Rio Olympics: Del Potro stuns Novak Djokovic in tennis Round 1
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) World No.1 and favourite to win the Olympic gold Novak Djokovic was stunned by bete noire Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) in the first…
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Czechs Safarova-Strycova end Williams’ reign
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 8 (IANS) In a major upset in the women’s tennis doubles at Rio Olympics, Czechs Lucie Safarova and Barbora Strycova defeated defending gold medallists Serena and Venus Williams of America 6-3,…
Nadal is major attraction at Olympics Village
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) Spanish ace Rafael Nadal is a fan favourite wherever he goes on the world tennis circuit. And it seems he is just as highly admired by his Olympic peers….
Kyrgios beats Nishioka to reach Atlanta Open tennis final
Atlanta (Washington), Aug 7 (IANS) Australia’s Nick Kyrgios entered the Atlanta Open tennis final by beating Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Second seeded Kyrgios blasted 16 aces to win the semi-final match in 96…
Zheng Saisai stuns Radwanska in women’s tennis
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) China’s Zheng Saisai pulled off a major early upset in Rio Olympics women’s tennis event, eliminating fourth-seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 7-5 in first-round action. Zheng, a 22-year-old who…
Rio 2016: Sania-Prarthana crash out of women’s doubles
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) The Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare went down fighting to Shuai Peng and Shuai Zhang of China in the first round of the women’s doubles competition…
China’s Zheng stuns fourth-seeded Radwanska in women’s tennis
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 7 (IANS) China’s Zheng Saisai has pulled off a major early upset in Rio Olympics women’s tennis, eliminating fourth-seeded Pole Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 7-5 in first-round action here on Saturday. Zheng,…
Paes’ dream of second Olympic medal goes up in smoke
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) Veteran tennis star Leander Paes’ dreams of an Olympic medal came crashing down on Saturday after he and Rohan Bopanna went down 4-6, 6-7 (6) against Poland’s Lukasz Kubot…
Paes-Bopanna beaten in first round at Olympics
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) India’s men’s tennis doubles pair of Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna went down 4-6, 6-7 (6) against Poland’s Lukasz Kubot and Marcin Matkowski in their first round match here…
Tennis: Japan’s Nishioka in Atlanta Open semis
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka stunned Horacio Zeballos 6-4, 6-4 to reach his maiden ATP Tour semi-final at the Atlanta Open tennis tournament here. Nishioka did not drop a serve as he posted…
Carrying British flag proudest moment of my career: Murray
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) Tennis ace Andy Murray, who is all set to carry the flag ahead of the British contingent at the Rio Games opening ceremony on Friday, termed it as the…
Indian tennis stars hoping to rise at Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 5 (IANS) With three established though squabbling players of the professional tennis circuit in its ranks, India hopes to bag at least a medal in this discipline at the Rio Olympics….
Taiwanese tennis star Hsieh Su-wei pulls out of Rio Olympics
Taipei, Aug 4 (IANS) Following an argument with the country’s delegation to the Olympics Games, Taiwan’s tennis star Hsieh Su-wei on Thursday announced that she is pulling out of the Rio Games and will not…
All eyes on Rio as India aim for record medals tally
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 4 (IANS) With India’s largest contingent travelling to the 2016 Summer Olympics here, billions back home will hope that the blend of experience, youth and debutants participating in the Games will…
Kuznetsova upset over ‘half-finished’ training courts
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 3 (IANS) Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova, who will represent her country at the 2016 Olympics, has said she was disappointed with the condition of training courts in Rio. “I am…
Murray has no medical concerns ahead of Games
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 3 (IANS) Tennis world number two Andy Murray has said he is fit for the Rio Olympic Games following several high profile withdrawals three days ahead of the Games’ opening. The…
Delhi to host India-Spain Davis Cup tie
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The national capital is all set to host five-time champions Spain on the hard courts of the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association in the Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie, to…
Croatian Cilic hopes for ‘something big’ in Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 2 (IANS) Croatian tennis player Marin Cilic hopes he would be able to achieve “something big” in his third consecutive Olympic Games. The 27-year-old did not pass the second round at…
Djokovic lands in Rio to bid for elusive Olympic gold
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 2 (IANS) Tennis world No.1 Novak Djokovic has arrived here ahead of his bid for an elusive Olympic gold medal. The 29-year-old was greeted by a throng of fans and journalists…
Djokovic beats Nishikori to win 4th Rogers Cup title
Toronto, Aug 1 (IANS) World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Japan’s Kei Nishikori 6-3, 7-5 to win his fourth $4,178,500 Rogers Cup title here. Sunday’s victory was also Djokovic’s 30th ATP Masters title,…