Madrid, July 3 (IANS) Briton Andy Murray continued to lead the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday, with 9,390 points, in a week with no changes in the top 10….
Eastbourne (UK), July 1 (IANS) Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic on Saturday defeated France’s Gael Monfils to clinch the Eastbourne International title ahead of Wimbledon, which kicks off in two days. The top-seeded Serb defeated…
Eastbourne (UK), July 1 (IANS) Czech tennis player Karolina Pliskova defeated Danish Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets to win the Eastbourne title here on Saturday. The 25-year-old Czech scripted a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Wozniacki…
Eastbourne (UK), June 30 (IANS) British tennis player Johanna Konta withdrew from the semi-finals of the Eastbourne tournament due to an injury, where she was scheduled to play against Czech Karolina Pliskova on Friday. Konta,…
Mexico City, June 28 (IANS) Mexico’s Angelica Gavaldon, who competed on the WTA Tour from 1990 to 2000, said Latin America’s women’s tennis players were not performing well because they lack discipline. “Honestly, I don’t…
Madrid, June 26 (IANS) German Angelique Kerber continued to lead the Women’s Tennis Association rankings released on Monday with 6,965 points. This week saw the rise of Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki, who climbed two spots to…
Madrid, June 26 (IANS) Britain’s Andy Murray continued to lead the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings released on Monday, while Croatian Marin Cilic climbed to sixth place. Murray kept his place on…
Calvia (Spain), June 26 (IANS) Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova won the 2nd Mallorca Open by defeating Germany’s Julie Goerges 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 at the Santa Pon?a Tennis Club here. The 27-year-old Sevastova, placed 19th in the…
Berlin, June 26 (IANS) Swiss legend Roger Federer has clinched his ninth Halle Open title after beating hapless Alexander Zverev 6-1, 6-3 in the final. The top seed Roger Federer showed no mercy with fourth…
Halle (Germany), June 25 (IANS) Swiss tennis player Roger Federer claimed his ninth title at the Halle Open after beating German Alexander Zverev, World No.12, in Sunday’s final. The World No.5 Swiss star won his…
London, June 25 (IANS) Spain’s Feliciano Lopez overcame sixth-seeded Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 7-5, 3-6, 6-2 to reach the final of Queen’s Club, a tune-up event for Wimbledon. The unseeded Spaniard will next take on fourth-seeded…
Ilkley (UK), June 24 (IANS) Veteran tennis star Leander Paes and his Canadian partner Adil Shamsdin clinched the men’s doubles title at the Aegon IIkley Challenger Trophy here on Saturday. The top seeds defeated local…
Halle (Germany), June 24 (IANS) Swiss tennis player and first seed Roger Federer on Saturday defeated Russian Karen Khachanov, advancing to the final round of the Halle grass court tournament here. Federer, who is a…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) Close on the heels of making the cut for the men’s doubles main draw in Wimbledon this year, Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan said it’s a “dream come true” moment for…
London, June 24 (IANS) British tennis player Dan Evans has said that he failed a drug test in April, testing positive for cocaine. The world No 50 claimed on Friday that he had taken the…
Halle (Germany), June 24 (IANS) Top seed Swiss tennis player Roger Federer knocked out the current champion of Halle Open, German Florian Mayer, and advanced to the semi-final of the tournament. Federer, an eight-time winner…
London, June 23 (IANS) Gilles Muller of Luxembourg defeated American Sam Querrey 6-4 7-6 in the quarterfinals of the Queen’s club tennis championships here on Friday. Muller adjusted the head-to-head record against Querrey, World No.28,…
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) Decrying the widespread gender discrimination in society at large, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza rued the fact that the world of sports is also not immune from the malaise and she…
London, June 22 (IANS) Croatian Marin Cilic on Thursday defeated American Stefan Kozlov to advance to the quarter-finals of the Queen’s club tennis tournament. Fourth seeded Cilic beat Kozlov 6-0, 6-4 in an hour and…
Halle (Germany), June 22 (IANS) Russian tennis player Karen Khachanov on Thursday reached the Halle Open quarter-finals after the withdrawal of Japan’s Kei Nishikori due to injury. After receiving medical treatment on the court to…