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Germany’s Kerber continues to lead WTA ranking

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 Serena Williams, who had announced that she has withdrawn from WTA…



ATP imposes further sanctions on Kyrgios

Madrid, Oct 17 (IANS) The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has decided to impose additional sanctions on Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios for his intentional defeat against Germany’s Mischa Zverev at the Shanghai Masters. According…


Djokovic retains top spot at ATP rankings

Madrid, Oct 17 (IANS) Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic retained the top spot with 12.900 points in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings released on Monday. Djokovic lost 640 points after he was defeated…


Dominika Cibulkova wins Linz Open tennis tourney

Linz (Austria), Oct 17 (IANS) Slovak tennis player Dominika Cibulkova defeated Switzerland’s Viktorija Golubic in the summit clash to clinch the Linz Open title here. Cibulkova managed to win against Golubic 6-3, 7-5 in one…



Murray reaches Shanghai Masters final

Shanghai, Oct 15 (IANS) Briton Andy Murray on Saturday secured his place in the Shanghai Masters final where he is due to play against Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut here. Murray, who has won the Shanghai…





Spain’s Bautista in Shanghai Masters semis

Shanghai (China) Oct 14 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Roberto Bautista on Friday qualified for the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters after beating ninth-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-4. Tsonga, who reached the final of this…






I need to recover my forehand, says Nadal

Shanghai, Oct 13 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, who was unexpectedly eliminated from the Shanghai Masters after going down to Serbia’s Viktor Troicki, admitted that he is not in his best physical shape. At…