Serena eyeing WTA Finals return in Singapore
Wuhan (China), Sep 23 (IANS) World No.2 Serena Williams is eyeing a return to action at the WTA Finals in Singapore after a nagging shoulder injury ruled her out of the Wuhan Open and the…
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Nadal, Del Potro to play at 2017 Mexican Open
Mexico City, Sep 21 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro are among the players who will compete at next year’s Mexican Open in the Pacific port city of Acapulco. The 30-year-old…
Sania-Barbora in quarters of Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Sep 20 (IANS) Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova beat Misaki Doi and Kurumi Nara 6-7 (3), 7-5, 10-8 in the first round of the women’s doubles event at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament…
Nadal denies illegal doping after latest hacking leak
Madrid, Sep 20 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has denied accusations of illegal doping after being named in the latest series of leaks by the Russian hacker group ‘Fancy Bears’. The group claims to…
Sania, Bopanna slam Paes for Olympic comments
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) The infighting among Indian tennis has flared up again with Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna lashing out at veteran Leander Paes for his remarks on the country’s doubles teams at…
Serena’s coach opens tennis school in France
Nice (France), Sep 20 (IANS) Serena Williams’ coach Patrick Mouratoglou has officially unveiled his new tennis academy at Sophia-Antipolis, 20 kilometres west of here. The Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, located in the heart of the French…
Davis Cup: Lopez, Ferrer win as Spain blank India 5-0
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Marc Lopez and David Ferrer won their respective reverse singles rubbers as Spain completed a comprehensive 5-0 win over India in their Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie at the…
Khannas have only been serving Indian tennis
By Veturi Srivatsa Every time a controversy erupts in Indian tennis, a Khanna has to be at the centre of it. Strictly speaking, today no Khanna officially has a position in the All India Tennis…
Davis Cup: India’s Nagal goes down after brave fight
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Indian youngster Sumit Nagal produced a spirited performance on his Davis Cup debut before going down 3-6, 6-1, 3-6 to Marc Lopez of Spain in the first reverse singles of…
Davis Cup: Lopez beats Nagal to increase Spain’s lead
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Indian youngster Sumit Nagal produced a spirited performance on his Davis Cup debut before going down 3-6, 6-1, 3-6 to Marc Lopez of Spain in the first reverse singles of…
Davis Cup: Spain down brave Indians in doubles to clinch tie
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez fought off a brave challenge from the Indian duo of Leander Paes and Saketh Myneni in the doubles rubber to hand Spain an unassailable 3-0…
Davis Cup: Spain win doubles tie to clinch World Group spot
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez fought off a brave challenge from the Indian duo of Leander Paes and Saketh Myneni in the doubles rubber to hand Spain an unassailable 3-0…
Hosting Spain a massive boost for Indian tennis: Zeeshan Ali
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Indian coach Zeeshan Ali feels that hosting Spain in the ongoing Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie with the likes of Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer playing in front of…
Del Potro, Pella put Argentina on the verge of Davis Cup final
Glasgow, Sep 17 (IANS) Juan Martin del Potro and Guido Pella put Argentina on the verge of Davis Cup final berth with singles victories over Britain’s Andy Murray and Kyle Edmund, respectively. The visiting Argentine…
Davis Cup: Advantage Spain on opening day
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Feliciano Lopez and David Ferrer won their respective singles matches on the opening day of their Davis Cup World Group Play-off against India at the R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium here…
Davis Cup: Ramanathan beaten as Spain move ahead 1-0
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Indian youngster Ramkumar Ramanathan punched above his weight, putting up a brave fight before going down to Feliciano Lopez of Spain in four bitterly fought sets in the opening match…
Davis Cup: Ramanathan goes down fighting as Spain take 1-0 lead
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Indian youngster Ramkumar Ramanathan produced a brave fight before going down to Feliciano Lopez of Spain in four bitterly-fought sets in the opening match of their Davis Cup World Group…
India vs Spain Davis Cup: Nadal pulls out of opening singles match
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal on Friday pulled out of Spain’s Davis Cup World Group Play-off opening singles match against India due to a stomach bug. “Change of nomination for the…
Davis Cup: Nadal pulls out of opening singles match against India
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal on Friday pulled out of Spain’s Davis Cup World Group Play-off opening singles match against India due to an upset stomach. “Change of nomination for the…
No communication from Sania post-WADA hack report: AITA
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The AITA on Friday denied having received any communiation from star women’s doubles player Sania Mirza or her mother Naseema to plead on her behalf for an allegedly deprived Olympics…