Tennis

Team US defeats Great Britain to secure place in final four at UC

With the Sydney City Final secured, the Team US moved into the semifinals of the United Cup, which will begin Friday, also in Sydney.

2023-01-04T15:35:58.633091+00:00 IST

Novak Djokovic likely to miss Indian Wells, Miami Open

This year's tournament at Indian Wells will kickstart from March 6 to 19, with the Miami Open following from March 20 to April 2.

2023-01-04T12:31:57.709673+00:00 IST

Daniil Medvedev reaches quarterfinals of Adelaide International

In his first game of the season, Daniil Medvedev had to fight tooth and nail, saving nine set points in the opening set of 2023. However, the tennis star did not sweat on Wednesday as he eased past Kecmanovic in straight sets.

2023-01-04T12:20:18.249264+00:00 IST

United Cup: Magda Linette clinches final spot for Poland

With Hurkacz's victory providing Poland with a 2-1 lead, Linette held off Jil Teichmann to win 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 to clinch the tie.

2023-01-03T18:19:59.647074+00:00 IST

United Cup: Peers-Stosur seal victory for Australia against Spain

With Great Britain already confirmed as the winner of Group D, neither Spain or Australia advanced out of the group stage.

2023-01-03T18:11:51.337457+00:00 IST

Tata Open Maharashtra: India's Ramkumar enters doubles QFs

Ramkumar Ramanathan and Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela now face the three-time Grand Slam champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury, who overcame the challenge from Sebastian Baez-Luis David Martinez 6-3, 7-6 (1) in their opening encounter.

2023-01-03T16:53:51.955071+00:00 IST

Medvedev secures first win of 2023 after Lorenzo Sonego withdraws

Medvedev found himself in serious trouble late in the 81-minute opening set after saving six set points at 4-5 despite having led by 40/0 earlier. Medvedev had to rally in his subsequent service game, coming back from 0/40 to demand a tie-break.

2023-01-03T15:05:10.908258+00:00 IST

United Cup: Pegula, Tiafoe power US to win over Germany

The USA will complete Group C unbeaten after having defeated the Czech Republic in their opening tie as they move on to the City Finals to face Great Britain.

2023-01-03T14:38:56.677229+00:00 IST

PMDTA aims to help Indian players in their quest for circuit wins

The programme is named "Doubles Dream of India" and is a value-added programme for the Indian "Doubles Players" ranked in the Top 200 in the ATP Doubles Rankings. The ten Players who are currently benefiting from this programme are Ramkumar Ramanathan, Rohan Bopanna, Saketh Myneni, Yuki Bhambri, N. Sriram Balaji, Divij Sharan, Arjun Kadhe, Purav Raja, Jeevan N and Anirudha C.

2023-01-03T12:22:56.494302+00:00 IST

Novak Djokovic starts 2023 season with win in Adelaide

Djokovic pushed through the gears while a large audience watched on, hitting his impenetrable groundstrokes with constant depth and accuracy to seize immediate control.

2023-01-03T12:07:28.427682+00:00 IST

United Cup: Garcia keeps French hopes alive with win over Martic

Caroline Garcia triumphed in a must-win rubber to defeat Petra Martic 7-6(9), 6-4 on Tuesday,

2023-01-03T11:49:15.296864+00:00 IST

Berrettini storms past Rudd to earn Italy place in City Finals

Berrettini got the better of World No 3 in a much-anticipated match, winning it 6-4, 6-4 in straight sets to seal Italy's victory over Norway and take a commanding 3-0 lead. The Italian team will face either Poland or Switzerland in the City Finals on Wednesday.

2023-01-03T08:39:10.433710+00:00 IST

Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat, breast cancer

It is not the first time the 66-year-old will battle cancer having overcome the deadly disease earlier. The veteran tennis player was diagnosed with cancer for the first time in 2010 when she was 53.

2023-01-02T18:16:13.280457+00:00 IST

Tata Open: 15-year-old Manas impresses on ATP Tour debut

The 15-year-old tennis prodigy Manas Dhamne began the match confidently and even bagged the opening game of the match aggressively by conceding just a point against the 24-year-old American in that game. Dhamne was handed a wildcard at South Asia's only ATP 250 event for his impressive performances recently.

2023-01-02T13:23:25.551749+00:00 IST

United Cup: Casper Ruud's win in vain as Brazil overcome Norway

Norway started Sunday's United Cup match against Brazil trailing 2-0. Despite World No 3 Casper Ruud keeping Norway's hopes alive, the country was unable to fight its way back.

2023-01-01T19:52:13.897289+00:00 IST

United Cup: Petra Kvitova helps Czech Republic beat Germany

Her opening 7-6(6), 6-4 triumph over World No 3 Jessica Pegula was a huge confidence boost for the former World No 2, who saved seven set points in the first set to win in two.

2023-01-01T19:15:16.134670+00:00 IST

United Cup: Lazarov-Shinikov help Bulgaria beat Belgium

Shinikova heaped praises on captain Grigor Dimitrov for putting her up for the crucial matchup and appreciated her partner for gelling well to deliver an important result.

2023-01-01T18:56:52.678569+00:00 IST

Hurkacz's heroics sees Poland triumph over Kazakhstan

Magda Linette finished the job, and Hurkacz/Iga Swiatek completed a 4-1 triumph for Poland. .

2023-01-01T18:49:00.305289+00:00 IST

United Cup: Evans' victory powers Britain into City Finals

Evans defeated the opponent with 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 on the leaderboard in the critical match in Sydney when his nation was holding a 2-1 lead in the tie. The 32-year-old's brilliance led his team to secure an invincible 3-1 lead in the tie and grabbed the top spot in Group D. In the City Final on Wednesday, Great Britain will take on the winners of group C.

2023-01-01T18:22:46.109881+00:00 IST

Tata Open Maharashtra: Ramanathan enters main draw with a win

Ramkumar Ramanathan will be the fourth Indian to feature in the singles main draw at the ongoing edition of South Asia's only ATP 250 event, which is being conducted by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) in association with the Government of Maharashtra for the fifth year in Pune.

2023-01-01T14:50:37.331453+00:00 IST

Tata Open Maharashtra: 15-year-old Manas Dhamne gets wildcard

The Pune-born teenager Manas Dhamne is the current Asian Junior champion and one of the youngest to clinch that title. Dhamne has also been selected for the Grand Slam Player Grant Programme 2023.

2023-01-01T13:43:34.123802+00:00 IST