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Nick Kyrgios enters French Open second round

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…


Kvitova bests Kovinic at French Open

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….







Sharapova doping case hearing not before June

Moscow, May 17 (IANS) The hearing of Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova’s doping case will not take place before June, Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpishchev has said. Sharapova is currently suspended from competitions for…





Santina take maiden clay court title in Rome

Switzerland’s Martina Hingis (L) and India’s Sania Mirza. (Xinhua/Bi Mingming) Rome, May 15 (IANS) The World No.1 pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis added another feather to their cap by defeating Elena Vesnina and…




Tennis: Muguruza advances to Italian Open semis

Rome, May 13 (IANS) Spanish woman tennis player Garbine Muguruza advanced to the Italian Open semi-finals after defeating Swiss Timea Bacsinszky 7-5, 6-2 here on Friday. World No.4 Muguruza, who had never faced the Swiss…


Tomic becomes latest Aussie to pull out of Rio Olympics

Canberra, May 13 (IANS) Maligned Australians tennis player Bernard Tomic has ended speculation he might be barred from representing Australia at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games after voluntarily withdrawing from contention overnight. The 23-year-old, worth…


Nadal wins opening match in Rome

Rome, May 12 (IANS) Spain’s tennis star Rafael Nadal cruised into the third round of the Rome Masters with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber. He will next square off against young and…


Federer advances in Rome

Rome, May 11 (IANS) World No.2 Roger Federer got the better of Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-5 at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia tennis tournament here on Wednesday. The third seed broke the 19-year-old Zverev for a…


Murray could opt for ex-player as coach

Glasgow, May 11 (IANS) World No.3 tennis star Andy Murray is mulling roping in a former player as his next coach after parting ways with Amelie Mauresmo. The duo split on Monday after Murray’s loss…