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Federer and Nadal to attempt world record in Cape Town

Federer and Nadal to attempt world record in Cape Town

Rediff.com5 Jul 2019

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will attempt to set a world record for attendance at a tennis match, with the help of some celebrity guests, when they play an exhibition game in Cape Town in February.

Madrid Open: Sharapova battles past Wozniacki into semis

Madrid Open: Sharapova battles past Wozniacki into semis

Rediff.com7 May 2015

Maria Sharapova remained on course for consecutive Madrid Open titles when she recovered from dropping the second set to beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 on Thursday and book a spot in the semi-finals.

All you need to know about French Open champ Garbine Muguruza

All you need to know about French Open champ Garbine Muguruza

Rediff.com4 Jun 2016

Spain's Garbine Muguruza beat Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 to win the French Open on Saturday and claim her first Grand Sam title. Take a look at the career of the 22-year-old.

Ivanovic bows out despite beating Halep at WTA Finals

Ivanovic bows out despite beating Halep at WTA Finals

Rediff.com24 Oct 2014

Serbia's Ana Ivanovic just missed out on a place in the semi-finals of the season-ending WTA Finals despite beating Simona Halep in the final group match on Friday.

Kate Middleton's phone hacked 155 times, UK court told

Kate Middleton's phone hacked 155 times, UK court told

Rediff.com14 May 2014

Britain's royal family had their phone messages hacked several times, with Kate Middleton leading the list at 155 times, a court was told during the ongoing phone-hacking trial in London on Wednesday.

Aus Open PIX: Medvedev cruises into 4th round; Halep wins

Aus Open PIX: Medvedev cruises into 4th round; Halep wins

Rediff.com22 Jan 2022

Images from Day 6 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Saturday.

Aus Open PIX: Raducanu, Murray ousted; Medvedev advances

Aus Open PIX: Raducanu, Murray ousted; Medvedev advances

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

Images from Day 4 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Thursday.

Today at US Open: Main focus on women

Today at US Open: Main focus on women

Rediff.com3 Sep 2017

Women's tennis's biggest names still remaining at the US Open take centre stage on Sunday with Grand Slam winners Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams, Garbine Muguruza and Petra Kvitova all appearing on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

PHOTOS: Vesnina ousts Venus, Mladenovic beats Wozniacki

PHOTOS: Vesnina ousts Venus, Mladenovic beats Wozniacki

Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

Elena Vesnina denied Venus Williams another comeback win, while Kristina Mladenovic roared back from a set and a break down to beat Caroline Wozniacki on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

PHOTOS: Del Potro knocks out Wawrinka, Serena and Venus survive

PHOTOS: Del Potro knocks out Wawrinka, Serena and Venus survive

Rediff.com2 Jul 2016

The Argentine, making his first appearance at Wimbledon since reaching the semi-finals in 2013, held aloft his arms in triumph after condemning twice Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka to his earliest defeat at the All England Club for three years.

Pliskova ready for interesting battle to end Slam drought

Pliskova ready for interesting battle to end Slam drought

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

Standing in Czech Karolina Pliskova's way of achieving a first Grand Slam title is top seed Barty who is aiming to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish for the first time herself.

Serena's frilly dress, Dimitrov's quirky tracksuit

Serena's frilly dress, Dimitrov's quirky tracksuit

Rediff.com22 Jan 2020

Serena Williams creates ripples with her latest outfit.

Aus Open PIX: Gauff stuns Osaka; Serena ousted

Aus Open PIX: Gauff stuns Osaka; Serena ousted

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

Coco Gauff claimed the biggest win of her young career on Friday with a stunning upset of defending champion Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open to reach the fourth round. Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams also lost their respective matches earlier in the day. Images from Day 5 of the Australian Open played at Melbourne Park on Friday.

Venus, Hingis add Olympic medal to their rich career

Venus, Hingis add Olympic medal to their rich career

Rediff.com15 Aug 2016

Venus Williams' record-equalling fifth Olympic tennis medal was silver rather than gold as she and partner Rajeev Ram lost an all-American mixed doubles final to Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock on Sunday .

Italian Open: Nadal scripts easy win in first match in 200 days

Italian Open: Nadal scripts easy win in first match in 200 days

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

'I played a good match, maybe he was a little bit tired from New York (where) he played an amazing tournament.'

'Fan coach' helps Serena focus on way to quarters

'Fan coach' helps Serena focus on way to quarters

Rediff.com26 Jan 2015

Serena Williams took some coaching advice from a fan during her fourth round match.

Sindhu among Forbes' highest-paid female athletes

Sindhu among Forbes' highest-paid female athletes

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

Tennis Grand Slam champions Serena, Osaka and Kerber are top 3 in the famed list

Euro: Wales demolish Belgium to reach first ever semi-final

Euro: Wales demolish Belgium to reach first ever semi-final

Rediff.com2 Jul 2016

Rampant Wales defeated Belgium 3-1 to reach the Euro 2016 semi-finals with a victory that included a sensational strike by Hal Robson-Kanu and a goal for captain Ashley Williams on Friday.

F1: Sahara Force India seal historic 4th place finish

F1: Sahara Force India seal historic 4th place finish

Rediff.com27 Nov 2016

Sahara Force India claimed a historic fourth place finish, their best ever show, in the Formula One Championships this season after Nico Hulkenberg and Sergio Perez finished seventh and eighth respectively at the season-closing Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

PHOTOS: Serena trounces Goerges, sets up Kerber final at Wimbledon

PHOTOS: Serena trounces Goerges, sets up Kerber final at Wimbledon

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

Seven-times champion Serena Williams and Germany's Angelique Kerber will clash in the Ladies singles final at Wimbledon after registering easy victories in the semi-finals on Thursday. While Serena had things her way in a 6-2, 6-4 demolition of Germany's Julia Georges, Kerber beat Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-3.

Wimbledon PICS: Strycova stuns Konta to enter semis

Wimbledon PICS: Strycova stuns Konta to enter semis

Rediff.com9 Jul 2019

Images from the women's singles quarter-finals at Wimbledon on Tuesday.

PHOTOS: Federer storms into Round 3, hopes this is 'not my last' US Open

PHOTOS: Federer storms into Round 3, hopes this is 'not my last' US Open

Rediff.com4 Sep 2015

Roger Federer kept up his sprint through the early rounds of the US Open on Thursday, steamrolling Steve Darcis of Belgium 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 to reach the third round of the year's final Grand Slam.

French Open: Can Serena brave through illness to claim 20th Grand Slam title?

French Open: Can Serena brave through illness to claim 20th Grand Slam title?

Rediff.com5 Jun 2015

World No 1 Williams, 33, could not practise on Friday, still suffering from an illness that left her coughing and spluttering during her three-set semi-final win over Swiss Timea Bacsinszky.

Wimbledon PIX: Big Three, Serena in quarters; Barty ousted

Wimbledon PIX: Big Three, Serena in quarters; Barty ousted

Rediff.com9 Jul 2019

Images from the matches played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, in Wimbledon, London, on Monday.

Serena beats Azarenka to retain US Open crown

Serena beats Azarenka to retain US Open crown

Rediff.com9 Sep 2013

Serena Williams retained her US Open crown by holding off a battling Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-5, 6-7(6), 6-1 in a windblown final at the Arthur Ashe stadium on Sunday.

She has earned Serena's respect; find out how and why...

She has earned Serena's respect; find out how and why...

Rediff.com3 Apr 2015

Simona Halep is emerging as one of the few players on Tour.

US Open PHOTOS: Venus, Serena to face off in quarters; Djokovic stretched

US Open PHOTOS: Venus, Serena to face off in quarters; Djokovic stretched

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

Venus Williams stands in the way of younger sister Serena's bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam after reaching the quarter-finals with a 6-2, 6-1 rout of Estonian teenager Anett Kontaveit on Sunday.

Terrible record! Last time Sharapova beat Serena was in 2004!

Terrible record! Last time Sharapova beat Serena was in 2004!

Rediff.com29 Jan 2015

World No 1 Serena Williams has tormented Maria Sharapova for over a decade

Olympics PIX: Djokovic off to a smashing start

Olympics PIX: Djokovic off to a smashing start

Rediff.com24 Jul 2021

Novak Djokovic launched his bid to stay on course for a Golden Slam with a clinical 6-2, 6-2 win over 139th-ranked Hugo Dellien of Bolivia on Saturday, as sweltering conditions in Tokyo took a toll on the players on the opening day of tennis at the Games.

5 reasons why Serena plays second fiddle to Sharapova on highest-paid athletes list

5 reasons why Serena plays second fiddle to Sharapova on highest-paid athletes list

Rediff.com13 Aug 2015

Williams is arguably the greatest female athlete, but sponsors have often avoided the 21-time Grand Slam singles champion.

French Open PHOTOS: Djokovic cruises; Serena survives Mladenovic test, Ivanovic out

French Open PHOTOS: Djokovic cruises; Serena survives Mladenovic test, Ivanovic out

Rediff.com29 May 2016

Holder Serena Williams survived her toughest challenge yet at this year's French Open as she battled into the fourth round with a 6-4, 7-6(10) win over Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic in a rain-disrupted match on Saturday.

Serena faces Date with destiny on the line

Serena faces Date with destiny on the line

Rediff.com29 Jun 2013

Date-Krumm, ranked 84, is a lengthy outsider to cause an upset against the dominant force in the women's game who is currently on a 33-match winning streak.

Serena under no pressure to complete Grand Slam

Serena under no pressure to complete Grand Slam

Rediff.com29 Jun 2015

Such has been Serena Williams's iron-fisted dominance of women's tennis that the American is one Wimbledon title away from achieving a 'Serena Slam' and halfway towards completing a rare calendar Grand Slam.

This 'perfect player' is first Spanish woman in 18 years to make semis

This 'perfect player' is first Spanish woman in 18 years to make semis

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

A heady mix of talent and gumption, Garbine Muguruza now in the same league as Arantxa-Sanchez Vicario

Kvitova ends Serena's long unbeaten run

Kvitova ends Serena's long unbeaten run

Rediff.com9 May 2015

World No 1 Serena Williams's 27-match unbeaten run ended with a 6-2, 6-3 defeat by Petra Kvitova in the Madrid Open.

How many points will Paris fashion police give Serena?

How many points will Paris fashion police give Serena?

Rediff.com29 May 2019

Fashion statements from Roland Garros...

Djokovic and Murray to face off in another final

Djokovic and Murray to face off in another final

Rediff.com15 May 2016

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will face off in a second claycourt final within eight days at the Italian Open after the two in-form players proved on Saturday that they will be the ones to beat at the season's second Grand Slam in Roland Garros.

Look who Serena's coach is backing at Wimbledon

Look who Serena's coach is backing at Wimbledon

Rediff.com3 Jul 2017

Two-time winner Petra Kvitova and world number three Karolina Pliskova will be tough to beat at Wimbledon because the tournament's grass courts suit their games down to the ground, Serena Williams' coach Patrick Mouratoglou has said.

Relaxed Serena cherishing every victory

Relaxed Serena cherishing every victory

Rediff.com31 Jan 2015

Once a simmering volcano of emotions that could erupt at any moment, Australian Open champion Serena Williams appears to be heading down a path that may perhaps lead to her being renamed Serene.

Hopman Cup: Perth too hot for Eugenie Bouchard

Hopman Cup: Perth too hot for Eugenie Bouchard

Rediff.com4 Jan 2015

Serena Williams backed the searing Perth conditions as perfect preparation for her Australian Open title bid but the weather proved too hot for Canadian Eugenie Bouchard.