Rio de Janeiro, Feb 20 (IANS) Canadian tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime advanced to the second round of the Rio de Janeiro Open after winning 6-2, 6-3 against second seed Fabio Fognini of Italy. The 18-year-old…
Rio De Janeiro, Feb 19 (IANS) The first day of play at the Rio Open was suspended without a completed match because of heavy rain. Only two matches got underway on Monday evening on the…
Monaco, Feb 19 (IANS) Tennis world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia won his fourth Laureus World Sportsman of the Year here on Monday, and American record-holding gymnast Simone Biles bagged the World Sportswoman of…
Madrid, Feb 18 (IANS) Serbia’s star Novak Djokovic – winner of 15 grand slams – maintained the No. 1 spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday with…
Buenos Aires, Feb 17 (IANS) Home favourite Diego Schwartzman reached the final of the Argentina Open by coming from behind to defeat top seed and defending champion Dominic Thiem. Austrian world No. 8 Thiem took…
Buenos Aires, Feb 15 (IANS) Defending champion Dominic Thiem of Austria advanced to the Argentina Open quarterfinals after the top seed defeated Germany’s Maximilian Marterer 6-4, 6-4. Thiem, the favourite to retain the title, continued…
Abu Dhabi, Feb 12 (IANS) Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki has opted to skip the Qatar Open due to injury, tournament organisers announced, in Doha on Tuesday. Two others too pulled out from the…
Tokyo, Feb 12 (IANS) World No.1 tennis player Naomi Osaka has parted ways with coach Sascha Bajin, the 21-year-old announced on her social media. “Hey everyone, I will no longer be working together with Sascha….
London, Feb 11 (IANS) Serbian Novak Djokovic stayed on top of the ATP rankings issued on Monday after being crowned at the 2019 Australian Open. Following are the latest ATP men’s tennis rankings with an…
London, Feb 11 (IANS) Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka of Japan led the WTA women’s tennis rankings, issued on Monday with no changes in the top 10, reports Xinhua news agency. Here is the latest…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) A day after the Indian Davis Cup team were drawn to play Pakistan in an away tie, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) expressed confidence that it will…
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 4 (IANS) Brazil’s long-standing Davis Cup tennis captain Joao Zwetsch has stepped down following his team’s home defeat to Belgium in their playoff for a berth in the tournament finals. Brazilian…
St. Petersburg (Russia), Feb 4 (IANS) Second-seeded Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands rolled to a 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 win over Croatia’s Donna Vekic to clinch the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy final and claiming the eighth…
Astana, Feb 3 (IANS) Kazakhstan’s national tennis team defeated Portugal, the second day of Davis Cup qualification action, and is headed to the finals in the tournament’s new format in Madrid in November. The third…
Bogota, Feb 3 (IANS) Colombia secured a berth in the Davis Cup finals by completing a 4-0 rout of Sweden in their qualifier here. Having taken a 2-0 lead after Friday’s singles matches, the hosts…
Uberlandia (Brazil), Feb 3 (IANS) A depleted Belgium advanced to the Davis Cup’s final stage by defeating hosts Brazil 3-1 in their qualifier here. With the scores tied 1-1 overnight, Belgium on Saturday took the…
St. Petersburg (Russia), Feb 3 (IANS) Eighth seed Donna Vekic of Croatia eased past Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-2 in the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy semi-final, ending Russia’s hopes of having its first champion in 14…
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Italy’s seniormost player Andreas Seppi on Saturday said he adapted well to the grass and liked playing on the surface after helping his side breeze past India 3-1 to qualify for…
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) India captain Mahesh Bhupathi on Saturday said he would continue giving feedback to the boys and they respect him enough to take it, amid reports of the All India Tennis Association…
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) India lived up to their doubles reputation, but were no match to their far superior Italy in the singles rubbers as they went down 1-3 in the Davis Cup World Group…