Tennis

Defending Australian Open champ Djokovic heading Down Under with 'exemption permission'

Belgrade [Serbia], January 4 (ANI): World number one Novak Djokovic on Tuesday informed that he is heading Down Under with an "exemption permission" ahead of the Australian Open.

2022-01-04T11:05:01.514951+00:00 IST

Garin outlasts Lajovic to send Chile-Serbia to doubles decider, Krajinovic wins singles tie

Sydney [Australia], January 4 (ANI): Cristian Garin came through a battle of attrition to send Chile's Group A tie against 2020 champion Serbia to a doubles decider at the ATP Cup.

2022-01-04T08:55:48.203593+00:00 IST

ATP Cup: Zverev, Struff win to keep Germany on semis track

Sydney [Australia], January 4 (ANI): Alexander Zverev produced another commanding performance at ATP Cup on Tuesday to clinch Germany's victory over the United States at Sydney Olympic Park.

2022-01-04T06:22:37.198660+00:00 IST

ATP Cup: Schwartzman downs Tsitsipas, seals tie for Argentina

Sydney [Australia], January 3 (ANI): Diego Schwartzman delivered the knockout blow for Argentina Monday at ATP Cup as he earned the third Top 5 win of his career, edging World No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-3 to seal Argentina's victory against Greece in Group D on Monday.

2022-01-03T16:10:05.974800+00:00 IST

ATP Cup: Spain remain perfect in Group A after defeating Norway

Sydney [Australia], January 3 (ANI): Roberto Bautista Agut defeated Casper Ruud on Monday which helped Spain in clinching the victory against Norway in the Group A of the ATP Cup.

2022-01-03T12:08:19.345148+00:00 IST

ATP Cup: Hubert Hurkacz puts Poland in pole position in Group D

Sydney [Australia], January 3 (ANI): Poland's Hubert Hurkacz avoided a potential colossal upset on Day 3 of the ATP Cup in Sydney to lead his team to its second victory of the tournament in Group D on Monday.

2022-01-03T11:46:31.148816+00:00 IST

ATP Cup: Australia come from behind to beat Italy in Group B

Sydney [Australia], January 2 (ANI): John Peers and Luke Saville completed the Australian turnaround Sunday at ATP Cup to give the home nation lift-off in Group B in Sydney.

2022-01-02T15:05:05.290181+00:00 IST

ATP Cup: Fritz rallies past Felix to clinch USA's win against Canada

Sydney [Australia], January 2 (ANI): Taylor Fritz rallied to win his match on Sunday as the United States defeat Canada at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney.

2022-01-02T12:57:01.862708+00:00 IST

ATP Cup: Safiullin delivers for Russia after Medvedev shock defeat

Sydney [Australia], January 2 (ANI): Roman Safiullin stepped up and delivered for Russia on Sunday at ATP Cup to help guide the reigning champion to victory against France in Group B in Sydney.

2022-01-02T11:45:44.229488+00:00 IST

Yuki Bhambri arrives in Melbourne ahead of Australian Open

Melbourne [Australia], January 2 (ANI): Ace Indian tennis player Yuki Bhambri is here in Melbourne and has started to practice ahead of the first grand slam of the year.

2022-01-02T10:09:41.113127+00:00 IST

ATP Cup: Krajinovic leads Serbia to victory against Norway

Sydney [Australia], January 1 (ANI): Filip Krajinovic did double duty Saturday at ATP Cup to guide Serbia to a 2-1 victory against Norway in Group A in Sydney on Saturday.

2022-01-01T17:09:42.109869+00:00 IST

Hurkacz, Majchrzak give Poland first win at ATP Cup

Sydney [Australia], January 1 (ANI): Hubert Hurkacz and Kamil Majchrzak both helped Poland to its first Group D victory on Saturday against Greece at the ATP Cup.

2022-01-01T14:50:02.596681+00:00 IST

Emma Raducanu withdraws from Australian Open warm-up tournament in Melbourne

Melbourne [Australia], January 1 (ANI): The 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from this week's Australian Open warm-up tournament in Melbourne, the Briton said on Saturday.

2022-01-01T11:15:12.107702+00:00 IST

'Here I am': Rafael Nadal arrives in Melbourne ahead of Australian Open

Melbourne [Australia], December 31 (ANI): Rafael Nadal has arrived in Melbourne ahead of the season's first Grand Slam, Australian Open, the Spaniard revealed on Friday.

2021-12-31T12:53:59.636529+00:00 IST

Novak Djokovic withdraws from ATP Cup as doubts over Australian Open participation deepen

Sydney [Australia], December 29 (ANI): World number one Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the 16-country 2022 ATP Cup, organizers announced on Wednesday.

2021-12-29T11:05:48.462809+00:00 IST

Dominic Thiem withdraws from Australian Open, to start season in Argentina

Vienna [Austria], December 28 (ANI): The world number 15, Dominic Thiem will not take part in next month's Australian Open, the Austrian announced on Tuesday.

2021-12-28T09:51:07.054513+00:00 IST

World number five Andrey Rublev tests COVID positive ahead of ATP Cup and Australian Open

Barcelona [Spain], December 27 (ANI): World number five Andrey Rublev has tested positive for COVID-19, he confirmed on Monday.

2021-12-27T06:44:51.316343+00:00 IST

Denis Shapovalov tests COVID positive after arriving in Sydney

Sydney [Australia], December 26 (ANI): World number 14 Denis Shapovalov has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Sydney, the Canadian confirmed on Sunday.

2021-12-26T06:11:15.773841+00:00 IST

Australian Open: Andy Murray awarded with main draw wildcard

Melbourne [Australia], December 24 (ANI): Former world number one Andy Murray has been awarded a main draw wildcard at the Australian Open 2022, tournament organisers announced on Thursday.

2021-12-24T07:02:30.157191+00:00 IST

Australian Open Tournament Chief confident on Nadal's participation but not sure about Djokovic

Melbourne [Australia], December 23 (ANI): Participation of two of the tennis stalwarts Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the first grand slam of the year Australian Open 2022 looks uncertain. The 20-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal is recovering after being diagnosed with Covid-19 but the Australian Open Tournament Director Craig Tiley is confident that the Spaniard will recover on time and will be available to play. For defending champion Djokovic they are not too sure whether he will participate to defend his crown or not.

2021-12-23T08:55:35.709985+00:00 IST

Belinda Bencic, Ons Jabeur, Carlos Moya test COVID positive after Abu Dhabi exhibition event

Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 22 (ANI): Olympic tennis champion Belinda Bencic and Tunisian Ons Jabeur have tested positive for COVID-19 following their participation in the Abu Dhabi exhibition event, both announced on Tuesday.

2021-12-22T08:55:25.257816+00:00 IST