Ankita Raina enters 2nd round of French Open qualifiers
Paris, Sep 23 (IANS) India’s Ankita Raina earned a hard-fought win against Jovana Jovic of Serbia to progress to the second round of the French...
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Djokovic completes 286th week as No.1, pips Sampras
Rome, Sep 22 (IANS) Novak Djokovic, who has started his 287th week at the number one position in the ATP Rankings, has gone past Pete...
Djokovic clinches record 36th Masters title in Rome
Rome, Sep 22 (IANS) World number one Novak Djokovic won the men’s singles title at the Italian Open after defeating Diego Schwartzman of Argentina in...
French Open Qualifiers: Gunneswaran advances to second round
Paris, Sep 21 (IANS) Prajnesh Gunneswaran on Monday defeated Turkey’s Cem Ilkel to advance to the second round of the French Open men’s singles qualifying...
Halep wins Italian Open as Pliskova retires due to injury
Rome, Sep 21 (IANS) Former world number one Simona Halep on Monday won the women’s singles title at the Italian Open, earning the win after...
Djokovic reaches final in Rome with 7-5, 6-3 win over Rudd
Rome, Sep 20 (IANS) World number one Novak Djokovic on Sunday reached the final of the Italian Open with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Casper...
Italian Open: Djokovic, Nadal enter quarter-finals
Rome, Sep 19 (IANS) Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have entered the quarterfinals of the Italian Open with straight-set wins in their respective...
French Open: Attendance of spectators reduced to 5K per day
Paris, Sep 18 (IANS) The organisers of the Roland Garros 2020 have now been forced to reduce the number of spectators from 11,500 spectators per...
Naomi Osaka pulls out of French Open
Paris, Sep 18 (IANS) Recently crowned US Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of the upcoming French Open slated to begin from September 27....
Djokovic, Nadal reach third round of Italian Open
Rome, Sep 17 (IANS) Top seed Novak Djokovic and defending champion Rafael Nadal reached the third round of the Italian Open after securing respective wins...
Badminton should learn from tennis and resume play: U Vimal Kumar
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) The badminton fraternity should take a leaf out of what other sports like tennis have done to restart competitions —...
Wawrinka crashes out of Rome after losing to Italian teenager
Rome, Sep 16 (IANS) Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka crashed out of the Italian Open after suffering a shocking first-round defeat to 18-year-old Lorenzo...
Andy Murray given wild card for Roland Garros 2020
Paris, Sep 15 (IANS) Former world number one Andy Murray has received a wild card entry into the French Open which is slated to begin...
Naomi Osaka back in top three after US Open title win
New York, Sep 15 (IANS) Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka has returned to the top three in the WTA rankings following her title win at...
No clarity on Eng, Aus players’ availability for openers: KXIP CEO
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) There is still no clarity on whether a smooth transfer of players from one bio-secure bubble in the United Kingdom to...
Sports science has helped players improve knowledge, feels Venkatesh
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Former captain and current assistant coach of the Indian men’s football team Venkatesh Shanmugam has lauded the “contribution of sports...
Nitto extends ATP Finals title sponsorship till 2025
Zurich, Sep 14 (IANS) The ATP and Nitto Denko Corporation (Nitto) have announced a five-year extension of their partnership until 2025. The extension will see...
I don’t think it’s my last chance: Zverev after US Open loss
New York, Sep 14 (IANS) Germany’s Alexander Zverev, who ended up as runners-up at the 2020 US Open, believes he will get many more chances...
Belief, perseverance & grit gets Thiem his maiden Grand Slam
New York, Sep 14 (IANS) It was a game which kept the fans glued to their TV screens till the last moment as both Dominic...
Wish we could have 2 winners: Thiem after US Open title win
New York, Sep 14 (IANS) Dominic Thiem was all praise for Alexander Zverev after they both competed in what turned out to be an epic...