Djokovic beats Raonic, advance to semis
London, Nov 16 (IANS) World number 2 Novak Djokovic defeated Milos Raonic 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) here to claim a berth in the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals. The Serb needed 2 hours…
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2017 will be a year of world records: Leander Paes
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) India’s most decorated tennis player Leander Paes said on Tuesday that 2017 will be a year of world records for him. “2017 will be a year of world records. There are…
Bengal’s premier sports clubs and associations partly hit by demonetisation
By Debayan Mukherjee Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) Top clubs and sports bodies in the city are hit by demonetisation blues to some extent, though lack of running events and shades of professionalism have largely insulated…
Mauresmo quits French women’s tennis team
Paris, Nov 15 (IANS) French tennis player Amelie Mauresmo has announced that she will quit as captain of the French women’s tennis team because she is expecting her second child. The 37-year-old explained at a…
Benin to host international tennis tournament
Cotonou (Benin), Nov 15 (IANS) Benin will hold the third edition of the international open tennis tournament from December 5 to 10 aimed at promoting the best senior players from African countries. At least 60…
Murray, Nishikori win at ATP World Tour Finals
London, Nov 15 (IANS) Andy Murray defeated seventh seed Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-2 in their Group clash at the ATP World Tour Finals here for his first victory after climbing to the top of the…
ATP World Tour Finals: Nishikori defeats Wawrinka
London, Nov 15 (IANS) Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori successfully started the ATP World Tour Finals with a victory over Swiss Stan Wawrinka 6-2, 6-3 in the John McEnroe Group. The win on Monday helped…
Murray wins first match as world number 1
London, Nov 15 (IANS) Andy Murray defeated seventh seed Marin Cilic 6-3, 6-2 in their Group clash for his first victory after climbing to the top of the world rankings at the ATP World Tour…
ATP World Tour Finals: Djokovic survives Thiem scare
London, Nov 14 (IANS) Five-time champion Novak Djokovic fought back from one set down to beat eighth seed and first-time qualifier Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-7(10), 6-0, 6-2 in the opening match of the ATP…
Nitin wins Asian Tennis Tour title
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) Nitin Kumar Sinha toppled top seed Vishnu Vardhan in the final to clinch the Asian Tennis Tour title here on Sunday. Nitin won the match 6-7(10-12), 7-6(7-3), 30-15, when his opponent…
Giant killer Nitin to meet top seed Vishnu in Asian Tennis Tour final
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) Local boy and present junior Under-18 national champion Nitin Kumar Sinha will meet top seed and defending champion Vishnu Vardhan in the BTA Asian Tennis Tour final here on Sunday. Nitin…
Asian Tennis Tour: Nitin Kumar Sinha upsets second seed Ranjeet
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IANS) Local boy and current Under 18 national champion Nitin Kumar Sinha upset second seed V.M. Ranjeet in straight sets in round one of the Asian Tennis Tour here on Friday. Ranjeet,…
Kirtane defies age to qualify for main round of BTA Asian Tennis Tour
Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) Nitin Kirtane defied age to get past younger Ravishankar Sathiyaraj in straight sets 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the men’s singles qualifying final round of the Bengal Tennis Association (BTA) organised Asian…
Vishnu Vardhan wins Asian tennis tour title
Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) Vishnu Vardhan played to the script by winning the central excise Asian tennis tour title eclipsing V.M. Ranjeet in straight sets (6-3, 6-4) here on Wednesday. Ranjeet broke early to take…
Vishnu, Ranjeet set up title clash in Asian Tennis Tour
Kolkata, Nov 8 (IANS) Top seed Vishnu Vardhan set up a title date with former Davis Cupper V.M. Ranjeet at the Central Excise Asian Tennis Tour here on Tuesday. In their semi-final clash, Nitin Kumar…
Djokovic congratulates Murray for becoming World No.1
London, Nov 8 (IANS) Serbian Novak Djokovic has congratulated his successor Andy Murray after the Scotsman dethroned him as the World No.1 men’s tennis player. Djokovic was removed from the No.1 spot for the first…
Murray to open ATP World Tour Finals against Cilic
London, Nov 8 (IANS) Britain’s tennis star Andy Murray and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic will resume their battle for the year-end World No.1 at the ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 Arena in London from…
Tennis: Vishnu wins easy, Rampuria upsets ATP player Dahiya
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Top seed Vishnu Vardhan and former Davis Cupper V.M. Ranjeet entered the quarter-finals, while Rohit Rampuria upset Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranked player Jatin Dahiya to enter the last-eight stage…
Murray tops men’s singles tennis rankings
Paris, Nov 7 (IANS) Britain’s Andy Murray topped the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles ranking for the first time in his career on Monday with 11,185 points, after winning the Paris Masters title…
Kerber continues to lead WTA rankings
Madrid, Nov 7 (IANS) Germany’s Angelique Kerber continued to lead the rankings of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) while Czech Petra Kvitova on Monday jumped to the 11th position after winning the title of the…