Singapore, Oct 29 (IANS) Indian star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis lost a bitterly-fought semi-final to crash out of the WTA Finals tennis tournament here on Saturday. The second-seeded Indo-Swiss combination squandered…
Singapore, Oct 29 (IANS) German Angelique Kerber and Slovak Dominika Cibulkova reached the final at the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals here on Saturday. World No.1 Kerber dominated for a 6-2, 6-1 victory over defending…
Moscow, Oct 29 (IANS) Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) president Shamil Tarpishchev has said that he supports the idea of Moscow hosting one of the biggest Associate of Tennis Professionals (ATP) events, but was uncertain about…
Singapore, Oct 28 (IANS) Spanish Garbi?e Muguruza, seeded fifth, bid a nice farewell to the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals by defeating Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, who had already qualified for the third round. Muguruza, who…
Basel, Oct 28 (IANS) Argentine wildcard Juan Martin del Potro defeated fifth-seeded Belgian David Goffin 7-5, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors and will take on Japan’s Kei Nishikori. Del Potro, who…
Moscow, Oct 27 (IANS) The ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) World Tour Finals, held annually at the O2 Arena in London, may be relocated to Moscows new VTB Arena in the future, the head of…
Singapore, Oct 27 (IANS) Reigning French Open champion Garbine Muguruza went down 6-7, 3-6 to Polish Agnieszka Radwanska at the WTA Finals in their White Group encounter here. On Wednesday, both players squandered match points…
Vienna, Oct 26 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Albert Ramos defeated Italian Fabio Fognini to enter the second round of the Vienna Open here on Wednesday. Ramos managed to win 6-2, 6-2 in less than an…
Singapore, Oct 25 (IANS) German Angelique Kerber, fought hard for her second win as she defeated Romania’s Simona Halep, 6-4, 6-2 in the Red Group of Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals here on Tuesday. World…
Vienna, Oct 25 (IANS) Spanish tennis player David Ferrer advanced to the second round of Erste Bank Open after the withdrawal of British opponent Kyle Edmund here on Tuesday. The British player decided to withdraw…
Moscow, Oct 24 (IANS) Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, currently suspended on doping-related charges, will return to the singles rankings following her performance at three tournaments next year, a senior official with the Russian Tennis…
Moscow, Oct 24 (IANS) Suspended Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova was removed from the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings, according to a report on the organisation’s website on Monday. Last week, Sharapova, 29, was…
London, Oct 24 (IANS) Germany’s Angelique Kerber and India’s Sania Mirza continued to lead the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) singles and doubles rankings, respectively, according to the latest list released on Monday. In the singles…
Stockholm, Oct 24 (IANS) Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro defeated American Jack Sock 7-5, 6-1 in the summit clash to clinch the Stockholm Open tennis tournament at the Kungliga Tennishallen here. The 2009 US Open…
Singapore, Oct 23 (IANS) Romanian Simona Halep won her first match at the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals against American Madison Keys here on Sunday . Halep, ranked fourth in the world, needed only 69…
Moscow, Oct 22 (IANS) Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova successfully defended her title in the Kremlin Cup defeating Australian Daria Gavrilova in the final on Saturday, thus achieving the last available ticket to the Women’s Tennis Association…
Bucharest, Oct 21 (IANS) The Romanian Tennis Federation (FRT) on Friday appointed Ilie Nastase as captain of the country’s women’s team playing in the Fed Cup. The FRT said that this appointment is part of…
Manacor (Spain), Oct 20 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has opened an academy bearing his name in his hometown on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca, with his friend and long-time rival Roger Federer as…
Moscow, Oct 18 (IANS) Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has no plans of arriving in Moscow to watch the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament, Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) president Shamil Tarpishchev has said. “No, she is…
Madrid, Oct 17 (IANS) Germany’s Angelique Kerber retained the top spot with 8.310 points in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday. Serena Williams, who had announced that she has withdrawn from WTA…