Tennis

New Delhi, Sep 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Indian tennis player and Davis Cup captain Naresh Kumar, who was a mentor to Olympic medallist Leander Paes, passed away in Kolkata on Wednesday. He was 93. He is…

Chennai, Sep 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s top women’s singles player Ankita Raina crashed out of the WTA Chennai Open tennis tournament, losing to fourth-seed Tatjana Maria of Germany in the women’s singles first round at the…

Chennai, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s Karman Kaur Thandi advanced to the second round of the women’s singles event at the Chennai Open 2022 WTA 250 tennis tournament after a hard-fought win over Chloe Paquet of…

New York, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Her triumph in the U.S Open has helped Iga Swiatek open up a commanding lead in the rankings, taking her tally to more than twice as many rankings points as…

New York, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Considered the next big thing in men’s tennis, Carlos Alcaraz used his combination of determination and maturity to beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3 in the U.S. Open…

New York, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz displayed explosive power and demonstrated impressive touch around the net as he overcame a fighting Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1), 6-3 to clinch his maiden…

New York, Sep 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The organisers of the US Open 2022 surprised World No 1 Iga Swiatek by putting her favourite ‘tiramisu’ inside the winners’ trophy, ending the Pole star’s prolonged search for the…

New York, Sep 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ons Jabeur asserted following her loss to world No.1 Iga Swiatek in the US Open women’s singles final that she is not going to give up on her dream of…

New York, Sep 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Polish tennis star and world No. 1 Iga Swiatek added a third Grand Slam singles trophy to her cupboard, defeating Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur 6-2, 7-6 (5) to win the US…

New Delhi, Sep 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ahead of the Davis Cup 2022 World Group I tie against Norway, the Indian tennis team on Saturday suffered a major blow after its most experienced player Rohan Bopanna pulled…

New York, Sep 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Spanish youngster Carlos Alcaraz made it to his maiden Grand Slam final, with the third seed battling past home favourite Frances Tiafoe 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-3 in four hours…

Florida (USA), Sep 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) American Coco Gauff will make her Top 10 debut in singles when the WTA rankings are updated on Monday, becoming the youngest player to reach this ranking bracket in 16…

Bengaluru, Sep 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Local girl Vanshitha Pathania captured the title in the Topspin AITA Women’s Rs 1 lakh prize money tennis tournament, defeating Adhithi Are from Hyderabad. In the finals played at the Topspin…

New York, Sep 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) World No. 1 and two-time champion at Roland Garros Iga Swiatek of Poland fought back from a 2-4 deficit in the third set to overcome Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus and…

Ostrava (Czech Republic), Sep 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) World No 1 and two-time Roland Garros titlist Iga Swiatek is leading the entry list featuring six Grand Slam champions for the AGEL Open, a WTA 500 tournament in…

New York, Sep 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Carlos Alcaraz outlasted Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-7(7), 6-7(0), 7-5, 6-3 in an epic five-hour, 15-minute long quarter-final to reach the semi-final of US Open 2022, here. The classic quarterfinal between…

New York, Sep 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russia’s Karen Khachanov overcame Nick Kyrgios of Australia 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7(3), 6-4 in a big-serving blockbuster to advance into his maiden Grand Slam semifinal, at the US Open on…

New York, Sep 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Spanish stalwart Rafael Nadal was sent packing from the US Open on Tuesday (IST) with Frances Tiafoe accounting for the 36-year-old winner of 22 singles Grand Slam titles, as the…

New York, Sep 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former US Open finalist Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and world No. 1 Iga Swiatek won their respective Round-of-16 matches to advance to the quarterfinals at…