Tennis

London, July 3 (IANS) Germany’s Angelique Kerber, world No 10, advanced to the second round of Wimbledon on Tuesday after a difficult match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia 7-5, 6-3. In one hour and 23…

London, July 3 (IANS) Germany’s tennis player Alexander Zverev defeated James Duckworth of Australia 7-5, 6-2, 6-0 on Tuesday to reach Wimbledon’s second round. The world No. 3 needed an hour and 30 minutes to…

Wimbledon, July 3 (IANS) World No.3 Garbine Muguruza of Spain began her defence of the Wimbledon title on Tuesday with a comfortable 6-2, 7-5 victory over Britain’s Naomi Broady. Tuesday’s first-round match marks the start…

Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) Local wild card Siddharth Verma stunned fifth seed Royson Kwan of Singapore to enter the quarter-finals of the men’s singles event at the red clay courts of the Calcutta South Club…

Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) Local wild card entrants stole the show on the opening day of the Calcutta South Club Senior ITF Tennis Championship being held at the red clay courts of the Calcutta South…

Wimbledon, July 3 (IANS) India’s Yuki Bhambri lost in the opening round of the Wimble tennis championships here on Monday. The Indian lost to Italian Thomas Fabbiano, who won 2-6, 3-6, 3-6, 6-2 in the…

Wimbledon (UK), July 2 (IANS) The world’s foremost Grand Slam and the only one to be played on grass courts got under way here on Monday with the news that local favorite Andy Murray had…

London, July 2 (IANS) World No. 8 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic on Monday defeated Harriet Dart of the United Kingdom 7-6 (7-2), 2-6, 6-1 in the first round of the Wimbledon tennis tournament….

London, July 2 (IANS) Marin Cilic of Croatia, the 2017 finalist, on Monday defeated Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the Wimbledon tennis tournament. Third-seed Cilic needed one hour and…

London, July 2 (IANS) Croatia’s Donna Vekic on Monday pulled off an upset victory over fourth seed Sloane Stephens of the United States 6-1, 6-3 in the first round of Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam…

Madrid, July 2 (IANS) Romania’s Simona Halep remained on top of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday, ahead of Wimbledon’s first round. The Grand Slam tournament is due to take place from…

Madrid, July 2 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal continued to lead the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles ranking released on Monday, just 50 points ahead of Switzerland’s Roger Federer. The ranking witnessed no…

London, July 1 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Garbine Muguruza brushed off questions on Sunday about the decision by Wimbledon organizers to give the 25th-seed spot to the United States legend Serena Williams, despite her being…

London, June 30 (IANS) Defending champion Roger Federer will begin his quest for a record extending ninth Wimbledon title when he takes on Dusan Lajovic in first-round action on Monday. The 36-year-old Swiss top seed…

London, June 27 (IANS) The Indian combination of Vishnu Vardhan and N. Sriram Balaji qualified for the main draw of the men’s doubles category at the Wimbledon tennis championship along with compatriot Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan here…

London, June 27 (IANS) United States tennis star Serena Williams was on Wednesday named as the surprise 25th seed in the upcoming 2018 Wimbledon tennis tournament, despite being ranked world No.183. For the main draw…

London, June 27 (IANS) Rafael Nadal of Spain was on Wednesday named second seed for the upcoming 2018 Wimbledon tennis tournament, despite currently holding the top spot in the ATP rankings, due to the special…

Madrid, June 25 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal returned to the top spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday while Switzerland’s Roger Federer came in second. Federer lost…

Madrid, June 25 (IANS) Romania’s Simona Halep remained in the number one spot in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday with 7,970 points, while Spain’s Garbi?e Muguruza maintained her third spot. American…