Madrid, May 9 (IANS) Kyle Edmund of the United Kingdom on Wednesday upset two-time champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the second round of the Madrid Open tennis championship. Edmund earned his 6-3, 2-6, 6-3…
Rome, May 9 (IANS) US tennis legend Serena Williams withdrew from the Italian Open, citing a need for additional training after returning to the court from maternity leave earlier this year. The 23-time Grand Slam…
Madrid, May 9 (IANS) Garbine Muguruza defeated Donna Vekic, ranked 50th worldwide, 2-6, 6-4 and 6-1, making it past the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open for the first time. This was the sixth…
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Ace India shuttlers H.S Prannoy and Saina Nehwal will lead Indias charge at the upcoming BWF Thomas and Uber Cup, slated to be held from May 20-27, in Bangkok, the…
Madrid, May 8 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Fernando Verdasco earned the 500th victory of his professional career on Tuesday, beating Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi 7-5, 6-4 in the first round of the Madrid Open. Verdasco, in…
Madrid, May 8 (IANS) Sixth-ranked Karolina Pliskova defeated Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 1-6, 7-5 here to advance to the third round of the Madrid Open tennis championships for the first time in her career. The…
Madrid, May 8 (IANS) AIn his fifth clay-court match this tennis season, Serbian Novak Djokovic defeated Japan’s Kei Nishikori 7-5, 6-4 to reach the second round at the Madrid Open on Monday. Feeling more doubts…
Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova on Monday defeated a second Romanian opponent at the Madrid Open, advancing to the round of 16 after knocking out Irina Camelia Begu 7-5, 6-1. The…
Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Tennis great Rafael Nadal of Spain on Monday brushed off being tipped to win the Madrid Open title, despite his good showing so far in this year’s clay court season. The…
Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal remained in the number one spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday with 8,770 points while Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov jumped…
Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Romania’s Simona Halep maintained the top spot in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday, ahead of Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark. This week’s ranking list saw no changes in…
Munich, May 7 (IANS) Mischa Zverev defended his title after easing past Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-3 on clay in an all-German Munich Open tennis final. Kohlschreiber on Sunday was chasing his fourth title from six…
Madrid, May 6 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Carla Suarez Navarro on Sunday made her debut at the Madrid Open with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic. The World No.25 needed…
Madrid, May 6 (IANS) Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, World No.1, on Sunday started her run to defend the Madrid Open title by crushing Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova 6-1, 6-0. Halep, who is seeking her third…
Madrid, May 6 (IANS) Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki on Sunday defeated Daria Gavrilova 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open second round. Wozniacki, ranked World No.2, dominated the match at 3-3, winning nine of…
Madrid, May 6 (IANS) Anett Kontaveit of Estonia starred in the first surprise of the women’s singles of the Madrid Open, eliminating America’s Venus Williams in the first round. Kontaveit, who has only won last…
Madrid, May 5 (IANS) Fourth seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine on Saturday started her run at the Madrid Open in an auspicious fashion, defeating Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 6-2, 6-2 in the first round. During the…
Madrid, May 4 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal, the world’s top-ranked tennis player, has said that despite a torrid start to his clay-court campaign it was unlikely he would be able to overcome an injury hiatus…
Washington, May 4 (IANS) Madrid Open organisers said that Serena Williams has withdrawn from the tournament to be held next week because she wasn’t ready to compete. Williams, who won in Madrid in 2012 and…
Lisbon, May 4 (IANS) Spain’s World No. 11 tennis player Pablo Carreno Busta stormed into the Estoril Open quarterfinals, beating Argentine Nicolas Kicker, while the tournament’s top seed South African Kevin Anderson lost to the…