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…
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) In-form doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan rallied from one set down to beat Italians Matteo Berrettini and Simone Bolelli 2-1 and haul India back into contention in the…
Astana (Kazakhstan), Feb 2 (IANS) Kazakhstan’s national tennis team won two matches against Portugal and is a step away from earning a berth in the Davis Cup finals in its new format, which will be…
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) India lost their Davis Cup World Group Qualifier tie 1-3 to Italy after Andreas Seppi defeated Prajnesh Gunneswaran in the reverse singles here on Saturday. After the high of doubles pair…
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Not ruling themselves out even after falling behind 0-2, captain Mahesh Bhupathi on Friday said India paid the price for not making the most of the opportunities in their first singles…
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Riding on Matteo Barrettini’s superlative show in the second singles rubber, Italy captain Corrado Barazzutti hinted that they might change their doubles combination on Saturday to put themselves in a better…
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Former champions Italy pushed India to the brink of elimination by winning the singles rubbers to take a 2-0 lead into the final day of the Davis Cup Qualifiers at the…
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Rising star Matteo Berrettini defeated India’s top ranked player Prajnesh Gunneswaran in straight sets to hand former champions Italy a 2-0 lead in the second rubber of the Davis Cup World…