Paris, May 26 (IANS) Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic and Spanish Garbine Muguruza are set to begin the defence of their titles in the French Open against Spaniard Marcel Granollers and Italy’s Francesca Schiavone, respectively,…
Geneva, May 26 (IANS) Top-seeded Stan Wawrinka and second-seeded Kei Nishikori advanced to the semi-finals of the Geneva Open with come-from-behind three-set victories over Sam Querrey and Kevin Anderson, respectively. The 32-year-old Wawrinka, who has…
Madrid, May 25 (IANS) Australian Samantha Stosur on Thursday defeated Spain’s Carla Suarez 7-6(5), 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Strasbourg tennis tournament. The former US Open champion and Roland Garros finalist defeated Suarez in…
Madrid, May 25 (IANS) Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won a tough game against Argentina’s Carlos Berlocq to advance to the quarterfinals of the Lyon Open tennis tournament here. Tsonga achieved a 6-7(2), 6-2, 6-3 win on…
Madrid, May 25 (IANS) Swiss tennis player Stan Wawrinka needed only 37 minutes to place himself in the quarter-finals of the Geneva Open after his rival, Brazilian Rogerio Dutra Silva retired with 5-2 on the…
Mallorca (Spain), May 24 (IANS) Belarusian woman tennis player Victoria Azarenka is set to play in the Mallorca Open in her first appearance after a maternity break, the tournament organisers confirmed on Wednesday. Azarenka, former…
Lyon, May 24 (IANS) Portuguese qualifier Gastao Elias defeated Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 7-6, 6-4 in the round of 16 at the Open Auvergne-Rhone-Alps Park here on Wednesday. Elias broke the Argentinian’s serve three…
Prague, May 23 (IANS) Czech tennis player Petra Kvitova, who sustained serious injuries to her racket-holding left hand in a knife attack in December, is ready to play at Wimbledon but will make a last-minute…
Minsk, May 22 (IANS) Former world No.1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on Monday announced she is ready to return to the tennis court after maternity leave and is set to play in a grass-court event…
Madrid, May 22 (IANS) Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina now ranks among the Women’s Tennis Association top 10 list released Monday after her 4-6, 7-5 and 6-1 win over Romanian Simona Halep in the Italian…
Madrid, May 22 (IANS) Briton Andy Murray continued to lead the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday, while Germany’s Alexander Zverev jumped to 10th place. Zverev entered the rankings…
Rome, May 21 (IANS) German tennis player Alexander Zverev rolled to a 6-4, 6-3 upset victory over Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the Italian Open final, winning his first Masters 1000 title at the Foro Italico…
Rome, May 21 (IANS) Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, World No.11, on Sunday rallied to beat Romania’s Simona Halep 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the Italian Open tennis tournament final here. Halep was slowed by an ankle injury…
Bordeaux (France), May 21 (IANS) The Indian duo of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja registered a straight sets victory in the men’s doubles final of the Bordeaux Challenger tennis tournament here on Sunday. The third…
Rome, May 21 (IANS) Ukrainian Elina Svitolina advanced to the final of Italian Open tennis tournament when Garbi?e Muguruza retired with an injury while trailing 1-4 in the first set. The third-seeded Spaniard on Saturday…
Rome, May 20 (IANS) Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, world no. 2, qualified for the Italian Open semi-final after his victory over Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro here on Saturday. The four-time Serbian champion defeated…
Rome, May 20 (IANS) India’s Sania Mirza and her doubles partner Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan lost in the semi-finals of the Italian Open tennis tournament here on Saturday. The third seeded Indo-Kazakh pair lost 3-6,…
Rome, May 20 (IANS) Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, world no. 4, advanced to the final of the Italian Open tennis tournament after beating Dutch Kiki Bertens here on Saturday. The Romanian player, who recently…
Rome, May 20 (IANS) Third-seeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza defeated Venus Williams 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 to book a spot in the Italian Open tennis semi-finals for a second straight year. The defending French Open champion, who…
Rome, May 20 (IANS) Second-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic had grabbed a 6-1, 1-2 lead over Argentine Juan Martin del Potro before their Italian Open tennis quarter-final match was suspended due to heavy rain. The contest…