Serena Williams confirmed for ASB Classic
Serena Williams has been confirmed as Auckland ASB Classic's 'biggest signing ever'.
Tennis
Tennis: Career high ranking for Kiwi Michael Venus
Tennis: Career high ranking for Kiwi Michael Venus
New Zealand Davis Cup tennis player, Michael Venus has reached a career-high doubles ranking on the ATP tour confirmed this afternoon.
Teen shocks Wawrinka to take title
Teen shocks Wawrinka to take title
German teen Alexander Zverev has won his first ATP Tour singles title with an upset win over US Open champ Stan Wawrinka at the St Petersburg Open.
Balmacewen, Eastern Harbour club winners
Balmacewen, Eastern Harbour club winners
Balmacewen and Eastern Harbour claimed easy wins in Dunedin club tennis on Saturday when they won 5-1 and 6-0, over McGlashan and Taieri, respectively.
Argentina dump champs Britain out of Davis Cup
Argentina dump champs Britain out of Davis Cup
Argentina substitute Leonardo Mayer ended Britain's reign as Davis Cup champions with a 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 win over Dan Evans to secure an enthralling 3-2 triumph in the fifth rubber of their semi-final.
Clear wins for Hunt, Shibuya
Clear wins for Hunt, Shibuya
Alex Hunt, from Nelson, and Japanese exchange student Bianka Shibuya took the Otago Indoor Open tennis titles in Dunedin yesterday.
Prosthetic no barrier to professional ambition
Prosthetic no barrier to professional ambition
Promising tennis player Alex Hunt would like to be noticed for his booming forehand.
Plenty of challengers indoors for top seed Ou
Plenty of challengers indoors for top seed Ou
Paddy Ou is the top seed for this weekend’s Otago Indoor Open but he will face some tough competition.
Wawrinka beats Djokovic to win US Open
Wawrinka beats Djokovic to win US Open
Third seed Stan Wawrinka rose to the occasion once again to beat top-seeded defending champion Novak Djokovic for the third grand slam title of his career.
Shootout titles go to top seeds
Shootout titles go to top seeds
The inaugural Southern tennis shootout was won by top seeds Aaron Hicks and Jessie Stevenson at Logan Park in Dunedin yesterday.
Ou reverses Otago Open result to beat Sizemore
Ou reverses Otago Open result to beat Sizemore
The feature match in the Dunedin club competition on Saturday was a replay of March’s Otago Open final but it was Paddy Ou (Balmacewen) who reversed the open result against Mitchell Sizemore (St...
Kerber begins reign with US Open win
Kerber begins reign with US Open win
Angelique Kerber has begun her reign as world No 1 in imperious style, battling past a determined Karolina Pliskova to win the US Open final and claim her second grand slam title of the year.
Swiss slugs way into final
Swiss slugs way into final
Stan Wawrinka outslugged Japanese sixth seed Kei Nishikori to set up a US Open final against world No 1 Novak Djokovic.
Shield set-up suits students
Shield set-up suits students
Dunedin club tennis begins today, with a return to a past format that caters for the growing number of student tennis players.
'No boring bits' in novel format
'No boring bits' in novel format
A novel format will be used to promote an early-season mini tournament for the top Otago players on Sunday.
Williams fights off Halep to reach US Open semis
Williams fights off Halep to reach US Open semis
Simona Halep did something no one else was able to do against Serena Williams at the US Open but still could not stop the world number one.
Murray out of US Open
Murray out of US Open
Japan's Kei Nishikori managed to overcome second seed Andy Murray for a gruelling five-set victory to reach the US Open semi-finals.
Monfils, Djokovic into semis
Monfils, Djokovic into semis
Gael Monfils overwhelmed fellow Frenchman Lucas Pouille to become the first man into the US Open semi-finals, while Novak Djokovic's easy run continues after Jo-Wilfred Tsonga retired.
Wawrinka sets up clash with del Potro
Wawrinka sets up clash with del Potro
Double grand slam winner Stan Wawrinka has set up a marquee quarter-final showdown with 2009 champion Juan Martin del Potro at the US Open.
Czech ends hope of sisters' showdown
Czech ends hope of sisters' showdown
Karolina Pliskova has ruined any chance of another sister showdown as she claimed a dramatic 4-6 6-4 7-6(3) win over sixth-seeded Venus Williams to reach the US Open quarter-finals.