Tennis

ATP Finals: Djokovic eases into final round

London [UK], Nov 18 (ANI): World number one Novak Djokovic advanced into the final round of the ongoing ATP Finals tournament after breezing past Kevin Anderson of South Africa in the men's singles event here on Sunday.

2018-11-18T06:27:35.069742+00:00 IST

ATP Finals: Federer books semis berth

London [UK], Nov 16 (ANI): Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer stormed into the semi-final of the ongoing ATP Finals tournament after defeating Kevin Anderson of South Africa in the men's singles event here on Friday.

2018-11-16T07:50:40.931368+00:00 IST

ATP Finals: Djokovic overcomes Zverev hurdle

London [UK], Nov 14 (ANI): World number one Novak Djokovic has strengthened his position in the ongoing ATP finals tournaments as he defeated Alexander Zverev of Germany in the men's singles event here at the O2 Arena on Wednesday.

2018-11-14T17:10:58.718450+00:00 IST

Federer keeps ATP Finals title hopes alive

London [United Kingdom], Nov 14 (ANI): Two days after a shocking straight-sets defeat against Kei Nishikori, Swiss tennis star Roger Federer conquered Dominic Thiem in the ongoing ATP Finals here at the O2 Arena.

2018-11-14T07:27:39.393255+00:00 IST

Ronaldo becomes ball kid at ATP Finals

London [United Kingdom], Nov 13 (ANI): Considered as one of the best football players in the world, striker Cristiano Ronaldo on Monday night found a new job of a ball kid at the ongoing ATP Finals.

2018-11-13T06:31:19.186952+00:00 IST

ATP Finals: Djokovic trounces Isner in opener

London [United Kingdom], Nov 13 (ANI): World number one Novak Djokovic trounced John Isner of America in straight sets in the opening match of the ongoing prestigious Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals here on Monday.

2018-11-13T04:18:55.392681+00:00 IST

Nishikori upsets Federer in ATP Finals opener

London [United Kingdom], Nov 12 (ANI): Seventh seed Kei Nishikori defeated six-time former champion Roger Federer in straight sets on day one of the prestigious Nitto Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals here at the O2 Arena on Sunday.

2018-11-12T03:43:30.457317+00:00 IST

Darren Cahill to no longer coach Simona Halep

New Delhi [India], Nov 10 (ANI): Darren Cahill, coach of World number one and Romanian tennis star Simona Halep, announced that the coach-player duo has ended their partnership ahead of the upcoming 2019 season.

2018-11-10T09:52:42.963081+00:00 IST

Ashleigh Barty lifts year-end WTA Elite Trophy

Zhuhai [China], Nov 4 (ANI): Australian tennis star Ashleigh Barty lifted the year-end Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Elite Trophy after sweeping aside Qiang Wang in straight sets here on Thursday.

2018-11-04T12:35:52.910410+00:00 IST

Karolina Pliskova pulls out of Fed Cup final

New Delhi [India], Nov 4 (ANI): Czech tennis star Karolina Pliskova has pulled out of her team's Fed Cup final clash against the United States after failing to recover fully from a leg injury.

2018-11-04T10:36:25.867367+00:00 IST

Djokovic defeats Federer, eyes fifth Paris title

Paris [France], Nov 4 (ANI): Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic cruised into the final of the ongoing Paris Masters after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland in their semifinals here on Saturday.

2018-11-04T07:51:37.299728+00:00 IST

Ramanathan, Myneni book quarters berth in Shenzhen Challenger tournament

New Delhi [India], Nov 01 (ANI): Indian Tennis player Ramkumar Ramanathan on Wednesday progressed to the men's doubles quarterfinals of the Shenzhen Challenger tournament in China along with compatriot Saketh Myneni.

2018-11-01T00:04:33.990069+00:00 IST

WTA releases calendar for 2019 season

Florida [United States], Oct31 (ANI): Ahead of its 46th anniversary, the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) has released the calendar for its 2019 season.

2018-10-31T10:49:36.590457+00:00 IST

WTA Finals: Sloane Stephens thumps Karolina Pliskova, enters final

Florida [United States], Oct 28 (ANI): World number six Sloane Stephens cruised into the summit showdown of the ongoing 2018 Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Finals after brushing aside Karolina Pliskova in Singapore on Sunday.

2018-10-28T08:56:50.519112+00:00 IST

Thandi upsets Julia, to take on Xinyun in summit clash

Nanning [China], Oct 27 (ANI): India's rising tennis player Karman Kaur Thandi, on Saturday edged past second seed Julia Glusko of Israel in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals of the $25,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) women’s tennis tournament. In final Thandi will lock horns with China’s Han Xinyun in the title clash.

2018-10-27T13:54:00.057626+00:00 IST

Simona Halep becomes first recipient of Chris Evert WTA World No.1 Trophy

Florida [United States], Oct 27 (ANI): World number one Simona Halep has become the first recipient of the Chris Evert Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) World No.1 Trophy, named after WTA’s first-ever world number one, Chris Evert.

2018-10-27T11:46:10.448445+00:00 IST

WTA Finals: Pliskova clinches first semi-final spot

Florida [United States], Oct 25 (ANI): Czech tennis star Karolina Pliskova on Thursday clinched the first spot in the semi-finals of the ongoing 2018 Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Finals after sweeping aside Petra Kvitova in straight sets in Singapore on Friday.

2018-10-25T14:14:20.312290+00:00 IST

Sky's the limit for Osaka, says former World No.1

Florida [United States], Oct 24 (ANI): Former World number one tennis star Billie Jean King on Wednesday stated that sky is the limit for the 2018 US Open champion Naomi Osaka, adding that Japan should be proud of her.

2018-10-24T13:19:19.593911+00:00 IST

Osaka denies having any 'regrets' after WTA Finals debut defeat

Florida [USA], Oct 23 (ANI): World number four Naomi Osaka, who lost her debut match of the ongoing WTA Finals against Sloane Stephens of America, has said that she does not have any "regrets" after the clash.

2018-10-23T04:48:15.959553+00:00 IST

Naomi has remained focused after controversial US Open finals, says coach Bajin

Florida [United States], Oct22 (ANI): Sascha Bajin, coach of Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, has stated that the World number four has impressively maintained her focus level after the controversial US Open final, last month.

2018-10-22T10:08:47.694637+00:00 IST

Wimbledon to have final set tie-break

London [UK], Oct 19 (ANI): The organisers of Wimbledon have announced the introduction of a final set tie-break in all the events of the championship.

2018-10-19T12:00:37.593743+00:00 IST