COVID-19: Tennis world joins forces to create player relief program
London, April 22 (IANS) The ATP and WTA, along with the International Tennis Federation and organisers of the four Grand Slams (Tennis Australia, the Federation...
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Chilean tennis player Jarry handed 11-month doping ban
Santiago, April 21 (IANS) Chilean tennis player Nicolas Jarry has been banned for 11 months for breaching the sport’s anti-doping code. The 24-year-old was provisionally...
Two Italy women play rooftop tennis maintaining social distance
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Even though the entire tennis calendar has come to a grinding halt due to coronavirus pandemic, ardent fans of the...
Nadal’s academy plans hosting competitions amid tennis calendar freeze
Madrid, April 19 (IANS) Rafael Nadal’s academy in Mallorca said in a statement that it is planning to reach out to other professional players in...
Don’t expect tennis to resume in near future: Nadal
Madrid, April 16 (IANS) Spanish tennis star and world no.2 Rafael Nadal said that he doesn’t expect any tournaments to happen in the near future...
ITTF to ensure table tennis team worlds take place
Beijing, April 16 (IANS) Table tennis’ world governing body, the ITTF, tasked itself to ensure the 2020 world team table tennis championships will take place,...
COVID-19: Sania Mirza waiting to get back to tennis court
Hyderabad, April 14 (IANS) With the world coming to a standstill due to the coronavirus outbreak, sporting events across the globe have either been cancelled...
Table Tennis World Championships deferred to September
Seoul, April 7 (IANS) The table tennis world team championships have been delayed once again over concerns around the COVID-19 outbreak across the world, the...
Gabriela Sabatini ‘doubts’ tennis can return in 2020
Buenos Aires, April 6 (IANS) Argentinian tennis great Gabriela Sabatini has cast doubt over whether the professional tennis circuit will resume this year amid the...
There may be no more tennis this year: Wimbledon chief
London, April 3 (IANS) All England Club chief executive Richard Lewis said that it is no longer unrealistic to say that there may be no...
COVID-19: All tennis events further suspended till July 13
London, April 2 (IANS) The suspension placed on men’s and women’s tennis has been further extended until July 13 due to the continuing outbreak of...
COVID-19: Bengal Tennis Association donates Rs 1 lakh
Kolkata, March 30 (IANS) The Bengal Tennis Association on Monday decided to donate Rs 1 lakh to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. “Bengal Tennis Association has...
Pietersen gives himself & son ‘tennis ball’ haircut
London, March 28 (IANS) Former England captain Kevin Pietersen gave himself and his son a haircut. In an Instagram post Pietersen could be seen cutting...
Warner uses tennis ball to hone his catching skills
Melbourne, March 24 (IANS) Australian opener David Warner, who is in isolation with his family amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, is utilizing his time to...
ATP, WTA further suspend tennis till June 7
Florida, March 19 (IANS) The suspension placed on men’s and women’s tennis has been further extended until June 7 due to the continuing outbreak of...
Maria Sharapova announces retirement from tennis
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova on Wednesday announced that she is retiring from tennis. The 32-year-old Sharapova said in...
Abhinav guides Madras University into Round 2 of KIUG tennis
Bhubaneswar, Feb 23 (IANS) Fresh from his big break in the Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger, Abhinav Sanjeev Shanmugam helped University of Madras romp past Manipur...
Learnt carrom ball from a guy playing tennis-ball cricket: Ashwin
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Ace India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed the person from whom he learnt the skills to bowl the carrom ball...
Need Dravids and Gopichands for Indian tennis to flourish: Paes
Pune, Feb 7 (IANS) In order to develop tennis in the country, India great Leander Paes said that the sport needs to have people like...
MSLTA Yonex Sunrise tennis tournament from January 27
Pune, Jan 25 (IANS) Putting their best foot forward to promote budding tennis players, the Maha Tennis Association foundation and Adar Poonawalla Maharashtra Tennis Academy...