Tennis

Indian pair of Purav Raja, Ramkumar Ramanathan cruise to quarters in Ferrero Challenger Open

Alicante [Spain], October 15 (ANI): Indian tennis duo of Purav Raja and Ramkumar Ramanathan progressed to the quarter-finals of the Ferrero Challenger Open doubles event with a comfortable 6-4, 6-0 win over Spain's David Marrero and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic here in Alicante on Wednesday.

2020-10-15T06:49:17.259378+00:00 IST

Stefanos Tsitsipas pulls out of St. Petersburg Open

Vouliagmeni [Greece], October 12 (ANI): Greece's tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas on Monday pulled out of the St. Petersburg Open due to a "minor" leg injury.

2020-10-12T18:21:10.854878+00:00 IST

Rafael Nadal shares 'nice picture' with Roland Garros trophy

New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): After winning the 13th Roland Garros crown, Rafael Nadal on Monday shared a 'nice picture' with the trophy.

2020-10-12T15:02:58.372465+00:00 IST

Unnamed tennis player tests positive for coronavirus at St. Petersburg Open

St Petersburg [Russia], October 12 (ANI): A unnamed tennis player has been withdrawn from the St. Petersburg Open after the player was tested positive for COVID-19.

2020-10-12T14:38:10.376859+00:00 IST

Federer congratulates 'greatest rival' Nadal on 13th Roland Garros win

New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): Swiss maestro Roger Federer congratulated 'greatest rival' Rafael Nadal on winning his 13th Roland Garros title after defeating Novak Djokovic in the final on Sunday.

2020-10-11T17:21:42.545484+00:00 IST

Nadal bags historic 13th Roland Garros title after win over Djokovic

Paris [France], October 11 (ANI): Rafael Nadal of Spain won the 13th Roland Garros crown after registering a win over the 2016 Fench Open titlist, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, here on Sunday.

2020-10-11T17:19:09.739569+00:00 IST

French Open: Iga Swiatek becomes first Pole to win Grand Slam singles title

Paris [France], October 10 (ANI): Iga Swiatek notched a straight-sets win over American Sofia Kenin to clinch the French Open title and become Poland's first major singles winner.

2020-10-10T17:40:30.542376+00:00 IST

French Open: Djokovic to lock horns with Nadal in men's final

Paris [France], October 10 (ANI): Novak Djokovic will be locking horns with Rafael Nadal in the final of the French Open as the Serbian emerged triumphant in the semi-final clash against Stefanos Tsitsipas.

2020-10-10T03:31:05.608769+00:00 IST

French Open: Rafael Nadal storms into final

Paris [France], October 9 (ANI): World number two Rafael Nadal notched a straight-sets win over Argentina's Diego Schwartzman 6-3 6-3 7-6(0) to reach his fourth straight, and 13th overall French Open final on Friday.

2020-10-09T17:48:08.043390+00:00 IST

India's Dev Javia qualifies for the Roland-Garros Junior singles draw

Paris [France], October 9 (ANI): India's Dev Javia put in an impressive performance to defeat Mexico's Emiliano Aguilera Guerrero from 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 in the second and final group matches of the tournament to enter the Roland-Garros Junior Singles Draw.

2020-10-09T12:04:49.258167+00:00 IST

Sofia Kenin, Iga Swiatek to compete for French Open title

Paris [France], October 9 (ANI): Sofia Kenin and Iga Swiatek are all set to compete against each other in the French Open final after both registered a win in their respective semi-final matches on Thursday.

2020-10-08T19:04:35.448875+00:00 IST

French Open: Djokovic defeats Busta to reach 10th semi-final

Paris [France], October 8 (ANI): World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta to reach the 10th Roland Garros semi-final on Wednesday.

2020-10-08T03:59:36.420045+00:00 IST

French Open: Nadal thrashes Sinner to reach 13th Roland Garros semi-final

Paris [France], October 7 (ANI): Rafael Nadal thrashed Italian teenager Jannik Sinner in straight sets to progress to his 13th Roland Garros semi-final early Wednesday.

2020-10-07T03:55:21.840073+00:00 IST

French Open: Schwartzman stuns Thiem in marathon clash to reach semi-final

Paris [France], October 7 (ANI): Argentina's Diego Schwartzman outlasted Dominic Thiem in a five-hour-long marathon clash to advance to his first Grand Slam semi-final at the French Open on Tuesday.

2020-10-07T03:38:29.484571+00:00 IST

French Open: Djokovic dominates Khachanov to reach quarter-finals

Paris [France], October 5 (ANI): Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic outclassed Russia's Karen Khachanov in the fourth-round clash to progress to the quarter-finals of the French Open here at Philippe-Chatrier Court on Monday.

2020-10-05T17:03:27.813340+00:00 IST

AITA to resume 'domestic tennis circuit' from November 16

New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): The All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Monday announced that the domestic tennis circuit will be resuming from November 16, 2020.

2020-10-05T09:19:21.563444+00:00 IST

Even I am surprised:Swiatek after defeating Halep in French Open

Paris [France], October 4 (ANI): After defeating top-seeded Simona Halep in the French Open, Poland's Iga Swiatek said even she is surprised to have picked an impressive victory over the Romanian tennis player.

2020-10-04T16:29:11.486093+00:00 IST

French Open: Nadal advances to record-breaking 14th quarter-final after defeating Korda

Paris [France], October 4 (ANI): World number two Rafael Nadal defeated American Sebastian Korda in the fourth-round clash on Sunday to progress to a record-breaking 14th quarter-final at Roland Garros.

2020-10-04T13:26:26.151887+00:00 IST

French Open: Simona Halep crashes out after losing fourth-round clash against Iga Swiatek

Paris [France], October 4 (ANI): Top seed Romanian Simona Halep crashed out of the French Open after losing her fourth-round match 6-1, 6-2 to Poland's Iga Swiatek on Sunday.

2020-10-04T11:27:24.248644+00:00 IST

French Open: Ons Jabeur becomes first Arab woman to cruise to fourth round

Paris [France], October 3 (ANI): Tunisian professional tennis player Ons Jabeur on Saturday created history as she became the first Arab woman to advance to the fourth round of the French Open.

2020-10-03T17:53:25.317487+00:00 IST

French Open: Defending champion Nadal cruises to fourth round

Paris [France], October 2 (ANI): Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal on Friday advanced to the fourth round of the French Open after defeating Italy's Stefano Travaglia 6-1, 6-4, 6-0.

2020-10-02T18:06:45.951544+00:00 IST