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…
London, June 22 (IANS) Three-time Wimbledon tennis champion Boris Becker has been declared bankrupt by a court in London. The 49-year-old owed a firm of private bankers a large sum and the court registrar said…
London, June 21 (IANS) French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga became the latest seeded player to be knocked out of Queen’s Club Championships, losing to Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller 6-4, 6-4 here on Wednesday. Muller needed just…
London, June 21 (IANS) Scottish star Andy Murray remains confident that he will be able to defend his Wimbledon title despite his first round loss in the ongoing Aegon Championships here. Murray lost 6-7, 2-6…
London, June 21 (IANS) Defending champion Andy Murray suffered a shock defeat to World No. 90 Jordan Thompson in the first round of the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club here. The world number one lost…
London, June 19 (IANS) French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov won their respective round one matches to advance at the Queen’s Club Championships here on Monday. Tsonga defeated compatriot Adrian Mannarino 6-2,…
London, June 19 (IANS) French tennis player Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated compatriot Adrian Mannarino in his first match of the Queen’s Club Championships here on Monday. Tsonga, 32, a finalist at Queen’s Club in 2011 and…
Stuttgart (Germany), June 18 (IANS) French tennis player Lucas Pouille claimed his first grass-court title at the Stuttgart Open after beating Spaniard Feliciano Lopez here on Sunday. The 23-year-old Pouille defeated the world no. 33…
Stuttgart (Germany), June 17 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Feliciano L?pez and Frenchman Lucas Pouille set up the final date of the Stuttgart Open with respective wins over German Mischa Zverev and Benoit Paire in the…
Stuttgart (Germany), June 16 (IANS) Spaniard Feliciano Lopez advanced to the Stuttgart Open tennis semi-finals on Friday after beating his World No.14 Czech opponent Tomas Berdych in the quarter-finals here. In a duel that lasted…
London, June 16 (IANS) Argentinian tennis player Juan Martin del Potro on Friday announced that he has withdrawn from next week’s Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club because of injury. It is not yet clear whether…
Stuttgart (Germany), June 15 (IANS) Spain’s Feliciano Lopez reached the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open tennis on Thursday and is set to play Czech Tomas Berdych. The 35-year-old Spaniard needed one hour and 34 minutes…
Stuttgart (Germany), June 15 (IANS) Spain’s Feliciano Lopez qualified for the quarterfinals of the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament on Thursday beating French rival Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. The 35-year-old Spaniard needed one hour and…