Tennis

Couldn't ask for a better season: Djokovic ahead of Paris Masters

Despite having 39 Masters 1000 trophies (six at Paris-Bercy) and 24 major crowns under his belt, the Serbian's motivation comes from his passion for the game and desire to keep vying for those victories

2023-10-30T14:33:18.979900+00:00 IST

Djokovic-Kecmanovic headline blockbuster Paris doubles draw

Novak Djokovic and Miomir Kecmanovic will take on Jannik Sinner and Stan Wawrinka in a blockbuster first-round doubles match at the Paris Masters.

2023-10-30T14:09:09.708716+00:00 IST

ITF Davangere Open: Chappell, Bobrav in title clash

In the semifinals played at the Davangere Tennis Association Courts here on Saturday, top seed Nick Chappell of the USA scored a convincing 6-3, 6-2 victory over India's Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha while second seed Bogdan Bobrav quelled a late challenge from last week's winner Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-4, 7-6 (4) to set up a title clash with his best pal on the current tour of India. Fourth seeds Siddhant Banthia and Vishnu Vardhan lifted the doubles title with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over the third-seeded pair of Sai Karteek Reddy Ganta and Manish Sureshkumar.

2023-10-28T14:25:55.327628+00:00 IST

ITF Davangere Open: Ramkumar, Chappell, Poonacha register wins

Unlike the disastrous Thursday, the fancied players took their appointed spot in the semifinals of the ITF Davangere Open Men's World Tennis Tour being played at the Davanagere Tennis Association, thus promising some exciting action in the semifinals slated for Saturday.

2023-10-28T10:43:58.249789+00:00 IST

Davangere Open: Manish, Madhwin score upset wins enroute to QFs

On a day when four seeds bit the dust, Manish Sureshkumar and Madhwin Kamath of India created ripples with an upset victory each enroute to the quarterfinals of the ITF Davangere Open Men's World Tennis Tour.

2023-10-27T11:11:14.712935+00:00 IST

Kasatkina seals Zhuhai semifinal spot; Ostapenko downs Vekic

Kasatkina needed just two hours and 9 minutes to register a straight-set victory over Linette to reach her fifth semifinal of 2023.

2023-10-26T13:36:16.153848+00:00 IST

Andrey Rublev seals fourth consecutive ATP Finals qualification

The 26-year-old secured his position in the season finale on Thursday by defeating Matteo Arnaldi in the Vienna quarterfinals.

2023-10-26T13:07:37.027495+00:00 IST

ITF Davangere Open: Seeded players advance to pre-quarter

All the seeded players advanced to the men's singles pre-quarterfinals of the ITF Davangere Open Men's World Tennis Tour, raising expectations of an exciting contest ahead in the USD 15,000 event.

2023-10-26T04:21:48.058804+00:00 IST

Mukund, Riya and Sahaja up for grabs at PTL auction⁣

Mukund Sasikumar, Riya Bhatia with Sahaja Yamalapalli will be part of the players' pool for the auction. The 40 Players participating have been divided into five categories.

2023-10-26T03:05:19.888519+00:00 IST

ITF World Tennis Tour: Sidharth, Karan cruise into pre-quarters

Sidharth Rawat of India made a confident start to his campaign in the ITF Davangere Men's World Tennis Tour which kicked off at the prestigious Davangere Tennis Association courts here on Tuesday. The fifth seed scored a facile 6-1, 6-4 win over Suraj Prabodh to enter the pre-quarterfinals

2023-10-24T15:34:17.271203+00:00 IST

Digvijay highest seeded Indian at ITF Davanagere WTT

Ramkumar Ramanathan, who grabbed the Dharwad Men's World Tennis Tour title on Sunday, would be keen to sustain his winning ways as contends in the ITF Davanagere Men's World Tennis Tour, the main round of which, begins at the District Tennis Association Davanagere courts which begins here from Tuesday.

2023-10-24T06:52:35.723700+00:00 IST

ITF World Tennis Tour: Ramkumar, Digvijay to clash in final

Fourth seed Ramkumar Ramanathan of India produced a remarkable comeback to defeat top seed Nick Chappell

2023-10-21T18:26:35.021069+00:00 IST

PV Sindhu loses against Carolina Marin in semi-final

Star Indian shuttler PV Sindhu put up a tough but faced defeat in the semi-final match of the Denmark Open in Odense on Saturday. In the semi-final match of the tournament, Sindhu faced Spain's Carolina Marin and lost the match by 2-1.

2023-10-21T14:16:39.988069+00:00 IST

Asian Games gold medalist Rutuja Bhosale eyes Olympics berth

Riding on the success of the Hangzhou Asian Games, Indian tennis star Rutuja Bhosale is now aiming to secure 2024 Paris Olympics quota and break into top-200 to ensure more Grand Slam presence in her career.

2023-10-21T07:06:25.328936+00:00 IST

Gael Monfils halts Adrian Mannarino, advances to Stockholm SFs 

The 37-year-old Gael Monfils progressed to the semifinal with a 7-5, 7-6(3) triumph against fellow Frenchman Adrian Mannarino at the Stockholm Open

2023-10-21T05:07:56.463688+00:00 IST

Stefanos Tsitsipas downs Yannick Hanfmann, reaches Antwerp semis

The top-seeded Tsitsipas bested Hanfmann 6-3, 6-3.

2023-10-21T02:43:28.771380+00:00 IST

Exciting climax expected at ITF Dharwad World Tennis Tour

ITF Dharwad Men's World Tennis Tour is heading into a climax as the top four seeds made it to semifinals of USD 25,000 prize money event being held at the Dharwad District Lawn Tennis Association

2023-10-20T17:59:49.986087+00:00 IST

Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Botic van de Zandschulp in Antwerp

In the quarterfinals on Friday, he will face fifth seed Yannick Hanfmann, who defeated Dominic Thiem.

2023-10-20T05:59:23.311257+00:00 IST

Grand Slam giants Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek headline United Cup

United Cup will be held in Perth and Sydney from 29 December to 7 January 2024.

2023-10-20T04:16:26.982444+00:00 IST

Holger Rune hires Boris Becker as his coach

Last week, Rune posted a team photo, which included Becker, following a training session.

2023-10-20T03:24:46.853587+00:00 IST

Kecmanovic knocks out top seed Rune to reach Stockholm QFs

The Serbian knocked off the top seed and defending champion 7-6(3), 6-2.

2023-10-19T04:43:29.352204+00:00 IST