Tennis

US Open: Nadal enters fourth round

New York [USA], Sep 1 (ANI): Rafael Nadal on Saturday entered the fourth round of US Open as he defeated Chung Hyeon 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in the third round match.

2019-08-31T21:00:11.279534+00:00 IST

US Open: Novak Djokovic thrashes Denis Kudla, reaches round of 16

New York [USA], Aug 31 (ANI): World number one Novak Djokovic thrashed Denis Kundla 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in the third round match of the ongoing US Open at the Arthur Ashe Stadium here on Friday.

2019-08-31T04:59:00.360608+00:00 IST

US Open: Ashleigh Barty, Serena Williams progress to Round 4

New York [USA], Aug 31 (ANI): Australia's Ashleigh Barty and America's Serena Williams progressed to the fourth round of the US Open on Friday (local time) after winning their respective third-round matches.

2019-08-30T19:28:41.448172+00:00 IST

US Open: Federer cruises into fourth round

New York [USA], Aug 30 (ANI): Roger Federer entered the fourth round of the ongoing US Open as he defeated Daniel Evans 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 in the third round match on Friday.

2019-08-30T17:56:02.801526+00:00 IST

US Open: Novak Djokovic trounces Juan Londero in second round

New York [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic trounced Juan Ignacio Londero 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-1 in the second round match of the ongoing US Open on Thursday.

2019-08-29T02:36:49.447927+00:00 IST

Chetan Bhagat trolled for poor knowledge of tennis

New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Author Chetan Bhagat's tweet praising tennis player Sumit Nagal's performance against Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer has not gone down well with the netizens as many criticised the author for his poor knowledge of tennis.

2019-08-28T05:19:08.531467+00:00 IST

US Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas lashes out at chair umpire

New York [USA], Aug 28 (ANI): After losing the first round match against Andrey Rublev in the US Open, Greece's tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas lashed out at the chair umpire Damien Dumusois, saying the official was incorrect in what he told him during the match.

2019-08-28T04:32:14.061317+00:00 IST

US Open: Cori Gauff wins her debut main draw match

New York [USA], Aug 28 (ANI): The 15-year-old Cori Gauff made a winning start to her US Open main draw campaign as she defeated Russian Anastasia Potapova 3-6, 6-2,6-4 in the first round match on Tuesday (local time).

2019-08-28T03:00:23.104761+00:00 IST

US Open: Nadal storms into second round

New York [USA], Aug 28 (ANI): Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal stormed into the second round of US Open on Tuesday (local time) as he defeated John Millman 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 in the first round match.

2019-08-28T01:44:55.772811+00:00 IST

Sumit Nagal showed we can produce singles Grand Slam champion from India: Abhinav Bindra

New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): After Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal's brilliant performance against Swiss star Roger Federer, Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra said that the 22-year-old showed that the nation can produce a singles Grand Slam champion.

2019-08-27T12:34:43.913346+00:00 IST

Sumit Nagal is going to have a solid career, says Roger Federer

New York [USA], Aug 27 (ANI): Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal might have lost the first-round match of the US Open against Roger Federer, but his win in the first set is earning him accolades from all over with even the Swiss tennis maestro saying Nagal is going to have a solid career.

2019-08-27T08:15:12.542233+00:00 IST

He is being hailed as 'Indian Nadal': Sumit Nagal's sister

New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Sumit Nagal's spirited performance against Roger Federer in the first round match of the US Open is winning him appreciation from all over, but nobody could be more proud than the tennis star's family.

2019-08-27T07:44:33.531380+00:00 IST

Sumit Nagal becomes first Indian to win a set against Roger Federer

New York [USA], Aug 27 (ANI): Sumit Nagal on Monday (local time) became the first Indian to win a set against Roger Federer.

2019-08-27T05:05:53.136290+00:00 IST

US Open: Federer defeats Sumit Nagal

New York [USA], Aug 27 (ANI): Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer defeated India's Sumit Nagal 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in the first round match of the US Open on Monday (local time).

2019-08-27T04:05:34.797928+00:00 IST

Nagal goes past Federer in the first set at US Open

New York [USA], Aug 27 (ANI): In the ongoing first-round match of the US Open between India's Sumit Nagal and Switzerland's Roger Federer, the former won the first set by 6-4.

2019-08-27T02:26:23.781057+00:00 IST

US Open: Serena Williams shrugs off Sharapova's challenge, storms into second round

New York [USA], Aug 27 (ANI): Serena Williams cruised past Maria Sharapova as she defeated her 6-1, 6-1 in the first round match of the US Open on Monday (local time).

2019-08-27T02:20:10.602601+00:00 IST

Sumit Nagal qualifies for US Open main draw, to face Federer in first round

New York [USA], Aug 24 (ANI): Sumit Nagal has qualified for the US Open main draw on Friday (local time) and as a result, he will be facing Swiss Roger Federer in the first-round match.

2019-08-24T06:39:35.980400+00:00 IST

India-Pakistan Davis Cup tie postponed to November

London [UK], Aug 22 (ANI): International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Thursday postponed the Davis Cup tie between India and Pakistan to November, after an in-depth security review of the current situation in Pakistan was done by independent expert security advisors.

2019-08-22T17:16:38.361451+00:00 IST

Ramos to not chair US Open matches involving Williams sisters

Atlanta [USA], Aug 22 (ANI): Carlos Ramos will not be serving as chair umpire in the upcoming US Open 2019 matches involving Serena Williams or Venus Williams.

2019-08-22T07:00:49.239230+00:00 IST

ITF to decide on Wednesday about India-Pakistan Davis Cup match

New Delhi [India], Aug 20 (ANI): Amid brewing tensions between India and Pakistan, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) will discuss on Wednesday whether the Davis Cup tie between two neighbouring countries will be shifted to a neutral venue or not.

2019-08-20T17:41:50.257560+00:00 IST

Conference call between AITA and ITF deferred to Tuesday

New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): A conference call, which was scheduled to take place between the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Monday, has been deferred for Tuesday now.

2019-08-19T15:29:38.811395+00:00 IST