Tennis

Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) Fourth seed Japanese player Naomi Osaka advanced to the Australian Open final after beating Czech Karolina Pliskova 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 on Thursday. Osaka took one hour and 40 minutes to beat…

Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) Petra Kvitova defeated Danielle Collins 7-6 (2), 6-0 to reach her first Australian Open final here on Thursday. Kvitova, eighth seeded, took an hour-and-a-half to beat the 25-year-old American, who was…

Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Terming India as “big underdogs” going into the Davis Cup World Group qualifier rubber against Italy, non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi on Wednesday reiterated that his boys have the best chance of…

Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) Although India have been keen on playing on grass for their Davis Cup World Group qualifier against Italy, national coach Zeeshan Ali on Wednesday said it won’t be so easy for…

Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) Serena Williams said her 4-6 6-4 5-7 loss to Karolina Pliskova in a quarter-final of the Australian Open on Wednesday was because her opponent played some incredible tennis and not because…

Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) Frances Lucas Pouille defeated Canadas Milos Raonic 7-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 here on Wednesday to move on to the semi-finals of the Australian Open. The 28th seed produced a brilliant display…

Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) In a stunning comeback, Karolina Pliskova advanced to the semi-final of the Australian Open here on Wednesday by beating Serena Williams 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. The Czech world No. 7 recovered from…

Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka outclassed Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in straight sets in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open here on Wednesday. The fourth-seeded Osaka won 6-4, 6-1 in one hour…

By Gaurav SHarma Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna has blamed the system for not producing quality players and demanded more tournaments in the country itself. Bopanna, who had bad outings in…

Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal defeated Frances Tiafoe of the United States 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 on Tuesday to advance to the semi-finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne. The second seed was in…

Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) The first ever Chinese Grand Slam Champion, Li Na, will soon be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF). Making the announcement here on Tuesday during the Australian Open,…

Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) The United States’ Danielle Collins entered the semi-finals of her first Australian Open after beating Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2-6, 7-5 and 6-1 after two hours and a quarter of play. “That…

Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas stunned Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Tuesday to qualify for the Australian Open semi-finals. Tsitsipas held his nerve throughout the match in what…

Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) It was all thrills and spills on Day 8 of the Australian Open on Monday, with some of the big names in tennis making it through to the quarterfinal stage of…

Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) Serena Williams of the US advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Monday after a hard-fought 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Romanian world No 1 Simona Halep. The 37-year-old…

Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) Canada’s Milos Raonic, seeded 16th, defeated fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-1, 6-1, 7-6(5) in two hours at the Australian Open here on Monday. Raonic proved to be Zverev’s nemesis once…

Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic played her best tennis to beat Spain’s Garbine Muguruza 6-3, 6-1 in an hour and move into the last eight of the Australian Open here…