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Davis Cup: Bopanna, Balaji win doubles tie

Bengaluru, April 8 (IANS) Rohan Bopanna and Sriram Balaji defeated Farrukh Dustov and Sanjar Fayziev in straight sets in the doubles match to hand India an unassailable 3-0 lead in their Davis Cup Asia/Oceania (Group…



Serbia lead Spain 2-0 in Davis Cup tie

Belgrade, April 8 (IANS) World No. 2 Novak Djokovic helped Serbia take a 2-0 lead over Spain in the Davis Cup quarter-finals at Aleksandar Nikolic hall here. Djokovic, who missed Miami Open and was forced…


Bosnia hold Netherlands in Davis Cup tie

Sarajevo (Bosnia), April 8 (IANS) Bosnia and Herzegovina tied 1-1 at home with the Netherlands in the second round of the Davis Cup tennis competition. Holland’s Robin Haase defeated Mirza Basic 6-4, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3…





Paes dropped for Davis Cup tie vs Uzbekistan

Bengaluru, April 6 (IANS) Veteran tennis ace Leander Paes was on Thursday dropped from the Indian squad for the Asia/Oceania Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan, which starts here on Friday. Instead of Paes, Davis Cup…



Federer at fourth spot in ATP rankings

Madrid, April 3 (IANS) Swiss great Roger Federer has jumped to fourth place in the mens’ Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday after winning the Miami Open. Federer defeated Spanish…


Johanna Konta breaks into WTA top 10 rankings

Madrid, April 3 (IANS) British tennis player Johanna Konta has forayed into the top 10 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) world rankings, released on Monday, after winning the Miami Open. Konta advanced to seventh…


Sania-Barbora lose Miami Open final

Miami, April 3 (IANS) India’s Sania Mirza and her doubles partner Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic were upset by the Canadian-Chinese pair Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan in the Miami Open tennis tournament final here….



Paes wins Leon Challenger title

Leon (Mexico), April 2 (IANS) Veteran star Leander Paes and his Canadian partner Adil Shamasdin notched up a straight sets win to clinch the men’s doubles title at the Leon Challenger Tour tennis tournament here…


Konta overpowers Wozniacki to win Miami Open

Miami, April 2 (IANS) British tennis star Johanna Konta used her superior firepower to claim a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Caroline Wozniacki in the Miami Open final. The victory on Saturday was the 10th seed’s…


Sania-Barbora enter Miami Open final

Miami, April 1 (IANS) Sania Mirza and her partner Barbora Strycova fought off a strong challenge from Martina Hingis and Chan Yung-Jan to reach the women’s double final at the Miami Open tennis tournament. Sania…




Federer in Miami Open semis, beats Berdych

Miami, March 31 (IANS) Swiss great Roger Federer edged past Tomas Berdych 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (8-6) in a back-and-forth quarter-final match at the Miami Open, clinching victory after saving two match points in the third-set…