Wawrinka wins Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, Feb 28 (IANS) Swiss World No.4 Stan Wawrinka won the Dubai Tennis Championships 6-4, 7-6 (13) after an hour and 54 minutes against World No.57 Marcos Baghdatis from Cyprus here. The Swiss needed four…
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Dubai Open: Wawrinka faces Baghdatis in final
Dubai, Feb 27 (IANS) Swiss tennis ace Stan Wawrinka and Marcos Baghdatis from Cyprus have set up the final meeting of the 24th edition of Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships. The world’s number four “Stan the…
Sania-Martina’s winning streak ends at 41!
Doha, Feb 26 (IANS) The streak is finally over! The world’s top tennis team of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis had not lost a match since last August in Cincinnati. But their 41-match winning run…
Djokovic retires from Dubai Open
Credit: Youtube Dubai, Feb 26 (IANS) World number one Novak Djokovic retired from the Dubai Tennis Championships due to eye problem. The Serb withdrew on Thursday after losing the first set of a quarter-final match…
Paes, partner crash out of Mexico Open
Acapulco (Mexico), Feb 25 (IANS) Veteran Indian star Leander Paes and his French partner Jeremy Chardy crashed out of the first round at the Mexico Open after losing straight sets here on Thursday. The Indo-French…
Bopanna-Mergea ousted from Dubai tennis
Dubai, Feb 24 (IANS) The Indian challenge at the $2.2 million Dubai Tennis Championships ended after Rohan Bopanna and his partner suffered a shock exit in the first round of the men’s doubles at the…
Sania-Martina enter quarters in Qatar
Doha, Feb 24 (IANS) Indo-Swiss top tennis pair Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis expectedly romped home into yet another quarterfinal — their 41st successive win on the circuit — but not before getting a scare…
Tennis: Bhambri, Bhupathi go down in Dubai
Dubai, Feb 23 (IANS) Yuki Bhambri and Mahesh Bhupathi crashed out in the first round of their respective categories as the Indian challenge came to an end at the $2.2 million Dubai Tennis Championships here…
Serena remains No.1, Radwanska jumps to 3rd
(160130) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 30, 2016 (Xinhua) — Serena Williams of the United States reacts during the final of women’s singles against Angelique Kerber of Germany at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in Melbourne, Australia,…
Djokovic maintains top spot in ATP rankings
MELBOURNE, Jan. 20, 2016 (Xinhua) — Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball during his men’s singles second round match against Quentin Halys of France at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in Melbourne, Australia, Jan….
American tennis player Querrey beats del Potro
Delray Beach (US), Feb 22 (IANS) American tennis player Sam Querrey beat Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 7-5, 7-5 in the men’s singles semi-finals of the Delray Beach Open, ending the former US Open champ’s…
Kyrgios wins first ATP title
Marseille, Feb 22 (IANS) Australian tennis player Nicholas Kyrgios won his first ever Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) title at the Marseille Open here. World No.41 Kyrgios won the final against Croatia’s Marin Cilic 6-2,…
Nadal to play exhibition match in Puerto Rico
San Juan (Puerto Rico), Feb 22 (IANS) Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal will play an exhibition match here on March 21 against compatriot Pablo Andujar. World No.5 Nadal, a 14-time Grand Slam champion, and Andujar…
Djokovic, Wawrinka keen on winning Dubai Open
MELBOURNE, Jan. 20, 2016 (Xinhua) — Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball during his men’s singles second round match against Quentin Halys of France at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in Melbourne, Australia, Jan….
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…
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…