Nadal out of Rio Open
Rio de Janeiro, Feb 21 (IANS) Multi-Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal suffered a surprise exit on his favourite clay court on Saturday as the Spanish tennis great lost to Pablo Cuevas 7-6(6), 6-7(3), 4-6 in…
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Errani wins Dubai Tennis Open final by a mile
Dubai, Feb 21 (IANS) In the most one-sided final in the 24-year history of the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Italy’s Sara Errani came out victorious over Czech Barbora Strycova 6-0, 6-2 here. Errani…
Andy Murray names first daughter Sophia Olivia
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 31: Andy Murray of Great Britain during the new Head Graphene Radical tennis racket launch at Queen’s Club on October 31, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images for…
Sania-Martina Win 13th Title, Stretch Winning Run to 40
St. Petersburg, Feb 14 (IANS) Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis won the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy here on Sunday and extended their remarkable winning streak to 40 matches in…
Tennis Unlikely to Get Serve and Volley Grand Slam Champion: Tim Henman
By Sayan Mukherjee New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The gradual slowing of playing surfaces, which has prompted players to adopt a pro-backline approach, means tennis is unlikely to get a serve and volley champion…
Fixing Charges Won’t Affect Integrity Of Tennis: Ex-England Davis Cup Captain
By Sayan Mukherjee New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Former England Davis Cup captain Paul Hutchins believes that fixing in tennis may never be completely eradicated due to the “human nature” of succumbing to temptation, but…
Federer Is Probably the Greatest Ever: Bartoli
(160128) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 28, 2016 (Xinhua) — Switzerland’s Roger Federer returns the ball during his men’s singles semifinal against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 28, 2016….
Allegations Of Fixing in Tennis Absurd: Dinara Safina
Moscow, Feb 5 (IANS) Media reports that leading tennis players were allegedly involved in fix-up matches are absurd, former women’s World No.1 Dinara Safina has said. Last month BBC as well as BuzzFeed News reported…
Murray’s Australian Open Heartbreak No Surprise
(160131) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 31, 2016 (Xinhua) — Andy Murray of Great Britain returns the ball during his men’s singles final match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in Melbourne,…
Djokovic Overpowers Murray to Win Sixth Australian Open Crown
(160131) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 31, 2016 (Xinhua) — Novak Djokovic (R) of Serbia and Andy Murray of Great Britain pose with their trophies after the final of men’s singles at the Australian Open Tennis Championships…
Angelique Stuns Serena to Lift Australian Open Title
(160130) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 30, 2016 (Xinhua) — Angelique Kerber (R) of Germany and Serena Williams of the United States poses with their trophies after the final of women’s singles at the Australian Open Tennis…
Sania-Martina Win Australian Open Doubles Crown
(160129) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 29, 2016 (Xinhua) — Switzerland’s Martina Hingis (L) and India’s Sania Mirza pose at the awarding ceremony after winning the women’s doubles final against Czech Republic’s Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka at the…
Djokovic Shades Federer to Sixth Australian Open Final
MELBOURNE, Jan. 20, 2016 (Xinhua) — Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball during his men’s singles (Xinhua/Xu Yanyan/IANS) Melbourne, Jan 28 (IANS) World No.1 Novak Djokovic moved to his sixth Australian Open final after…
Konta Topples Zhang to Reach Australian Open Semis
(160127) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 27, 2016 (Xinhua) — Johanna Konta of Great Britain competes against China’s Zhang Shuai during the quarterfinal of women’s singles at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 27,…
Tennis Chiefs Announce Review Of Anti-Corruption Unit
Melbourne, Jan 27 (IANS) Tennis chiefs on Wednesday announced an independent review of the sport’s anti-corruption unit following a recent expose by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Buzzfeed of possible match-fixing and its alleged…
‘Sharapova Must Play for Russia if She Wants to Go to Olympics’
Moscow, Jan 27 (IANS) Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova must play for the national team next week at the Federation Cup fixture if she wants to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics, Shamil Tarpishchev, president…
Serena Sidesteps Sharapova to Enter Australian Open Semis
Melbourne, Jan 26 (IANS) Top seed Serena Williams withstood a tense first set and a late match charge to take out fifth seed Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-1 to enter the Australian Open tennis semi-finals here…
Djokovic Survives Five-Set Thriller at Australian Open
Credit: Youtube Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) Five-time Australian Open winner Novak Djokovic managed to shake off a dogged five-set challenge from 14th seed Gilles Simon on Sunday, despite the world No.1 playing one of his…
Serena Williams, Sharapova to Renew Hostilities
Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will add another chapter to their fierce rivalry after both won through to the last eight of the Australian Open with straight sets here on Sunday….
Sharapova Secures 600th Career Win
(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…