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…
Bordeaux (France), May 19 (IANS) The Indian duo of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja defeated star veteran Leander Paes and his American partner Scott Lipsky in straight sets to enter the final of the men’s…
Rome, May 19 (IANS) American tennis player John Isner used his powerful serve on Friday to prevail against Croatian Marin Cilic 7-6 (3), 2-6, 7-6 (2), taking him through to the semi-finals of the Rome…
Rome, May 19 (IANS) Maria Sharapova, who recently returned to the women’s tennis circuit after a 15-month ban for doping, on Friday said she will not request an invitation to enter the main table of…
Bengaluru, May 19 (IANS) Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to field against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League (IPL) Qualifier II at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on…
Rome, May 19 (IANS) World No.4 tennis player Simona Halep on Friday defeated Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit to enter the semifinals of the Italian Open here. Halep, recent champion of the Madrid Open, needed one hour…
London, May 19 (IANS) Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova has been named as the first of seven main draw singles wild cards for this summer’s British WTA grass court events organised by the Lawn…
Rome, May 18 (IANS) Australian tennis player Daria Gavrilova on Thursday knocked out Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova to secure her place in the Italian Open quarterfinals. Kuznetsova said goodbye to the tournament after losing 2-6, 7-5,…