. Open quarterfinal victory over Olympic champion Andy Murray, praising the 26-year-old for showing maturity in the enthralling five-set encounter. Date-Krumm, 45, reached the women's singles semifinals in three of the four Grand Slams, with the U.S. ...
Kei Nishikori had a couple of nervy moments early, but managed to get on track to win his match against Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in four sets during the third round of the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday. Playing into the New York evening, ...
Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams face challenging early tests at the U.S. Open following Friday's draws for the year's last Grand Slam starting on Monday. Djokovic, who has been bothered by a wrist injury, faces towering Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in his opening ...
Real personality of Rio hidden from view behind IOC's security blanket
The eyes of the world are on Rio de Janeiro while the Olympics are in town, but it is difficult to shake the feeling that the city is not showing its true face. Rio's much-publicized problems — violent crime, rampant inequality, pollution — have shown ...
