Tag: Tennis

Madrid: Spanish star Rafael Nadal jumped up two spots to be fifth in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings released on Monday, while United States tennis icon Serena Williams has returned to the top in the women singles category. Briton Andy Murray continued to lead the list in male category followed by […]

Roquebrune Cap Martin (France): Indian star Rohan Bopanna and his Uruguayan partner Pablo Cuevas won a tough three-set battle against Henri Kontinen of Finland and Australia’s John Peers to enter the men’s doubles semi-finals of the Monte-Carlo Masters tennis tournament here. Bopanna and Cuevas lost the first set and were made to toil hard before clinching […]

Swiss star Stan Wawrinka successfully defended his men's singles title once again at the 20th edition of the $425,535 Chennai Open with a comprehensive straight sets win over Borna Coric of Croatia at the SDAT Tennis Stadium here on Sunday evening

New Delhi: The national tennis federation on Wednesday removed Chairman SP Misra and Davis Cup coach Zeeshan Ali from the senior national selection committee and replaced them with Ankita Bhambri and Vishal Uppal. Former Davis Cupper Rohit Rajpal, who was already a member, has been elevated as Chairman. The decision was taken by the AITA […]

New Delhi: The Sports Ministry has left out veteran Leander Paes and Saketh Myneni from the initial list of tennis players, who have been chosen for monthly allowance for their preparations for the next year’s big-ticket events and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. According to reliable Sports Ministry sources, among the players who have been chosen […]

Yuki Bhambri's Australian Open singles campaign came to an end despite a fighting effort against world number six Andy Murray here today but the Indian tennis player walked away with rich appreciation from his accomplished rival and the packed house at the Margaret Court Arena

India's teen sensation P V Sindhu and Commonwealth Games gold medallist pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa had to settle for bronze medals after losing their respective semifinals matches in the Asian Badminton Championship here on Saturday

London: Spain’s Rafael Nadal, whose dismal season continued with a second-round loss this week at Wimbledon, needs a new coach to overcome his struggles, American former tennis great John McEnroe said in an interview with BBC Radio 5. “Nadal is one of the great champions, a class act. He plays with a lot of effort […]

Den Bosch (Netherlands): Indo-Canadian tennis pair of Leander Paes and Daniel Nestor were knocked out of the Topshelf Open as they lost their men’s doubles quarterfinal in straight sets here. The second seeds lost 4-6, 6-7(7) on the grass courts of Autotron Park in Rosmalen to French combine of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut last […]

Paris: India’s Mahesh Bhupathi and his doubles partner Australia’s Nick Kyrgios were knocked out of the French Open after suffering a straight set defeat in the first round of the men’s doubles match here on Monday. Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis and France’s Lucas Pouille beat the Indo-Australian pair 6-3, 6-1 to enter the second round. Bhupathi-Kyrgios […]

Madrid: Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, ranked fourth in the world, was given an honorary doctoral degree by the European University of Madrid in a ceremony attended by hundreds of students. In Nadal’s speech before receiving the degree on yesterday, he underlined “values and family” as “fundamental elements” to understanding his career and his life, […]

World No.1 Novak Djokovic on Sunday made an astonishing comeback from being two sets down to beat fifth seed Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 in four hours and 11 minutes and win the French Open title.

Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova on Saturday became the first Czech Republic woman in 40 years to win the French Open title as she defeated No.31 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 in the final match.

Novak Djokovic dashed Rafael Nadal's hopes of winning a record 21st Grand Slam title and his 14th French Open after the world No. 1 overcame the Spaniard 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(4), 6-2 in a four-hour-22-minute semi-final that was replete with moments of brilliance as well as errors.

Unseeded Czech Barbora Krejcikova pulled off a remarkable upset by outlasting No.17 seed Maria Sakkari 7-5, 4-6, 9-7 in a French Open women's semi-final match to reach her first Grand Slam final on Thursday.