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Tennis: Edmund upsets Simon at Queen’s Club

London, June 15 (IANS) British wild card Kyle Edmund pulled off an upset, defeating eighth-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 at the Aegon Championships, a key Wimbledon tune-up tennis event here on Wednesday. After…


For AITA everything revolves around Paes

By Ventura Srivatsa Once the All India Tennis Association (AITA) decided that it will not deny Leander Paes his record seventh Olympic Games, they had to go with the mixed doubles pairing of Rohan Bopanna…


Mahut clinches grass title in Netherlands

The Hague, June 13 (IANS) French tennis player Nicolas Mahut won the ATP World Tour tournament in Rosmalen, the Netherlands, for the third time on Monday. The final of the grass court event could not…



Murray to team up with ex-coach Lendl again

London, June 12 (IANS) British tennis star Andy Murray on Sunday declared his intention to pair up with former coach Ivan Lendl before the Aegon Championships at Queen’s Club. The 29-year-old has been without a…





Bengal CM Mamata congratulates Leander Paes

Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday congratulated tennis star Leander Paes for making it to his seventh straight Olympics. Paes was named with Rohan Bopanna as the Indian men’s…





Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon

Madrid, June 9 (IANS) Former World No.1 Rafael Nadal will miss the Wimbledon tennis tournament with a wrist injury. The Spaniard confirmed the news on his Facebook page on Thursday. He recently withdrew from the…




Sharapova banned for two years

(160122) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 22, 2016 (Xinhua) — Maria Sharapova of Russia competes during the third round match of women’s singles against Lauren Davis of the United States at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in…


Sharapova banned for two years for dope use

London, June 8 (IANS) Russian star Maria Sharapova was banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Wednesday after a failed drugs test. The 29-year-old was provisionally banned in March after testing…