/sports/tennis/-/442212/442212/-/13aoan9z/-/index.html http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Juniors-to-start-Kenya-Open-tennis-action-Saturday/-/442212/1861050/-/yjd3csz/-/index.html This year’s real Insurance Kenya Open gets underway Saturday with the Junior Championships that has attracted 140 players at the Nairobi Club and Public Service Club courts. 2013-05-23T16:35:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Nadal-wins-record-eighth-title-in-Barcelona/-/442212/1761246/-/trwrpmz/-/index.html Rafael Nadal extended his record number of Barcelona titles to eight as he brushed off a slow start to beat Spanish compatriot Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday. 2013-04-29T03:27:58Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Rains-delay-ITF-Junior-tournament-/-/442212/1726164/-/wa98r5z/-/index.html Heavy rains in Nairobi Wednesday morning forced organizers of the ITF-Africa Junior tennis championships to reschedule fixtures to Thursday at the Nairobi club. 2013-03-20T18:01:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Mbaya-Kenyas-only-hope/-/442212/1725030/-/qck8me/-/index.html Stephanie Mbaya has vowed to do her best to ensure the girls’ Under-16 title at the ongoing ITF-Africa Junior tennis championships remains at home 2013-03-19T17:29:22Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Nadal-cements-return/-/442212/1724192/-/gjb2nu/-/index.html Rafael Nadal defeated Juan Martin del Potro 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win his third Indian Wells ATP Masters title and cement his return from a seven-month injury layoff 2013-03-19T02:48:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Del-Potro-stuns-Djokovic/-/442212/1722496/-/1573ckp/-/index.html Juan Martin del Potro stunned Novak Djokovic on Saturday to end the world No. 1's 22-match winning streak 2013-03-17T01:45:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Del-Potro-upsets-Murray/-/442212/1721622/-/4eer37z/-/index.html Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro upset World No. 3 Andy Murray 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-1 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the ATP Indian Wells Masters 2013-03-16T02:58:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Kenya-picks-its-dream-team-for-continental-test/-/442212/1705580/-/lfwkuvz/-/index.html Kenya has named a squad of 14 players for the 36th African Junior Championships planned for March 18 to 23 at the Nairobi Club and Public Service Club respectively. 2013-02-26T16:29:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Williams-confirmed-as-oldest-world-number-one/-/442212/1697712/-/m2rxbf/-/index.html Serena Williams was confirmed as the world number one despite her defeat against Victoria Azarenka in the Qatar Open on Sunday 2013-02-18T14:03:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/-/442212/1682356/-/ac5l6uz/-/index.html World number one Novak Djokovic steered Serbia to the brink of the Davis Cup quarter-finals Friday, easing past Belgium's Olivier Rochus on a makeshift court he described as the worst he's ever encountered. 2013-02-02T03:07:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Supreme-Djokovic-grinds-down-Murray/-/442212/1676652/-/ejcged/-/index.html World number one Novak Djokovic wore down Andy Murray in an attritional four-set final to clinch a historic hat-trick of Australian Open titles and reaffirm his tennis supremacy on Sunday. 2013-01-27T14:13:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Djokovic-Murray-renew-rivalry-in-Open-final-/-/442212/1676224/-/80eva2/-/index.html Novak Djokovic (left) will chase a hat-trick of Australian Open titles in today’s (Sunday) final against his US Open conqueror Andy Murray, renewing a growing rivalry which dates back to their junior days. 2013-01-26T16:26:52Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Azarenka-retains-Australia-title/-/442212/1676210/-/vkjf15z/-/index.html Victoria Azarenka won an incident-packed final against an injury-hit Li Na to successfully defend her Australian Open title and retain the world number one ranking Saturday. 2013-01-26T15:55:46Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Thriller-five-set-Murray-win/-/442212/1675384/-/341fyh/-/index.html Britain’s Andy Murray faced down his Grand Slam nemesis Roger Federer in an electrifying five-set thriller to reach the Australian Open final Friday. 2013-01-25T18:41:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/-/442212/1673690/-/acqdb9z/-/index.html Roger Federer survived a searching examination from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win a gripping five-setter on Wednesday and set up an Australian Open semi-final against Andy Murray. 2013-01-23T18:15:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Federer-Serena-fly-into-last-eight/-/442212/1671492/-/13bxg0kz/-/index.html Roger Federer and Andy Murray were locked on collision course at the Australian Open Monday as an unstoppable Serena Williams powered towards her third straight Grand Slam title. 2013-01-21T15:21:03Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Sharapova-jets-into-Aussie-quarters/-/442212/1670538/-/t0p484z/-/index.html Flawless Maria Sharapova set a new Australian Open record Sunday in losing just five games en route to the quarter-finals 2013-01-20T15:02:11Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Federer-the-detonator-as-Tomic-bombs/-/442212/1670222/-/ym9ayb/-/index.html Swiss great Roger Federer put big-talking Australian Bernard Tomic firmly in his place Saturday as he joined Andy Murray and Serena Williams in the second week of the Australian Open. 2013-01-20T02:38:34Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Djokovic-Sharapova-in-class-apart/-/442212/1669446/-/otpdjr/-/index.html Novak Djokovic reached the Australian Open fourth round without dropping serve Friday and Maria Sharapova was also a class apart as she floored seven-time major-winner Venus Williams. 2013-01-19T01:50:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/-/442212/1668370/-/ad9i0uz/-/index.html Defending champion Victoria Azarenka conceded just one game in a lopsided second-round romp at the Australian Open on Thursday, while Serena Williams shook off an ankle injury to progress 2013-01-17T19:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Dazzling-Djokovic-oozes-class/-/442212/1667402/-/j7i4sb/-/index.html Defending champion Novak Djokovic oozed class in an awesome performance at the Australian Open on Wednesday as Maria Sharapova stormed into the third round without dropping a game. 2013-01-16T16:13:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Serena-scare-as-Federer-coasts-at-Open/-/442212/1666386/-/axayfr/-/index.html Serena Williams' bid for a historic Grand Slam hit an injury hurdle at the Australian Open Tuesday 2013-01-15T14:40:53Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Djokovic-fires-early-warning/-/442212/1665334/-/6ckdulz/-/index.html Novak Djokovic made a commanding start to his quest for a hat-trick of Australian Open titles Monday, as local hero Lleyton Hewitt became the first high-profile casualty. 2013-01-14T12:36:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Tomic-wins-first-ATP-title-in-Sydney/-/442212/1664208/-/jt0f4bz/-/index.html Rising Australian star Bernard Tomic clinched his first ATP Tour title with a fighting win over South African Kevin Anderson in the final of the Sydney International on Saturday. 2013-01-12T19:56:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/BT-to-broadcast-womens-tennis/-/442212/1663596/-/m67lj1/-/index.html BT, the telecoms company that is entering Britain's competitive sports television market, said on Friday that it had signed a deal to broadcast top women's tennis over the next four years. 2013-01-11T19:12:39Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Unseeded-Ukrainian-triumphs/-/442212/1634688/-/11f2mb9z/-/index.html Ukraine’s unseeded Oleksandra Shkorupeyeva on Saturday took two and a half hours to cause another major upset 2012-12-01T20:34:26Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Changawa-cruises-into-ITF-semi-finals/-/442212/1626954/-/g0x6dz/-/index.html Kenya’s Ismael Changawa put up a brilliant fight to book his semi-final place in the International Tennis Federation, East African Junior Circuit at Mombasa Sports Club. 2012-11-22T16:17:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Changawa-sails-through/-/442212/1625404/-/2i6n1tz/-/index.html Kenya’s Ismael Changawa powered his way into the third round of the International Tennis Federation’s East Africa Junior Circuit as upsets highlighted Day Two of the tournament in Mombasa on Tuesday. 2012-11-20T17:22:27Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Czechs-win-Davis-Cup/-/442212/1623748/-/4x2ur5z/-/index.html The Czech Republic won the Davis Cup after a team led by Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek beat holders Spain 3-2 in the 100th final here on Sunday. 2012-11-19T02:46:18Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Federer-brushes-past-Murray/-/442212/1617804/-/wt8segz/-/index.html Roger Federer remains on course for a seventh ATP Tour Finals title after the defending champion defeated third seed Andy Murray 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 on Sunday to set up a final showdown with Novak Djokovic. 2012-11-12T01:52:17Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Djokovic-ends-year-on-top-of-pile/-/442212/1612636/-/rnhhkgz/-/index.html Novak Djokovic has sewn up the end of year ATP top spot after elbowing Roger Federer off top spot in the rankings published Monday. 2012-11-05T18:14:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Djokovic-to-face-Tsonga/-/442212/1526934/-/tu7w37z/-/index.html Novak Djokovic brushed aside Florian Mayer in the China Open Saturday to set up a final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, as Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka made it to the last two of the women's event. 2012-10-06T18:48:56Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Djokovic-eyes-title/-/442212/1520726/-/129qwvb/-/index.html Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic aims to reclaim the world number one spot by the end of the year, he said during a promotional tour to Taipei. 2012-09-29T02:40:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Azarenka-stays-top/-/442212/1510254/-/j7g1en/-/index.html Victoria Azarenka of Belarus stayed top of the WTA world rankings on Monday ahead of Maria Sharapova and Agnieszka Radwanska. 2012-09-17T17:38:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Britain-hails-hero-Murray/-/442212/1504788/-/7j0p7i/-/index.html British leaders, tennis chiefs and former players on Tuesday hailed Andy Murray's grit after the Scot became the first British man to win a Grand Slam since 1936. 2012-09-12T01:09:06Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Serena-wins-fourth-US-Open-title/-/442212/1501178/-/r7yfbf/-/index.html Serena Williams captured her 15th Grand Slam title and fourth career US Open crown with a 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 victory Sunday over World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka. 2012-09-10T00:44:09Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Tornado-warning-strikes-US-Open/-/442212/1500406/-/qey228z/-/index.html A tornado warning was issued for the New York area on Saturday as a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a twister moved over the area, dumping heavy rain to delay the start of play at the US Open. 2012-09-08T16:00:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Serena-faces-Azarenka-for-Open-title/-/442212/1499882/-/qi3920/-/index.html Serena Williams has overpowered every rival at the US Open, showing no mercy to a world-class field that has been unable to slow an American juggernaut that appears bound for her 15th Grand Slam title. 2012-09-08T03:26:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Federer-romps-as-Murray-struggles/-/442212/1493192/-/b4uuu6/-/index.html Five-time champion Roger Federer defied 32-degree heat and crushing humidity to reach the US Open last 16 Saturday as potential semi-final rival Andy Murray almost wilted in the New York sweatshop. 2012-09-02T13:08:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Roddick-not-ready-to-call-it-a-career/-/442212/1492870/-/md2by3z/-/index.html Andy Roddick served notice he will not go gently into retirement, blasting into the third round of the US Open on Friday by dispatching Australian teen Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 in only 87 minutes. 2012-09-01T17:00:36Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Wozniacki-says-shell-be-ready-for-US-Open/-/442212/1487080/-/m1u44y/-/index.html Caroline Wozniacki retired from her semi-final match Friday against Maria Kirilenko at the New Haven Open, with a knee injury ending her bid for a fifth straight title in the US Open tune-up. 2012-08-25T14:46:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Federer-routs-Fish/-/442212/1482742/-/15tlyquz/-/index.html World No. 1 Roger Federer moved closer to a fifth ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters crown on Friday as the Swiss star crushed American Mardy Fish 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to reach the semi-finals. 2012-08-18T19:18:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Djokovic-completes-Canadian-hat-trick/-/442212/1478054/-/onndltz/-/index.html Novak Djokovic completed a trophy hat-trick in Canada as he won the ATP Masters 1000 event here with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Frenchman Richard Gasquet on Sunday. 2012-08-13T03:07:25Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Sharapova-moves-into-world-number-two-spot/-/442212/1472988/-/224lauz/-/index.html Russia's Maria Sharapova, winner of the silver medal at the London Olympics, moved up one place to world number two in the latest WTA rankings released on Monday. 2012-08-06T19:45:53Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Haas-beats-Fish-Rybarikova-wins-final/-/442212/1471670/-/kdfur3z/-/index.html German veteran Tommy Haas reached his first final in Washington at the ATP/WTA hardcourt event on Saturday on his seventh attempt with a 6-3, 7-5 defeat of top seed Mardy Fish. 2012-08-05T10:47:41Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Murray-sinks-Djokovic-to-earn-Federer-rematch/-/442212/1470766/-/5nid7g/-/index.html Britain's Andy Murray set up an Olympic revenge mission against Roger Federer as the world number four booked his place in the final with a 7-5, 7-5 semi-final victory over Novak Djokovic on Friday. 2012-08-03T19:57:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Serena-relishes-final-showdown-with-Sharapova/-/442212/1470746/-/xf3u80/-/index.html Serena Williams has warned old rival Maria Sharapova she will go for broke when the two giants of the women's game renew hostilities in the Olympic final at Wimbledon on Saturday. 2012-08-03T18:45:10Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Murray-savours-new-role-as-nations-favourite/-/442212/1466458/-/11ysrb/-/index.html Andy Murray believes his tearful reaction to losing the Wimbledon final has won him a place in the hearts of the British public after years struggling for their affections. 2012-07-30T05:32:29Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Els-gears-up-for-Canadian-Open--/-/442212/1464250/-/hnjh31/-/index.html Ernie Els says he’s feeling good about his chances at this week’s Canadian Open despite having little time to prepare following his British Open victory on Sunday. 2012-07-26T23:05:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Roddick-beats-Muller-for-Atlanta-title/-/442212/1461030/-/2apdrl/-/index.html Fourth-seeded American Andy Roddick shrugged off a slow start to surge to a three-set victory over Gilles Muller on Sunday in the final of the ATP Atlanta Open. 2012-07-23T03:05:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Serena-Williams-gets-treatment-for-back-pain/-/442212/1460232/-/gxv5lbz/-/index.html Reigning Wimbledon champ Serena Williams has pulled out of an exhibition match to get treatment for back pain, but she said Friday that would not keep her out of the London Olympics. 2012-07-21T14:34:50Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Red-hot-Serena-shifts-focus-to-Olympics/-/442212/1456162/-/s4pfvi/-/index.html While Stanford champ Serena Williams shifts her focus to the London Olympics, runner-up Coco Vandeweghe is poised to continue her breakthrough season at this week's WTA Carlsbad event. 2012-07-17T03:41:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Williams-wins-second-straight-Stanford-title/-/442212/1455070/-/6k4yfo/-/index.html Serena Williams became the first woman since 2006 to repeat as champion at the WTA Stanford event as the five-time Wimbledon winner defeated lucky loser Coco Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-3 on Sunday. 2012-07-15T23:18:20Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Federer-reaches-record-287-weeks-on-top-of-the-world/-/442212/1455030/-/5mounmz/-/index.html Roger Federer, already the holder of a record 17 Grand Slam titles, will reach another landmark on Monday when he celebrates an unprecedented 287th week as world number one. 2012-07-15T19:33:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Ferrer-takes-fifth-title-of-season/-/442212/1454658/-/1mr39t/-/index.html In-form Spaniard and top seed David Ferrer won his fifth ATP title of the year here on Sunday beating compatriot Nicolas Almagro 6-2, 6-2. 2012-07-15T14:53:05Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Sleepy-Serena-reaches-Stanford-semis/-/442212/1453772/-/10o23pn/-/index.html Serena Williams fought off fatigue to post a 6-4, 6-0 win over Chanelle Scheepers Friday to reach the semi-finals of the WTA hardcourt tournament in Stanford. 2012-07-14T12:13:24Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Sharapova-to-carry-Russian-flag-at-Olympics/-/442212/1450544/-/3w7c3bz/-/index.html French Open champion Maria Sharapova will become Russia's first woman flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics 2012-07-10T19:11:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Seven-up-Federer-shatters-Murrays-Wimbledon-dream/-/442212/1448996/-/iou87cz/-/index.html Roger Federer won a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title and 17th Grand Slam crown on Sunday, shattering Andy Murray's dream of ending Britain's 76-year wait for an All England Club men's champion. 2012-07-08T18:44:04Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Williams-sisters-win-fifth-Wimbledon-doubles/-/442212/1448280/-/uioujs/-/index.html Serena Williams teamed up with sister Venus to win a fifth Wimbledon women's doubles title on Saturday 2012-07-08T06:06:48Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Marray-not-Murray-ends-Britains-Wimbledon-wait/-/442212/1448274/-/tpyvll/-/index.html Jonathan Marray became Britain's first Wimbledon men's doubles champion since 1936 when he and Danish partner Frederik Nielsen beat Robert Lindstedt of Sweden and Romania's Horia Tecau in Saturday's final. 2012-07-08T05:57:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Serena-downs-Radwanska-to-win-fifth-Wimbledon-title/-/442212/1448052/-/11loi5v/-/index.html Serena Williams was crowned Wimbledon champion for the fifth time on Saturday as the American subdued a brave fightback from Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska to win 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 in a dramatic final. 2012-07-07T15:49:42Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/-Back-to-work-for-Murray-after-historic-triumph/-/442212/1447102/-/125iwwb/-/index.html Andy Murray insists there is no time to celebrate his historic Wimbledon semi-final win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga because he must go straight to work on his plan to win the title in Sunday's final against Roger Federer. 2012-07-07T05:29:55Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Murray-ends-Britains-74-year-Wimbledon-final-wait/-/442212/1446994/-/xjelehz/-/index.html Andy Murray ended Britain's 74-year wait for a male Wimbledon finalist on Friday as the world number four clinched a 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 semi-final victory over French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. 2012-07-06T17:59:49Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Federer-stuns-Djokovic-makes-eighth-Wimbledon-final/-/442212/1446838/-/etq935z/-/index.html Six-time champion Roger Federer reached a record eighth Wimbledon final on Friday when he defeated world number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic 2012-07-06T14:39:28Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Federer-Djokovic-poised-for-first-clash-on-grass/-/442212/1446586/-/vkey1m/-/index.html Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have met 26 times, but Friday's potentially epic Wimbledon semi-final will be a first clash on grass in their rollercoaster, six-year rivalry. 2012-07-06T11:31:13Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Serena-survives-Kvitova-sweeps-into-last-16-/-/442212/1441152/-/13xcrka/-/index.html Four-time winner Serena Williams survived a major scare before battling into the last 16 at Wimbledon on Saturday 2012-06-30T17:36:32Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Sharapova-Serena-through-/-/442212/1439090/-/ycn1itz/-/index.html Former champions Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams took drastically different routes into the Wimbledon third round on Thursday. 2012-06-28T20:13:47Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/10th-anniversary-party-falls-flat-/-/442212/1436414/-/euwq08/-/index.html Leyton Hewitt’s 10th anniversary party of his 2002 Wimbledon title was gatecrashed by French fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga who cruised to a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 first round win on Tuesday. 2012-06-26T16:33:07Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Hungry-Federer-chases-Sampras-/-/442212/1434898/-/90h3tx/-/index.html Roger Federer insists he can still match Pete Sampras’s record of seven Wimbledon triumphs despite Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal having developed an iron grip on Grand Slam glory. 2012-06-24T17:00:07Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Russia-proud-of-legend-Masha/-/442212/1424818/-/luoben/-/index.html Russia on Sunday lavished praised on its “legendary” tennis star Maria Sharapova after her French Open victory, the highpoint of a career that took flight when she left her homeland aged seven. 2012-06-10T16:59:21Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Sharapova-in-Grand-Slam-victory/-/442212/1424256/-/55nhjc/-/index.html Russia’s Maria Sharapova becomes the 10th woman in tennis history to win all four Grand Slam titles when she defeats Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open final. 2012-06-09T17:32:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Kvitova-gets-Sharapova-semis-date-/-/442212/1422254/-/15og5cvz/-/index.html Maria Sharapova reached her third French Open semi-final where she will take on Petra Kvitova, the powerful Czech who crushed her in last year’s Wimbledon final. 2012-06-06T18:01:15Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/-/442212/1417148/-/bjiewfz/-/index.html The crowd were ranged against her, her least favourite umpire was surveying her from her lofty position atop her chair 2012-05-30T17:20:37Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Injury-hit-ace-Nadal-eyes-eighth-straight-Monte-Carlo-Masters-/-/442212/1386834/-/147ynhe/-/index.html Rafael Nadal begins his bid for an unprecedented eighth straight Monte Carlo Masters title plagued by new fears over his physical condition. 2012-04-14T21:22:23Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Zambian-secures-sweet-Open-win-/-/442212/1368946/-/xks77h/-/index.html One could have anticipated Zambia’s Edgar Kazembe to wilt after the misfortune that befell him ahead of the Real Insurance Kenya Open Tennis Championships that ended in Nairobi on Sunday 2012-03-18T19:30:00Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/High-stakes-as-Otula-Oduor--renew-rivalry-/-/442212/1368502/-/lvhq3cz/-/index.html Memories of the 2008 Kenya Open Tennis championships women’s singles final clash is still fresh in the minds of this year’s finalists. 2012-03-17T17:16:16Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Cherono-faces-Otula-in-Kenya-Open/-/442212/1367172/-/6odiub/-/index.html It would have been beyond Kenya’s Juliet Cherono’s wildest dream to utter victory 2012-03-15T16:33:31Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Wheelchair-tennis-adds-oomph-to-Real-Open-championship-/-/442212/1367166/-/3owlomz/-/index.html The introduction of wheelchair tennis has brought excitement to this year’s Real Insurance Kenya Open. 2012-03-15T16:29:54Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Fiery-Fazal-keeps-hosts-dreaming-/-/442212/1366484/-/14d2kgwz/-/index.html Fazal Khan, 23, lived up to his billing to lead four other Kenyans into second round as the opening day of the Real Insurance Kenya Open tennis championships produced major casualties 2012-03-14T16:07:14Z http://www.nation.co.ke/sports/tennis/Nikita-out-to-exorcise-semi-final-demons-at-Nairobi-Club-/-/442212/1318908/-/139ea4dz/-/index.html The fast-rising Kenya’s Nikita Dawda reached three semi-finals of the ITF East African 18 and Under Junior Circuit in Burundi and Rwanda last December. 2012-02-02T17:32:30Z