Tennis

Indian Wells: Bopanna-Shapovalov bow out after loss in quarters

California [USA], October 15 (ANI): Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov bowed out of BNP Paribas Open on Thursday after losing in straight sets against Aslan Karatsev and Andrey Rublev in a late-night clash at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

2021-10-15T10:03:22.235594+00:00 IST

Indian Wells: Norrie masters Schwartzman, joins Dimitrov in semis

California [USA], October 15 (ANI): Great Britain's Cameron Norrie continues to break new ground in 2021 as he reached the first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal of his career thanks to a decisive 6-0, 6-2 upset of 11th-seeded Argentine Diego Schwartzman at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday.

2021-10-15T09:09:15.669786+00:00 IST

Indian Wells: Paula Badosa books showdown against history-maker Jabeur in SF

California [USA], October 15 (ANI): Paula Badosa continued her impressive form at the BNP Paribas Open in Thursday's night session on Stadium 1, blasting her way past 2019 runner-up Angelique Kerber, 6-4, 7-5 to reach her second WTA 1000 semifinal of the season.

2021-10-15T08:20:09.197843+00:00 IST

US Open champ Emma Raducanu withdraws from Kremlin Cup

Moscow [Russia], October 15 (ANI): US Open champion Emma Raducanu has pulled out of this month's Kremlin Cup, citing a "tournament schedule change".

2021-10-15T07:00:47.039390+00:00 IST

Indian Wells: Badosa, Ostapenko, Pegula advance on day of upsets

California [USA], October 13 (ANI): The number 24 seed Jelena Ostapenko is into the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open for the first time in four-main-draw appearances at the BNP Paribas Open, upending No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland, 6-4, 6-3, at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Tuesday.

2021-10-13T07:11:41.588175+00:00 IST

Indian Wells: Zverev overcomes Murray; Tsitsipas, Monfils advance

California [USA], October 13 (ANI): The number three seed Alexander Zverev fought past a spirited effort from three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray in Stadium 1 on Tuesday afternoon, recovering from a break down in both sets to advance 6-4, 7-6(4) in the BNP Paribas Open.

2021-10-13T06:17:04.478031+00:00 IST

AITA announces seven ITF World Tennis Tour events in Nov-Dec

New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): The All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Monday announced as many as seven ITF World Tennis Tour events which are scheduled to be held in the country later this year.

2021-10-11T10:21:14.699968+00:00 IST

Indian Wells: Azarenka sinks Kvitova; Fernandez, Sasnovich advance

California [USA], October 11 (ANI): Former Indian Wells champion Victoria Azarenka cruised into the round of 16 following a tense 7-5, 6-4 victory over rival Petra Kvitova, upsetting the No. 7 seed to claim their ninth career meeting.

2021-10-11T08:48:08.827805+00:00 IST

Indian Wells: Murray schools Alcaraz; Tsitsipas shines under lights

California [USA], October 11 (ANI): Former world number 1 Andy Murray moved into the third round of the BNP Paribas Open after defeating Carlos Alcaraz at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Sunday.

2021-10-11T07:18:53.352514+00:00 IST

Alexander Zverev qualifies for 2021 ATP Finals

London [UK], October 11 (ANI): Germany's Alexander Zverev has become the fourth singles player to qualify for the 2021 ATP Finals, to be held at the Pala Alpitour in Turin from November 14-21.

2021-10-11T06:40:09.515193+00:00 IST

Indian Wells: Andreescu, Pliskova advance; Muguruza, Sakkari suffer upset

California [USA], October 10 (ANI): 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu withstood a strong charge from American Alison Riske to win 7-6(2), 5-7, 6-2 and advance to the third round of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Saturday.

2021-10-10T08:56:57.192324+00:00 IST

Indian Wells: Rublev, Medvedev cruise; Schwartzman survives thriller

California [USA], October 10 (ANI): Men's seeds kicked off their BNP Paribas Open campaign at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Saturday in a thrilling line-up featuring America's top players as well as some of the ATP's next generation of top talent.

2021-10-10T08:01:27.530990+00:00 IST

Indian Wells: Bopanna-Shapovalov cruise; Murray marches on

California [USA], October 9 (ANI): The duo of Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov moved into the second round of the men's doubles event at the ongoing Indian Wells Masters here in California on Friday.

2021-10-09T08:32:35.431333+00:00 IST

Indian Wells: Raducanu crashes out; Fernandez, Kvitova advance

California [USA], October 9 (ANI): Tennis fans in the Southern California desert got their first taste of the tournament's top seeds, with second-round action getting underway at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Friday.

2021-10-09T07:45:05.361221+00:00 IST

Indian Wells: Tiafoe, Nishikori advance; Clijsters loses on return

California [USA], October 8 (ANI): Unseeded players took centre stage on Thursday as main draw action got underway at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California.

2021-10-08T07:25:22.086962+00:00 IST

World No 3 Karolina Pliskova qualifies for WTA Finals 2021

Florida [USA], October 4 (ANI): The WTA announced on Monday that World No.3 Karolina Pliskova has qualified for the 2021 Akron WTA Finals Guadalajara, becoming the fourth player to secure her place at the year-end finale.

2021-10-04T14:32:41.401385+00:00 IST

Allegations of abuse against Zverev being investigated, announces ATP CEO

London [UK], October 4 (ANI): ATP on Monday announced that an internal investigation is currently underway into allegations concerning Alexander Zverev at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai in 2019.

2021-10-04T12:09:25.475314+00:00 IST

ATP Rankings: Jannik Sinner moves into top-10 after Sofia win, Ruud on 8

London [UK], October 4 (ANI): Jannik Sinner has moved into the top-10 of ATP rankings after he overcame Frenchman Gael Monfils to defend his Sofia Open title.

2021-10-04T11:38:31.528033+00:00 IST

World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka pulls out of Indian Wells after testing COVID positive

California [USA], October 3 (ANI): World number two Aryna Sabalenka will not play at the Indian Wells tournament after testing positive for COVID-19, the 23-year-old said on Saturday.

2021-10-03T10:04:27.779811+00:00 IST

India record two more gold at Shooting Junior World Championship

New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): India added two more golds to their kitty at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship in Lima, Peru, with Manu Bhaker winning her second gold of the tournament, this time in partnership with Sarabjot Singh in the 10M Air Pistol Mixed Team event and the troika of Srikanth Dhanush, Rajpreet Singh and Paarth Makhija picking up the 10M Air Rifle Team Men title.

2021-10-03T01:57:07.835630+00:00 IST

Sania Mirza-Zhang Shuai bag Ostrava Open doubles title

Ostrava [Czech Republic], September 26 (ANI): Indian ace tennis star Sania Mirza bagged women's doubles title of Ostrava Open 2021 with her Chinese partner Zhang Shuai in the Czech Republic on Sunday.

2021-09-26T13:11:32.311801+00:00 IST