Tennis

Glendale (Arizona), June 6 (IANS) Uruguayan footballers were shocked and surprisingly looked at each other in bemusement when the wrong national anthem was played prior to their Copa America Centenario match against Mexico. The organisers…

Paris, June 5 (IANS) Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic on Sunday won his first French Opne title, after defeating Britain’s Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in 3 hours and three minutes, thus becoming the…

Madrid, June 5 (IANS) French Open champion Garbiñe Muguruza dominated the headlines in the Spanish press on Sunday after winning her first Grand Slam title with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over American world No.1 Serena…

Paris, June 5 (IANS) Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic came out the first French pair to win a Grand Slam women’s doubles tennis title in 45 years after beating Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina of Russia at…

By S. Rajesh Paris, June 5 (IANS) He has time and again proved to be a magician on court, wielding his racquet like a wand. He can manipulate the play and put the ball agonisingly…

Paris, June 5 (IANS) Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez became the first Spanish tennis pair to win at the French Open in 26 years after beating American Bob and Mike Bryan. The 15th seeded duo…

By S.Rajesh Paris, June 4 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Garbine Muguruza beat World No.1 and defending champion Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 to win her maiden Grand Slam crown at the French Open here on Saturday….

By Veturi Srivatsa Is there any obvious parallel between Leander Paes and Sushil Kumar? Yes, both have won Olympic medals and both are aspiring to make a last hurrah at the Rio Games. Paes is…

By S.Rajesh Paris, June 4 (IANS) Paris, the city of romance, holds a special place in Leander Paes’ heart as he had spent a few years training in the French capital. Paes had lived and…

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…

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….

By S. Rajesh Paris, June 3 (IANS) Rohan Bopanna has been India’s top ranked doubles players over the last few years and had a very successful 2015 where he won four titles and reached the…

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…

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….

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…

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…