Nadal eases into China Open quarters
Beijing, Oct 5 (IANS) Spanish World No.1 Rafael Nadal knocked out Karen Khachanov of Russia 6-3, 6-3 here on Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals of the China Open. The 31-year-old broke Khachanov in the…
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German tennis legend Becker faces huge debt claims
Berlin, Oct 5 (IANS) Former German tennis star Boris Becker faces demands for the repayment of 61 million euros ($71.6 million) in debt, German media reported with reference to ongoing British insolvency proceedings. Becker was…
Cirstea upsets Pliskova, advances to China Open last 8
Beijing, Oct 5 (IANS) Sorana Cirstea on Thursday knocked out Karolina Pliskova 6-1, 7-5 to advance to the quarter-finals of the China Open tennis tournament. Cirstea got revenge for her defeat in the only previous…
Halep notches first career win over Sharapova
Beijing, Oct 4 (IANS) World No.2 Simona Halep of Romania snapped her seven-match losing streak to Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, advancing to the quarter-finals of the China Open here on Wednesday. The wild carded…
Sania-Peng advance at China Open
Beijing, Oct 3 (IANS) Sania Mirza and her partner Shuai Peng defeated the Dutch-German pair of D. Schuurs and E. Mertens in the women’s doubles second round at the China Open badminton tournament here on…
British tennis player banned for positive cocaine test
London, Oct 3 (IANS) British tennis player Dan Evans has been banned for one year for testing positive for cocaine, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced on Tuesday. The ITF said in a statement: “A…
Nadal saves 2 match points to enter China Open 2nd round
Beijing, Oct 3 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal had to dig deep to defeat French Lucas Pouille 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 to reach the second round of the China Open on Tuesday. World No.1 Nadal…
Sharapova survives another 3-setter to enter China Open 3rd round
Beijing, Oct 3 (IANS) Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova overcame a late revival by compatriot Ekaterina Makarova to prevail 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 in the China Open second round on Tuesday. This was the second three-set…
Nadal saddened by Catalonia incidents
Beijing, Oct 2 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal on Monday said he has been saddened almost to the point of tears by recent events in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia. The regional government…
Muguruza withdraws from China Open due to fitness issues
Beijing, Oct 2 (IANS) Spanish woman tennis player Garbi?e Muguruza withdrew from her China Open first match against Czech Barbora Strykova on Monday due to physical issues. The World No.1 was one set behind 1-6…
Muguruza tops WTA rankings, Ostapenko jumps two spots
Madrid, Oct 2 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Garbi?e Muguruza continued to lead the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday for a fourth straight week, while Latvian Jelena Ostapenko jumped two spots. The Spanish…
Nadal continues to lead ATP rankings
Madrid, Oct 2 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal remained in the number one spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday. Nadal, 16-time Grand Slam champion, led the…
Manav Thakkar adds singles gold in Slovenia junior TT meet
Otocec (Slovenia), Sep 25 (IANS) Indias Manav Thakkar raised the bar yet again when he beat Japanese Takeru Kashiwa 11-6, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6 in the final to win the junior boys singles gold in the…
Muguruza maintains top spot in WTA rankings
Madrid, Sep 25 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Garbi?e Muguruza for the third straight week headed the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings, released on Monday. The Spanish star topped the rankings despite having been eliminated…
Nadal continues in ATP top spot
Madrid, Sep 25 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal remained in the number one spot in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings, released on Monday. Nadal, 16-time Grand Slam champion, led the standings…
Federer wins Laver Cup for Europe after defeating Kyrgios
Prague, Sep 25 (IANS) Swiss tennis great Roger Federer, ranked No. 2 in the world, defeated Australia’s Nick Kyrgios 4-6, 7-6(6) and “match tie-break” (11-9) to take home the first-ever Laver Cup, named in honour…
Dzumhur wins first title of his career at St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg (Russia), Sep 25 (IANS) Bosnia’s Damir Dzumhur earned the first title of his tennis career in a comeback victory over Italy’s Fabio Fognini 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the St. Petersburg Open here. In…
Wozniacki wins Tokyo Open title, her first trophy in 2017
Tokyo, Sep 24 (IANS) Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki claimed her first trophy of 2017 beating Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the Tokyo Open final on Sunday. The World No.6 defending champion defeated her Russian rival,…
Nadal, Federer give Europe big lead in Laver Cup
Prague, Sep 24 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Switzerland’s Roger Federer, arguably the two greatest tennis players of all time, had done just about everything in their sport prior — except play doubles on the…
Federer helps strengthen Team Europe’s grip on Laver Cup
Prague, Sep 23 (IANS) Team Europe’s Swiss tennis superstar Roger Federer on Saturday overpowered Team World’s American Sam Querrey 6-4, 6-2 in the Laver Cup’s second day. The 19-time Grand Slam champion, world No. 2,…