Tennis

New York, Aug 29 (IANS) Spain’s Garbi?e Muguruza, the No. 3 seed, rolled to a 6-0, 6-3 win over American Varvara Lepchenko in the first round of the US Open. The reigning Wimbledon champion needed…

New York, Aug 29 (IANS) Russian star Maria Sharapova defeated second seed Simona Halep 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in the first round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows here. Wildcard Sharapova, who was making her…

Madrid, Aug 28 (IANS) For the second week in a row, Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal continued to top the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday, as the US Open…

London, Aug 27 (IANS) Scottish tennis star Andy Murray has become the latest top player to pull out of the US Open, citing a nagging hip injury. “I did pretty much everything that I could…

New York, Aug 26 (IANS) Spanish top seed Rafael Nadal and Swiss third seed Roger Federer are in the same half of the US Open men’s singles draw — released Friday — and could meet…

New York, Aug 25 (IANS) Spanish World No.1 Rafael Nadal, who will learn his first-round opponent when the draw is made on Friday, has been named the top seed at the US Open, tournament organisers…

New York, Aug 24 (IANS) Canadian tennis player Milos Raonic announced on Thursday that he would be withdrawing from the upcoming US Open due to an injury. The world No.11 had to miss the Cincinnati…

Berlin, Aug 23 (IANS) Boris Becker was on Wednesday officially presented as the head of men’s tennis in Germany, the country’s Tennis Federation (DTB) said. Becker, the winner of numerous titles and former coach to…

Madrid, Aug 21 (IANS) Czech tennis player Karolina Pliskova remained at the top of the Women’s Tennis Association rankings released on Monday with 6,390 points, while Spain’s Garbi?e Muguruza climbed to the third place from…

Madrid, Aug 21 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has regained the number one spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings for the first time since July 2014, the ATP said…

Ohio, Aug 21 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Garbi?e Muguruza, the fourth seed, blasted past Romania’s Simona Halep in the final at the Premier 5 tennis tourney in Cincinnati, wiping her rival from the court with…

Ohio, Aug 20 (IANS) Australia’s Nick Kyrgios, ranked 23 in the world, on Saturday defeated Spain’s David Ferrer 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) and booked a place in the final of the ATP Masters 1000 event…

Ohio, Aug 20 (IANS) Romania’s Simona Halep brushed aside American Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the final of the Western & Southern Open here on Saturday. The second seed, Halep, who had reached…

Mason (Ohio), Aug 19 (IANS) Indian stars Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza crashed out of the Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament after losing their respective doubles matches here on Saturday. Bopanna and his Croatian partner Ivan…

Cincinnati, Aug 19 (IANS) Australia’s Nick Kyrgios shocked top seed Rafael Nadal 6-2, 7-5 to enter the men’s singles semi-finals of the Cincinnati Masters tennis tournament. The 22-year-old Kyrgios, ranked 23rd in the world, now…

Cincinnati, Aug 19 (IANS) Top seed Rafael Nadal survived a stern test from unseeded compatriot Albert Ramos-Vinolas to register a 7-6 (7-1), 6-2 victory in a men’s singles third round match at the Cincinnati Masters…

Ohio, Aug 18 (IANS) Third-seeded Austrian Dominic Thiem edged unseeded Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3) to reach the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open here. Both players on Thursday broke serve three…

Ohio, Aug 17 (IANS) Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Chinese partner Peng Shuai advanced to the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters following a straight-set victory in the women’s doubles clash here. The fourth…