By Binoo K. John Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) India’s star tennis doubles players, Rohan Bopanna pairing Pable Cuevas of Peru and Sania Mirza pairing with her new partner Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic, advanced to…
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Indian tennis players Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza advanced to the second round of Australian Open on Wednesday. Bopanna and his partner Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay defeated Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil…
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IANS) Indian ace tennis player Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay entered the men’s doubles second round of the Australian Open here on Wednesday. The Indian-Uruguay pair defeated Thomaz Bellucci of…
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic began his quest for a record seventh Australian Open title with an easy win against Spaniard Fernando Verdasco while Rafael Nadal began with a convincing victory…
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) Sulking around and dwelling on the past isn’t the ointment of choice for Australia’s leading woman tennis player Samantha Stosur after world No.86 Heather Watson ended her redemption run at the…
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Shivani Manjanna created a major upset showing second seed Kuan Yi Lee the door in the opening round of the 25th ITF Juniors tennis tournament being held at the clay courts…
Melbourne, Jan 17 (IANS) Six-time Australian Open champion Serena Williams progressed to the second round of the Australian Open 2017 with a straight-set win over Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic on Tuesday. The American, 35, won…
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS) Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer admitted that he felt nervous during Monday’s victory over Austrian Jurgen Melzer in the first round of the Australian Open. Federer defeated Melzer 7-5, 3-6, 6-2,…
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) Wild card local entrant Yubrani Banerjee entered the pre-quarter finals of the girls singles event at the ongoing International Tennis Federation (ITF) Juniors meet held at the red clay courts of…
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS) Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori showed his fighting prowess to start the Australian Open with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-2 win against Russian Andrey Kuznetsov here on Monday. The fifth…
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS) Spanish woman tennis star Garbi?e Muguruza has said that she would have to feel bad to withdraw from the Australian Open. On Monday, she won her first game at the Australia…
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS) World No.1 Angelique Kerber made a shaky start to her Australian Open tennis title defence, edging past Lesia Tsurenko in a roller-coaster opening round match here on Monday. Kerber looked in…
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS) Romanian tennis star Simona Halep admitted she is suffering from tendinitis in her left knee that contributed to her shock first round exit at the Australian Open on Monday. Halep also…
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS) British tennis player Andy Murray defeated Illya Marchenko of Ukraine in the first game of the Australian Open here on Monday. The world number 1 outplayed his Ukrainian opponent 7-5, 7-6…
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS) China’s Duan Yingying took her first win at the Australian Open on Monday, dispatching Slovakian Rebecca Sramkova 6-3, 6-4. “Before the match I watched the video of her playing, I expected…
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) The Chennai Open doubles title already under his belt, upcoming Indian tennis player Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan is now eyeing a slot in the top 60 of the ATP doubles…
Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS) China’s Duan Yingying registered her first ever win at the Australian Open on Monday, defeating Slovakian Rebecca Sramkova in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. “I was shaking when I came on court,”…
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) Akshat Agarwal of Bengal brushed aside top seed Mohammed Iftikhar Sheikh in the final qualifying round of the boys singles to enter the main draw of the ITF Juniors tennis tournament…
Melbourne, Jan 15 (IANS) Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios’s health is in question after the 14th seed ended a practice session on Sunday, a blow to the host nation’s chances of winning their home Grand…
Melbourne, Jan 15 (IANS) Germany’s Angeliuqe Kerber has found the ticket to success at the 2017 Australian Open after a mixed lead up, playing without expectations and forgetting the pressure of being the world’s best…