Otocec (Slovenia), Sep 25 (IANS) Indias Manav Thakkar raised the bar yet again when he beat Japanese Takeru Kashiwa 11-6, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6 in the final to win the junior boys singles gold in the…
Madrid, Sep 25 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Garbi?e Muguruza for the third straight week headed the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings, released on Monday. The Spanish star topped the rankings despite having been eliminated…
Madrid, Sep 25 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal remained in the number one spot in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings, released on Monday. Nadal, 16-time Grand Slam champion, led the standings…
Prague, Sep 25 (IANS) Swiss tennis great Roger Federer, ranked No. 2 in the world, defeated Australia’s Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 7-6(6) and “match tie-break” (11-9) to take home the first-ever Laver Cup, named in honour…
St. Petersburg (Russia), Sep 25 (IANS) Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur earned the first title of his tennis career in a comeback victory over Italy’s Fabio Fognini 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the St. Petersburg Open here. In…
Tokyo, Sep 24 (IANS) Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki claimed her first trophy of 2017 beating Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the Tokyo Open final on Sunday. The World No.6 defending champion defeated her Russian rival,…
Prague, Sep 24 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Switzerland’s Roger Federer, arguably the two greatest tennis players of all time, had done just about everything in their sport prior — except play doubles on the…
Prague, Sep 23 (IANS) Team Europe’s Swiss tennis superstar Roger Federer on Saturday overpowered Team World’s American Sam Querrey 6-4, 6-2 in the Laver Cup’s second day. The 19-time Grand Slam champion, world No. 2,…
Tokyo, Sep 22 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Garbi?e Muguruza on Friday advanced to the Tokyo Open semi-finals at the expense of French player Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-4 here. Muguruza, World No.1, put on a strong…
Tokyo, Sep 21 (IANS) Danish woman tennis star Caroline Wozniacki had to dig deep on Thursday to prevail 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 over United States’ Shelby Rogers in the Tokyo Open pre-quarterfinals. Defending champion Wozniacki, seeded…
Malaga (Spain), Sep 20 (IANS) Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal said his goal was to enjoy playing tennis and avoid getting hurt. Following seasons marred by injuries, Nadal regained his form this year to win…
Tokyo, Sep 18 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Garbi?e Muguruza on Monday said topping the Women’s Tennis Association rankings made her feel calmer but it weighed heavy on her at the same time. Despite an early…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) DSPORT, a sports TV channel by Discovery Communications, on Monday acquired the India broadcast rights of the inaugural edition of the Laver tennis Cup. The Laver Cup will be played…
Edmonton (Canada), Sep 18 (IANS) Yuki Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramanathan registered contrasting results in their reverse singles matches as India lost 2-3 to Canada in the Davis Cup World Group play-offs at the Northlands Coliseum…
Madrid, Sep 18 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Garbi?e Muguruza continued to lead the Women’s Tennis Association rankings for the second consecutive week. Romanian Simona Halep came in second, followed by Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, reports Efe…
Tokyo, Sep 18 (IANS) Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas, the World No. 100, won her first WTA Tour title by defeating Japan’s Miyu Kato 6-2, 7-5 in the Japan Open final. The 23-year-old on Sunday needed 77…
Madrid, Sep 18 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal held on to the top spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday. Nadal, 16-time Grand Slam champion, led the…
Paris, Sep 18 (IANS) France will clash against Belgium on November 24-26 in the Davis Cup final after defeating Serbia. Belgium defeated Australia. The teams from the neighbouring countries are again in the running for…
Edmonton, Sep 18 (IANS) India team tennis player Ramkumar Ramanathan registered a defeat against Denis Shapovalov in the men’s singles to allow Canada take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the Davis Cup World Group play-offs…
Kolkata, Sep 17 (IANS) Defending champion Abhinansu Borthakur retained his men’s open singles title dismissing unseeded Manoj Sewa at the Calcutta Hard Court tennis tournament held on both synthetic as well as red clay courts…
