Tennis

News Hour: Resurgent Spanish great Rafael Nadal will have the rare privilege of playing on a court named after him when he meets Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Silva in the last 32 of the Barcelona Open on...

News Hour: From the shadow of Chernobyl’s nuclear wasteland to international super-stardom and from penniless arrival in the United States, without a word of English, to a fortune of $200 million. It may sound like the...

News Hour: Serena Williams returned to the top of the WTA world rankings on Monday and immediately shared the news with her unborn baby. The American, who is skipping the rest of the year after announcing...

News Hour: A new 5,000-seat stadium has been announced for the home of the Australian Open. Work on the unnamed new stadium, announced by the Victorian Government on Monday, will begin in 2019 as part of...

News Hour: Rafa Nadal stayed on course for a record-extending 10th Monte Carlo Masters title when the Spaniard beat David Goffin 6-3 6-1 in the semi-finals after the Belgian was denied a key point in controversial...

News Hour: World number one Andy Murray will play next week’s Barcelona Open in a bid to build match fitness and clock up much-needed claycourt time ahead of next month’s French Open. Murray on Friday took...

News Hour: Serena Williams is expecting a baby this year her spokesperson confirmed Wednesday, hours after the tennis great hinted at the news in a Snapchat post. “I’m happy to confirm Serena is expecting a baby...

News Hour: World number two Novak Djokovic came close to an early exit at the Monte Carlo Masters but finally emerged triumphant with a 6-3 3-6 7-5 second-round victory against France’s Gilles Simon on Tuesday. The...

News Hour: Two-times Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has entered the draw for next month’s French Open four months after suffering a serious hand injury, she said on Monday, reports Reuters. The 27-year-old was stabbed by a...

News Hour: High seeds John Isner and Sam Querrey were sent packing in three sets, while No. 1 seed Jack Sock survived a scare at the ATP Tour’s Houston event Friday. Second-seeded Isner was ousted by...