Leander wins Busan Challenger doubles title
Busan, May 8 (IANS) Leander Paes won his first Challenger doubles title in 16 years and his season’s first partnering Sam Groth to beat twins Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana 4-6, 6-1, 10-7 in the final…
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Bopanna-Mergea reach Madrid Open final
Madrid, May 8 (IANS) Sixth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea entered the final of Madrid Masters men’s doubles tennis title, beating fourth seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo 7-5, 6-7 (4), 12-10 in a…
Djokovic reaches Madrid Open final without dropping set
Madrid, May 8 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic advanced to the Madrid Open final for the second time in his career with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) victory over Japan’s Kei Nishikori, his fourth consecutive straight-set…
Simona Halep wins Madrid Open
Madrid, May 8 (IANS) Two years after coming up just short at the Madrid Open, Romanian Simona Halep won this elite clay-court title with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Slovak Dominika Cibulkova. Halep came out…
Sania-Martina lose in Madrid Masters final
Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis went down in straight sets to Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in the women’s doubles final at the Madrid Masters tennis tournament here on Saturday. Despite playing well…
Murray defeats Nadal to advance to Madrid Open final
Madrid, May 7 (IANS) World no. 2 tennis player Andy Murray qualified for the Madrid Open final after battling past Spanish Rafael Nadal here on Saturday. Title defender Murray defeated his Spanish opponent 7-5, 6-4…
Sania-Martina march into Madrid Open final
(160129) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 29, 2016 (Xinhua) — Switzerland’s Martina Hingis (R) and India’s Sania Mirza react during the women’s doubles final against Czech Republic’s Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in…
Murray sweeps past Berdych to reach Madrid semis
Madrid, May 6 (IANS) Defending champion Andy Murray produced a superb display against Tomas Berdych on Friday for a place in the Madrid Open tennis semi-finals. Second seed Murray recorded his fourth straight win over…
Top men’s seeds into quarter-finals in Madrid Masters
Madrid, May 6 (IANS) Top seed Novak Djorkovic needed just 68 minutes to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters tennis tournament with a straightforward 6-2, 6-2 win against Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut. Reigning…
Murray cruises into Madrid Open quarters
Madrid, May 5 (IANS) Defending champion Andy Murray cruised into the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open tennis tournament on Thursday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Gilles Simon. The second seed battled past Radek Stepanek…
Vilas does not mind if Nadal breaks his record on clay
Paris, May 5 (IANS) Argentine tennis great Guillermo Vilas has said he would not mind if Spanish star Rafael Nadal this week breaks his record of 49 titles won on clay, because it will be…
Djorkovic through but women’s seeds crash in Madrid Open
Madrid, May 5 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic assured his place in the third round of the Madrid Open tennis tournament with a comfortable 6-2, 6-4 win over Croatian Borna Coric. Djorkovic will play Spanish…
Tennis: Back injury forces Azarenka to withdraw from Madrid Open
Madrid, May 4 (IANS) Belarusian woman tennis player Victoria Azarenka announced on Wednesday her decision to withdraw from the Madrid Open because of a back injury. The world No.5 was set to face American Louisa…
Tennis: Gavrilova deprives Kvitova of defending Madrid Open
Madrid, May 4 (IANS) Australian woman tennis player Daria Gavrilova stunned Czech Petra Kvitova at the Madrid Open pre-quarterfinals here on Wednesday. The Australian, World No.39, upset No.6 Kvitova 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and…
French Open to enhance safety device
Paris, May 4 (IANS) The new director of the French Open, Guy Forget, has announced that the Grand Slam tennis tournament will further strengthen security. “Security is at the heart of our priorities,” he said…
Nadal, Murray progress in Madrid
Madrid, May 4 (IANS) Spanish No.1 Rafael Nadal enjoyed a comfortable debut in the Mutua Madrid Open here. The fifth seed, who comes into the Madrid Open on the back of wins in Monte Carlo…
Sania’s autobiography to release in July
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Tennis fans in the country have much to rejoice for as Sania Mirza’s journey to the numero uno spot in the women’s doubles will now be documented in her autobiography…
Del Potro returns to Madrid with a win
Madrid, May 3 (IANS) Argentine tennis player Juan Martin Del Potro on Tuesday got a victorious encounter on the clay field of the Madrid Open by defeating Austrian Dominic Thiem in his first game here…
Chandigarh to host India-Korea Davis Cup tie
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The second round of the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania group 1 tennis tie between India and South Korea will be held from July 15 to 17 in Chandigarh, it was announced…
Roger Federer pulls out of Madrid Open
Madrid, May 2 (IANS) Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer announced on Monday that he has pulled out of the Madrid Open Masters 1000 tournament. The Swiss maestro, ranked third in the world and champion of…