Rome, May 15 (IANS) Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili on Tuesday defeated Filippo Baldi of Italy 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Italian Open here. Basilashvili, world No. 74, needed one hour and 59…
Paris, May 15 (IANS) French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has announced his withdrawl from French Open this year due to insufficient recovery from left knee meniscus surgery. “Despite all efforts to get back on time,…
Madrid, May 14 (IANS) Alexander Zverev of Germany has claimed the 2018 Madrid Open title for the first time after beating Austria’s Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-4 in the final. Zverev, ranked No. 3 in the…
Madrid, May 14 (IANS) With 7,270 points, Romania’s Simona Halep stayed atop the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday, ahead of Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki and Garbi?e Muguruza of Spain. Despite her loss at…
Madrid, May 14 (IANS) Switzerland’s Roger Federer took back the No. 1 spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday after being second to Spain’s Rafael Nadal for…
Madrid, May 13 (IANS) German Alexander Zverev won the right to play for the first time the final of the Mutua Madrid Open against Austrian Dominic Thiem by beating Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 6-1 in…
Madrid, May 13 (IANS) Czech Petra Kvitova defeated Kiki Bertens 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 6-3 in a hard-fought battle to win the Madrid Open for a record third time. Kvitova pushed herself to the limit over…
Madrid, May 12 (IANS) Russian second seeds Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova won the Madrid Open women’s doubles title, beating France’s Timea Babos and Hungary’s Kristina Mladenovic 2-6, 6-4, 10-8 in the final on Saturday….
Madrid, May 12 (IANS) Canadian rising star Denis Shapovalov and Austria’s Dominic Thiem stormed into the men’s singles semis while unseeded Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens entered the finals of the Madrid Open, Shapovalov narrowly defeated Kyle…
Madrid, May 11 (IANS) Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic rallied from a set down to upset Argentine world No. 6 Juan Martin del Potro 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) in third-round action at the Madrid Open and…
Madrid, May 11 (IANS) Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova eliminated Russian Daria Kasatkina in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open 6-2, 6-0 and progressed to the semi-finals of the tournament. The Czech player, twice the winner…
Madrid, May 11 (IANS) Spanish world No. 1 Rafael Nadal defeated Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-4 in a hard-fought baseline battle here to advance to the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open. With his 21st consecutive…
Madrid, May 10 (IANS) Czech sixth seed Karolina Pliskova on Thursday stunned world No.1 Simona Halep 6-4, 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open, halting the Romanian’s winning streak in the tournament at 15…
Madrid, May 10 (IANS) British tennis player Kyle Edmund’s dream run at the Madrid Open continued on Thursday as he reached his first quarter-final at an ATP Master 1000 tournament by upsetting eighth seed David…
Madrid, May 10 (IANS) Garbi?e Muguruza fell short in her bid to become the first Spanish woman to win the Madrid Open tennis tournament, losing 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to Russia’s Daria Kasatkina in a third-round…
Madrid, May 9 (IANS) Dutch woman tennis player Kiki Bertens on Wednesday knocked out Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-2 in the Madrid Open pre-quarterfinals. This means Romania’s Simona Halep, the title defender, is to keep…
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…