Madrid, April 26 (IANS) Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal has confirmed that he was going to sue former French sports minister Roselyne Bachelot for alleging he had used performance enhancing drugs. The news on Monday…
Bucharest, April 25 (IANS) Spanish tennis veteran Fernando Verdasco grabbed the title of Bucharest Open after defeating Frenchman Lucas Pouille in the final on Monday. The 32-year-old Verdasco won 6-3, 6-2 in 73 minutes in…
Stuttgart (Germany), April 25 (IANS) Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis were beaten in the women’s doubles final of the Stuttgart Open tennis tournament by second seeds Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic, 6-2, 1-6,…
Barcelona, April 25 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has said wins at the recent Barcelona Open and Monte Carlo tennis tournaments were long sought by him. Nadal defeated Japanese Kei Nishikori 6-4, 7-5 on…
Barcelona, April 24 (IANS) Bob and Mike Bryan won the Barcelona Open doubles tennis title on Sunday after defeating Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas and the Spaniard Marcel Granollers 7-5, 7-5 in one hour and 25 minutes….
Stuttgart (Germany), April 24 (IANS) German woman tennis player Angelique Kerber managed to defend the Stuttgart Open title after beating compatriot Laura Siegemund in straight sets in the final here on Sunday. Kerber, ranked third…
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…