Melbourne, Oct 10 (IANS) The 2017 Australian Open will be more accessible for tennis fans in Asia and the Pacific than ever before, tournament directors said on Monday. For the first time, Tennis Australia (TA)…
Beijing, Oct 9 (IANS) Britain’s Andy Murray won his first China Open tennis title, and the 40th of his career, in a 6-4, 7-6(2) showdown with Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov here on Sunday. The No.1 seed…
Beijing, Oct 9 (IANS) Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska rolled to a 6-4, 6-2 win on Sunday over Britain’s Johanna Konta in the China Open tennis tournament final, taking her second title at the event. The 27-year-old…
Beijing, Oct 8 (IANS) Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray swept Spain’s David Ferrer 6-2, 6-3 to make his first appearance in the China Open final here on Saturday. It is the ninth final of…
Beijing, Oct 7 (IANS) Britain’s Andy Murray on Friday beat compatriot Kyle Edmund to advance to the semi-finals of the China Open tennis tournament here. The World No.2 beat Edmund 7-6 (11-9), 6-2, to the…
Madrid, Oct 7 (IANS) The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has denied that it tried to ban Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova for four years. After the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS),…
Tokyo, Oct 6 (IANS) French tennis player Gael Monfils on Thursday reached the quarter-finals of the Japan Open after beating his compatriot Gilles Simon here. Monfils, who ended his four-game losing streak against Simon, defeated…
Beijing, Oct 6 (IANS) China’s top player Zhang Shuai advanced to the quarter-finals of the China Open with a convincing 6-0, 6-4 victory over fourth seed Simona Halep from Romania here on Thursday. Zhang thus…
Beijing, Oct 6 (IANS) Polish tennis player Agnieszka Radwanska defeated Danish Caroline Wozniacki to reach the quarter-finals of the China Open here on Thursday. Radwanska defeated her opponent, former World No.1 and currently No.22, 6-3,…
Beijing, Oct 6 (IANS) Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina defeated top seeded German Angelique Kerber in the third round of the China Open tennis tournament here on Thursday. The 21-year-old Svitolina upset the No.1 ranked player 6-3,…
Moscow, Oct 6 (IANS) French Open organisers don’t rule out handing Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova a wild card to participate in the Grand Slam event next year. “The list of wild cards is decided…
Beijing, Oct 5 (IANS) Top seed Britain’s Andy Murray on Wednesday qualified for the quarter-finals of the China Open tennis tournament here. Murray prevailed over Russia’s Andrey Kuznetsov 6-2, 6-1 to advance, reports Efe. In…
Beijing, Oct 5 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Pablo Carreno on Wednesday qualified for the men’s doubles semifinals of the China Open tennis tournament, after eliminating Chinese Gong Mao Xin and Zhang Ze 7-5, 6-3….
Moscow, Oct 5 (IANS) The absence of Maria Sharapova at major tournaments has a negative impact on the world of tennis, Russian Olympic Champion Elena Vesnina has said. The Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport…
Moscow, Oct 5 (IANS) The International Tennis Federation (ITF) handled Maria Sharapova’s doping case very poorly and the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) decision to reduce her suspension has proved that, the Russian tennis…
Singapore, Oct 5 (IANS) British tennis player Johanna Konta beat Hungary’s Timea Babos in straight sets to reach the China Open tennis tournament’s third round. Konta won 7-5, 6-2 and will now face the Czech…
Lausanne, Oct 4 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday reduced Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova’s two-year suspension over doping to 15 months. She can return to the sport starting April 26…
Beijing, Oct 4 (IANS) Second seed Rafael Nadal breezed past Italy’s Paulo Lorenzi in straight sets 6-1, 6-1 in their first-round meeting at the China Open here on Tuesday. The match included several remarkable moments,…
Lausanne, Oct 4 (IANS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday reduced Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova’s two-year suspension over doping to 15 months. She can return to the sport starting April 26…
Beijing, Oct 3 (IANS) Top-ranked German player Angelique Kerber defeated qualifier Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic to advance into the second round of the China Open on Monday. Kerber, 28, encountered some challenges from…