Paes and Hingis win mixed doubles title
By S. Rajesh Paris, June 4 (IANS) Leander Paes and Martina Hingis won the mixed doubles title at Roland Garros beating Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig in a thrilling encounter 4-6, 6-4, 10-8 after being…
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Feliciano and Marc Lopez reach men’s doubles final of French Open
Paris, June 3 (IANS) Spanish tennis players Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez succeeded on Friday in qualifying for the men’s doubles final at the French Open after beating defending champions, Croatian Ivan Dodig and Brazilian…
Serena to face Muguruza in French Open final
Paris, June 3 (IANS) World No.1 Serena Williams emerged victorious after a difficult semi-final encounter with Kiki Bertens, saving set points to win 7-6(7), 6-4 and reach her fourth French Open final here on Friday….
Bopanna’s first love and his love for Paris
By S. Rajesh Paris, June 3 (IANS) Rohan Bopanna has been Indias top ranked doubles players over the last few years and had a very successful 2015 where he won four titles and reached the…
Kyrgios quits Rio Games as Olympic feud intensifies
Melbourne, June 3 (IANS) Tennis Australia and the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) are at loggerheads over the treatment accorded to star tennis player Nick Kyrgios, after the World No.19 on Friday announced his shock withdrawal…
Sania, Leander in French Open mixed doubles semis
Paris, June 2 (IANS) India’s tennis stars Sania Mirza and Leander Paes reached the French Open mixed doubles semi-finals here on Thursday. Sania and her mixed doubles partner Ivan Dodig beat Jan Chan and Max…
Sania moves into French Open mixed doubles semis
Indian professional tennis player Sania Mirza. (File Photo: IANS) Paris, June 2 (IANS) India’s tennis star Sania Mirza and her mixed doubles partner Ivan Dodig beat Jan Chan and Max Mirnyi to move into the…
Star India to broadcast French Open for next 5 years
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India’s leading broadcaster Star India on Wednesday announced that it has bagged exclusive broadcasting rights for the next five editions of the French Open tennis tournament from 2017 to 2021….
French Open: Paes, Bopanna ousted in men’s doubles; Sania advances
Paris, June 1 (IANS) Indian stars Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna were knocked out with their partners in the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles while Sania Mirza cruised in the mixed doubles quarters of the…
Djokovic battles through to French Open quarters
Paris, June 1 (IANS) World No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic of Serbia entered the quarter-finals of the French Open after defeating Spain’s Roberto Bautista 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in three hours and 12 minutes here on…
French Open: Paes, Bopanna knocked out of men’s doubles
Paris, June 1 (IANS) India’s tennis stars Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna suffered a huge setback as the duo were knocked out in the quarter-finals of their respective mens doubles event of the French Open…
Nadal withdraws from Aegon Championships
London, June 1 (IANS) World No.5 Rafael Nadal withdrew from the Aegon Championships tennis tournament on Wednesday. He pulled out because of the wrist injury that curtailed his pursuit of a 10th French Open title…
Serena marches into French Open quarter-finals
Paris, June 1 (IANS) Defending champion Serena Williams fired out a warning shot to her French Open competitors, swatting aside Elina Svitolina in straight sets 6-1, 6-1 here on Wednesday. The players had originally been…
French Open: Bopanna-Mergea knocked out of men’s doubles
Paris, June 1 (IANS) India’s tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his men’s doubles partner Florin Mergea were knocked out in the quarters-finals of the French Open tennis tournament here on Wednesday. Third seeded pair of…
Kyrgios slams Pat Cash’s advice to quit ‘distracting’ social media
Paris, May 31 (IANS) Enigmatic Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has laughed off suggestions he should quit social media to focus on his game after Australian great and Wimbledon winner Pat Cash urged the young…
All matches cancelled at Roland Garros in first washout for 16 years
Paris, May 31 (IANS) All matches on the ninth day of the French Open were canceled due to persistent rain. It has been 16 years since a whole day of play washed out at Roland…
Rain suspends Monday’s play at French Open
Paris, May 30 (IANS) French Open tennis matches were suspended on Monday due to persistent rains here on Monday, the tournament organisers said. The last 16 knockout matches scheduled for Monday were delayed until Tuesday,…
French Open: Paes, Bopanna enter men’s doubles quarters, Sania-Martina ousted
Paris, May 29 (IANS) India’s tennis stars Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna stormed into the quarter-finals of their respective men’s doubles events while Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis were knocked out of…
Milos Raonic eliminated from French Open
Paris, May 29 (IANS) Spaniard Albert Ramos became the first to qualify for the quarter-finals of this year’s French Open men’s singles after eliminating Canadian Milos Raonic in their fourth round match on Sunday. Ramos,…
Tennis: China’s Zheng/Xu pin hopes on making Olympic berth
Paris, May 29 (IANS) Zheng Saisai and Xu Yifan hope to stay as long as they can at the French Open while the ninth-seeded Chinese tennis women’s doubles pair vies for a berth at this…