Tennis

Moscow, June 11 (IANS) Russian Maria Sharapova has announced that she will not be able to take part in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournament in Birmingham and the season’s third Grand Slam tournament at…

Paris, June 11 (IANS) Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus won their first Grand Slam tennis title with a victory in the men’s doubles final in the 2017 French Open here. The US-New Zealand pair on…

Paris, June 10 (IANS) Strong title contender Rafael Nadal and Swiss star Stan Wawrinka won their respective semi-finals in contrasting fashion to enter the men’s singles final at the French Open tennis tournament here. Nadal…

Paris, June 9 (IANS) Just a win away from her maiden Grand Slam trophy and world No. 1 position, Romanian tennis player Simona Halep wants to keep a cool head against the history-making Latvian underdog…

Paris, June 9 (IANS) Women’s No. 3 seed Simona Halep of Romania made a comeback into the final at Roland Garros after three years with a three-set victory over the second-seeded Karolina Pliskova, while Latvian…

Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, who won the Chennai Open earlier this year with Rohan Bopanna, said he was happy that his partner finally landed a Grand Slam crown and it could not have…

Paris, June 8 (IANS) Scottish world No. 1 and top seed Andy Murray got off to a rocky start but rallied to defeat Japan’s Kei Nishikori 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-0), 6-1 and set up a…

Paris, June 8 (IANS) Romania’s Simona Halep advanced to the French Open semi-finals for the second time in her career with a 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-0 come-from-behind victory over Ukrainian Elina Svitolina. The third seed…

Paris, June 7 (IANS) Defending French Open champion Novak Djokovic has been accused of tanking the last set of his quarter-final against Dominic Thiem by tennis great John McEnroe. Commenting on the match, McEnroe said…

Paris, June 7 (IANS) Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem upset defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the French Open, advancing to the semi-finals where he will face Rafael Nadal. Nadal progressed after fellow Spaniard…

Paris, June 7 (IANS) Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky and Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko advanced to the women’s singles semi-finals in the French Open tennis championships. The 27-year-old Bacsinszky on Tuesday defeated Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic 6-4, 6-4 in…

Paris, June 6 (IANS) The matches of the French Open tennis tournament here were deferred on Tuesday because of rain, disrupting two women’s quarter-finals. The central court was home to the match between Frenchwoman Kristina…

Paris, June 5 (IANS) World No.1 Andy Murray secured his place in the last eight at the French Open with a sweep over Karen Khachanov on Monday, setting up a quarter-final clash with Asian top-ranked…

Paris, June 5 (IANS) Romanian third seed Simona Halep and Ukrainian fifth seed Elina Svitolina defeated Spaniard Carla Suarez and Croatia’s Petra Martic respectively to reach the women’s singles quarter-finals of the French Open tennis…

Paris, June 5 (IANS) Czech tennis player Tomas Berdych announced that he will not continue with coach Goran Ivanisevic following his early elimination in the second round of the French Open here on Monday. Berdych,…