London, Dec 14 (IANS) The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced that Scot Andy Murray and German Angelique Kerber are the 2016 world champions, both winning this award for the first time. Jamie Murray, Andy’s…
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) Reigning national champion V.M. Ranjeet hit three back-to-back aces to down N.V. Prasanth and clinch the Premjit Lall Invitational tournament men’s singles title at the Jaidip Mukherjea tennis academy here on…
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) Thirteen times Grand Slam doubles winner and veteran tennis coach Tony Roche on Saturday made light of World No.2 Novak Djokovic ending his successful partnership with coach Boris Becker, saying it…
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IANS) Vijay Sunder Prasanth beat the more fancied Vishnu Vardhan in straight sets while V.M. Ranjeet edged past V.S. Kaza in the Premjit Lall Invitational tournament at the Jaidip Mukherjea tennis academy…
Melourne, Dec 9 (IANS) The Australian Open tennis tournament on Friday decided to cut controversial court-side advertisements for betting agencies. The decision comes in the wake of the 2016 Australian Open being heavily criticised for…
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IANS) Reigning national champion V.M. Ranjeet upset top seed N. Sriram 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to set up a semi-final date with Kaza Sharma in the Premjit Lall Invitational tournament at the Jaidip…
Melbourne, Dec 8 (IANS) All but two of the world’s top 200 men and women’s tennis players will compete at the 2017 Australian Open, tournament directors announced on Thursday. The all-star field of players, which…
Singapore, Dec 7 (IANS) Indian Aces succumbed to their second loss of the season after going down 20-27 to Japan Warriors in the Singapore leg of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) here on Wednesday….
Singapore, Dec 7 (IANS) After returning from a lengthy injury lay-off, Serbian star Ana Ivanovic is satisfied with her performance despite tasting defeat in an International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) tie here. Having joined UAE…
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IANS) National tennis champion V.M. Ranjeet and 2014 Chennai Open wild card entrant Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan on Wednesday lamented the absence of superstars Roger Federer and Serena Williams from the International Premier Tennis…
Singapore, Dec 7 (IANS) Serbian star Ana Ivanovic has joined the UAE Royals for the Singapore leg of the International Premier Tennis League (ITPL) on Wednesday. “It’s lovely to be back in Singapore. I have…
Singapore, Dec 6 (IANS) Indian Aces defeated UAE Royals 26-19 in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) to stand atop the standings with 10 points here on Tuesday. It was IPTL’s third win in the…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The current cash crunch in the country, following the November 8 demonetisation has led to multiple Grand Slam champions Roger Federer and Serena Williams pulling out of this season’s International…
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Tennis legend Boris Becker will launch a footwear collection named after him in the Indian capital city on December 16. “It is a limited edition shoe launch for the first…
Noida, Dec 5 (IANS) Faisal Qamar of Rajasthan won gold in the boys’ U-19 individual category while Haryana’s Jennifer emerged champion in the girls’ section on the concluding day of the CBSE National Tennis Championship…
Tokyo, Dec 4 (IANS) Indian Aces were beaten 20-30 by UAE Royals in an International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) match here on Sunday. Swiss star Martina Hingis led Royals to the top of the table…
Nairobi, Dec 3 (IANS) Kenya’s last man standing at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament was bundled out of the competition currently underway here to dash the host country’s hope of placing a player in…
Nairobi, Dec 2 (IANS) Kenya’s Sheil Kotecha has beaten Gijs Akkermans of Netherlands 6-4, 6-3 to book a semi-final spot at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) East Africa Junior Circuit at the Nairobi Club here….
Madrid, Dec 2 (IANS) Spanish authorities have arrested 34 people, including seven tennis players, for allegedly fixing tennis matches to obtain favorable gambling outcomes, the local police have said. Maria Jimenez, a spokeswoman for the…
Buenos Aires, Nov 30 (IANS) Argentina’s Davis Cup team has returned home after winning for the first time the most coveted international team event of tennis. “This is something that’s historic, something you dream about…