Tennis

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…

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…

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…

Munich, May 2 (IANS) Philipp Kohlschreiber overcame Dominic Thiem 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 to reap his third tennis title, the BMW Open. The 32-year-old local hero moved past Austrian Thiem in two-and-a-half hours after making use…

Prague, May 1 (IANS) Czech tennis player Lucie Safarova won her seventh women’s singles title at the Prague Open, beating Australian Samantha Stosur 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the final. The 29-year-old Safarova did not win…

Prague, April 30 (IANS) Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic claimed her first tennis title of the year by coming back to beat Samantha Stosur of Australia 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the Prague Open final…

Madrid, April 30 (IANS) Spanish woman tennis payer Garbine Muguruza has said that the choice of Rafael Nadal as the bearer of the Spanish flag at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in…

Madrid, April 30 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has said he was starting to see the results of his persistent work at practice. “For months now I’ve been saying I feel good, that I’m…

Madrid, April 29 (IANS) World No.1 and former champion Serena Williams on Friday withdrew from this year’s Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament. Williams was suffering from flu, ruling her out from returning to the tournament…

Moscow, April 28 (IANS) The Meldonium concentration in the blood sample of Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova exceeds the permissible level, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has said. “Masha’s case is more complicated. The Meldonium…

New Delhi: Tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi at the launch of `Zeven Sport` in New Delhi on on Feb 19, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Indian hopes of Leander Paes and Mahesh…

Madrid, April 26 (IANS) Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal has confirmed that he was going to sue former French sports minister Roselyne Bachelot for alleging he had used performance enhancing drugs. The news on Monday…

Bucharest, April 25 (IANS) Spanish tennis veteran Fernando Verdasco grabbed the title of Bucharest Open after defeating Frenchman Lucas Pouille in the final on Monday. The 32-year-old Verdasco won 6-3, 6-2 in 73 minutes in…

Stuttgart (Germany), April 25 (IANS) Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis were beaten in the women’s doubles final of the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament by second seeds Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic, 6-2, 1-6,…

Barcelona, April 25 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has said wins at the recent Barcelona Open and Monte Carlo tennis tournaments were long sought by him. Nadal defeated Japanese Kei Nishikori 6-4, 7-5 on…

Barcelona, April 24 (IANS) Bob and Mike Bryan won the Barcelona Open doubles tennis title on Sunday after defeating Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas and the Spaniard Marcel Granollers 7-5, 7-5 in one hour and 25 minutes….

Stuttgart (Germany), April 24 (IANS) German woman tennis player Angelique Kerber managed to defend the Stuttgart Open title after beating compatriot Laura Siegemund in straight sets in the final here on Sunday. Kerber, ranked third…

Barcelona, April 24 (IANS) Three years after he clinched his eighth title at the Barcelona Open, Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal is back in the final after eliminating Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-3. The 29-year-old…

Barcelona, April 23 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has qualified for the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open after defeating Italian Fabio Fognini 6-2, 7-6 (1). The World No.5 got even with Fognini, who last…