Tennis

Indian Wells: Iga Swiatek heads field; Stephens to face Kenin

Also in this quarter are 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu, No.12 Liudmila Samsonova, No.13 Beatriz Haddad Maia, No.19 Madison Keys, No.20 Magda Linette, No.30 Leylah Fernandez and Danielle Collins.

2023-03-07T11:36:01.136529+00:00 IST

Ankita Raina among players in India's Billie Jean King Cup 2023

The Billie Jean King Cup, formerly called Fed Cup is one of the most important international women's tennis events, bringing together some of the top-ranked stars of the sport from different nations, who compete as a team. The tournament is the women's equivalent of the Davis Cup

2023-03-06T17:46:16.722001+00:00 IST

ITF Women's Open: Vaidehi Chaudhari advances to the second round

Vaidehi, seeded ninth, did not even have to stretch herself for the win as a double break took her to win in the first set and she bettered it in the second set to wrap up the match comfortably, as per a press release from ITF Women's Open

2023-03-06T14:20:36.795294+00:00 IST

Sania Mirza bids emotional farewell to tennis in Hyderabad

She had earlier retired from professional tennis after Dubai Tennis Championships earlier this month

2023-03-05T14:29:59.559272+00:00 IST

Sania Mirza to play farewell exhibition match in Hyderabad

Sania Mirza's farewell will occur on March 5 at Hyderabad's Lal Bahadur Stadium. Sania Mirza will participate in a handful of exhibition matches as part of the tournament.

2023-03-04T15:28:20.753587+00:00 IST

Daniil Medvedev ends Novak Djokovic's unbeaten run in Dubai

Medvedev was locked in from ball one, triumphing 6-4, 6-4 to extend his winning streak to 13 matches.

2023-03-04T04:21:14.148773+00:00 IST

Rublev beats Zverev to reach Dubai Tennis Championships final

It took one hour and 58 minutes for the second seed to clinch a spot in the final, saving one set point in the second set to triumph 6-3, 7-6(9) over seventh-seeded Zverev

2023-03-03T18:20:26.486191+00:00 IST

Top seeds Wesley Koolhof-Neal Skupski reach Acapulco SFs

Koolhof/Skupski defeated Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the last four in Acapulco.

2023-03-03T11:32:46.397893+00:00 IST

Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka top Miami Open entry list

Defending champion Iga Swiatek along with Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka top the entry list for the Miami Open 2023, which begins March 21 at the Hard Rock Stadium.

2023-03-03T11:21:53.832464+00:00 IST

ITF Women's Open: Ankita, Karman to spearhead India's challenge

A clutch of tennis stars from India and from around the world will headline the tournament, which is part of the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour

2023-03-01T18:15:00.924139+00:00 IST

Dubai Tennis C'ship: Felix beats Cressy to advance in 2nd round

The Canadian overcame a serve-and-volley barrage from a tenacious Cressy, finding a couple of brilliant passing shots in stressful situations to win after three hours.

2023-02-28T16:42:18.838905+00:00 IST

Rune rallies past Shelton in Acapulco, Ruud survives Andreozzi

In a 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-2 victory at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel, the Danish player won eight of the final 10 games to close out a match that hung on a knife edge until late.

2023-02-28T13:45:49.110265+00:00 IST

Djokovic surpasses Graf with 378th week as World No. 1

His current spell at world number 1 began last month after he clinched his 10th Australian Open title win in January.

2023-02-27T14:35:51.047395+00:00 IST

Andy Murray withdraws from Dubai Tennis Championships

Andy Murray has withdrawn from the 2023 Dubai Tennis Championships due to a recurring hip issue.

2023-02-27T13:07:18.565896+00:00 IST

Camila Giorgi downs Rebecca Peterson to win Merida Open

Caty McNally and Diane Parry outplayed Wang Xinyu and Wu Fang-hsien 6-0, 7-5 in one hour and 12 minutes to claim the Merida Open doubles title.

2023-02-27T10:57:14.900367+00:00 IST

Cameron Norrie battles past Carlos Alcaraz for Rio Open title

Second seed Norrie rallied for a 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 victory after two hours and 42 minutes in the ATP 500 final.

2023-02-27T10:43:08.667747+00:00 IST

Max Purcell crowned Bengaluru Open 2023 champion

Max Purcell landed his second ATP Challenger title within a week when he clinched the title at the Bengaluru Open 2023 at the KSLTA Stadium here on Sunday.

2023-02-26T17:10:28.076890+00:00 IST

Emma Raducanu withdraws from Austin Open due to illness

Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu has been forced to withdraw from the Austin Open due to illness.

2023-02-26T12:22:28.605926+00:00 IST

Rio Open: Alcaraz beat Jarry to set Norrie showdown in final

Norrie advanced to the final with a three-set win of his own, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(3) against Bernabe Zapata Miralles.

2023-02-26T12:16:43.738622+00:00 IST

Camila Giorgi to face Rebecca Peterson in Merida Open final

The 31-year-old Italian defeated No.4 seed Katerina Siniakova 7-5, 7-6(2) in the semifinals to advance to her 10th career final and first since winning Montreal in 2021.

2023-02-26T12:16:11.299658+00:00 IST

Bengaluru Open: Anirudh-Vijay suffer loss in doubles final

Anirudh Chandrasekhar and N Vijay Sundar Prashanth won the first set but dropped the following two sets before dropping the match 6-3, 6(7)-7(9), and 9-11 in one hour and 47 minutes.

2023-02-26T06:54:06.527115+00:00 IST