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Sharapova enters Madrid Open second round

Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova defeated Croatia’s Mirjana Lucic-Baroni here on Sunday to advance to the second round of the Madrid Open. Sharapova, now ranked 262 in the world, defeated World…




Djokovic splits with coaching staff

Belgrade (Serbia), May 5 (IANS) Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic on Friday announced he has ended his partnership with his coach Marian Vajda in search of improvement and to recover his winning spark. According to…


Sharapova to play fellow Russian at Madrid Open

Madrid, May 5 (IANS) Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova will be playing her opening game at the Madrid Open, which kicks off on Saturday, against compatriot Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. After sitting out a provisional 15-month suspension,…



DSPORT acquires rights for Tie Break Tens

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Discovery Networks Asia Pacific’s DSPORT on Tuesday became the first Indian sports channel to acquire the rights for Tie Break Tens, a new format of tennis. Tie Break Tens is…


Murray stays at top of ATP rankings

Madrid, May 1 (IANS) Briton Andy Murray continued to lead the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday. Serbian Novak Djokovic came in second, followed by Swiss Stan Wawrinka and…


Nadal wins Barcelona Open

Barcelona, May 1 (IANS) Spanish star Rafael Nadal got the better of Dominic Thiem of Austria in straight sets to win his 10th title at the Barcelona Open tennis tournament here. The Spaniard defeated the…




Murray enters Barcelona Open semis

Barcelona, April 29 (IANS) Andy Murray of Scotland advanced to the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open tennis tournament after defeating Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vi?olas in a tough three-set duel that kept both players on the court…


Murray advances to Barcelona Open semis

Barcelona, April 28 (IANS) Scotland tennis star Andy Murray advanced to the Barcelona Open semi-finals after defeating Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vi?olas 2-6, 6 -4, 7-6 (4) in a tough game that kept both players on the…


Kerber bows out of Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

Stuttgart (Germany), April 28 (IANS) Angelique Kerber bowed out of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, after going down to French tennis player Kristina Mladenovic 2-6, 5-7 here. The Frenchwoman on Thursday broke the world No….



Barcelona Open honours Spain’s Montanes

Barcelona, April 27 (IANS) The organisers of the Barcelona Open have honoured Spanish tennis player Albert Montanes after his defeat in the second round against compatriot Feliciano Lopez in a match during which he decided…


Murray in third round of Barcelona Open

Barcelona, April 26 (IANS) British tennis player Andy Murray on Wednesday entered the third round of the Barcelona Open, part of the 500 series on the ATP World Tour, after Australia’s Bernard Tomic withdrew. Tomic,…


David Ferrer stumbles in Barcelona Open third round

Barcelona, April 26 (IANS) Spanish tennis player David Ferrer failed to qualify for the third round of the Barcelona Open after suffering a defeat against South Africa’s Kevin Anderson. Ferrer, Barcelona Open four-time finalist and…


Zverev beats Almagro in Barcelona Open 2nd round

Barcelona, April 25 (IANS) German tennis player Alexander Zverev entered the third round of the Barcelona Open after defeating Spain’s Nicolas Almagro here on Tuesday. World No.21 Zverev took two hours and 26 minutes to…