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Albert defeats Cilic, advances to Monte-Carlo semis

Roquebrune Cap Martin (France), April 21 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Albert Ramos-Vinolas defeated Croatia’s Marin Cilic on Friday, advancing to the Montecarlo Rolex Masters semi-finals for the first time. The 29-year-old Spaniard took two hours…


Bopanna-Cuevas enter Monte Carlo quarters

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (France), April 21 (IANS) Indian star Rohan Bopanna and his Uruguayan partner Pablo Cuevas have entered the men’s doubles quarter-finals at the Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament following a hard fought three-set win over…



Bopanna-Cuevas advance at Monte Carlo Masters

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (France), April 19 (IANS) Rohan Bopanna and his Uruguayan partner Pablo Cuevas beat Marcin Matkowski of Poland and Austrian Alexander Peya to enter the second round of the men’s doubles event at the Monte…


Murray in Monte-Carlo Masters 3rd round

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (France), April 19 (IANS) British tennis star Andy Murray advanced to the third round of the Monte-Carlo Masters after eliminating Luxembourg’s Gilles Muller here on Wednesday . Murray, the world’s No.1, defeated No. 32…




Mannarino beats Tsonga in Monte-Carlo Masters 2nd round

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (France), April 18 (IANS) French tennis player Adrian Mannarino eliminated his compatriot Jo-Wilfried Tsonga from the second round of the 2017 Monte-Carlo Masters here on Tuesday. Mannarino, the world No.56, advanced to the third…


Berdych advances in ATP Monte-Carlo Masters

Paris, April 18 (IANS) Czech tennis player Tomas Berdych stormed into the second round of ATP Monte-Carlo Masters, defeating Russian qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov, while German youngster Alexander Zverev edged past Italian veteran Andreas Seppi. Berdych,…



Murray stays at top of ATP rankings

Madrid, April 17 (IANS) British tennis ace Andy Murray continued to lead the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals world singles rankings, released on Monday. Serbian Novak Djokovic came in second, followed by Swiss Stan Wawrinka…



Goffin advances in ATP Monte-Carlo Masters

Paris, April 17 (IANS) Tenth-seeded David Goffin of Belgium secured a second-round berth after overcoming compatriot Steve Darcis 6-2, 6-1 at the ATP Monte-Carlo tennis Masters. Goffin showed his dominance throughout the first-round match which…



Federer beats Murray in charity match

Zurich, April 11 (IANS) Scot tennis star Andy Murray returned to action after a month-long injury lay-off in a charity exhibition match against Swiss legend Roger Federer. The 35-year-old Federer dominated the game — named…



Federer, Murray train on raft in Zurich

Zurich, April 10 (IANS) Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer and Briton Andy Murray trained on Monday on a raft floating on the Limmat river in this Swiss city of Zurich to promote the “Match for…


Germany’s Kerber remains at top of WTA rankings

Madrid, April 10 (IANS) German Angelique Kerber on Monday continued to lead the Women’s Tennis Association world rankings with 7,335 points. The United States player Serena Williams was at second spot with 7,010 points, followed…



Netherlands beat Bosnia in Davis Cup

Sarajevo (Bosnia), April 10 (IANS) The Netherlands defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-1 in the first group of the Euro-African zone at the Davis Cup tennis competition. On the third day of the men’s tennis team…