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…
Lisbon, May 6 (IANS) Spain’s David Ferrer, fourth seed at the Estoril Open, defeated American Ryan Harrison to face his compatriot, Pablo Carreno Busta, in the semi-finals of the Estoril tennis tournament. Ferrer defeated his…
Madrid, May 6 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal has said he was approaching next week’s Madrid Open, which he has won on four occasions, with the same ambition as always. The 30-year-old Nadal, who is enjoying…
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…
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,…
London, May 4 (IANS) The All England Lawn Tennis Club, host of the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament, announced on Wednesday that this year’s edition will pay out 31.6 million pound sterling ($40.8 million) in prize…
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…
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…
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…
Barcelona, April 30 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal cruised to a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Austria’s Dominic Thiem in the Barcelona Open final on Sunday, winning his 10th title at the clay-court event. In…
Stuttgart (Germany), April 30 (IANS) Snuffing Russian Maria Sharapova’s bid to win her first tournament after serving out a 15-month doping ban, France’s Kristina Mladenovic rallied for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory to reach the…
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…
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…
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….
Berlin, April 27 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Carla Suarez on Thursday advanced to the quarterfinals of the Women’s Stuttgart Open, defeating Russia’s Elena Vesnina. World No.25 Suarez needed one hour and 25 minutes to defeat…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Tallahassee (Florida), April 24 (IANS) The United States stunned the Czech Republic 3-2 to advance to the final of the Fed Cup tennis tournament, setting up a match-up with unexpected finalists Belarus. The US team…