Tennis

Dominic Thiem becomes first Austrian to reach US Open semi-finals

New York [US], September 10 (ANI): Dominic Thiem on Thursday became the first Austrian ever to reach the semifinals of the US Open.

2020-09-10T04:29:39.760709+00:00 IST

US Open: Victoria Azarenka advances to semi-finals, sets up clash with Serena Williams

New York [US], September 10 (ANI): Victoria Azarenka has cruised into the semi-finals of the US Open after a dominating win over Elise Mertens.

2020-09-10T03:56:39.745882+00:00 IST

US Open: Serena Williams defeats Tsvetana Pironkova to book spot in semi-finals

New York [US], September 10 (ANI): Serena Williams on Wednesday booked a spot in the semi-finals of the US Open after securing a win over Tsvetana Pironkova.

2020-09-10T03:13:24.452297+00:00 IST

US Open 2020: Jennifer Brady cruises into semifinals

New York [USA], September 8 (ANI): Jennifer Brady of the USA on Tuesday sailed into the semifinals of the ongoing US Open 2020.

2020-09-08T18:03:51.930612+00:00 IST

'Mother of Grand Slams', three moms qualify into quarterfinal for first time in Grand Slam history

New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka, and Tsvetana Pironkova on Tuesday scripted history by becoming the first trio of mothers ever to reach the quarterfinals of the same Grand Slam.

2020-09-08T07:52:43.235298+00:00 IST

She's done nothing wrong at all, says Djokovic in support for official after fans criticize her

New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): After being hit on the neck accidentally by Novak Djokovic which led to the player's exit from US Open, the line judge was subjected to a lot of criticism by the Serbian player's fans. However, the World No.1 has come out to extend support to the official and said "She's done nothing wrong at all".

2020-09-08T06:32:01.353272+00:00 IST

Ashleigh Barty pulls out of French Open citing 'health risks', lack of 'ideal' preparation

New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty on Tuesday said that she will not take part in the French Open, citing health risks and lack of 'ideal' preparation for the tournament.

2020-09-08T03:55:15.380732+00:00 IST

US Open 2020: Bopanna-Shapovalov fail to advance to men's doubles semi-final

New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Denis Shapovalov on Tuesday failed to secure a semi-final spot in the US Open after losing to the Dutch-Romanian duo of Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau.

2020-09-08T03:19:36.657148+00:00 IST

Serena Williams advances to US Open quarterfinals after win over Maria Sakkari

New York [US], September 8 (ANI): Serena Williams on Monday cruised into the quarterfinals of the US Open after securing a win over Maria Sakkari.

2020-09-08T02:52:59.958417+00:00 IST

French Open to allow spectators amid COVID-19 concerns

Paris [France], September 7 (ANI): The organisers of the upcoming French Open on Monday confirmed that spectators would be allowed inside the stadium despite the concerns regarding the growing number of coronavirus cases in the country.

2020-09-07T17:03:21.654563+00:00 IST

'For how many years I would have been banned': Kyrgios on Djoker's US Open exit

Melbourne [Australia], September 7 (ANI): Minutes, after world number one Novak Djokovic got disqualified from the ongoing US Open, Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios, asked his Twitter followers for how many years he would have been banned if he had done the same thing as the Serbian.

2020-09-07T10:29:47.220863+00:00 IST

I'm a little bit in shock right now: Zverev on Djokovic's exit

Washington [US], September 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Fifth seed German Alexander Zverev said he was "in shock" after top seed Novak Djokovic was defaulted from the US Open on Sunday. Djokovic was stunningly disqualified after accidently hitting a line judge with a ball during his round of 16 clash against Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain.

2020-09-07T08:19:50.264242+00:00 IST

Djokovic disqualified from US Open after shot hits line judge

New York [US], September 7 (ANI): World No.1 Novak Djokovic exited the US Open in the most unexpected fashion after he was defaulted as a ball he struck had hit the line judge in the throat. While the shot wasn't intentional, the official was down for a while. The Serb was in action against Pablo Carreno Busta.

2020-09-07T01:05:06.023146+00:00 IST

Anil Jain elected as new AITA president

New Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): Anil Jain, Member of Parliament of Rajya Sabha, has been elected as All India Tennis Association's (AITA) new President at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) which was held here on Sunday.

2020-09-06T11:03:55.330398+00:00 IST

US Open: Dominic Thiem advances to fourth round after beating Marin Cilic

New York [USA], September 6 (ANI): Austria's Dominic Thiem advanced to the fourth round of the ongoing US Open after defeating Croatian Marin Cilic on Sunday.

2020-09-06T05:01:08.325379+00:00 IST

US Open 2020: Bopanna-Shapovalov enter men's doubles quarterfinals

New York [USA], September 6 (ANI): The Indian-Canadian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov have reached the quarterfinals of the ongoing US Open.

2020-09-06T03:55:51.295352+00:00 IST

US Open 2020: Mladenovic withdraws from women's doubles over health concerns

New York [USA], September 6 (ANI): Kristina Mladenovic along with women's doubles partner Timea Babos has withdrawn from the ongoing US Open.

2020-09-06T03:37:27.395893+00:00 IST

US Open 2020: Serena Williams progresses to fourth round

New York [USA], September 6 (ANI): Serena Williams on Saturday (local time) progressed to the fourth round of the ongoing US Open.

2020-09-06T03:26:56.598345+00:00 IST

US Open: Rohan Bopanna, Denis Shapovalov enter second round in men's doubles

New York [USA], September 5 (ANI): The Indian-Canadian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov have reached the second round in the ongoing US Open with a win over Ernesto Escobedo and Noah Rubin on Friday.

2020-09-05T04:39:49.435300+00:00 IST

US Open: Djokovic cruises to fourth round after brushing Struff

New York [USA], September 5 (ANI): World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic progressed to the fourth round of the US Open after defeating Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff at Arthur Ashe Stadium here on Saturday.

2020-09-05T04:20:56.769626+00:00 IST

Sumit Nagal crashes out of US Open after losing to Dominic Thiem

New York [USA], September 4 (ANI): India's Sumit Nagal crashed out of the US Open after losing to Austria's Dominic Thiem in the second round match at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday.

2020-09-04T03:03:33.718510+00:00 IST