Tennis

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…

MELBOURNE, Jan. 29, 2016 (Xinhua) — Andy Murray of Great Britain reacts during the semifinal of men’s singles against Milos Raonic of Canada at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 29, 2016….

Monte Carlo, April 14 (IANS) Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea downed Robert Lindstedt and Alexander Peya 7-5, 7-5 to advance to the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles event at the Monte-Carlo Rolex tennis Masters. The…

Monte Carlo, April 14 (IANS) Czech Jiri Vesely surprised Serbian World No.1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in the second round of the Monte Carlo tennis Masters. The 5th-ranked Vesely took 125 minutes to defeat…

Paris, April 14 (IANS) The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has announced that the total prize money of this year’s French Open will see a raise of four million euros ($4.49 million) compared to that of…

Moscow, April 13 (IANS) A doping case involving Russia’s tennis star Maria Sharapova will be considered by the tribunal of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) despite the recent ban on the drug Meldonium, the governing…

Moscow, April 13 (IANS) President of the Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev hopes that dope-tainted tennis star Maria Sharapova will be able to participate in the 2016 Olympics in Rio, the Russian Olympic Committee has…

Madrid, April 12 (IANS) Spanish tennis player David Ferrer on Tuesday declared that he will not participate in the Monte Carlo Masters which started on Monday, because of a calf injury. The Spaniard announced on…

Madrid, April 11 (IANS) American tennis star Serena Williams kept her lead in the women’s rankings with 8.625 points, while Polish Agnieszka Radwanska returned to the second place, according to the list released on Monday….

Madrid, April 11 (IANS) Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic, with 16,540 points, held on to his place as No.1 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings released on Monday. This week did not see…

Odense, April 9 (IANS) Denmark tennis star Caroline Wozniacki has suffered an ankle injury which has ruled her out of the upcoming Fed Cup and has put her participation in the Rio Olympics in doubt….

Odense, April 9 (IANS) Denmark tennis star Caroline Wozniacki has suffered an ankle injury which has ruled her out of the upcoming Fed Cup and has put her participation in the Rio Olympics in doubt….

London, April 6 (IANS) Canadian tennis player Milos Raonic and Australian Nick Kyrgios has confirmed their participation in the 2016 edition of the Queen’s Club Championships between June 13 and 19. Raonic, ranked 12th in…