Tennis

Moscow, May 26 (IANS) The Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) has named dope offender and suspended star Maria Sharapova among four tennis players who will compete in women’s singles at the Olympics in Rio. Apart from…

Paris, May 25 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Garbine Muguruza managed on Wednesday to advance to the third round of the French Open after defeating French Myrtille Georges. World No.4 Muguruza defeated Georges 6-2, 6-0 in…

Paris, May 25 (IANS) World No.1 women’s doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis stormed into the second round of French Open tennis tournament here on Wednesday. The Indo-Swiss top seeded pair defeated Russia…

Paris, May 25 (IANS) World No.6 Simona Halep overcame a slow start to book her place in the third round of the French Open tennis tournament, defeating Zarina Diyas 7-6(5), 6-2 on Wednesday. Halep won…

Paris, May 24 (IANS) Scot Andy Murray fought hard to get through to the second round of the French Open tennis tournament beating Czech veteran Radek Stepanek 3-6, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, 7-5 here on Tuesday….

Paris, May 24 (IANS) Nine-time French Open tennis champion Spaniard Rafael Nadal began his 2016 campaign with a comfortable 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Australian Sam Groth here on Tuesday. Nadal never faced a break…

Paris, May 24 (IANS) World no. 8 Czech Tomas Berdych qualified on Tuesday for the second round of the French Open tennis tournament after beating world no. 46 Canadian Vasek Pospisil here. The seventh-seeded Czech…

Paris, May 23 (IANS) Defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka completed a stirring comeback in the first round at the French Open tennis tournament on Monday, battling past Lukas Rosol 4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Rosol was…

Paris, May 23 (IANS) Roland Garros’ new tournament director Guy Forget called a press conference on Monday as rain ravaged the French Open tennis schedule for a second consecutive day, assuring that the central court…

Paris, May 23 (IANS) World No.4 tennis player Stan Wawrinka has said that that top seed Novak Djokovic is the favourite “for sure” for this year’s French Open, though he thought it’ll be interesting to…

Paris, May 23 (IANS) The opening day of the 2016 French Open was cut short as rain twice halted play on Sunday, when only 10 out of 32 scheduled matches were completed, including a quick…

Paris, May 22 (IANS) Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios advanced to the second round of the French Open defeating Italian Marco Cecchinato 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 here on Sunday. During the encounter that lasted…

Paris, May 22 (IANS) World No.12 Petra Kvitova kicked off Day 1 action at the French Open narrowly avoiding an upset against Danka Kovinic 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 to reach the second round here on Sunday….

Geneva, May 22 (IANS) Switzerland’s Stanislas Wawrinka gave himself a much-needed boost as he prepares to defend his French Open tennis title, defeating Croatia’s Marin Cilic 6-4, 7-6 (13-11) to win the Geneva Open. The…

Paris, May 21 (IANS) India’s campaign in the third edition of Rendez-Vous — a Roland-Garros event — ended on a sour note as both Adil Kalyanpur and Mahak Jain failed to make it to the…

Paris, May 21 (IANS) World No.1 Serena Williams came into the French Open main draw with only one title in nine months but the American has said she’s confident of defending her title at Roland…

Paris, May 20 (IANS) World No.1 tennis star Novak Djokovic has a potential semi-final encounter with clay expert Rafael Nadal, while defending champion Serena Williams could face Angelique Kerber on course to the women’s singles…

Paris, May 20 (IANS) World No.14 Gael Monfils will not participate in the French Open tennis tournament because of a viral infection that led to his hospitalisation, his agent announced on Friday. Monfils, 29, who…