Madrid, May 6 (IANS) Top seed Novak Djorkovic needed just 68 minutes to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters tennis tournament with a straightforward 6-2, 6-2 win against Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut. Reigning…
Madrid, May 5 (IANS) Defending champion Andy Murray cruised into the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open tennis tournament on Thursday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Gilles Simon. The second seed battled past Radek Stepanek…
Paris, May 5 (IANS) Argentine tennis great Guillermo Vilas has said he would not mind if Spanish star Rafael Nadal this week breaks his record of 49 titles won on clay, because it will be…
Madrid, May 5 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic assured his place in the third round of the Madrid Open tennis tournament with a comfortable 6-2, 6-4 win over Croatian Borna Coric. Djorkovic will play Spanish…
Madrid, May 4 (IANS) Belarusian woman tennis player Victoria Azarenka announced on Wednesday her decision to withdraw from the Madrid Open because of a back injury. The world No.5 was set to face American Louisa…
Madrid, May 4 (IANS) Australian woman tennis player Daria Gavrilova stunned Czech Petra Kvitova at the Madrid Open pre-quarterfinals here on Wednesday. The Australian, World No.39, upset No.6 Kvitova 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and…
Paris, May 4 (IANS) The new director of the French Open, Guy Forget, has announced that the Grand Slam tennis tournament will further strengthen security. “Security is at the heart of our priorities,” he said…
Madrid, May 4 (IANS) Spanish No.1 Rafael Nadal enjoyed a comfortable debut in the Mutua Madrid Open here. The fifth seed, who comes into the Madrid Open on the back of wins in Monte Carlo…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Tennis fans in the country have much to rejoice for as Sania Mirza’s journey to the numero uno spot in the women’s doubles will now be documented in her autobiography…
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. “Mashas case is more complicated. The Meldonium…
Madrid, April 27 (IANS) Spain’s tennis great Rafael Nadal will continue his role as the national flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games, the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) announced on Wednesday….