Tennis

Australian Open: Sania Mirza, Rajeev Ram cruise into mix doubles quarter-finals

Melbourne [Australia], January 23 (ANI): Mix doubles team of India's Sania Mirza and USA's Rajeev Ram cruised into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday.

2022-01-23T05:49:18.871449+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Krejcikova set quarterfinal clash with Keys; Pegula downs Sakkari to advance

Melbourne [Australia], January 23 (ANI): Madison Keys stormed into her third career quarterfinal at the Australian Open with a dominant win over the number eight seed Paula Badosa on Sunday.

2022-01-23T04:54:50.925330+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Medvedev eases into R4, Tsitsipas downs Paire in four-set

Melbourne [Australia], January 22 (ANI): Daniil Medvedev on Saturday continued his red-hot form as the world number two stormed past Botic van de Zandschulp to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.

2022-01-22T08:52:45.798395+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Sabalenka, Collins rally to win; Halep, Mertens roll into R4

Melbourne [Australia], January 22 (ANI): Simona Halep on Saturday thrashed Montenegrin Danka Kovinic to roll into the second week of the Australian Open for the fifth straight year.

2022-01-22T06:46:50.545025+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Nadal enters fourth round with a four set win over Khachanov

Melbourne [Australia], January 21 (ANI): Rafael Nadal beats Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in two hours and 50 minutes to enter the fourth round of men's singles of the Australian Open 2022 here at the Rod Laver Arena.

2022-01-21T13:37:49.959692+00:00 IST

Looking forward to winning some tournaments before I stop, says Sania Mirza

Melbourne [Australia], January 21 (ANI): Indian women's tennis superstar Sania Mirza said that she is looking forward to winning some tournaments in 2022 before quitting the sport.

2022-01-21T12:14:36.572857+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Defending champ Osaka crashes out, Barty rolls into R4; Zverev sets Shapovalov clash

Melbourne [Australia], January 21 (ANI): World number one Ashleigh Barty dropped just five games against Camila Giorgi to reach the fourth round of the ongoing Australian Open on Friday.

2022-01-21T10:57:21.963163+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Berrettini beats Alcaraz in thrilling five setter to enter 4th round

Melbourne [Australia], January 21 (ANI): Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini beat 18-year old Carlos Alcaraz of Spain 6-2, 7-6 (7-3), 4-6, 2-6, 7-6 (10-5) in a match that lasted four hours and 10 minutes to enter the men's singles fourth round here at the Rod Laver Arena.

2022-01-21T09:26:44.077436+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Krejcikova rallies to set Azarenka clash; Sakkari, Badosa roll into R4

Melbourne [Australia], January 21 (ANI): Barbora Krejcikova on Friday showed immense composure as she earned a 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 comeback win against Jelena Ostapenko, after trailing by a set and a break, in the third round of the Australian Open.

2022-01-21T07:07:48.876449+00:00 IST

Australian Open, Day-4: Medvedev, Sabalenka and Halep enter third round, Raducanu and Muguruza knocked out

Melbourne [Australia], January 20 (ANI): The fourth day of the Australian Open 2022 turned out to be an eventful day as reigning US Open Champion Daniil Medvedev beat Nick Kyrgios in a hard fought four set encounter while Simona Halep registered a comfortable straight sets win over Beatriz Haddad Maia. Aryna Sabalenka too won a hard fought match here at the Rod Laver Arena. On the other hand Emma Raducanu and Garbine Muguruza faced 2nd round exit.

2022-01-20T14:47:53.544821+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Andy Murray knocked out by World No.120 qualifier Taro Daniel

Melbourne [Australia], January 20 (ANI): World No.120 qualifier Taro Daniel of Japan stunned three time grand slam champion Andy Murray 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the 2nd round of men's singles here at the John Cain Arena in a match that lasted two hours and 48 minutes.

2022-01-20T10:42:05.475198+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Sania Mirza-Rajeev Ram beat Aleksandra Krunic-Nikola Cacic to enter mixed doubles 2nd round

Melbourne [Australia], January 20 (ANI): The Indo-American pair of Sania Mirza- Rajeev Ram beat the Serbian pair of Aleksandra Krunic-Nikola Cacic 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) in the first round of the mixed doubles here at court no.12.

2022-01-20T09:16:23.135008+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Tsitsipas wins four set battle to enter Round-3

Melbourne [Australia], January 20 (ANI): World no. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Sebastian Baez of Argentina 7-6 (7-1), 6-7 (7-5), 6-3. 6-4 in a hard fought 2nd round match of the men's singles which lasted for three hours and 22 minutes to enter the third round here at Margaret Court Arena.

2022-01-20T08:33:31.428398+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Winning in two sets in first round made me more confident, says Halep

Melbourne [Australia], January 19 (ANI): Romania's tennis player Simona Halep has said that winning her first-round match of the Australian Open in just two sets has made her more confident.

2022-01-19T12:09:43.806679+00:00 IST

Sania Mirza reveals retirement plans, says 2022 season will be her last

Melbourne [Australia], January 19 (ANI): India's first women's tennis superstar, Sania Mirza on Wednesday announced her retirement plans, confirming that the 2022 season will be her last.

2022-01-19T09:14:55.688111+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Berrettini sets Alcaraz clash in R3, Shapovalov survives five-setter

Melbourne [Australia], January 19 (ANI): Seventh seed Matteo Berrettini demonstrated his winning mentality on Wednesday as he passed a testing exam to set up a crunch third-round match against Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open.

2022-01-19T08:48:47.526947+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Sania Mirza bows out in women's doubles opener

Melbourne [Australia], January 19 (ANI): India's Sania Mirza along with her Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok suffered an opening-round loss in the women's doubles event of the ongoing Australian Open on Wednesday.

2022-01-19T07:07:08.410982+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Bopanna crashes out in doubles opener, Nadal cruises through into R3

Melbourne [Australia], January 19 (ANI): India's Rohan Bopanna alongside Edouard Roger-Vasselin suffered an opening-round loss in the men's doubles event of the ongoing Australian Open on Wednesday.

2022-01-19T06:11:57.625427+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Barty, Badosa ease through; Azarenka sets up Svitolina clash

Melbourne [Australia], January 19 (ANI): World number one Ashleigh Barty dropped just two games against Lucia Bronzetti to reach the third round of the ongoing Australian Open on Wednesday.

2022-01-19T03:56:13.422540+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Kyrgios sets blockbuster Medvedev clash; Raducanu, Sabalenka battle through

Melbourne [Australia], January 18 (ANI): Australian Nick Kyrgios defeated British qualifier Liam Broady on Tuesday to set up a second-round clash against world number two Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open on John Cain Arena.

2022-01-18T16:54:18.658743+00:00 IST

Tata Open Maharashtra: Bopanna, Ramkumar secure direct entry into doubles main draw

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 18 (ANI): India's Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan have received a direct entry into the doubles main draw at the fourth edition of Tata Open Maharashtra, organized by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) and scheduled at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune from January 31 to February 6.

2022-01-18T12:06:49.126358+00:00 IST