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…
Stuttgart (Germany), April 22 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Carla Suarez was defeated in the quarter-finals of Stuttgart Open by Germany’s Angelique Kerber here on Friday. The winner of the Australian Open defeated Suarez 6-2, 6-4…
Moscow, April 21 (IANS) The International Tennis Federation (ITF) will announce its decision on former World No.1 Maria Sharapovas doping case in the second half of next month, Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) president Shamil Tarpishchev…
Barcelona, April 21 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal registered an easy 6-3, 6-2 win over his compatriot Marcel Granollers in the opening match of the Barcelona Open. Nadal, eight-times winner of the Barcelona Open,…
Berlin, April 19 (IANS) Tennis greats Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were proclaimed as the premier athletes of 2015 at the Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony. For the 28-year-old Serbian Djokovic, it was his second…
Monte Carlo, April 18 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, who claimed his ninth Monte Carlo Masters title with his victory over Frenchman Gael Monfils, said he “needed” the victory to “confirm my positive feelings”…
Monte Carlo, April 16 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal qualified for the final of the Monte Carlo Masters for the 10th time after defeating world No.2 Andy Murray 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 here on Saturday….
Paris, April 16 (IANS) Roger Federer was sent packing earlier than expected by eighth seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals, while eight-time champion Rafael Nadal made it through. The third seeded Federer,…
Monte Carlo, April 15 (IANS) Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal will face Andy Murray in the semi-finals of the Monte-Carlo Masters tennis tournament after sweeping past 2014 winner Stanislas Wawrinka 6-1, 6-4 on Friday. It will…
Madrid, April 15 (IANS) Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Austria’s Dominic Thiem and will next take on the winner of the…
Moscow, April 15 (IANS) A technical mistake may be behind doping abuse findings in regard to Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, former men’s World No.1 Marat Safin has said. “I believe that Maria is a…
Buenos Aires, April 15 (IANS) Argentinian tennis player Juan Martin Del Potro will enter the main draw for the French Open, the second Grand Slam of 2016, thanks to his protected ranking from April 2014,…
Paris, April 15 (IANS) Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova does not figure in the final entry list of women participants of the 2016 French Open tennis tournament. The new entry list was published on the…
MELBOURNE, Jan. 29, 2016 (Xinhua) — Andy Murray of Great Britain reacts during the semifinal of men’s singles against Milos Raonic of Canada at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 29, 2016….
Monte Carlo, April 14 (IANS) Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea downed Robert Lindstedt and Alexander Peya 7-5, 7-5 to advance to the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles event at the Monte-Carlo Rolex tennis Masters. The…
Monte Carlo, April 14 (IANS) Czech Jiri Vesely surprised Serbian World No.1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in the second round of the Monte Carlo tennis Masters. The 5th-ranked Vesely took 125 minutes to defeat…
London, April 14 (IANS) Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova’s doping case will be considered by a tribunal with the account of recently announced thaw of requirements concerning banned substance Meldonium, the International Tennis Federation (ITF)…
Paris, April 14 (IANS) The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has announced that the total prize money of this year’s French Open will see a raise of four million euros ($4.49 million) compared to that of…
Moscow, April 13 (IANS) A doping case involving Russias tennis star Maria Sharapova will be considered by the tribunal of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) despite the recent ban on the drug Meldonium, the governing…