Tennis

Isner beats Zverev to win first Miami Open

Florida [USA], April 2 (ANI): American John Isner triumphed over Germany's Alexander Zverev in the Miami Open title showdown to finally put an end to his ATP Masters final agony.

2018-04-02T04:49:39.601701+00:00 IST

Sloane Stephens claims Miami Open

Florida [USA], April 1 (ANI): South Florida local Sloane Stephens edged past fast-hitting Latvian Jelena Ostapenko to claim the prestigious Miami Open title for the first time here on Sunday.

2018-04-01T08:00:41.415785+00:00 IST

Miami Open: Zverev rolls into final, to face Isner

Florida [U.S.A], March 31 (ANI): German tennis star Alexander Zverev showcased his finest tennis of the season to brush aside Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain and cement her spot in the finals of the Miami Masters here on Saturday.

2018-03-31T05:48:13.317271+00:00 IST

Anderson crashes out in Miami Open quarters

Key Biscayne (Florida) [USA], March 30 (ANI): South Africa's Kevin Anderson once again failed to reach the last four of the Miami Open as he suffered a three-set defeat from Pablo Carreno Busta here on Friday.

2018-03-30T11:36:18.752437+00:00 IST

Andhra Pradesh appoints shuttler Srikanth as Deputy Collector

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 29 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth was on Thursday appointed as a Deputy Collector by the Andhra Pradesh government.

2018-03-29T07:30:31.800557+00:00 IST

Miami Open: Venus stunned by qualifier Collins in quarters

Florida [U.S.A], March 29 (ANI): American tennis star Venus Williams suffered a major blow as she crashed out of Miami Masters after slumping to a shocking straight-sets defeat at the hands of qualifier Danielle Collins in the quarter-finals here on Thursday.

2018-03-29T06:56:56.966653+00:00 IST

Venus Williams marches into Miami Open quarters

Florida [U.S.A], March 27 (ANI): American tennis star Venus Williams booked her place in the quarter-finals of the Miami Masters after battling past last year's winner Johanna Konta of Australia in a three-set thriller here on Tuesday.

2018-03-27T05:20:35.570715+00:00 IST

Bopanna-Vasselin knocked out of Miami Open

Florida [U.S.A], March 26 (ANI): Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin suffered a major blow as they crashed out of the Miami Open after going in the second round of the men's doubles event here on Monday.

2018-03-26T05:21:20.560102+00:00 IST

Federer to lose top spot after Miami Open defeat

Key Biscayne (Florida) [USA], March 25 (ANI): Twenty-time grand slam champion Roger Federer will lose his world number one spot after suffering a shock defeat at the hands of world number 175 Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Miami Open on Sunday.

2018-03-25T10:51:51.984232+00:00 IST

Novak Djokovic out of Miami Open

Key Biscayne (Florida) [USA], March 24 (ANI): Former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic dashed out of the Miami Open after suffering a second round defeat on Saturday as he continues his return from an injury.

2018-03-24T09:59:13.671694+00:00 IST

Venus Williams battles into Miami Open third round

Florida [U.S.A], March 24 (ANI): American tennis star Venus Williams battled from behind in both sets against Russia's Natalia Vikhlyantseva to book her place in the third round of the Miami Open here on Saturday.

2018-03-24T08:56:46.773848+00:00 IST

Federer unfazed about No.1 ranking quest

Melbourne [Australia], March 23 (ANI): 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer has stressed that retaining his world number one spot in rankings is no more than a `mini goal` for him as he is looking forward to defend his title at the Miami Open.

2018-03-23T10:48:05.043289+00:00 IST

Yuki Bhambri cruises into Miami Open second round

Florida [U.S.A], March 23 (ANI): Indian tennis ace Yuki Bhambri continued his rich vein of form as he swept aside Mirza Basic of Bosnia-Herzegovina in straight sets to storm into the second round of the Miami Open here on Friday.

2018-03-23T09:08:37.550492+00:00 IST

Serena fined for missing press conference

Johannesburg [South Africa], March 23 (ANI): Twenty-three time grand slam champion Serena Williams has been fined for not showing up for a press conference post her first round exit from the Miami Open.

2018-03-23T09:08:37.547265+00:00 IST

Serena Williams crashes out of Miami Open

Biscayne (Florida) [U.S.A.], March 22 (ANI): Twenty-three time grand slam champion Serena Williams was knocked out of the Miami Open on Thursday as she continues her return after pregnancy.

2018-03-22T08:43:15.374348+00:00 IST

Djokovic feeling pain-free after years

Belgrade [Serbia], March 21 (ANI): Former world number one Novak Djokovic, who has been troubled by injury lately, has said that he is playing without pain after a long time.

2018-03-21T11:01:15.271191+00:00 IST

Navratilova blames BBC of promoting gender pay gap

London [United Kingdom], March 20 (ANI): American tennis star Martina Navratilova has alleged that BBC paid a male voice ten times more as much as for the same role.

2018-03-20T14:48:20.025391+00:00 IST

Del Potro surges to sixth spot in ATP rankings

London [U.K], March 20 (ANI): Argentina tennis star Juan Martin Del Potro surged up two places to stand at the sixth spot in the latest ATP men's singles rankings released last evening.

2018-03-20T07:11:20.237219+00:00 IST

Indian Wells: Del Potro stuns Federer to lift first Masters title

London [U.K], March 19 (ANI): Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro produced a spirited performance as he bounced back from a set down to beat world number one Roger Federer and clinch the title at the Indian Wells Masters in California on Monday.

2018-03-19T05:52:06.883192+00:00 IST

Roger Federer makes it to Indian Wells finals

California [USA], March 18 (ANI): World number one Roger Federer edged past Croatia's Borna Coric to reach the finals of the BNP Paribas Open.

2018-03-18T09:05:37.453094+00:00 IST

Indian Wells: Naomi Osaka knocks out Simona Halep in semis

California [U.S.A], March 17 (ANI): World number one Simona Halep suffered a major blow as she bowed out of the Indian Wells Masters after going down in straight sets to unseeded Naomi Osaka in the semi-finals of the women's singles event here on Saturday.

2018-03-17T12:39:44.030676+00:00 IST