Davis Cup tickets available from Tuesday
Bengaluru, March 20 (IANS) Tickets for the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group 1 tennis tie between India and Uzbekistan to be played at the KSLTA Stadium here from April 7 to 9 will be on…
Tennis
Elbow injuries rule out Djokovic, Murray from Miami Open
Paris, March 20 (IANS) Serbia’s tennis star Novak Djokovic and Scot Andy Murray have been ruled out of the Miami Open, beginning from Wednesday, due to right elbow injuries to both. World No.2 Djokovic was…
Federer defeats Wawrinka in all-Swiss men’s final at Indian Wells
Indian Wells (California), March 20 (IANS) Roger Federer secured his fifth win at the BNP Paribas Open, the first World Tour Masters 1000 tennis tourney of the season, defeating his Swiss countryman Stan Wawrinka 6-4,…
Federer, Wawrinka set up showdown in Indian Wells final
Indian Wells (California), March 19 (IANS) Swiss tennis great Roger Federer continued his strong run of form at the BNP Paribas Open, defeating American Jack Sock to set up a title showdown against compatriot Stan…
Rising tennis sensation Karman sets sights on top-350
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Rising tennis sensation Karman Kaur Thandi, who had trained under women’s World No.1 Serena Williams’s French coach Patrick Mouratoglou, has set her eyes in breaking into the top-350 of the…
Federer, Nadal enter pre-quarters in Indian Wells
Indian Wells (California), March 15 (IANS) Two of the best tennis players of the generation, Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Spain’s Rafael Nadal won in the third round to set-up a pre-quarter-final clash at the BNP…
Sania-Strycova lose in Indian Wells quarters
Indian Wells (California), March 15 (IANS) India’s Sania Mirza and her doubles partner Barbara Strycova lost in the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament here on Tuesday. The Indo-Czech pair suffered a 4-6,…
Stan Wawrinka advances at Indian Wells
Indian Wells (California), March 14 (IANS) Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka defeated Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-5, 6-3 to advance to the round of 16 at the BNP Paribas Open here. Wawrinka will now take on Yoshihito Nishioka…
Canadian qualifier Pospisil knocks off top-ranked Murray
Indian Wells (California), March 12 (IANS) Canadian qualifier Vasek Pospisil defeated British World No.1 Andy Murray 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) in a huge second-round upset at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament. The win on Saturday…
Mirza in Paribas Open quarters, Paes crashes out
Indian Wells (US), March 12 (IANS) Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova scored a straight sets win to enter the women’s doubles quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open 2017 tennis tournament here on…
Kerber, Wozniacki advance at Indian Wells
Indian Wells (California), March 12 (IANS) Second-seeded German Angelique Kerber notched one of her most convincing wins of the season at the BNP Paribas Open hard-court tennis tournament, cruising to a 6-2, 6-1 second-round victory…
Bopanna-Cuevas bow out of Indian Wells
Indian Wells (California), March 11 (IANS) Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Uruguayan partner Pablo Cuevas lost 6-2, 3-6, 7-10 to Serbians Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki in the opening round of the ATP…
Canada’s Bouchard crashes out of Indian Wells
Indian Wells (California), March 10 (IANS) Canadian Eugenie Bouchard, who three years ago appeared destined for tennis stardom, took another step backward with an early loss at the BNP Paribas Open here The 23-year-old Bouchard,…
Sania-Strycova ease into second round
Indian Wells (California), March 10 (IANS) Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her doubles partner Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic eased into the second round of the BNP Paribas Open after defeating German-Latvian duo…
Kerber heads Monterrey tennis event field
Mexico City, March 9 (IANS) Germany’s Angelique Kerber, who will return to the top spot when the new Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings are released later this month, heads the list of players slated to…
Djokovic knows how to return to top: Becker
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Former World No.1 Boris Becker is confident that Serbian star Novak Djokovic will recover from his current slump and dominate the tennis world once again. Becker started coaching Djokovic in…
Cuevas wins third straight Brazil Open title
Sao Paulo, March 7 (IANS) Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas has won his third straight Brazil Open tennis title by defeating Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain 6-7 (7-3), 6-4, 6-4 in a rain-affected final. The match was postponed…
Bopanna returns to Davis Cup squad
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Experienced doubles star Rohan Bopanna has made a comeback to the Indian squad for the upcoming Asia/Oceania second-round Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan. Bopanna, who is making a comeback after…
Davis Cup squad announced for Uzbekistan tie
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Monday announced the preliminary squad for the upcoming Asia/Oceania second-round Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan. Singles players Saketh Myneni and Sumit Nagal will…
Querrey shocks Nadal in final of Acapulco tennis meet
Acapulco (Mexico), March 5 (IANS) Sam Querrey upset Spanish star Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) in the final of the Mexican Open here, becoming the first American to win the title in the tennis tournament’s…