The Irish Times

Ash Barty’s shock retirement gives tennis plenty to ponder

World number one is putting her mental health before the demands of the game

Thu Mar 24 2022 - 06:00

Why does playing tennis make so many pros miserable?

Naomi Osaka is the latest of many players who have struggled to find joy from the sport

Mon Sept 06 2021 - 01:00

Tokyo 2020: Lure of gold fails to sway top men golfers

Women players showing more enthusiasm and desire to embrace across-sport camaraderie

Sat Jul 24 2021 - 10:00

Roger Federer may not have a fairy tale ending, but that’s fine

Maybe the 39-year-old is finally finished but he has earned the right to keep on swinging

Mon Jul 12 2021 - 06:00

Like it or not, Novak Djokovic is set to be the best men’s tennis player ever

Fans don’t warm to Serb like they did Nadal or Federer but the numbers can’t be denied

Mon Jun 28 2021 - 06:00

Worst Sporting Moment: The day a French crowd reduced Martina Hingis to tears

Swiss miss saw her dream of taking down Steffi Graf in the 1999 final fall apart in Paris

Wed Aug 26 2020 - 06:00

Sporting Cathedrals: Wimbledon is the very heartbeat of an English summer

Not afraid to modernise, the All England club always keeps one eye on its long history

Thu Jul 23 2020 - 06:00

Monica Seles: The warrior queen who could have been the best ever

1993 attack derailed teenage star who had dynamite on her strings and ice in her veins

Fri Jul 03 2020 - 11:25

Martina Navratilova: A leader in her time, and for ours

It took time for western culture to catch up with her non-conformity, her individuality

Thu Jul 02 2020 - 11:59

How Mary Pierce stepped into the light and played for herself

2000 French Open winner’s early talent was often sabotaged by her father’s behaviour

Mon May 25 2020 - 17:00

Ashleigh Barty now living up to all her earlier promise

Talented Australian has overcome adversity to rise to the top of the world rankings

Mon Jul 01 2019 - 07:15

Tennis Review 2017: Golden oldies sparkle on the biggest stages

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams defied time to shape another year

Tue Dec 26 2017 - 09:00

Jana Novotna, a true winner, was famed for a sporting ‘choke’

Czech died on Monday at the age of 49, she collected 100 titles in a brilliant career

Mon Nov 20 2017 - 17:45

Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna dies aged 49

Czech, who had cancer, won 1998 women’s singles title and 16 doubles Grand Slams

Mon Nov 20 2017 - 09:46

US Open: Women’s game crying out for a rivalry

Inconsistency at the top of the women’s game remains a problem for the sport

Mon Aug 28 2017 - 09:59

Simona Halep continues excellent clay form in Paris

Romanian No 3 seed living up to tag as title favourite as she beats Russia’s Daria Kasatkina

Sat Jun 03 2017 - 18:33

Serena Williams confirms she is expecting her first child

Player was close to two months pregnant when winning the Australian Open in January

Thu Apr 20 2017 - 21:10

Serena Williams has the better operating system

Serena beats sister Venus in straight sets to pass Graf in Open era slam victories

Mon Jan 30 2017 - 01:45

Serena Williams beats her sister for record 23rd grand slam crown

New professional record set as Serena beats Venus to win Australian Open women’s title

Sat Jan 28 2017 - 11:27

Serena v Venus Williams: a final of great complexity

As sisters do battle for 28th time, Serena seeks to break Steffi Graf’s title record of 22

Fri Jan 27 2017 - 18:30

Serena Williams reaches 47th grand slam quarter-final in Australia

She has yet to drop a set and is the favourite to collect seventh Australian Open title

Mon Jan 23 2017 - 09:22

Serena Williams favourite to win her seventh Australia Open title

Victory would secure a record 23rd Grand Slam title for the 35-year-old American

Sat Jan 14 2017 - 00:30

Serena Williams’s struggles open door for Angelique Kerber

In-form Karolina Pliskova will be hoping to bully German in US Open women’s final

Sat Sept 10 2016 - 01:00

Serena Williams into US Open quarters in record-smashing style

Andy Murray makes quick work of Grigor Dimitrov - to also progress to the last eight

Tue Sept 06 2016 - 09:09

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

Supreme Serena Williams eases into US Open third round

Moves level with Martina Navratilova’s record of 306 Grand Slam singles wins

Fri Sept 02 2016 - 09:06

Serena Williams allays injury fears after US Open first round win

Andy Murray flourishes in new conditions, cruising through at Flushing Meadows

Wed Aug 31 2016 - 09:03

Serena Williams says her US Open preparations have been ‘far from ideal’

She’s hoping to overtake Steffi Graf’s Open era record 22 major titles, starting Monday

Sat Aug 27 2016 - 12:05

Born in 1981, am I part of Generation X or Generation Y?

I’m confused about which generational media label I should apply to myself? Pope’s Child? Millennial?

Mon Aug 15 2016 - 08:00

Rio 2016: Novak Djokovic’s gold medal dream ends in tears

Beaten in the first round by Juan Martín del Potro with Williams sisters out of doubles

Mon Aug 08 2016 - 12:25

Wimbledon: Nothing stops Serena Williams from fulfilling life less ordinary

American claims seventh Wimbledon crown to reestablish her dominance

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 19:26

Wimbledon: Serena Williams joins Steffi Graf on 22 Grand Slam titles

American beats Germany’s Angelique Kerber in straight sets on Centre Court

Sat Jul 09 2016 - 15:53

Serena Williams: game, set, match and a place in history

She has fought her way through prejudice to win 21 Grand Slam titles, and counting

Sat Jul 09 2016 - 13:32

Serena Williams aims to equal Steffi Graf’s Wimbledon record

Angelique Kerber hopes her dynamism will make her first German to win in 20 years

Sat Jul 09 2016 - 01:00