Tennis

French Open: Serena Williams trounces Kurumi Nara

Paris [France], May 30 (ANI): American tennis player Serena Williams has reached into the third round of the French Open after she registered an easy 6-3, 6-2 win over Japanese Kurumi Nara on Thursday.

2019-05-30T14:34:51.834048+00:00 IST

French Open: Tsitsipas beats Dellien to reach in third round

Paris [France], May 29 (ANI): Stefanos Tsitsipas has booked his place in the third round on Wednesday after he registered a 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Bolivian Hugo Dellien, who was making his Grand Slam championship debut this week.

2019-05-29T13:40:12.518013+00:00 IST

Nadal cruises into third round of French Open

Paris [France], May 29 (ANI): Rafael Nadal cruised into the third round of French Open as he defeated Yannick Maden 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in the second round match on Wednesday.

2019-05-29T13:30:09.750688+00:00 IST

French Open: Naomi Osaka survives scare, enters second round

Paris [France], May 28 (ANI): Japan's Naomi Osaka survived a scare as she defeated Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 0-6, 7-6, 6-1 in the first round of the French Open on Tuesday.

2019-05-28T17:24:45.317723+00:00 IST

French Open: Serena Williams vanquishes Vitalia Diatchenko

Paris [France], May 28 (ANI): Serena Williams overpowered Vitalia Diatchenko to register a 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory in the first round of French Open here on Monday.

2019-05-27T18:45:24.532641+00:00 IST

Novak Djokovic sails into 2nd round of French Open

Paris [France], May 27 (ANI): Novak Djokovic sailed into the second round of the French Open as he defeated Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 in the first round on Monday.

2019-05-27T16:29:36.201008+00:00 IST

French Open: Nadal brushes aside Yannick Hanfmann in first round

Paris [France], May 27 (ANI): Rafael Nadal had an ideal start to his French Open campaign as he defeated Yannick Hanfmann 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 in the first round match on Monday.

2019-05-27T14:11:20.714049+00:00 IST

Venus Williams knocked out of French Open

Paris [France], May 26 (ANI): American tennis player Venus Williams was knocked out of French Open as she was defeated by world number nine Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 in the first round on Sunday.

2019-05-26T17:45:01.597718+00:00 IST

French Open: Federer cruises past Lorenzo Sonego in first round

Paris [France], May 26 (ANI): Roger Federer had an ideal start to his French Open campaign as he defeated Lorenzo Sonego 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 in the first round match on Sunday.

2019-05-26T15:46:08.352202+00:00 IST

French Open: Anastasia Potapova upsets Angelique Kerber in first round

Paris [France], May 26 (ANI): The French Open witnessed a stunning upset on its very first day as 18-year-old Anastasia Potapova outclassed Angelique Kerber 6-4, 6-2 in the first round match on Sunday.

2019-05-26T11:54:26.183287+00:00 IST

Rafael Nadal edges out Djokovic to win 9th Italian Open title

Rome [Italy], May 19 (ANI): The Spanish Rafael Nadal has clinched the Italian Open 2019 title after vanquishing Novak Djokovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 in the final here on Sunday. This is Nadal's ninth Italian Open title.

2019-05-19T17:46:56.766236+00:00 IST

Italian Open: Novak Djokovic enters semi-finals

Rome [Italy], May 18 (ANI): The Serbian Novak Djokovic survived a scare in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open as he defeated Martin Del Potro 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-4 on Friday (local time) to advance to the semi-finals of the tournament.

2019-05-18T06:32:06.014013+00:00 IST

Naomi Osaka withdraws from Italian Open

Rome [Italy], May 17 (ANI): World number one Naomi Osaka on Friday withdrew from the Italian Open with an injury in her right hand.

2019-05-17T15:46:42.851696+00:00 IST

Italian Open: Roger Federer defeats Joao Sousa

Rome [Italy], May 16 (ANI): Roger Federer defeated Portugal's Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to make a triumphant start in the Italian Open.

2019-05-16T13:14:48.606831+00:00 IST

Serena Williams withdraws from Italian Open

Rome [Italy], May 14 (ANI): American tennis player Serena Williams has withdrawn from the ongoing Italian Open due to a left knee injury, the tournament's Twitter handle posted on Tuesday.

2019-05-14T17:41:13.257303+00:00 IST

Federer gives insight on why he chose to appear in Italian Open

Rome [Italy], May 14 (ANI): Swiss tennis player Roger Federer delighted the fans last week when he made the decision of playing in the Italian Open. On Tuesday he said that it was an easy decision for him to play in the ATP Masters 1000 event.

2019-05-14T12:47:32.186171+00:00 IST

Madrid Open: Nadal enters semi-finals; Thiem knocks out Federer

Madrid [Spain], May 11 (ANI): Rafael Nadal on Friday progressed to the semi-finals of the ongoing Madrid Open by defeating Stan Wawrinka 6-1, 6-2 , while Dominic Thiem stunned Roger Federer in the quarter-finals with a 3-6, 7-6(11), 6-4 win.

2019-05-11T04:33:40.902586+00:00 IST

Nadal beats Felix Auger-Aliassime In Madrid Open

Madrid [Spain], May 9 (ANI): Rafael Nadal who is aiming for a sixth Madrid Open title on Wednesday defeated Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime 6-3 6-3 in straight sets.

2019-05-09T06:02:47.954717+00:00 IST

Federer defeats Gasquet in Madrid Open

Madrid [Spain], May 8 (ANI): In his first clay court match in three years, Roger Federer breezed past France's Richard Gasquet in the second round of Madrid Open on Tuesday (local time).

2019-05-08T04:55:03.559826+00:00 IST

Simona Halep pulls out of Stuttgart Open

Florida [US], Apr 23 (ANI): World number two Simona Halep has withdrawn from the Stuttgart Open due to a left hip injury suffered during the recent Fed Cup.

2019-04-23T14:53:49.647433+00:00 IST

Fabio Fognini wins maiden Masters title

Paris [France], Apr 22 (ANI): Fabio Fognini on Sunday (local time) registered his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title win as he defeated Serbian Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-4 in Monte Carlo. With this win, he has become the first Italian to win the Masters 1000 title.

2019-04-22T06:10:27.113857+00:00 IST