Madrid, April 29 (IANS) World No.1 and former champion Serena Williams on Friday withdrew from this year’s Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament. Williams was suffering from flu, ruling her out from returning to the tournament…
Moscow, April 28 (IANS) The Meldonium concentration in the blood sample of Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova exceeds the permissible level, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has said. “Mashas case is more complicated. The Meldonium…
Madrid, April 27 (IANS) Spain’s tennis great Rafael Nadal will continue his role as the national flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympic Games, the Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) announced on Wednesday….
New Delhi: Tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi at the launch of `Zeven Sport` in New Delhi on on Feb 19, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Indian hopes of Leander Paes and Mahesh…
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…