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  French Open winner, No. 1 Ash Barty chosen WTA Player of Year

  Tennis | December 12, 2019 18:28 IST

  Ash Barty won a total of four tournaments and was the only woman to reach the second week at all four major championships this season.

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  Ashleigh Barty named WTA Player of the Year

  Tennis | December 12, 2019 18:18 IST

  Barty became the first Australian to be named WTA world No. 1 since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976, and recorded the most matches won on tour this season.

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  Coco Gauff becomes youngest player to win WTA Title in last 15 years

  Tennis | October 14, 2019 11:38 IST

  15-year-old Coco Gauff lifted the Linz Open trophy on Sunday and became the youngest player in the last 15 years to win a WTA title.

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  No. 1 Naomi Osaka hires Jermaine Jenkins as new coach

  Tennis | March 01, 2019 9:50 IST

  The move comes two and a half weeks after Osaka surprisingly split from coach Sascha Bajin, who previously worked with Serena Williams.

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  Injured Maria Sharapova pulls out of St. Petersburg Open

  Tennis | January 31, 2019 16:18 IST

  The 31-year old was due to play her second-round match against number 3 seed Daria Kasatkina but it was the injury that forced her to withdraw from the tournament. 

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  Maria Sharapova earns first WTA match win in Russia in 13 years

  Tennis | January 29, 2019 17:37 IST

  Sharapova has rarely played the Russian tour events during her career, and when she has she's never got past the quarterfinals.

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  In a major shift in women's tennis, players to retain WTA ranking after giving birth

  Tennis | December 15, 2018 11:08 IST

  WTA has also decided to guarantee players that they will not have to face a seeded player in a tournament's opening round.

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  Top-ranked Novak Djokovic, Simona Halep honoured by ITF as World Champions

  Tennis | December 14, 2018 10:26 IST

  Djokovic, recognized by the ITF for the sixth time, won the Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles a year after undergoing surgery on his right elbow.

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  Serena Williams should have taken my name to boost her gender disparity case: John McEnroe

  Tennis | December 08, 2018 15:56 IST

  While responding to Williams' meltdown, McEnroe said: "If thief is the worst word she used, I have got some bad news for you."

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  WTA calls for equal treatment of players, on-court coaching

  Tennis | September 10, 2018 8:41 IST

  US Open Men's champion Novak Djokovic said he thought chair umpire Ramos should not have pushed Williams so hard.

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  People mocked when I took up tennis: Sania Mirza

  Tennis | June 28, 2018 0:02 IST

  Sania spoke about how people around her family reacted and mocked her when she decided to take up tennis as a career and how she managed to overcome the hate.

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  With no.1 ranking intact, Simona Halep advances to quarterfinals in Rome Masters after Madison Keys retires

  Tennis | May 17, 2018 20:33 IST

  Halep needed to reach the quarterfinals to progress further than No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki to hold onto the top spot, and she accomplished the first task.

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  Miami Open: Danielle Collins tops 'idol' Venus Williams to reach semifinals

  Tennis | March 29, 2018 10:21 IST

  Collins got the biggest win of her pro career Wednesday night, shocking the eighth-seeded Williams 6-2, 6-3 in the Miami Open quarterfinals.

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  Simona Halep pulls off stunning win after near shock exit at Miami Open

  Tennis | March 23, 2018 9:01 IST

  Halep played in her third career Grand Slam final at the Australian Open in January, but has yet to secure a Grand Slam trophy.

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  Simona Halep, Venus Williams advance; Caroline Wozniacki stunned at Indian Wells

  Tennis | March 14, 2018 11:22 IST

  Wozniacki blew a 3-0 lead in the first set and was on the run most of the match before losing for the second time this year to Daria Kasatkina.

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  Maria Sharapova splits with longtime coach Sven Groeneveld

  Tennis | March 10, 2018 11:37 IST

  Sharapova announced the mutual parting with Sven Groeneveld on Friday, two days after she was beaten in straight sets by Naomi Osaka of Japan in her return to Indian Wells.

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  Maria Sharapova pulls out of Dubai Open due to injury

  Tennis | February 16, 2018 9:27 IST

  The 30-year-old had earlier accepted a wildcard entry to make her first appearance at the tournament since 2006.

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  Serena Williams returns, Fed Cup 'start of a long process'

  Tennis | February 10, 2018 12:02 IST

  Williams teams up with Lauren Davis to face Lesley Kerkhove and Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands in Sunday's doubles match.

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  Injured Sania Mirza to be off court for at least two more months

  Tennis | February 04, 2018 17:49 IST

  Sania, winner of six Grand Slam titles, is out of action since October 2017 due to an injury in her right knee, forcing her to miss first Grand Slam of the season.

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  Australian Open: It's Kerber vs Halep, Wozniacki vs Mertens in women's singles semifinals

  Tennis | January 24, 2018 16:43 IST

  Halep, a two-time French Open finalist, is aiming for another shot at a first Grand Slam title after quickly overcoming a slow start to beat sixth-seeded Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-2 in the quarterfinals.