Tennis: China’s Zheng/Xu pin hopes on making Olympic berth
Paris, May 29 (IANS) Zheng Saisai and Xu Yifan hope to stay as long as they can at the French Open while the ninth-seeded Chinese tennis women’s doubles pair vies for a berth at this…
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French Open: Paes, Bopanna enter men’s doubles quarters
Paris, May 29 (IANS) India’s tennis stars Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna stormed into the quarter-finals of their respective men’s doubles events in the French Open here on Sunday. The 16th-seeded Paes and his Polish…
Muguruza in French Open quarters
Paris, May 29 (IANS) Spaniard Garbine Muguruza outplayed 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova to advance to the quarter-finals of the French Open tennis tournament for the third straight year here on Sunday. At a set and…
French Open: Bopanna-Mergea enter men’s doubles quarters
Paris, May 29 (IANS) India’s tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his men’s doubles partner Florin Mergea stormed into the quarter-finals of the French Open tennis tournament here on Sunday. The sixth-seeded Indo-Romanian pair outclassed the…
Paes-Hingis enter French Open’s third round
Paris, May 28 (IANS) India’s veteran tennis player Leander Paes and his mixed doubles partner Martina Hingis cruised into the third round of French Open tennis tournament here on Saturday. The Indo-Swiss duo of Paes-Hingis…
Dominic Thiem advances to French Open pre-quarters
Paris, May 28 (IANS) Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem reached the pre quarter-finals of the French Open on Saturday after beating German Alexander Zverev 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 in two hours and 50 minutes….
Svitolina ousts Ivanovic from French Open
Paris, May 28 (IANS) Ukrainian Elina Svitolina reached the fourth round of the French Open tennis tournament with a straight set win over former champion Ana Ivanovic here on Saturday. In seven previous meetings, including…
Sania, Paes, Bopanna advance in French Open
Paris, May 28 (IANS) The prolific Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis put on a stupendous display of tennis to blow away Japanese duo of Nao Hibino and Eri Hozumi in straight sets…
Injured Rafael Nadal pulls out of French Open
Paris, May 27 (IANS) Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal on Friday sprang a surprise by pulling out of the ongoing French Open citing a left wrist injury. Nadal, who on Thursday, became only the eighth player…
Halep, Muguruza win in French Open
Paris, May 27 (IANS) Sixth-seeded Romanian Simona Halep advanced on Friday to the fourth round of the French Open tennis tournament with a come-from-behind 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka in one…
Murray, Raonic through in French Open
Paris, May 27 (IANS) After battling through his first two rounds in five sets, Scot Andy Murray enjoyed a much more straightforward victory in the third round at the French Open tennis here on Friday,…
Sharapova’s Olympic substitution deadline set for July 18: ITF
Moscow, May 27 (IANS) Russian tennis authorities will be able to substitute tennis star Maria Sharapova in their 2016 Olympics entry list before July 18 in case she would be disqualified by the International Tennis…
Paes, Bopanna advance in French Open men’s doubles
Paris, May 27 (IANS) India’s top men’s doubles stars Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna won their respective second-round matches in the French Open here on Friday. Sixth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea won their…
Bopanna-Mergea win in French Open second round
Paris, May 27 (IANS) Sixth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea won their second round men’s doubles French Open match, beating French pair Gregoire Barrere and Quentin Halys 6-3, 6-4 here on Friday. Bopanna-Mergea took…
‘Sharapova to be replaced from Olympic roster if ineligible’
(160122) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 22, 2016 (Xinhua) — Maria Sharapova of Russia competes during the third round match of women’s singles against Lauren Davis of the United States at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in…
French Open: Paes, Sania win; Purav Raja ousted
Paris, May 26 (IANS) India’s tennis stars Leander Paes and Sania Mirza stormed into the second round of their respective mixed doubles events while Purav Raja was knocked out of the men’s doubles of the…
Nadal claims milestone win, Djokovic advances in French Open
INDIAN WELLS, March 20, 2016 (Xinhua) — Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball during the men singles semifinal against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California…
Carla Suarez advances to third round of French Open
Paris, May 26 (IANS) Spanish tennis player Carla Suarez reached to the third round of the French Open after defeating China’s Qiang Wang here on Thursday. The Spaniard defeated her opponent 6-1, 6-3 in one…
French Open: Paes-Hingis win, Purav Raja ousted
Paris, May 26 (IANS) India’s veteran tennis player Leander Paes and his mixed doubles partner Martina Hingis stormed into the second round while Purav Raja was knocked out of the men’s doubles of the French…
Paes-Hingis reach French Open second round
Paris, May 26 (IANS) Indias veteran tennis player Leander Paes and his mixed doubles partner Martina Hingis cruised into the second round of the French Open tennis tournament here on Thursday. The Indo-Swiss duo defeated…