Kerber edges Keys, ensures an Olympic medal for Germany
Angelique Kerber joins Monica Puig in the women's tennis final of the 2016 Olympic Games, with a thrilling victory over Madison Keys.
The second semifinal in Rio was a close battle in which Kerber prevailed,...
Puig stuns Kvitova to make Olympic final for Puerto Rico
Monica Puig is set to become the first Puerto Rican woman to win an Olympic medal in any sport, as she defeated Czech Petra Kvitova 6-4 1-6 6-3 in the women's tennis semifinals of...
Women’s tennis semifinals set at the Rio Olympics
After a washed-out Wednesday, women's quarterfinal action at the 2016 Rio Olympics completed on Thursday and it turned out that all the four matches were straightforward two-setters. The semifinalists are Angelique Kerber, Madison Keys,...
Lights out for Stosur as Kerber continues impressive form at Rio
German Angelique Kerber safely negotiated her way past Australian counterpart Samantha Stosur 6-0 7-5 to reach the quarterfinals of the Rio Olympic Games.
The opening set of the third-round match was one way traffic for...
Watson dumped out of the Olympics by Svitolina
After an energy-sapping first round, Heather Watson struggled to gain any momentum in the first set of her second round against Elina Svitolina and was playing catch-up from the moment she lost her serve,...
Olympic champion Serena Williams defeats the wind and Gavrilova in tough opening encounter
Olympic gold medalist at London 2012 Serena Williams opened her defence of the singles title against Australian Daria Gavrilova and was made to work hard for the win, as her opponent chased down every ball.
With...
Watson made to work hard on her Olympic debut
Team GB got off to a winning start at the Rio Olympics, with Heather Watson into the second round with a less than convincing win against China's Peng Shuai.
Breaking early in the first set,...
Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got, I’m still Genie from the block
Twenty-two-year-old Eugenie Bouchard is the most successful tennis player from Canada and there's still a lot of time ahead of her to build on her already great achievements that include a Wimbledon final and...
WTB exclusive with Chris Evert: Chrissie by Tail tennis fashion Q&A
Chris Evert won an astonishing number of 157 singles titles, including 18 Grand Slams, and clinched the year-end No.1 ranking seven times from 1974 to 1981, while these days the tennis legend is busy implementing...
Belinda Bencic: The struggle continues
Belinda Bencic's stellar rise in 2015 hasn't seen its expected continuation in 2016, due to a series of injures that struck the 19-year-old Swiss. Our contributor Fiona Sand talks these ups and downs in Belinda's career...