Belgrade, April 5 (IANS) Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic has decided not to play for her national team, Serbian media reported on Tuesday. Ivanovic informed the Tennis Federation of Serbia about her decision, while the…
London, April 4 (IANS) Serbian star Novak Djokovic held on to his No.1 position in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men’s singles rankings released on Monday, with 16,540 points. This week did not witness…
Miami, April 4 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic breezed past Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the Miami Open final 6-3, 6-3, thus surpassing Spanish great Rafael Nadal as the tennis player with the most Masters 1,000…
Miami (Florida), April 3 (IANS) Japanese No.6 seed Kei Nishikori rolled to a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Australian rising star Nick Kyrgios and will square off against Serbian World No.1 and top seed Novak Djokovic…
Miami (Florida), April 3 (IANS) Two-time Grand Slam winner Victoria Azarenka of Belarus won the Miami Open, beating Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 6-3, 6-2. The error-filled final here on Saturday opened with eight breaks in…
Miami, April 2 (IANS) Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic advanced to his third straight Miami Open final with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 victory over David Goffin, overcoming aggressive hitting by his Belgian opponent and hot…
Miami (Florida), April 1 (IANS) Belarusian Victoria Azarenka and Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced to the Miami Open women’s tennis final, while Japan’s Kei Nishikori and Australian rising star Nick Kyrgios booked berths in the men’s…
Miami (Florida), April 1 (IANS) Japan’s Kei Nishikori advanced to the semi-finals of the Miami Open tennis tournament with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) victory over Frenchman Gael Monfils, who squandered five match points late…
Miami, March 31 (IANS) Belgium’s David Goffin lost the first set but stormed back to rout Frenchman Gilles Simon the rest of the way for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory in the Miami Open tennis…
Madrid, March 30 (IANS) The president of the Spanish Olympic Committee Alejandro Blanco said on Wednesday that tennis star Rafael Nadal should bear the country’s flag during the opening ceremony of the upcoming Rio Olympics….
Miami (Florida), March 29 (IANS) World No.1 women’s player Serena Williams and male Scot star Andy Murray were both eliminated from the Miami Open tennis tournament. Three-time defending champion Williams fell to Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova,…
Miami (Florida), March 28 (IANS) Second seeded German Angelique Kerber advanced to the Round of 16 at the Miami Open when Dutch Kiki Bertens retired in their third-round match. Bertenbs retired amid high temperatures and…
Miami, March 27 (IANS) Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal retired from his opening match at the Miami Open against Bosnian Damir Dzumhur after suffering from apparent heat exhaustion. Nadal easily won the first set 6-2…
Miami, March 27 (IANS) Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal retired from a Miami Open match after feeling “dizzy” in stifling conditions. Nadal called for the doctor twice before quitting. He was then trailing 0-3 in…
Miami, March 25 (IANS) Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer has said he suffered a knee injury in January while preparing a bath for his twin daughters. The 17-time Grand Slam winner needed arthroscopic surgery and…
Miami, March 25 (IANS) Indian tennis aces Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna registered contrasting results with the former advancing and the latter losing the opening round match of the Miami Open at the Tennis Center…
Miami (US), March 24 (IANS) Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro advanced to the second round at the Miami Open after defeating countryman Guido Pella 6-0, 7-6 (7/4) and will now face Swiss No.3 seed Roger…
Indian Wells, March 22 (IANS) Indian Wells tournament chief executive Raymond Moore on Tuesday resigned after his controversial comments about women’s tennis. Moore, 69, said the women’s game “rides on the coat-tails” of the men…
Indian Wells (US), March 21 (IANS) Tennis World No.1 Novak Djokovic believes that male tennis players should earn more money than their female counterparts, considering the fact that more people watch their matches. Earlier, Raymond…
Indian Wells (California), March 21 (IANS) Serbia’s Novak Djokovic decisively beat Canada’s Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-0 in just an hour and 18 minutes to win the Indian Wells men’s tennis title. He became the first…