Tennis

Qatar Open: Khachanov outlasts McDonald in opener, Evans ease through

Doha [Qatar], February 15 (ANI): Karen Khachanov overpowered world number 51, Mackenzie McDonald, in a tight encounter in the first round of the Qatar Open in Doha on Monday.

2022-02-15T05:52:13.050622+00:00 IST

Rio Open: Carlos Alcaraz registers comeback win against Jaume Munar in opener

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], February 15 (ANI): Carlos Alcaraz of Spain claimed a comeback win against countryman Jaume Munar on Monday evening at the Rio Open.

2022-02-15T05:15:01.409214+00:00 IST

Dubai Tennis Championships: Halep ousts Riske; Swiatek, Krejcikova ease into next round

Dubai [UAE], February 15 (ANI): Former champion Simona Halep, the number six seed Iga Swiatek and number two seed Barbora Krejcikova were all victorious in straight sets in their Dubai Tennis Championships openers on Monday.

2022-02-15T04:37:59.786114+00:00 IST

Anett Kontaveit sinks Maria Sakkari for St Petersburg title

Saint Petersburg [Russia], February 14 (ANI): Anett Kontaveit claimed her fourth straight indoor title by pulling off a comeback win over Maria Sakkari in a nearly three-hour St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy final on Sunday.

2022-02-14T10:42:46.268406+00:00 IST

Reilly Opelka defeats Jenson Brooksby to claim Dallas Open

Texas [US], February 14 (ANI): American Reilly Opelka claimed his third ATP Tour title at the Dallas Open on Sunday by defeating countryman Jenson Brooksby.

2022-02-14T10:21:25.409249+00:00 IST

Casper Ruud defeats Diego Schwartzman to win Argentina Open

Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 14 (ANI): Casper Ruud followed up his five ATP Tour titles from 2021 with a first of the new season on Sunday as he overcame local favourite Diego Schwartzman to win the Argentina Open for the second time.

2022-02-14T10:11:19.197233+00:00 IST

Felix Auger-Aliassime claims maiden ATP title in Rotterdam

Rotterdam [Netherlands], February 14 (ANI): Felix Auger-Aliassime captured his maiden ATP Tour title at the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on Sunday.

2022-02-14T09:47:06.269722+00:00 IST

Daniil Medvedev eyes Novak Djokovic's world number one spot

Acapulco [Mexico], February 13 (ANI): When Daniil Medvedev returns to the ATP tour at the Mexican Open, the Russian will be eyeing to shatter the dominance of Novak Djokovic as world Number 1 in men's tennis.

2022-02-13T13:42:40.423386+00:00 IST

Sakkari overcomes Begu to face Kontaveit in St Petersburg final

Saint Petersburg [Russia], February 13 (ANI): The number one seed Maria Sakkari is into her fourth career WTA singles final after she overcame Irina-Camelia Begu in a marathon match at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Saturday.

2022-02-13T09:13:03.587757+00:00 IST

Dallas Open: Reilly Opelka beats John Isner in historic tie-breaker

Texas [USA], February 13 (ANI): Reilly Opelka and John Isner played the longest tour-level singles tie-break in the history of the ATP Tour (since 1990) on Saturday evening.

2022-02-13T08:45:56.296218+00:00 IST

Felix Auger-Aliassime downs Andrey Rublev to set title clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas in Rotterdam

Rotterdam [Netherlands], February 13 (ANI): Felix Auger-Aliassime is one step close to finally capturing his maiden tour-level title after an impressive comeback win over defending champion Andrey Rublev at the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam on Saturday.

2022-02-13T08:17:50.160178+00:00 IST

Argentina Open: Ruud beats Delbonis in straight sets to set up a final clash with Schwartzman

Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 13 (ANI): Casper Ruud has settled in quickly on the clay in 2022 as World No. 8 produced a clinical display to defeat home hope Federico Delbonis 6-3, 6-3 in the semi-finals of the Argentina Open on Saturday. The top seed won through in one hour, 39 minutes to improve his match record in Buenos Aires to 8-0. Rudd will now face local lad Diego Schwartzman in the final.

2022-02-13T06:47:27.922856+00:00 IST

Juan Martin Del Potro withdraws from Rio Open amid retirement talk

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], February 12 (ANI): Former world number three, Juan Martin Del Potro has withdrawn from the Rio Open, the organisers confirmed on Friday.

2022-02-12T06:14:11.099817+00:00 IST

Ostapenko sets semis clash against Kontaveit in St Petersburg, Sakkari to face Begu

Saint Petersburg [Russia], February 12 (ANI): The number seven seed Jelena Ostapenko will meet the number two seed Anett Kontaveit in the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy semi-finals after they each prevailed in tricky quarterfinal meetings on Friday.

2022-02-12T05:23:43.609547+00:00 IST

Argentina Open: Delbonis beats Fognini to enter semis; Ruud, Sonego also advance

Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 12 (ANI): Federico Delbonis dished out a dominating performance at the ongoing Argentina Open on Friday, crafting an impressive 6-4, 6-4 win over fourth seed Fabio Fognini to reach the semi-finals in Buenos Aires.

2022-02-12T04:47:04.908415+00:00 IST

World Tennis Tournament: Felix downs Norrie to enter semis, Tsitsipas sets Lehecka clash

Rotterdam [Netherlands], February 12 (ANI): Felix Auger-Aliassime battled past Cameron Norrie to enter the semi-finals of the ongoing World Tennis Tournament on Friday in Rotterdam.

2022-02-12T04:08:04.358693+00:00 IST

Andy Murray accepts wild card for Dubai Tennis Championships

Dubai [UAE], February 12 (ANI): Former world number one and 2017 champion Andy Murray will make a return to the Dubai Tennis Championships after accepting a wild card.

2022-02-12T03:33:53.520034+00:00 IST

Ostapenko storms into QFs in St Petersburg, Begu shocks Kvitova

Saint Petersburg [Russia], February 11 (ANI): The number seven seed Jelena Ostapenko dropped only three games to Andrea Petkovic to make the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy quarterfinals on Thursday, while Irina-Camelia Begu claimed her first win in six meetings over No.6 seed Petra Kvitova.

2022-02-11T06:43:08.339089+00:00 IST

Argentina Open: Diego Schwartzman enters QFs, Fabio Fognini downs Pedro Martinez

Buenos Aires [Argentina], February 11 (ANI): In the round of 16 clash on Thursday, defending champion Diego Schwartzman defeated Jaume Munar to enter the QFs of the Argentina Open 2022.

2022-02-11T04:48:39.943447+00:00 IST

Felix Auger-Aliassime downs Andy Murray to enter QFs in Rotterdam

Rotterdam [Netherlands], February 11 (ANI): The third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime continued his title charge at the 2022 World Tennis Tournament on Thursday with a statement win over former World No. 1 Andy Murray.

2022-02-11T03:57:45.692824+00:00 IST

Rotterdam: Andy Murray beats Alexander Bublik to return to Top-100

Rotterdam [Netherlands], February 10 (ANI): Three-time grand slam champion Andy Murray beats World No. 31 Alexander Bublik of Kazakhstan 7-6, 6-4 in the first round of the men's singles of the ATP 500 Rotterdam tournament on Wednesday to return to the top-100 of the ATP men's singles rankings for the first time since 2018. The two-time Olympic gold medallist had fallen out of the Top 100 in 2018 due to a hip injury.

2022-02-10T10:51:47.033645+00:00 IST