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‘Golden Flower’ Peng Shuai aims to regain touch in tennis circuit

Zhengzhyou (China), May 16 (IANS) Chinese star Peng Shuai will open against compatriot Zhao Di in an International Tennis Federation (ITF) women’s tournament here on Wednesday. The two-time Grand Slam doubles champion and 2014 US…


Santina take maiden clay court title in Rome

Switzerland’s Martina Hingis (L) and India’s Sania Mirza. (Xinhua/Bi Mingming) Rome, May 15 (IANS) The World No.1 pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis added another feather to their cap by defeating Elena Vesnina and…




Tennis: Muguruza advances to Italian Open semis

Rome, May 13 (IANS) Spanish woman tennis player Garbine Muguruza advanced to the Italian Open semi-finals after defeating Swiss Timea Bacsinszky 7-5, 6-2 here on Friday. World No.4 Muguruza, who had never faced the Swiss…


Tomic becomes latest Aussie to pull out of Rio Olympics

Canberra, May 13 (IANS) Maligned Australians tennis player Bernard Tomic has ended speculation he might be barred from representing Australia at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games after voluntarily withdrawing from contention overnight. The 23-year-old, worth…


Nadal wins opening match in Rome

Rome, May 12 (IANS) Spain’s tennis star Rafael Nadal cruised into the third round of the Rome Masters with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber. He will next square off against young and…


Federer advances in Rome

Rome, May 11 (IANS) World No.2 Roger Federer got the better of Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-5 at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia tennis tournament here on Wednesday. The third seed broke the 19-year-old Zverev for a…


Murray could opt for ex-player as coach

Glasgow, May 11 (IANS) World No.3 tennis star Andy Murray is mulling roping in a former player as his next coach after parting ways with Amelie Mauresmo. The duo split on Monday after Murray’s loss…






Murray, coach Mauresmo part ways

Madrid, May 9 (IANS) World No.3 tennis star Andy Murray and coach Amelie Mauresmo parted company on Monday after a two-year coaching relationship. Murray lost in the final of the Madrid Open against No.1 Novak…


Bopanna-Mergea beaten in Madrid Open final

Madrid, May 9 (IANS) Defending champions Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea were beaten 4-6, 6-7 (5) by Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau in the men’s doubles final of the Madrid Open tennis tournament. The Dutch-Romanian…



Bopanna-Mergea reach Madrid Open final

Madrid, May 8 (IANS) Sixth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea entered the final of Madrid Masters men’s doubles tennis title, beating fourth seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo 7-5, 6-7 (4), 12-10 in a…



Simona Halep wins Madrid Open

Madrid, May 8 (IANS) Two years after coming up just short at the Madrid Open, Romanian Simona Halep won this elite clay-court title with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Slovak Dominika Cibulkova. Halep came out…


Sania-Martina lose in Madrid Masters final

Madrid, May 7 (IANS) Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis went down in straight sets to Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in the women’s doubles final at the Madrid Masters tennis tournament here on Saturday. Despite playing well…