Tennis

Huge honour to become World No.1, says Daniil Medvedev

Moscow [Russia], March 1 (ANI): Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev has said that it is a huge honour for him to become the new world number one.

2022-03-01T04:45:37.830026+00:00 IST

Davis Cup: Denmark's singles squad is not as deep in absence of Rune, says India's Gunneswaran

New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): India's ace tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran ahead of the Davis Cup tie against Denmark on Monday said that rankings don't matter so much and added that the Danish team's singles squad is not deep as it could have been after the World No. 90 Holger Rune confirmed his unavailability for the two-day rubber on the grass courts of the Delhi Gymkhana Club (DGC) here.

2022-02-28T16:34:22.218992+00:00 IST

Pedro Martinez overcomes Sebastian Baez to lift maiden ATP title in Santiago

Santiago [Chile], February 28 (ANI): Pedro Martinez broke new ground Sunday at the Chile Open, overcoming Sebastian Baez 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to lift his maiden ATP Tour trophy in Santiago.

2022-02-28T12:27:39.490485+00:00 IST

Medvedev dethrones Djokovic to become World No 1

London [UK], February 28 (ANI): Daniil Medvedev on Monday became the 27th player to reach No. 1 in the ATP Rankings. The 26-year-old (8,615 points) passes Serbian Novak Djokovic (8,465), who has held the top spot in men's tennis for a record 361 total weeks.

2022-02-28T11:56:41.415766+00:00 IST

Stephens beats Bouzkova in Guadalajara to win first title since 2018

Guadalajara [Mexico], February 28 (ANI): Sloane Stephens ended a nearly four-year title drought by besting Marie Bouzkova to claim the Abierto Zapopan crown on Sunday. It is the seventh career WTA singles title for Stephens. Kaitlyn Christian and Lidziya Marozava captured the doubles title.

2022-02-28T10:55:49.329233+00:00 IST

Bouzkova to face Stephens in Guadalajara final

Guadalajara [Mexico], February 27 (ANI): Marie Bouzkova made the third WTA singles final of her career with a straight-sets victory over Wang Qiang at the Abierto Zapopan. Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens also reached the final after an injured Anna Kalinskaya retired from their semifinal.

2022-02-27T11:58:48.969120+00:00 IST

Andrey Rublev overcomes Jiri Vesely to win Dubai Tennis Championships

Dubai [UAE], February 27 (ANI): Andrey Rublev ended the inspiring run of qualifier Jiri Vesely by 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Saturday to win his second title in two weeks.

2022-02-27T10:37:24.190693+00:00 IST

Tsitsipas bags his maiden ATP Doubles Title in Acapulco

Acapulco [Mexico], February 27 (ANI): The doubles pair of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Feliciano Lopez beat fourth-seeded pair of Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer 7-5, 6-4 to win the men's doubles title of ATP Mexico Open. With this win, Tsitsipas went on to clinch his first-ever ATP doubles title.

2022-02-27T10:20:14.927751+00:00 IST

Qatar Open: Iga Swiatek dominates Anett Kontaveit to capture singles title

Doha [Qatar], February 27 (ANI): Iga Swiatek claimed the second WTA 1000 title of her career, and her fourth WTA singles title overall, with a scintillating display in the Qatar Open championship match. Swiatek won the final 10 games of the clash.

2022-02-27T10:07:53.204304+00:00 IST

Mexico Open: Rafael Nadal beats Cameron Norrie to clinch title

Acapulco [Mexico], February 27 (ANI): Rafael Nadal on Sunday defeated England's Cameron Norrie to clinch the title of the ATP Mexico Open for the fourth time.

2022-02-27T05:55:49.242052+00:00 IST

Acapulco: Nadal beats Medvedev to set up a final clash with Norrie

Acapulco [Mexico], February 26 (ANI): Rafael Nadal beats World No.1 Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3 to enter the final of the ATP Mexico Open. The 21-time grand slam champion Nadal will now face Cameron Norrie of the United Kingdom in the final who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece in another semi-final clash.

2022-02-26T09:19:35.598776+00:00 IST

Davis Cup: Home favourites India to take on higher-ranked Denmark

New Delhi [India], February 26 (ANI): Three-time finalist India take on higher-ranked Denmark as the Davis Cup returns to the iconic Delhi Gymkhana Club (DGC) after a gap of almost five decades.

2022-02-25T19:25:31.958465+00:00 IST

Dubai Tennis C'ships: Rublev battles past Hurkacz into final

Dubai [UAE], February 25 (ANI): Andrey Rublev on Friday battled past Hubert Hurkacz to enter the Dubai Tennis Championships final.

2022-02-25T16:55:09.546851+00:00 IST

Qatar Open: Kontaveit demolishes Ostapenko challenge to cruise into final

Doha [Qatar], February 25 (ANI): The number four seed Anett Kontaveit's seven-month hot streak continued with a 6-1, 6-4 win over the number 15 seed Jelena Ostapenko in just 68 minutes in the Qatar Open semifinals.

2022-02-25T16:51:37.281530+00:00 IST

WTA announces further updates to second half of 2022 sesaon

Florida [US], February 25 (ANI): The WTA on Thursday announced further updates to the 2022 WTA Tour calendar, outlining the season through to the conclusion of the US Open on September 11.

2022-02-25T14:25:23.025737+00:00 IST

Davis Cup: India have home advantage, crowd support and conditions also suit us, says captain Rohit Rajpal

New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): India are all set to take on Denmark in the Davis Cup World Group-I Playoff tie here at the Delhi Gymkhana Club. The Rohit Rajpal led side will enjoy the crowd support as well as the home advantage as they are going to play on their preferred surface.

2022-02-25T12:55:06.944531+00:00 IST

Mexican Open: Nadal sets Medvedev clash in semis, Norrie to face Tsitsipas

Acapulco [Mexico], February 25 (ANI): Rafael Nadal opened a second straight match with a bagel set, but was made to work for an Acapulco quarter-final victory over Tommy Paul on Thursday.

2022-02-25T11:26:45.579871+00:00 IST

Medvedev to replace Djokovic as world's no. 1 tennis player

Acapulco [Mexico], February 25 (ANI): Following Novak Djokovic's loss to Jiri Vesely in Dubai, Daniil Medvedev is guaranteed to reach the top spot in the ATP Rankings on Monday.

2022-02-25T11:21:46.419125+00:00 IST

Davis Cup: Chose grass courts with a lot of thought, says India captain Rohit Rajpal

New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): India captain Rohit Rajpal on Friday said that hosting the Davis Cup World Group Playoff I tie against Denmark on grass courts, is a well-thought plan to have an advantage over the opponents.

2022-02-25T09:20:00.729689+00:00 IST

Qatar Open: Jabeur overcomes Martincova; Gauff, Ostapenko also advance to QFs

Doha [Qatar], February 23 (ANI): The number 8 seed Ons Jabeur reached her second Qatar Open quarterfinal after coming from a break down in the third set to beat Tereza Martincova.

2022-02-23T17:41:17.344264+00:00 IST

Dubai Tennis C'ships: Djokovic continues title quest, Sinner denies Murray his 700th career victory

Dubai [UAE], February 23 (ANI): The world number one Novak Djokovic maintained his strong record at the Dubai Tennis Championships on Wednesday, soaring into the quarter-finals for the 12th consecutive time.

2022-02-23T17:18:20.698027+00:00 IST