The Irish Times

Rafa turns into the weekend’s two-legged version of Paisley Park

TV View: It was all a bit magnificent – good luck to 2022 trying to top that final

Mon Jan 31 2022 - 06:00

Tipping Point: Demonisation of Novak Djokovic is difficult to stomach

Self-described liberals laughing at his predicament should heed their #BeKind hashtag

Mon Jan 10 2022 - 06:33

Johnny Watterson: Lateral flow of time will expose Djokovic’s anti-vaxxer crusade

Federal government realised star’s sense of entitlement grated with Aussie public

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 06:00

Djokovic ‘likely to skip Australian Open over vaccine mandate’

Father says Tennis Australia’s stance tantamount to ‘blackmail’

Mon Nov 29 2021 - 15:30

Roger Federer to miss Australian Open after multiple knee surgeries

Swiss legend unlikely to return until mid-2022 but still hopes for miracle slam win

Wed Nov 17 2021 - 09:03

Unvaccinated tennis players unlikely to get visas to enter Australia

Djokovic’s Australian Open title defence and bid for Grand Slam record in doubt

Tue Oct 19 2021 - 09:03

Djokovic comes from set down to beat Nadal in stunning French Open semi-final

Serb star will face Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday’s decider

Fri Jun 11 2021 - 17:56

Out then in, Djokovic plays a set in Adelaide exhibition

Djokovic said he could not resist the urge to play in front of fans despite blister pain

Fri Jan 29 2021 - 09:06

Australia’s Alex de Minaur eases his way into US Open quarter-finals

21-year-old enjoys straight sets win over Canada’s Vasek Pospisil to make first Grand Slam quarter-final

Mon Sept 07 2020 - 19:31

Nick Kyrgios: Plans to press ahead with US Open are ‘selfish’

25-year-old tweets: ‘I’ll get my hazmat suit ready for when I travel from Australia’

Tue Jun 16 2020 - 13:00

Rafa Nadal says he would not travel to US Open in present circumstances

Spanish star ‘passionate about coming back on the tour’ under safe circumstances

Thu Jun 04 2020 - 15:09

Tipping Point: Brooks Koepka rivalry could rekindle Rory McIlroy’s fire

If McIlroy can respond in 2020 then ‘Brory’ could become one of the truly great rivalries

Mon Oct 28 2019 - 09:58

TV View: Anodyne BBC should follow Sky’s lead

Cricket World Cup far more engaging than softly, softly approach at Wimbledon

Mon Jul 15 2019 - 06:00

Wimbledon: Young guns unable to push old cartel out of cruise control

Rest of field yet to pose real threat to champion trio of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 12:16

Young guns craving to end the reign of Wimbledon’s fab four

Since 2002 Federer, Djokovic, Nadal and Murray have been only winners of men's title

Sat Jun 29 2019 - 07:00

Roger Federer no longer chasing world number one ranking

Swiss to focus on Grand Slams than battling Djokovic and Nadal for top ranking

Fri Feb 08 2019 - 17:10

Sports Review 2018: Kellie Harrington’s golden moment two years in the making

Lightweight world champion needed to become exceptional – and she did

Mon Dec 31 2018 - 15:00

Ada Hegerberg’s historic Ballon d’Or win feels like a missed opportunity

Martin Solveig incident isn’t a return to the past because sexism is still all too present

Tue Dec 04 2018 - 15:23

Georgia Drummy into Wimbledon girls doubles quarter-finals

The 18-year-old from Dublin and her American teammate now face number two seeds

Thu Jul 12 2018 - 14:20

Wimbledon: Roger Federer continues exhibition of brilliance

Opening set against Adrian Mannarino was more akin to performance art

Mon Jul 09 2018 - 21:28

Wimbledon: players move or perish as seeds begin to collide

Five of top 10 men’s seeds in action in week two, with Mannarino facing Federer

Mon Jul 09 2018 - 01:00

Top-class tennis exacting a heavy toll on elite players

Murray just the latest to discover he has been writing cheques his body can’t cash

Sat Jul 07 2018 - 06:00

Stan Wawrinka and Rafa Nadal give Australian Open huge boost

Former champions indicate intention to play event already hit by big-name withdrawals

Tue Jan 09 2018 - 20:50

Wimbledon: Gilles Muller knocks out Rafael Nadal after epic

The 34-year-old veteran kept his nerve after almost five hours to defeat the Spaniard

Mon Jul 10 2017 - 21:59

Wawrinka pierces Murray’s armour to reach French Open final

Swiss star twice comes from a set down to avenge last year’s semi-final defeat

Fri Jun 09 2017 - 17:32

Nadal set for semi-final showdown with Djokovic in Madrid

The Spaniard overcame Belgian David Goffin 7-6(3) 6-2 in the quarter-finals

Fri May 12 2017 - 19:21

Rafael Nadal battles hard to give the world what they want

Spaniard edged out Dimitrov in an epic five-set match to set up final with Federer

Fri Jan 27 2017 - 17:54

Golden oldies leading tennis into brave new world

Williams sisters and Federer proving that veteran doesn’t have to mean past it

Fri Jan 27 2017 - 14:52

What to watch, where to go, who to bet on – your guide to the weekend’s sport

It’s a packed weekend of European rugby, soccer, GAA, NFL, racing and golf action

Fri Jan 20 2017 - 12:30

Andy Murray rightfully ends 2016 on top of the world

Scot battled hard against fatigue in London to secure his place as world number one

Mon Nov 21 2016 - 14:38

Serena Williams can set record in Grand Slam play wins

World number one is one victory away from passing Navratilova with 307th career win

Fri Sept 02 2016 - 23:00

Tennis endures a season of scandal, from match-fixing to doping

The failure to make the sport transparently clean has done near irreparable damage

Sat Mar 26 2016 - 01:44

Indian Wells CEO steps down amid sexism scandal

Raymond Moore said woman’s tennis tour ‘rides on the coat-tails’ of the men’s game

Tue Mar 22 2016 - 09:21

Remarks may spark boycott-Navratilova

Former tennis star says she won’t be suprised if women players boycott Indian Wells

Tue Mar 22 2016 - 07:42