Tennis

Paris, May 24 (IANS) Nine-time French Open tennis champion Spaniard Rafael Nadal began his 2016 campaign with a comfortable 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Australian Sam Groth here on Tuesday. Nadal never faced a break…

Paris, May 24 (IANS) World no. 8 Czech Tomas Berdych qualified on Tuesday for the second round of the French Open tennis tournament after beating world no. 46 Canadian Vasek Pospisil here. The seventh-seeded Czech…

Paris, May 23 (IANS) Defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka completed a stirring comeback in the first round at the French Open tennis tournament on Monday, battling past Lukas Rosol 4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Rosol was…

Paris, May 23 (IANS) Roland Garros’ new tournament director Guy Forget called a press conference on Monday as rain ravaged the French Open tennis schedule for a second consecutive day, assuring that the central court…

Paris, May 23 (IANS) World No.4 tennis player Stan Wawrinka has said that that top seed Novak Djokovic is the favourite “for sure” for this year’s French Open, though he thought it’ll be interesting to…

Paris, May 23 (IANS) The opening day of the 2016 French Open was cut short as rain twice halted play on Sunday, when only 10 out of 32 scheduled matches were completed, including a quick…

Paris, May 22 (IANS) Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios advanced to the second round of the French Open defeating Italian Marco Cecchinato 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 here on Sunday. During the encounter that lasted…

Paris, May 22 (IANS) World No.12 Petra Kvitova kicked off Day 1 action at the French Open narrowly avoiding an upset against Danka Kovinic 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 to reach the second round here on Sunday….

Geneva, May 22 (IANS) Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka gave himself a much-needed boost as he prepares to defend his French Open tennis title, defeating Croatia’s Marin Cilic 6-4, 7-6 (13-11) to win the Geneva Open. The…

Paris, May 21 (IANS) India’s campaign in the third edition of Rendez-Vous — a Roland-Garros event — ended on a sour note as both Adil Kalyanpur and Mahak Jain failed to make it to the…

Paris, May 21 (IANS) World No.1 Serena Williams came into the French Open main draw with only one title in nine months but the American has said she’s confident of defending her title at Roland…

Paris, May 20 (IANS) World No.1 tennis star Novak Djokovic has a potential semi-final encounter with clay expert Rafael Nadal, while defending champion Serena Williams could face Angelique Kerber on course to the women’s singles…

Paris, May 20 (IANS) World No.14 Gael Monfils will not participate in the French Open tennis tournament because of a viral infection that led to his hospitalisation, his agent announced on Friday. Monfils, 29, who…

Moscow, May 17 (IANS) The hearing of Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova’s doping case will not take place before June, Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpishchev has said. Sharapova is currently suspended from competitions for…

Madrid, May 16 (IANS) Serbian star Novak Djokovic held on to his place as world No.1 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings released on Monday, while Scottish Andy Murray advanced to the…

Madrid, May 16 (IANS) Polish Agnieszka Radwanska rose to the second place displacing German Angelique Kerber who was relegated to third position in the women’s tennis rankings released on Monday. Garbine Muguruza of Spain came…

Zhengzhyou (China), May 16 (IANS) Chinese star Peng Shuai will open against compatriot Zhao Di in an International Tennis Federation (ITF) women’s tournament here on Wednesday. The two-time Grand Slam doubles champion and 2014 US…

Rome, May 15 (IANS) Serena Williams advanced on Saturday to the Italian Open final with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu and will try to clinch her first title of the season when…

Rome, May 13 (IANS) Scottish tennis star Andy Murray reached the Italian Open semi-finals on Friday by winning 6-1, 7-5 against Belgian David Goffin, and will face Frenchman Lucas Pouille on Saturday. Murray confirmed his…