Madrid, Oct 15 (IANS) Romanian tennis star Simona Halep secured the year-end world No. 1 spot in the WTA rankings for the second year in a row, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced on Monday….
Shanghai, Oct 15 (IANS) Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic, who captured his fourth ATP Shanghai Masters title here, on Monday said that the last three or four months have been “phenomenal”, and his family has…
Madrid, Oct 15 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal maintained the top spot of men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday with 7,660 points. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic climbed one spot up to…
Madrid, Oct 15 (IANS) Romania’s Simona Halep continued to lead the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday with 7,421 points, followed by Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki. Angelique Kerber of Germany remained in third place,…
Buenos Aires, Oct 15 (IANS) World No. 4 Argentine tennis star Juan Martin del Potro has fractured his right kneecap, initial medical tests said. “It’s a very difficult time… it’s a hard blow that leaves…
Florida (US), Oct 14 (IANS) For the first time in her career, US tennis player Sloane Stephens has qualified for the upcoming WTA Finals, the season ending, eight-woman tournament to be held in Singapore, the…
Shanghai (China), Oct 14 (IANS) Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic defeated Croatia’s Borna Coric 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to claim a record fourth Shanghai Masters title, closing in on the world No. 1 spot in…
Shanghai (China), Oct 13 (IANS) Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic defeated Germany’s Alexander Zverev 6-2, 6-1 in the Shanghai Masters semifinals on Saturday, guaranteeing him the No. 2 spot in the Association of Tennis Professionals…
Hong Kong, Oct 13 (IANS) Sixth-seeded Wang Qiang of China rallied on Saturday to pull off a big upset against fourth-seeded Garbi?e Muguruza of Spain 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 7-5 to reach the Hong Kong Open…
Shanghai, Oct 12 (IANS) The quarter-finals of the ongoing ATP Shanghai Masters saw top two seeds Roger Federer and Novak Djokovoic advancing into semi-finals with straight sets wins here on Friday. Defending Champion Federer knocked…
Shanghai, Oct 10 (IANS) World number 3 Novak Djokovic breezed into the third round of ATP Shanghai Masters on Tuesday, beating Jeremy Chardy of France in straight sets 6-3, 7-5. The 14-time Grand Slam champion,…
Shanghai, Oct 9 (IANS) Swiss player Roger Federer on Tuesday highlighted the importance of maintaining integrity within tennis, a few days after Spain’s Fernando Verdasco caused a controversy after shouting at a ball boy. In…
Madrid, Oct 8 (IANS) Romania’s Simona Halep maintained No. 1 spot in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday, ahead of Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki. Japan’s Naomi Osaka jumped two positions to the fourth,…
Madrid, Oct 8 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal continued to lead the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday with 8,260 points, ahead of Switzerland’s Roger Federer. This week’s top 10…
Beijing, Oct 7 (IANS) Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili on Sunday pulled off a big surprise as he defeated the tournament’s top-seed, Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 6-4 to earn the China Open title, his second…
Beijing, Oct 7 (IANS) Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, seeded second, defeated Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday to win the China Open title, eight years after achieving it for the first time. Wozniacki,…
Beijing, Oct 6 (IANS) Argentine tennis player Juan Martin del Potro, ranked World No. 4, said on Saturday that the withdrawal of his opponent in the China Open semifinals came at a good time for…
Beijing, Oct 6 (IANS) Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova, the World No. 20, upset Japan’s Naomi Osaka, the eighth seed, 6-4, 6-4 win on Saturday to qualify for the China Open final. The first set started very…
Beijing, Oct 5 (IANS) Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki booked her place in the semi-final of the China Open on Friday with an easy victory over the Czech Republics Katerina Siniakova. The world number 2 beat the…
Beijing, Oct 5 (IANS) Argentinas Juan Martin del Potro beat Filip Krajinovic of Serbia in straight sets on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the China Open in Beijing. The Argentine world number four…