07/01/2011 | Sports

Dominant Federer through to Doha final

An ailing Rafael Nadal slumped out of the Qatar Open to deprive fans and organisers of an eagerly-anticipated final against his great rival Roger Federer.

08/01/2011 | Sports

Agassi: Flu-victim Nadal can still win Australian Open

World number one Rafael Nadal has been laid low by flu this week but Andre Agassi is confident the illness will not scupper the Spaniard's chances of winning the Australian Open later this month.

08/04/2012 | Sports

Del Potro clinches Argentina's ticket to Davis semifinals

Juan Martín Del Potro came at full speed and bashed Marin Cilic 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 to lead Argentina into the Davis Cup semifinals against Croatia. Yesterday, David Nalbandián and Eduardo Schwank won an erratic match over Cilic and Ivo Karlovic to put Argentina 2-1 ahead of the series.

09/04/2012 | Sports

'I'd have preferred Croatia than Argentina,' Czech Republic's captain

Czech Davis Cup’s team captain Jaroslav Navratil praised the "high-quality tennis" his players shown to beat Serbia 4-1 and access the semifinals against Argentina in Buenos Aires, and warned “I’d have preferred Croatia, Argentina playing at home will be hard to beat. But we're only playing in September, and we'll be looking forward to the game.”

17/04/2012 | Sports

Murray eases into Monte Carlo third round

World number four Andy Murray enjoyed a good start to his claycourt tennis season when he thrashed Serbian Viktor Troicki 6-0 6-3 to book a place in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters.

18/04/2012 | Sports

Djokovic, Nadal make Monte Carlo third round

Rafa Nadal gave his troublesome knees a quick outing today as the Spaniard launched his bid for a record eighth successive Monte Carlo Masters title with a 6-4 6-3 win over Finland's Jarkko Nieminen.

19/04/2012 | Sports

Murray through in Monte Carlo after Benneteau retires

World number four Andy Murray moved into the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals after France's Julien Benneteau retired from their third round match.

23/04/2012 | Sports

Del Potro returns to ATP's Top 10

Juan Martín del Potro returned to the “Top Ten” of the ATP World Tennis’ classification after the Montecarlo Masters 1000, while Serb Novak Djokovic extends his points as the top seeded player.

25/04/2012 | Sports

Djokovic pulls out of Serbia Open defence

World number one Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Serbia Open tennis following the death of his grandfather during the Monte Carlo Masters event last week, the Serbian said today.

26/04/2012 | Sports

Nadal makes Barcelona quarter-finals

Rafa Nadal was less than his dominant best on the clay at the Barcelona Open on Thursday but was still good enough to secure a 6-2 6-3 win over Colombian wildcard Robert Farah and set up a quarter-final clash against Janko Tipsarevic.

28/04/2012 | Sports

Nadal to play Ferrer in Barcelona final

Top seed Rafa Nadal set up an all-Spanish final against David Ferrer at the Barcelona Open after blasting his way past compatriot Fernando Verdasco 6-0 6-4 today.

05/05/2012 | Sports

Del Potro through to Estoril final

Juan Martín Del Potro, favourite to win the competition, beat Swiss player Stanilas Wawrinka, by 7-6, 6-4 in one of the semifinal matches of the Estoril ATP 250 (Portugal) which now puts him through to the final.

06/05/2012 | Sports

Federer fresh for clay swing after much-needed break

In fine fettle after a month-long rest, Roger Federer is ready to get his clay season underway and continue his bid to recapture the world number one ranking from Novak Djokovic.

10/05/2012 | Sports

Del Potro through to quarter finals in Madrid Open

Argentina's number one tennis player, Juan Martín Del Potro, got himself through to the quarter finals of the Madrid Open tournament today, after beating Croatian player Marin Cilic by 6-2 and 6-4.

10/05/2012 | Sports

Serena fights back to upset Wozniacki

Former world number one Serena Williams set up a quarter-final meeting with Maria Sharapova at the Madrid Open with a convincing 1-6 6-3 6-2 demolition of sixth seed Caroline Wozniacki today.

11/05/2012 | Sports

Del Potro through to semi-finals at Madrid Open

Juan Martín Del Potro, advanced today to the semi final of the Madrid Open tournament after beating Dolgopolov by 6-3 and 6-4. The tenth-seeded player from Tandíl beat Croatian player Marin Cilic by 6-2 and 6-4 yesterday.

16/05/2012 | Sports

Azarenka withdraws from Rome with shoulder injury

World number one Victoria Azarenka suffered a blow to her French Open preparations when she was forced to pull out of the Italian Open with a right shoulder injury.

17/05/2012 | Sports

Argentines eliminated from Rome Masters

Juan Martín Del Potro was eliminated of the Rome Masters by French Jo-Wilfred Tsonga by 6-4 and 6-1 at the pre-quarter finals. Earlier, Mónaco lost to world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia by 4-6, 6-2 and 6-3.

19/05/2012 | Sports

Djokovic downs Federer to set up Nadal final

World number one Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in straight sets today and will play Rafa Nadal in the Rome Masters final for the second year in a row.

22/05/2012 | Sports

Clijsters to retire again after US Open

Former world number one Kim Clijsters has confirmed that she will bring down the curtain on her second career at the end of this year's US Open, Belgian news agency Belga has reported.

24/05/2012 | Sports

Nadal clouds Djokovic's bid to match Laver

Novak Djokovic will arrive at Roland Garros seven wins away from becoming the first man for 43 years to hold all four grand slam titles concurrently - the only trouble is one of his victims will probably have to be claycourt king Rafa Nadal.

25/05/2012 | Sports

Tennis: Nadal gets kind draw at French Open

Six-times champion Rafa Nadal was given a smooth-looking path to the French Open final while world number one Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer looked set for a possible semi-final clash in the other half of the draw made today.

29/05/2012 | Sports

French Open: Schwank sweeps out Karlovic

After a poor start for the Argentines at the French Open with the surprising loss of David Nalbandian, new winds are blowing for the blue and white army as Eduardo Schwank defeated Croatian Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 6-0, and 6-3, thus joining Leonardo Mayer and Horacio Zeballos, whom had also made a winning debut.

31/05/2012 | Sports

French Open: Mónaco advances to third round

Argentine Juan Mónaco beat Czech Lukas Rosol 7-6(4), 6-0, 7-6(5) and advanced to the French Open men's singles third-round in Paris.

31/05/2012 | Sports

Kvitova safely through in Paris

Czech fourth seed Petra Kvitova strolled into the French Open third round with a comprehensive 6-1 6-3 win over Pole Urszula Radwanska.

01/06/2012 | Sports

French Open: Del Potro beats Cilic

Ninth-seeded Argentine player Juan Martín del Potro advanced to the next round of the French Open after winning against Croatian Marin Cilic by 6-3, 7-6, 6-1.

03/06/2012 | Sports

Azarenka out of French Open, could lose top ranking

Victoria Azarenka was knocked out of the French Open fourth round and could now lose her world number one ranking.

04/06/2012 | Sports

Del Potro makes it, now comes Rog

Juan Martín del Potro’s finished his fourth-round clash against the seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych as it was resumed after yesterday's suspension because of darkness, with an impressive 7-6 (8-6), 1-6, 6-3, 7-5, at the Suzanne Lenglen Court today.

04/06/2012 | Sports

Tsonga into French Open quarter-final for the first time

Local favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga kept his eye on the prize to reach the French Open quarter-finals for the first time with a 6-4 7-6 3-6 3-6 6-4 win against Swiss 18th seed Stanislas Wawrinka.

04/06/2012 | Sports

Fearsome Nadal destroys Mónaco to advance

Holder Rafael Nadal of Spain bulldozed into the French Open quarter-finals with an awe-inspiring 6-2 6-0 6-0 demolition of Argentine 13th seed Juan Mónaco today.

08/06/2012 | Sports

Ruthless Nadal hurtles into seventh Paris final

It seems no man or machine will be able to halt the unstoppable force that is Rafa Nadal after the red-hot Spaniard scorched his friend David Ferrer 6-2 6-2 6-1 to hurtle into a record seventh French Open final on Friday.

11/06/2012 | Sports

Nadal beats Djokovic to win record seventh French Open title

Spain's Rafa Nadal beat Serbia's Novak Djokovic 6-4 6-3 2-6 7-5 to win a record seventh French Open tennis title today.

17/06/2012 | Sports

Nalbandian defaulted from Queens final for kicking line judge

David Nalbandian was defaulted from his Queen's Club final against Croatia's Marin Cilic today for kicking and injuring a line judge.

23/06/2012 | Sports

I have no plans to quit, says Serena

Serena Williams has good news for women's tennis - she has no plans to quit the sport and neither, as far as she knows, does sister Venus.

26/06/2012 | Sports

Del Potro steps firmly in Wimbledon's debut

Juan Martín del Potro made a solid All England debut by beating Dutchman Robin Hasse 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 and 7-5 in the gentlemen's singles first round of The Championships in London.

28/06/2012 | Sports

Del Potro defeats Soeda on the third round of Wimbledon

Tandil native Juan Martin Del Potro took on today the Japanese player Go Soeda in the second round of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London. Del Potro defeated Soeda in four sets 6-2, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4.

29/06/2012 | Sports

Wimbledon: Mónaco loses to Troicki

Juan Mónaco sealed his Wimbledon's farewell ticket after losing 7-5 7-5 6-3 against Serbian Viktor Troicki (34), in a third round match at the All-England club.

30/06/2012 | Sports

Wimbledon: Serena soars, Murray beats the clock

Serena Williams fired down a Wimbledon record 23 aces, Yaroslava Shvedova blitzed through a record 24 consecutive points and Andy Murray beat the clock in another night of late drama as the All England Club ushered in the AN - after Nadal - era today.

02/07/2012 | Sports

Wimbledon: Del Potro, Ferrer suspended due to rain delay

Juan Martín del Potro ranked ninth in the world was to face Spaniard David Ferrer for the round of 16 as The Championships resume today at the All-England club after an eventful week one, but all matches were suspended due to rain delays.

03/07/2012 | Sports

Del Potro says goodbye after Ferrer's master class

Juan Martín del Potro ranked ninth in the world said goodbye top The Championships after being defeated by Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3 6-2 6-3 during the round of 16 at the All-England club after their match had to be suspended yesterday due to rain delays.

05/07/2012 | Sports

Murray grinds down Ferrer, Federer shines

Brick by brick, Andy Murray chiseled his way through a Spanish wall to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals while Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic simply demolished outclassed opponents to set up a mouth-watering first meeting on grass.

14/07/2012 | Sports

Serena Williams through to Stanford semis

Serena Williams has still not kicked post Wimbledon jet lag, but she still managed to beat Chanelle Scheepers 6-4 6-0 in the quarter-finals of the Stanford Classic yesterday.

14/07/2012 | Sports

Mónaco through to Stuttgart final

Second-seeded Juan Mónaco soared through to the Mercedes Cup final in Stuttgart today, after beating Spanish player Guillermo García López (87) in the semis by 6-3, 3-6, and 7-5 in a 2 hour and 40 minute match.

19/07/2012 | Sports

Nadal pulls out of London Olympics

The Olympic Games lost one of their biggest contestants this year, when reigning tennis champion Rafa Nadal pulled out after failing to recover from injury. The Spaniard was to play for the gold medal, hoping to replicate the win he achieved in Beijing four years ago.

19/07/2012 | Sports

Wimbledon to move back a week from 2015

Wimbledon organisers have bowed to players' wishes by announcing a later start date from 2015, extending the tennis grass-court season and increasing the gap with the French Open, they said in a statement.

20/07/2012 | Sports

Mónaco advances to Hamburg’s semifinals

Third seeded Juan Mónaco beat Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3 7-5 to access Hamburg Open’s semifinals, where the original from Tandil, BA province, will face the winner of the match between Nicolás Almagro (Spain) and Philip Kohlschreiber (Germany).  

22/07/2012 | Sports

Mónaco wins German Open, becomes 'top-ten'

23/07/2012 | Sports

Mónaco breaks Top Ten as ATP releases rankings

Juan Mónaco broke the Top Ten after winning his third ATP World Tour title of the season on Sunday with a victory over home favorite Tommy Haas in Hamburg, as the ATP published today the new world's rankings.

27/07/2012 | Sports

Williams, Federer in action on first day

Wimbledon champions Serena Williams and Roger Federer are in action on the opening day of the Olympic tennis tournament today, returning to the centre court just three weeks after their triumphs.

28/07/2012 | Sports

Nalbandian loses against Tipsarevic in tough match

David Nalbandian was defeated by Serbian Janko Tipsarevic  6-3, 6-4 in a match during the first day of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Tipsarevic is currently ranked 8th.

28/07/2012 | Sports

Serena Williams through to second round

Wimbledon champion Serena Williams breezed through her first round match against Serbia's Jelena Jankovic on the opening day of the Olympic tennis today with US first lady Michelle Obama cheering her on.

30/07/2012 | Sports

Mónaco, Del Potro advance in London

Juan Mónaco started at his best in his Men's tennis singles first round match against David Goffin of Belgium at the Court N°1 of Wimbledon by taking a quick 6-4 6-1 victory in a match that had been cancelled on Sunday due to heavy showers.

31/07/2012 | Sports

Mónaco ousted from Olympic Wimbledon

01/08/2012 | Sports

Del Potro beats Simon, advances to quarter-finals

02/08/2012 | Sports

Azarenka sets up semifinal with Williams

Women’s top seed Victoria Azarenka wailed her way to a semi-final against Wimbledon champion Serena Williams after overcoming Germany’s Angelique Kerber 6-4 7-5 under the Centre Court roof.

02/08/2012 | Sports

Del Potro closer to podium, next step Federer

Juan Martín del Potro beat Japanese Kei Nichikori 6-4 7-6 (4) in the men's tennis singles quater-finals and advanced to semifinals where the Argentine will face tennis master Roger Federer.

03/08/2012 | Sports

Del Potro fails to conquer Federer's grasp at Olympics

Juan Martín Del Potro lost against top-seeded Swiss player Roger Federer, in the race for the gold medal at the men's singles tennis semifinal at the London Olympics. The players were equal at 6-3, 6-7 in the first two sets, firing through an intense and lengthy 2 hour, 40 min final set where Federer overcame his opponent by a very close 19-17. Del Potro will now face Serb Novak Djokovic for the bronze.

03/08/2012 | Sports

Argentina at the Olympics today

Follow the Argentine team at the London Olympics with this day-by-day guide showing all the Argentine athletes' schedules, across all categories.

05/08/2012 | Sports

Del Potro wins bronze against Djokovic

05/08/2012 | Sports

Murray thrashes Federer to win gold

09/08/2012 | Sports

Murray withdraws from Toronto Masters with knee injury

Olympic champion Andy Murray has withdrawn from the Toronto Masters with a left knee injury, the Briton said.

14/08/2012 | Sports

Kvitova overcomes wobble to claim Montreal title

Petra Kvitova overcame a mid-match slump to claim her first title of the season with a 7-5 2-6 6-3 victory over China's Li Na in the Montreal Cup.

14/08/2012 | Sports

Murray has earned 'Big Four' status, says Djokovic

It has been an ongoing debate in the tennis world - does the current 'golden era' for the game feature a 'Big Three' or a 'Big Four' including Andy Murray?

16/08/2012 | Sports

Murray out, Federer cruises at Cincinnati

Olympic champion Andy Murray suffered a second pre-US Open setback in as many weeks when he was knocked out of the Cincinnati Open in the third round losing 6-4 6-4 to France's Jeremy Chardy.

17/08/2012 | Sports

Murray out, Federer cruises at Cincinnati

Olympic champion Andy Murray suffered a second pre-US Open setback in as many weeks when he was knocked out of the Cincinnati Open in the third round, losing 6-4 6-4 to France's Jeremy Chardy.

17/08/2012 | Sports

Nadal unsure he will recover for Davis Cup

Rafa Nadal said he must fully recover from a nagging knee problem known as Hoffa's syndrome before returning to competition and was a doubt for next month's Davis Cup semi-final against the United States.

18/08/2012 | Sports

Djokovic to face Federer in Cincinnati final

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, the top two players in the world, set up a showdown for the Cincinnati Masters title after cruising to semi-final victories today.

21/08/2012 | Sports

US Open tennis ref accused of killing husband with coffee mug

A prominent professional tennis referee who was preparing to officiate at the US Open in New York was arrested on a felony murder warrant accusing her of bludgeoning her elderly husband to death with a coffee mug.

26/08/2012 | Sports

Serena spars with reporters over dance

Serena Williams was hailed as the greatest women's tennis player ever before reacting angrily to criticism of her exuberant Olympic celebrations.

26/08/2012 | Sports

Federer delivers ominous warning to US Open rivals

Roger Federer is feeling the magic once again and that can only spell trouble for his opponents in the US Open.

27/08/2012 | Sports

Federer in action on opening day of US Open

Roger Federer looks to cap an "incredible" season when he launches his bid for a sixth US Open title against American Donald Young.

28/08/2012 | Sports

Federer stunning in first round at US Open

World number one Roger Federer produced a stunning opening performance at the US Open, but then said Novak Djokovic deserved to be the favorite for the title.

28/08/2012 | Sports

Second seed Radwanska races into second round

Second seed Agnieszka Radwanska cruised into the second round of the U.S. Open with a speedy 6-1 6-1 win over Nina Bratchikova of Russia.

29/08/2012 | Sports

Crowd favourite Murray looks to move into third round

Britain's Andy Murray, who is forging a new reputation as a crowd favourite, will try to take his place in round three of the US Open.

30/08/2012 | Sports

Ivanovic cruises into third round at US Open

Former world number one Ana Ivanovic cruised into the third round of the US Open with a 6-2 6-2 victory over Swede Sofia Arvidsson under sunny skies in Arthur Ashe Stadium.

01/09/2012 | Sports

Serena gains revenge on Makarova, makes last 16

Serena Williams gained a measure of revenge and a place in the fourth round of the US Open today as she beat Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-4 6-0 in a tougher encounter than the scoreline suggests.

01/09/2012 | Sports

Murray stops Lopez to reach the fourth round

Olympic champion Andy Murray recovered from a mid-match wobble to defeat Feliciano Lopez 7-6 7-6 4-6 7-6 in the third round of the US Open today.

02/09/2012 | Sports

Federer, Serena march on in US Open heat

Top-ranked Roger Federer continued his dynamic US Open form in near-tropical conditions while fourth seed Serena Williams braved the steaming heat to avenge a shock defeat she suffered in January.

03/09/2012 | Sports

Djokovic eases through, Roddick parties on

Novak Djokovic continued his stroll through the US Open draw while former champion Andy Roddick staved off retirement by winning in front of 20,000 of his new-found best friends at raucous Arthur Ashe Stadium.

03/09/2012 | Sports

Nadal to take next two months off to rest knee

Rafa Nadal will not play tennis for the next two months in order to give his knee time to fully recover and will miss Spain's Davis Cup semi-final against the United States later this month.

04/09/2012 | Sports

Spain look to Ferrer to lead Davis Cup team against US

With Rafa Nadal still out recovering from a knee complaint, David Ferrer will lead holders Spain in their Davis Cup semi-final at home to the United States, captain Alex Corretja said.

04/09/2012 | Sports

Murray, Williams and Federer reach quarters

Andy Murray produced a masterclass in tennis to destroy the highly rated Milos Raonic and book his place in the quarter-finals of the US Open.

05/09/2012 | Sports

Azarenka, Ferrer advance at rain-hit US Open

Victoria Azarenka survived a ferocious comeback from defending champion Sam Stosur to reach the US Open semi-finals, as the remnants of Hurricane Isaac played havoc with the schedule and left organisers juggling with a backlog.

05/09/2012 | Sports

Berdych to lead Czech Davis Cup team against Argentina

World number seven Tomas Berdych will lead the Czech Davis Cup team in their semi-final clash against Argentina later this month.

06/09/2012 | Sports

Djokovic ousts Del Potro from US Open

Juan Martín Del Potro was defeated 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) and 6-4 bySerbian defending champion Novak Djokovic at the US Open in the quarter finals, the fourth and last Grand Slam tournament of the year.

06/09/2012 | Sports

Early exit for Federer after Berdych thriller

Roger Federer was knocked out of the US Open after losing a quarter-final thriller to Tomas Berdych, marking the world number one's earliest exit from Flushing Meadows in nine years.

08/09/2012 | World

Murray beats Berdych to reach final

Britain's Andy Murray produced a masterful performance in atrocious conditions to beat Czech Tomas Berdych in the semi-finals of the US Open today and edge closer to his first grand slam title.

08/09/2012 | World

Tornadoes blare through New York, Virginia

A rare tornado struck New York City today, blowing out the windows of at least one building, and a separate twister hit the Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., as a line of fierce thunderstorms swept the region, knocking out power to thousands of homes.

12/09/2012 | Sports

Del Potro ready to play despite injury

Juan Martín del Potro has confirmed his presence for this weekend’s Davis Cup semifinal against the Czech Republic as Argentina bid to reach the Cup Final for the second straight year.

13/09/2012 | Sports

Del Potro-Stepanek to open Davis Cup semis

15/09/2012 | Sports

Del Potro out of Davis Cup semifinals due to injury

Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro has pulled out of Sunday's first singles in the Davis Cup semi-final against Czech Republic because of an injury to his right wrist.

24/09/2012 | Sports

Rain break rescues Wozniacki in Tokyo

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki squeezed through to the second round of the Pan Pacific Open, just one day after ending a 13-month title drought in South Korea.

25/09/2012 | Sports

Nadal recuperation on track, will not rush back

Rafa Nadal's steady recuperation from a knee injury is proceeding according to plan and he is not going to rush back before it has healed properly, the world number four said.

27/09/2012 | Sports

Azarenka pulls out, Sharapova upset in Tokyo

World number one Victoria Azarenka pulled out of the Pan Pacific Open citing chronic fatigue while Maria Sharapova was stunned by Samantha Stosur as the event lost its top two seeds.

30/09/2012 | Sports

Gasquet wins all-French final in Bangkok to end drought

Richard Gasquet won his first ATP title in more than two years when he continued his domination of Gilles Simon by swatting aside his French compatriot 6-2 6-1 to claim the Thailand Open.

30/09/2012 | Sports

Mónaco wins in Malaysia for year's fourth title

01/10/2012 | Sports

Mónaco back to Top 10 after winning in Malaysia

02/10/2012 | Sports

'Responsible' Murray blows away cobwebs in Tokyo

Defending champion Andy Murray blew away the cobwebs with a 7-6 6-4 win over Croatian Ivo Karlovic in his first tennis match since winning last month's US Open.

07/10/2012 | Sports

Djokovic beats Tsonga for third China Open title

Top-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic beat Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6 6-2 to win his third China Open tennis title in Beijing.

09/10/2012 | Sports

Nadal holds out slim hope for return this season

Rafa Nadal has no timeline for his return to competitive tennis but the world number four did not completely rule out the possibility of returning from injury in time for next month's Davis Cup and ATP World Tour finals.

10/10/2012 | Sports

Japan's Nishikori bows out in Shanghai

Kei Nishikori's dream run that took him to the Japan Open tennis title last week was cut short in China when he lost 6-2 1-6 4-6 to Sam Querrey of the US in the second round of the Shanghai Masters.

12/10/2012 | Sports

Murray and Federer set up Shanghai semi

Andy Murray remained on course for a hat-trick of titles at the Shanghai Masters despite the best efforts of tricky Czech Radek Stepanek today and now sets his sights on Roger Federer.

14/10/2012 | Sports

Djokovic stuns Murray to take Shanghai title

Novak Djokovic exacted revenge on Andy Murray for his US Open final defeat by saving five match points to outlast the Briton 5-7 7-6 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters title.

19/10/2012 | Sports

Del Potro flies through to Vienna semi-finals

Argentine top seed Juan Martín Del Potro flew through to the semi-finals of the ATP tennis tour in Vienna today, after beating his Australian opponent Marinko Matosevic in two 6-2 sets.

23/10/2012 | Sports

Sharapova not backing pay rise for first round losers

Maria Sharapova is not convinced it is a good idea to give first round losers at next year's Australian Open a huge pay increase as part of a US$4 million rise in overall prize money.

26/10/2012 | Sports

Azarenka to finish year as world number one after win

Victoria Azarenka will end the year as world number one after the Belarussian beat China's Li Na 7-6 6-3 at the season-ending WTA Championships on Friday

30/10/2012 | Sports

Djokovic to finish year as world number one

Novak Djokovic will move above Roger Federer to number one in the world rankings next week and is guaranteed to retain the top spot until the end of the year, the ATP Tour said.

01/11/2012 | Sports

Del Potro, Mónaco ousted from Paris Masters

Argentine tennis players Juan Martín del Potro and Juan Mónaco were ousted almost simultaneously in the pre-quarter finals of the Paris Masters.

04/11/2012 | Sports

Ivanovic keeps Serbia in hunt for Fed Cup title

Ana Ivanovic beat Petra Kvitova 6-3 7-5 to keep alive Serbia's hopes of winning their debut Fed Cup title.

04/11/2012 | Sports

Ferrer clinches first Masters title in Paris

Spain's David Ferrer clinched his maiden Masters title when he ended Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz's brilliant run in Paris with a 6-4 6-3 final win.

05/11/2012 | Sports

Tired Djokovic primed for one final challenge

A tired sounding Novak Djokovic says he will need to draw on all his mental and physical strength if he is to crown another stellar season with the ATP World Tour Finals title.

06/11/2012 | Sports

Federer sends greetings before Argentine tour

Tennis world master Roger Federer sent his greetings to all argentines on the verge of his visit to the country on December 12 and 13 to play some exhibition matches against Juan Martín del Potro. 

06/11/2012 | Sports

Ferrer beats Del Potro in London Masters debut

Juan Martín Del Potro, Argentina's top-seeded player, lost to Spain's David Ferrer (4) by 6-3, 3-6 and 6-4, in his debut at London Masters' Group B.

08/11/2012 | Sports

Del Potro beats Tipsarevic, renews chances at London Masters

Argentina's top-seeded tennis player, Juan Martín Del Potro, defeated Serb Janko Tipsarevic by 6-0 and 6-4, and will now face Swiss Roger Federer to define who will play in the London Masters' semis.

20/11/2012 | Sports

Nadal back on training court as recuperation continues

Rafa Nadal returned to the training court and started hitting balls again for the first time since the latest in a series of knee injuries forced his withdrawal from the US Open at the end of August.

03/12/2012 | Sports

Nadal eyes clay season for return to top form

Rafa Nadal is aiming to be back to his best after injury in time for the claycourt season and the run-up to Roland Garros, the Spaniard said today.

28/12/2012 | Sports

Del Potro refuses to play Davis Cup 2013

01/01/2013 | Sports

Serena aims to overtake Evert as oldest number one

Serena Williams credited a more subdued lifestyle today for the current form which has put her on track to succeed fellow-US player Chris Evert as the oldest world number one in women's tennis.

02/01/2013 | Sports

Djokovic suffers shock loss in Hopman Cup event

World No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic suffered a shock loss to Australian Bernard Tomic at the Hopman Cup team event today, two weeks before the defence of his Australian Open title.

03/01/2013 | Sports

Azarenka primed for another tilt at nemesis Williams

Victoria Azarenka goes into her Brisbane International semi-final against Serena Williams on Friday believing that selfishness is the key to ending four years of disappointment against her nemesis.

04/01/2013 | Sports

Del Potro defeat Roddick in second exhibition

Juan Martín Del Potro, Argentina's number one tennis player and seventh-seeded in the global ranking, defeated US Andy Roddick, recently retired, by 6-4 and 6-2 in the second and last exhibition match held in Junín.

07/01/2013 | Sports

Djokovic bids to extend Melbourne Park supremacy

Defending champion Novak Djokovic returns to the Australian Open seeking his third consecutive trophy at Melbourne Park, where memories of last year's gut-wrenching final against Rafa Nadal still linger around Rod Laver Arena's blue centre court.

08/01/2013 | Sports

Kuznetsova overcomes Wozniacki and Sydney heat

Former world number two Svetlana Kuznetsova defied sweltering heat that earlier prompted Agnieszka Radwanska to suggest it was too hot to play to beat seventh seed Caroline Wozniacki in the second round of the Sydney International.

09/01/2013 | Sports

Isner out in Sydney as withdrawals continue

Top seed John Isner was knocked out of the Sydney International by compatriot Ryan Harrison but at least he got out on court on a day when injury withdrawals continued to ravage Australian Open warm-up tournaments.

10/01/2013 | Sports

Radwanska soars in Sydney, Ferrer struts in NZ

Agnieszka Radwanska needed eight match points to finish off Li Na but confirmed her fine pre-Australian Open form by maintaining her perfect start to the year and reaching the final of the Sydney International.

14/01/2013 | Sports

Djokovic makes solid start to hat-trick bid

Novak Djokovic showed brief flashes of his best tennis as he began his bid for a third successive Australian Open title with a workmanlike 6-2 6-4 7-5 win over Paul-Henri Mathieu.

15/01/2013 | Sports

Del Potro in stunning Melbourne debut

Sixth seed Juan Martín del Potro, took 76 minutes to oust Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 6-1, 6-2 and 6-2 in a game for the first round of the Australian Open.

15/01/2013 | Sports

Tumbling Serena leads Melbourne march of top seeds

Serena Williams refused to let a painful tumble divert her from her quest for a sixth Australian Open title as Roger Federer and Andy Murray progressed almost untroubled towards their goals on day two at Melbourne Park.

15/01/2013 | Sports

Nadal to return next month at Brazil Open

French Open champion Rafa Nadal will make his long-awaited comeback from injury at next month's Brazil Open, the ATP confirmed today.

21/01/2013 | Sports

Captain Jaite names Davis Cup team

Argentina’s Davis Cup captain Martín Jaite has called David Nalbandián, Juan Mónaco, Horacio Zeballos, and Carlos Berlocq to be part of the squad hat will face Germany on February 1-3 at Parque Roca stadium in Buenos Aires. 

22/01/2013 | Sports

Sharapova juggernaut rolls into Melbourne semis

Maria Sharapova's biggest challenge to achieving her second Australian Open title, apart from Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams, could actually be between her ears.

22/01/2013 | Sports

Ferrer survives in fight back, Djokovic into semis

David Ferrer stared defeat full in the face three times but staged an epic comeback from two sets down to beat fellow Spaniard Nicolás Almagro and reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open.

23/01/2013 | Sports

Stephens stuns ailing Serena, Federer forges on

Serena Williams went down smashing rackets and screaming as she bowed out of the Australian Open quarter-finals today, hampered by a back injury and beaten in three sets by fellow American Sloane Stephens.

24/01/2013 | Sports

Murray quest faces Federer obstacle in Melbourne

Andy Murray's bid to become the first man in the open era to back up his maiden grand slam triumph with the title at the next major comes up against the considerable obstacle of Roger Federer in Friday's Australian Open semi-final.

25/01/2013 | Sports

Murray beats Federer to make Australian Open final

Andy Murray set up an enthralling Australian Open final against world number one Novak Djokovic after a high-quality victory against Roger Federer today.

26/01/2013 | Sports

Djokovic bids for third straight title at Melbourne Park

Novak Djokovic will bid to extend his Australian Open reign to a third straight year tomorrow in the final against Andy Murray, who will aim to end Britain's 79-year wait for a men's champion at Melbourne Park.

01/02/2013 | Sports

Argentina leads Davis Cup series 2-0

02/02/2013 | Sports

Davis Cup: Argentina eases into quarterfinals

Argentina reaches the Davis Cup quarterfinals with a 3-0 unbeaten lead after two days of competition as Nalbandian-Zeballos beat Kas-Kamke in four sets. They will next host France in April. Today, the reverse singles.

04/02/2013 | Sports

Murray calls for more blood testing

Olympic champion Andy Murray is demanding more blood testing in tennis to avoid the kind of damaging doping scandals that continue to plague cycling.

15/02/2013 | Sports

Federer sent packing by Benneteau

Defending champion Roger Federer suffered a shock 6-3 7-5 defeat by Frenchman Julien Benneteau, who has yet to lift a tour title during his 13-year career, in the World Indoor Tournament quarter-finals.

27/02/2013 | Sports

Del Potro ends challenge of India's Devvarman

World number seven Juan Martin Del Potro pounded India's Somdev Devvarman 6-4 6-4 in the Dubai Championships second round today, keeping the Argentine on course for a semi-final showdown with Novak Djokovic.

01/03/2013 | Sports

Djokovic overcomes stubborn Del Potro in Dubai

Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to 17 matches by beating Juan Martin del Potro 6-3 7-6 in the Dubai tennis championship semi-finals today to stay on track to face Czech Tomas Berdych.

02/03/2013 | Sports

Nadal beats Almagro to reach Mexican Open final

Rafa Nadal advanced to the final of the Mexican Open early morning, beating fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro 7-5 6-4 in a clay-court slugfest.

02/03/2013 | Sports

Imperious Djokovic seals another Dubai title

Novak Djokovic extended his winning streak to 18 matches to claim a fourth Dubai Championships in five years today, underlining his status as the world's best player after beating Tomas Berdych 7-5 6-3 in the final.

07/03/2013 | Sports

Tennis to introduce biological passports

Tennis will introduce biological passports for players and increase the number of blood tests done each year, the sport's anti-doping agency said.

11/03/2013 | Sports

Djokovic and Murray battle through in Paris

Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and third seed Andy Murray both had to work much harder than expected to book their places in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open.

19/03/2013 | Sports

Murray can be world No.1 this year, says Del Potro

Indian Wells runner-up Juan Martín del Potro believes Britain's Andy Murray can become world tennis number one this year.

20/03/2013 | Sports

US Open to revert to Sunday finish from 2015

The US Open will revert to a 14-day tournament from 2015 after United States Tennis Association (USTA) officials reached an agreement with players on restructuring the playing schedule and increasing prize money.

26/03/2013 | Sports

Sharapova powers on in search of elusive Miami win

Maria Sharapova powered her way past another opponent at the Sony Open in Miami as the Russian world number two remains on target to finally claim a tournament that has brought her plenty of heartbreak.

04/04/2013 | Sports

Davis cup: Argentina-France heads-up ready

After this morning's heads-up draw held at La Usina del Arte arts centre in La Boca BA City neighborhood, tomorrow's opening day of the Davis Cup's quarterfinals will see Carlos Berlocq facing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and Juan Mónaco against Gilles Simon.  

05/04/2013 | Sports

Davis Cup: Berlocq loses to Tsonga in first match of quarterfinal series

Carlos Berlocq today faced Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first match of the Davis Cup quarterfinal series between Argentina and France. Tsonga won 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 5-7 y 6-2.

17/04/2013 | Sports

Del Portro moves into Monte Carlo third round

Juan Martín Del Potro moved into the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters with a tricky 1-6 6-4 6-3 win over Alexandr Dolgopolov.

18/04/2013 | Sports

Nadal sails through in Monte Carlo, Berdych sinks

Rafael Nadal calmly continued his bid for a ninth consecutive crown at the Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-2 6-4 third-round victory over Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany.

22/05/2013 | Sports

Del Potro withdraws from Roland Garros

World's number seven and Argentina's number one Juan Martín Del Potro today announced he wont' be playing the Roland Garros French Open which is set to begin next Monday.

21/01/2011 | Sports

Injured Venus Williams lasts just seven points

Venus Williams retired from her Australian Open third round match against Germany's Andrea Petkovic with injury after lasting just seven points.

28/01/2011 | Sports

Argentine Dulko and Pennetta win Melbourne doubles title

Argentine Gisela Dulko and Italy's Flavia Pennetta beat Eastern Europeans Victoria Azarenka and Maria Kirilenko 2-6 7-5 6-1 to win the Australian Open women's doubles titles.

29/01/2011 | Sports

Clijsters rallies past Li to win Australian Open

Kim Clijsters drew on her huge wealth of experience to ride out a Li Na storm and claim her maiden Australian Open title on Saturday by shattering China's dream of a first grand slam champion.

29/01/2011 | Sports

Murray and Djokovic do battle to fill the vacuum

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will put friendship aside when they meet in Sunday's Australian Open final to decide who fills the power vacuum left by the early exits of Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer.

11/02/2011 | Sports

Clijsters becomes world number one again

Belgium's Kim Clijsters will become world number one next week for the first time since 2006 after she reached the Paris Open semi-finals by beating Jelena Dokic 6-3 6-0.

18/02/2011 | Sports

Rain washes out quarter-finals in Buenos Aires

Rain washed out most of the play on quarter-finals day at the Buenos Aires Open with Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela and Spanish fourth seed Albert Montañes evenly poised in a deciding third set.

19/02/2011 | Sports

Argentines stumble at Buenos Aires ATP, Chela achieves finals

By Jorge Sillone, ámbito.com. The quarter-finals of Buenos Aires ATP 250 resumed its activities after heavy rains in Buenos Aires City had led to the suspension of the tournament. Although most of the Argentines playing at the competition lost to their opponents, Juan Ignacio Chela defeated Wawrinka at the semi-finals and will face Almagro in the finals.

21/02/2011 | Sports

Davis Cup: Nalbandian, Mónaco, Chela, Schwank to face Romania

Tennis players David Nalbandian, Juan Mónaco, Juan Ignacio Chela and Eduardo Schwank will represent Argentina in a first-round Davis Cup tie against Romania next month, captain Modesto Vázquez announced.

26/02/2011 | Sports

Del Potro through to semi-finals at Delray Beach

Tennis player Juan Martín Del Potro advanced further in the Delray Beach International Open men’s tournament by making it to the semi-finals, after beating South African Kevin Anderson 6-4 6-4.

02/03/2011 | Sports

Serena back home after blood clot treatment

Serena Williams was recovering at her Los Angeles home after undergoing emergency treatment for a blood clot in one of her lungs, the former world number one confirmed.

05/03/2011 | Sports

Chela and Schwank make quarter finals

Predictions were proved right at the tennis as Argentina reached the quarter-finals at the Davis Cup, after a 3-0 win over Romania.

06/03/2011 | Sports

Argentina beats Romania, to face Kazakhstan in quarterfinals

Eduardo Schwank defeated Victor Crivoi 7-6 6-4 and Adrian Ungut beat Juan Mónaco 4-6, 6-2 and 3-6, leaving the score 4-1. Next, the Argentine team will play against Kazakhstan in July.

10/03/2011 | Sports

Del Potro beats Stepanek at Indian Wells’ first round

Argentine Juan Martín Del Potro (90) eliminated Czech Radek Stepanek (67) by 6-4 and 6-0 during the first round of the tennis Indian Wells Masters 1000.

13/03/2011 | Sports

Juan Ignacio Chela beats Petzschner, advances to third round in Indian Wells

Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela turned the match against German Phillip Petzschner around and qualified to the third round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament.

14/03/2011 | Sports

Del Potro beats Dolgopolov, advances at Indian Wells tournament

Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro beat Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6(3) 6-3 in the third round of the Indian Wells ATP Tournament and qualified to the fourth round.

19/03/2011 | Sports

Wozniacki, Bartoli reach Indian Wells final

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and 15th-seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli advanced smoothly to the final of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with commanding victories yesterday.

20/03/2011 | Sports

Top seed Wozniacki triumphs at Indian Wells

Caroline Wozniacki held off a fightback by Marion Bartoli to win her 14th WTA title with a 6-1 2-6 6-3 victory in the Indian Wells final.

27/03/2011 | Sports

Del Potro beat Soderling at Miami tournament

Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro defeated Swedish Robin Soderling by 6-3 and 6-2 for the third round of the Sony Ericsson ATP tournament in Miami.

29/03/2011 | Sports

Juan Martin Del Potro eliminated from Miami Open

02/04/2011 | Sports

Azarenka beats Sharapova to win Miami title

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus defeated an error-plagued Russian Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-4 to win the Sony Ericsson Open for the second time in three years.

15/04/2011 | Sports

Federer crushed as Nadal wins match

Roger Federer was blown away 6-4 6-4 by Juergen Melzer in the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals but Rafa Nadal stormed through as the gap between the two great rivals widened further.

16/04/2011 | Sports

Ferrer trounces Melzer to reach Monte Carlo final

Fourth seed David Ferrer roared back from a shaky start to cruise into the Monte Carlo Masters final with a 6-3 6-2 win over Juergen Melzer at the tennis today.

23/04/2011 | Sports

Nadal gets 500th win and makes Barcelona final

World number one Rafa Nadal notched up his 500th career win and clinched a place in the Barcelona Open final by beating unseeded Croatian Ivan Dodig 6-3 6-2.

29/04/2011 | Sports

Del Potro advances to semi-finals, face Cuevas

Argentine tennis player Juan Martín Del Potro will face Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas for the semi-final of the Estoril Open, after thrashing their opponents in the quarter-finals.

06/05/2011 | Sports

Nadal, Federer to meet in Madrid Open semis

Spaniard Rafael Nadal cleared the latest hurdle on his quest for a third claycourt title in under a month when he overpowered Frenchman Michael Llodra 6-2 6-2 to set up a Madrid Masters 1000 semi-final against Roger Federer.

08/05/2011 | Sports

Djokovic stuns clay king Nadal to win Madrid Masters

Novak Djokovic dethroned clay king Rafa Nadal on the Spaniard's home soil and maintained his perfect season when he beat the world number one 7-5 6-4 to win the Madrid Masters title.

09/05/2011 | Sports

Roddick makes early exit in Rome

American Andy Roddick's miserable season on clay continued when he was knocked out in the Rome Masters first round 6-3 6-3 by Frenchman Gilles Simon.

10/05/2011 | Sports

Nalbandian pulls out of Roland Garros

Tennis player David Nalbandian will not play at Roland Garros, the second Gran Slam of the season, for the third consecutive time, and decided to continue with his physical recovery in order to return to the matches “in better conditions,” according to his spokesman.

28/05/2011 | Sports

Djokovic knocks out Del Potro at French Open

Novak Djokovic felt "more nervous than usual" as he faced his first serious test at the French Open but continued his amazing unbeaten run by knocking out Juan Martin Del Potro to reach the fourth round.

03/06/2011 | Sports

Nadal outplays Murray to reach final

Five-times champion Rafa Nadal sparked off his 25th birthday celebrations by blowing Andy Murray off court with a 6-4 7-5 6-4 win to reach the French Open final.

03/06/2011 | Sports

Federer stops Djokovic to reach Paris final

Roger Federer ended Novak Djokovic's 41-match winning streak with a 7-6 6-3 3-6 7-6 victory to set up a French Open final meeting with old rival Rafa Nadal. Serbian second seed Djokovic went off the rails as the third-seeded Federer raised his game to new heights to reach his fifth final at Roland Garros, and his first grand-slam final since last year's Australian Open.

10/06/2011 | Sports

Tsonga beats Nadal at Queen's, Roddick roars on

Rafa Nadal's batteries finally ran flat as the weary world number one bowed out to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals of the Queen's Club grass-court championships.

25/06/2011 | Sports

Nadal wastes little time in reaching last 16

Top seed and defending champion Rafa Nadal upped his game at the key moments to overcome the spirited challenge of wildcard Gilles Muller 7-6 7-6 6-0 and advance to the last 16 at Wimbledon today.

07/07/2011 | Sports

Argentina closer to Davis Cup semi-finals

Argentina was left closer to the Davis Cup semi-finals after Juan Mónaco and Juan Martín Del Potro achieved two points against Kazakhstan in the first round of the quarter-finals held over clay in Buenos Aires.

08/07/2011 | Sports

Davis Cup: Argentina makes it to the semi-finals

Argentina’s Davis Cup team took a 3-0 lead after winning the quarterfinals series against Kazakhstan. Juan Ignacio Chela and Eduardo Schwank won the doubles match against Evjeny Korolev and Juriy Schukin by 6-3, 6-2, 7-5.

26/07/2011 | Sports

US Open looms large for fit-again Del Potro

With his frustrating wrist injury finally behind him and the US Open looming large next month, the smile is back on Juan Martin Del Potro's face as he prepares for this week's ATP event in Los Angeles.

10/08/2011 | Sports

Del Potro ousted from Montreal Masters

Juan Martín Del Potro has been eliminated on Wednesday on the second round of the Montreal Masters 1000, after being defeated by Croatian Marin Cilic by 6-3 and 6-4.

14/08/2011 | Sports

Del Potro to face Federer in Cincinnati’s 2nd round

Tennis player Juan Martín Del Potro reached the second round of Cincinnati Masters’ second round in which he will face Swiss Roger Federer, after defeating Italian Andreas Seppi in his debut.

15/08/2011 | Sports

Nalbandian advances in Cincinnati

David Nalbandian debuted with a victory in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters after defeating Japanese Nei Nishikori.

19/08/2011 | Sports

Fish upsets Nadal to move into Cincinnati semis

US Mardy Fish beat world number two Rafa Nadal for the first time in his career and booked a spot in the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Open where he will face Britain's Andy Murray.

25/08/2011 | Sports

Mónaco loses to Roddick in Winston Salem quarter-finals

Juan Mónaco was defeated by US tennis player Andy Roddick in the quarter-finals of the Winston Salem tournament.

28/08/2011 | Sports

US Open to start on schedule after hurricane escape

The US Open will start as planned after the National Tennis Center escaped serious damage from Hurricane Irene, officials said.

29/08/2011 | Sports

Mónaco advances to US Open’s second round

Tennis player Juan Mónaco achieved the second round of the US Open, the fourth and last Grand Slam of the year, after defeating Italian Andreas Seppi by 7-6 (7-1), 6-2 and 6-2.

05/09/2011 | Sports

Serena Williams marches on at US Open

Six months after she nearly died, Serena Williams is closing in on what could be the greatest achievement of her incredible career.

07/09/2011 | Sports

Foul weather sets up hectic schedule at US Open

On the eve of the tournament, New York was battered by Hurricane Irene and now the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee are drenching the eastern seaboard and threatening to ruin the last grand slam of the year.

08/09/2011 | Sports

Serena rolls into semi-finals at US Open

Serena Williams struggled with her serve in the first set before finding the range to score a 7-5 6-1 victory over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia to reach the semi-finals of the US Open.

10/09/2011 | Sports

Stosur beats Kerber to reach US Open women's final

Sam Stosur survived a late fightback from unseeded German Angelique Kerber to win their US Open semi-final 6-3 2-6 6-2 today.

16/09/2011 | Sports

Djokovic pulls out of match against Nalbandian

Tennis master player, Novak Djokovic, pulled out of the first match of the Copa Davis semifinals today, in which he was to play against Argentina. Instead, Argentine David Nalbandian opened the series against local player Viktor Troicki.

16/09/2011 | Sports

Argentina takes the lead against Serbia in Davis Cup

Argentine favourite Juan Martín Del Potro took on Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic in the three sets in the second rubber of the Davis Cup semi-finals leaving Argentina 2-0 over Serbia. Earlier, David Nalbandian achieved the first point after defeating Viktor Troicki 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, and 6-3.

20/09/2011 | Sports

Murray: 'Players could strike unless demands are met'

The world's leading players are "not afraid" of going on strike unless officials heed their calls to improve the crammed tennis calendar as soon as possible, Andy Murray warned.

30/09/2011 | Sports

Serena and Sharapova pull out of China Open

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova have withdrawn from the China Open that starts on Saturday.

30/09/2011 | Sports

Del Potro focused in Davis Cup final

Juan Martín Del Potro announced he will not play at the Tokyo and Shanghai tournaments in order to reach to the final of the Davis Cup against Spain in the first weekend of December in good shape.

13/10/2011 | Sports

Murray marches on in Shanghai, Ferrer survives

Britain's Andy Murray remained on course for an Asian hat-trick when he beat Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4 3-6 6-3 to reach the quarter finals of the Shanghai Masters.

28/10/2011 | Sports

Del Potro triumphs, qualifies for semi-finals in Vienna

Tennis star Juan Martín del Potro, leading the second series of the ATP tournament in Vienna, defeated his rival in the quarter final match, German Tommy Haas, in by 6-2 and 6-4, leading the Argentine tennis player into the semifinals in the Austrian capital.

29/10/2011 | Sports

Del Potro and Tsonga to meet in Vienna final

Top seeds Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Juan Martin del Potro set up a mouth-watering final at the Vienna Open after winning their semi-finals on Saturday to keep up their chances of qualifying for the season-ending World Tour finals next month.

04/11/2011 | Sports

Del Potro reaches semi-finals in Valencia

Argentine tennis player Juan Martín del Potro defeated US Sam Querrey and will face Spaniard Marcel Granollers in the semi-finals of the Valencia tournament.

05/11/2011 | Sports

Del Potro eliminated from ATP tournament

Juan Martín Del Potro, was knocked out unexpectedly after two sets, by 6-4 and 7-6 (7/4), against Spanish Marcel Granollers, in the first of the semi-finals of the ATP tennis tournament in Valencia, Spain.

19/11/2011 | Sports

Nadal returns in unfamiliar role of underdog

Rafa Nadal returns to action at the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday hoping to issue a timely reminder of his powers.

19/11/2011 | Sports

Yannick Noah slammed over call to legalise drugs in sport

Former French tennis hero Yannick Noah has been criticised by France's sports minister after saying the best way to combat doping in sport was to legalise the use of drugs.

20/11/2011 | Sports

Federer and Nadal pushed all the way at Tour finals

A sickly Rafa Nadal was pushed to the limit by Mardy Fish in his opening match at the ATP World Tour Finals before joining great rival and defending champion Roger Federer at the top of Group B.

01/12/2011 | Argentina

Del Potro, Nalbandian and Monaco undergo routine drug test

Tennis players Juan Martín Del Potro, David Nalbandian and Juan Mónaco, three of the members of the team representing Argentina in the Davis Cup, were all sent to take a routine drug test today, before the final matches against Spain which take place between tomorrow and Sunday.

02/12/2011 | Sports

Ferrer beats Del Potro, complicates Argentina's Davis Cup dream

03/12/2011 | Sports

Argentina cling on in Davis Cup with doubles win

19/12/2011 | Sports

Gaudio waves tennis good-bye

Roland Garros champion in 2004 and retired from the professional tournaments since August 2010, Gastón Gaudio played his farewell game at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.

03/01/2012 | Sports

Rampant Federer crushes Davydenko, Nadal toils in Doha

Roger Federer staked his claim as one of the favourites for the Australian Open title later this month by romping into the second round of the Qatar Open, while rival Rafa Nadal survived a scare in windswept Doha.

06/01/2012 | Sports

Del Potro not to play Davis Cup against Germany

Juan Martín del Potro will not play the first round of the Davis Cup against Germany that has been scheduled for next Febraury, the team’s coach Franco Davin confirmed.

09/01/2012 | Sports

Venus Williams pulls out of Australian Open

Seven-times grand slam winner Venus Williams has withdrawn from this month's Australian Open saying she is not ready to return to action after being sidelined because of health reasons.

11/01/2012 | Sports

Shoulder is fine, 'hopeful' Nadal insists

Rafa Nadal came up for air for just long enough at a sponsor's event ahead of the Australian Open to declare the sore left shoulder he has carried into the new season was "good" and that he was "hopefully" ready for the year's first grand slam.

13/01/2012 | Sports

Lendl praises 'gutsy' Murray for hiring him

Ivan Lendl would have been highly unlikely to coach anyone but world number four Andy Murray in whom he sees a kindred spirit with a similar wry sense of humour tested by multiple failures in grand slam finals.

14/01/2012 | Sports

Sydney final washed out by rain

The final of the Sydney International was postponed because of wet weather today. Finland's Jarkko Nieminen and France's Julien Benneteau will now meet at 10am on Sunday, local time, complicating the travel plans of both players for the Australian Open which starts on Monday.

16/01/2012 | Sports

Nadal survives big injury scare

Rafa Nadal eased into the second round of the Australian Open with a fuss-free 6-4 6-1 6-1 win over American Alex Kuznetsov today but said he felt lucky to be on the court because of a big injury scare.

20/01/2012 | Sports

Del Potro triumphs at Australian Open, through to fourth round

Juan Martín del Potro managed to determine the result of his match pretty quickly against his opponent Yen-Shun Lu from Taipei, who he beat by 6-2, 6-3 and 6-0, in the space of less than two hours, safely putting him through to the fourth round of the Australian Open.

20/01/2012 | Sports

Nalbandian to appeal water-throwing fine

Argentine David Nalbandian has said he will appeal against an $8,000 fine after denying on his Twitter account that he threw water at an Australian Open staff member.

23/01/2012 | Sports

Serena stunned, Kvitova cringes at air shot

Serena Williams shuffled through the exit door at the Australian Open after a shock fourth-round defeat, while a red-faced Petra Kvitova wanted to run and hide after an embarrassing fresh air swipe.

26/01/2012 | Sports

Rafa beats Federer in mouthwatering semi-final

Once again, Rafael Nadal proved to be Roger Federer's nemesis as he outplayed the talented Swiss 6-7; 6-2; 7-6; 6-4 in a mouthwatering Australian Open semi-final. Afterwards, fans remained shouting and clapping from the rooftops of the Rod Laver Stadium in retribution to the show given by two of the best tennis players of all times.

30/01/2012 | Sports

Del Potro back to ATP's Top 10

Serb Novak Djokovic, winner of his third Australian Open, remains at the top of the world ranking, followed by Spaniard Rafael Nadal, while Juan Martín Del Potro made his way into the top 10, according to the ATP world tennis report.

09/02/2012 | Argentina

Davis Cup: Nalbandian, Mónaco to play opening singles against Germany

Tennis Davis Cup World Group matches were tossed, and Argentines Juan Mónaco, and David Nalbandian will be taking the first and second round against Phillipp Petzschner and Florian Mayer respectively, on Friday in Bamberg, Germany.

11/02/2012 | Sports

Argentina beat Germany, reach Davis Cup quarterfinals

17/02/2012 | Argentina

Del Potro gains Rotterdam semifinal spot

Juan Martín del Potro, one of the forces at the forefront of Argentine tennis, won against Serbian Victor Troicki by 6-0 and 6-1 in just under an hour during their quarter-final match at the ATP world tour taking place in Rotterdam.

18/02/2012 | Sports

Del Potro beats Berdych to reach Rotterdam final

Argentine Juan Martin del Potro beat Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-1 in a match for the semifinal of the Rotterdam tournament and thus gained a spot in the final.

18/02/2012 | Sports

Federer beats Davydenko, to face Del Potro in final

Top seed Roger Federer battled past Russian Nikolay Davydenko in an entertaining 4-6 6-3 6-4 triumph on Saturday to reach the World Indoor Tournament final.

20/02/2012 | Sports

Jaite willing to count with Del Potro for Davis Cup

Argentina’s Copa Davis captain Martín Jaite assured that he is counting on Juan Martín Del Potro to face Croatia for the pre-quarter finals.

26/02/2012 | Sports

Ferrer beats Almagro for 13th title in Buenos Aires Open

World number five David Ferrer claimed his 13th career title with a 4-6 6-3 6-2 victory over fellow Spaniard and 2011 winner Nicolas Almagro in the Buenos Aires Open final on Sunday.

28/02/2012 | Sports

Del Potro wins match against Dolgopolov in Dubai

Juan Martín Del Potro, one of Argentina’s leading tennis players, won 6-3, 7-6(5) against Ukrainian player Alexandr Dolgopolov in their match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Tournament today.   

01/03/2012 | Sports

Del Potro advances in Dubai, to face Federer in semis

Juan Martín Del Potro defeated French Jo-Wilfried Tsonga by 7-6 (7-1) and 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championship to set up a meeting with Swiss Roger Federer in the last four.

05/03/2012 | Sports

Del Potro reaches 9th place at ATP ranking

Juan Martín Del Potro climbed from the tenth to the ninth place at the tennis world ranking after reaching the semi-finals of the Dubai Championship.

13/03/2012 | Sports

Del Potro advances in Indian Wells

Argentina’s top seeded player Juan Martín Del Potro survived a shaky second set before moving into the fourth round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament as he defeated Spain’s Fernando Verdasco by 6-2 and 7-6 (8-6) after playing an hour and 45 minutes.

14/03/2012 | Sports

Del Potro’s coach opens door for Davis Cup return

After refusing to play against Germany during the first round of the Davis Cup 2012 explaining that clay surface -chosen by the Germans- would affect his performance at the Tour, Juan Martín Del Potro might be back for the second round draw against Croatia to be played in Buenos Aires on April 6-8.

17/03/2012 | Sports

Federer outplays long-time rival Rafa Nadal

Saturday's second semi-final was delayed by three-and-a-half hours because of steady rain before Federer and Nadal came out for their heavily anticipated showdown, the Swiss dominating before sealing victory in one hour, 31 minutes.

17/03/2012 | Sports

Isner blasts past Djokovic into Indian Wells final

Big-serving John Isner overpowered Serbian world number one Novak Djokovic to reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open with a 7-6 3-6 7-6 upset in the last four today.

23/03/2012 | Sports

Azarenka extends winning streak to 24

World number one Victoria Azarenka stretched her unbeaten run to 24 matches this year with another easy win in her first appearance at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

26/03/2012 | Sports

Serena, Sharapova move into Key Biscayne quarters

Serena Williams produced 20 aces and blasted her way into the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open with a 7-5 6-3 win over Australian Samantha Stosur.

27/03/2012 | Sports

Ferrer back in Spain team for Austria clash

Top-ranked Spain have world number five David Ferrer back in the side for their Davis Cup World Group quarter-final at home to Austria next month, captain Alex Corretja announced.

27/03/2012 | Sports

Mónaco defeats Roddick, advances to Miami Open quarter finals

Argentine Juan Mónaco defeated Andy Roddick 7-5, 6-0 and advanced to the quarter finals of the Sony Ericsson Miami open.

28/03/2012 | Sports

Wozniacki sinks Serena Williams for first time

Caroline Wozniacki enjoyed her first victory over Serena Williams, winning 6-4 6-4 at the Sony Ericsson Open to set up a semi-final clash with Maria Sharapova.

29/03/2012 | Sports

Monaco blasts past Fish into Miami semis

Juan "Pico" Monaco celebrated his 28th birthday by booking a spot in the Sony Ericsson Open semi-finals with a 6-1 6-3 win over US Mardy Fish.

30/03/2012 | Sports

Nadal pulls out of semi-final with knee injury

Rafa Nadal has been forced to pull out of his semi-final against Andy Murray at the Sony Ericsson Open due to a knee injury, the world number two said today.

30/03/2012 | Sports

Djokovic ousts Monaco in Miami

World number one Novak Djokovic ousted Argentine Juan "Pico" Monaco 6-0 7-6 to reach the final of the Sony Ericsson Open, where he will meet Andy Murray.