The Irish Times

Bastian Schweinsteiger has announced his retirement

World Cup triumph with Germany in 2014 was the highlight of impressive career

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 17:51

Former world number one Ana Ivanovic retires from tennis

Serbian won French Open in 2008 but has struggled with injury in recent times

Wed Dec 28 2016 - 18:52

Roger Federer’s comeback put on ice as IPTL tighten purse strings

International Premier Tennis League cannot afford fees for 17-time grand slam champion

Tue Dec 06 2016 - 18:25

Muguruza ensures Spain beat Italy on this grass

French Open champion Garbine Muguruza left her opening match a relieved second seed

Mon Jun 27 2016 - 22:59

Rafael Nadal sends warning to Novak Djokovic in Paris

Spaniard has dropped only nine games in tournament so far at Roland Garros

Thu May 26 2016 - 21:43

Victoria Azarenka blasts into Australian Open fourth round

Madison Keys beats Ana Ivanovic while third seed Garbine Muguruza is dumped out

Sat Jan 23 2016 - 15:50

Andy Murray struggles for rhythm but dispatches Joao Sousa

British number one wins in four sets unaware father-in-law had collapsed nearby

Sat Jan 23 2016 - 11:50

Andy Murray’s father-in-law Nigel Sears collapses in stands

Sears was watching his player Ana Ivanovic against Madison Keys at Australian Open

Sat Jan 23 2016 - 11:20

Nadal bounces back at China Open despite spirited play from Wu Di

Wildcard former ball boy breaks world number eight’s serve four times

Tue Oct 06 2015 - 20:20

Flavia Pennetta chooses the ‘perfect moment’ to end tennis career

US Open winner announces her retirement after beating fellow Italian Roberta Vinci

Sun Sept 13 2015 - 18:46

Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic hits out at cheating claims

Defending champion accused of getting tips from coach Boris Becker during matches

Tue Jun 30 2015 - 01:00

Lucie Safarova beats Ana Ivanovic to make first Grand Slam final in Paris

Czech player battled nerves to win in straight sets over to see off Serb

Thu Jun 04 2015 - 16:42

Tsonga prevails but Roger Federer’s gone with the wind

A large rectangular side panel fell and hit spectators at the French Open

Tue Jun 02 2015 - 20:27

Roger Federer keeps up serene progress at French Open

Swiss star completes third straight-sets victory to make fourth round at Roland Garros

Fri May 29 2015 - 16:57

Andy Murray runs rings around Jeremy Chardy to advance in Rome

Scot’s clay court form continues as he makes it 10 in a row

Wed May 13 2015 - 15:53

Eight women’s seeds beaten on first day of Australian Open

Ana Ivanovic the highest-ranked player to bow out after defeat to Lucie Hradecka

Mon Jan 19 2015 - 19:58

Marin Cilic withdraws from Australian Open with shoulder injury

Roger Federer one short of 1,000 wins; Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams take titles

Sat Jan 10 2015 - 14:16

‘Woeful’ Serena Williams slumps to her worst defeat in 16 years

World number one to get another chance against Eugenie Bouchard in Singapore

Wed Oct 22 2014 - 20:54

Andy Murray fails to impress in victory over Andrey Kuznetsov

Frustrating afternoon for Scottish star as he comes through to reach fourth round

Sat Aug 30 2014 - 21:31

Serena Williams breezes through at windy Flushing Meadows

World number one looking good again as she despatches fellow American Vania King in US Open

Thu Aug 28 2014 - 23:00

Serena Williams strolls past Vania King

Ana Ivanovic the second top-10 player to exit after defeat to Czech Karolina Pliskova

Thu Aug 28 2014 - 21:39

Teenage amateur player stuns US Open

The fifteen-year-old wild card Cici Bellis has caused the biggest tennis upset in years

Wed Aug 27 2014 - 09:39

Defeated Wozniacki sucked in to debate over slow play

Former world number one felt Czech opponent Strycova guilty of slow play

Tue Jul 01 2014 - 01:00

Free-swinging Petra Kvitova manages to keep things short for once

Former champion shows flashes of her old form ahead of meeting with Williams

Thu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00

Team Maria Sharapova hope to brighten up her Wimbledon dark side

Russian’s connection with Sven Groeneveld, who long coached against her, has been particularly important

Mon Jun 23 2014 - 01:00

French Open – Women: Second seed Li Na beaten in first round

Former winner in Paris three years ago blames state of mind for early exit

Tue May 27 2014 - 22:15

Eugenie Bouchard sets sights on Li Na in last four

Young Canadian playing in main draw for first time beat Ana Ivanovic in quarter-final

Tue Jan 21 2014 - 08:47

Cibulkova ends Sharapova’s Australian Open hopes

Nadal and Murray both through to men’s quarter-finals in Melbourne

Mon Jan 20 2014 - 14:07

Mourinho’s sympathy for United’s plight another twist of the knife

Managerial hot seat becoming positively scorching now for David Moyes

Mon Jan 20 2014 - 06:00

Novak Djokovic in imperious form at Australian Open

Serbian too good for Italian Fabio Fognini, Tomas Berdych to meet David Ferrer in quarters

Sun Jan 19 2014 - 16:34

Ana Ivanovic breaks Serena Williams’s spell

Serbian into the Australian Open quarter-final after coming from a set down against American

Sun Jan 19 2014 - 12:22

Azarenka sets up rematch with Stephens

Maria Sharapova struggles on but Caroline Wozniacki suffersanother early grand slam exit

Sat Jan 18 2014 - 13:16

Tough draw for home favourites in Australian Open

Nadal stands in the way of Tomic, Djokovic handed enviable draw

Fri Jan 10 2014 - 10:26

Hewitt sees off Federer in Brisbane as Williams skips Hobart International

A morale-boosting 6-1 4-6 6-3 victory for Hewitt

Mon Jan 06 2014 - 01:00