Tennis


ATP and Emirates sign new global partnership

By Duncan Mackay

ATP EmiratesJanuary 2 - The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and Emirates have announced a new global partnership in which the Dubai-based airline will become the Official Airline of the ATP World Tour, as well as the new title sponsor of the ATP Rankings.



ITF launch World Tennis Day

By Sara Evans

ITF logoNovember 21 - To help promote tennis participation around the world, The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has launched World Tennis Day in an agreement with the sports promoter StarGames.





Court stays AITA ban on Bhupathi and Bopanna

By David Gold

147193294September 23 - A court in Karnataka has issued a stay order on the Indian Tennis Association (AITA) decision not to consider selecting doubles specialists Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna to play for India until 2014.




Magical Murray finally breaks through to earn emotional Olympic tennis gold

By Andrew Warshaw on Centre Court at Wimbledon

Andy Murray_5_AugustAugust 5 - Andy Murray saved the performance of his life for the Olympic men's tennis final today as he clinched another gold medal for Britain and denied Roger Federer – perhaps the best player the world has ever seen – the one accolade missing from a trophy cabinet comprising a record 17 Grand Slam titles.

Unstoppable Williams wallops shell-shocked Sharapova to lift Olympic tennis singles crown with historic performance

By Andrew Warshaw on Centre Court at Wimbledon

Serena Williams_4_AugustAugust 4 - Four weeks to the day since she won her fifth Wimbledon singles crown, Serena Williams returned to the Centre Court to achieve her one remaining goal today: capturing Olympic gold for the United States with a ruthless 6-0, 6-1 demolition of Maria Sharapova in just 63 minutes in what was the most one-sided final in the Games' history.