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Qatar Open : Andy Murray soars into semifinal after comeback win over Alexandre Muller
Doha : Britain's Andy Murray, who has been labelled as 'The Marathon Man' due to his epic exploits of late, roared back from a set down to beat Alexandre Muller of France to sail into the semifinals of Qatar Open, here.
Murray produced a…
Rio Open : Carlos Alcaraz stuns Fabio Fognini to sail into quarterfinals
Rio de Janeiro : Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz of Spain survived a two-hour and 47-minute battle against Italy's Fabio Fognini to secure a spot in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 Rio Open, here.
In a rematch of their 2022 Rio de…
Bengaluru Open : India’s Anirudh Chandrasekhar-N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth storm into doubles…
Bengaluru : Indian pair of Anirudh Chandrasekhar and N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth extended their excellent form at the Bengaluru Open 2023 to enter the doubles final after beating the fourth-seeded Arjun Kadhe and Max Neuchrist 7-6(1), 4-6,…
Qatar Open : Andy Murray cruises into QF after 3-hour marathon win over Alexander Zverev
Doha : Former World No. 1 Andy Murray stormed into the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open breezing past Alexander Zverev 7-6(5), 2-6, 7-5 after a gruelling three hours and three minutes encounter.
Murray, a two-time winner at this event,…
Rio Open : Sebastian Baez breezes past Thomaz Bellucci to reach last 16
Rio De Janerio : Argentine sixth seed Sebastian Baez advanced to the last 16 of the ATP 500 Rio Open with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over local favorite Thomaz Bellucci. Baez won 80 per cent of points on his first serve and 65% on his second to…
Qatar Open : Jiri Lehecka upsets Andrey Rublev to seal semifinal spot
Doha : Jiri Lehecka earned the biggest win of his career by ATP Ranking on Thursday at the Qatar Open, where he upset World No. 5 Andrey Rublev 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach his second tour-level semifinal, here.
The 21-year-old Czech entered…
I’m sure he’s going to break a few more records, Alexander Zverev hails Novak Djokovic…
Doha : German tennis star Alexander Zverev hailed the world no. 1 Novak Djokovic for his incredible achievement of equalling Steffi Graf's record for most weeks spent as the World No. 1 and said that the Serbian great could break what a few…
Tennis : Home favourite Thiago Monteiro takes out Dominic Thiem in Rio Open
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) : Local star Thiago Monteiro reached the second round at a tour-level event for the first time this season when he clawed past former champion Dominic Thiem 6-1, 3-6, 7-6(2) at the Rio Open here.
In a hard-fought…
Sania Mirza bids farewell to tennis after first round defeat at Dubai Duty Free Championships
Dubai : Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on Tuesday ended her magnificent 20-year-long career with a defeat in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, here.
The 36-year-old India legend lost in straight sets along with…
Sumit Nagal clinches thriller to advance in Bengaluru Open 2023
Bengaluru : Sumit Nagal kept the Indian hopes alive in the Bengaluru Open 2023 with an intensely-fought 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-4 win over Ly Nam Hoang of Vietnam in the Round of 32 at the KSLTA Stadium on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, two other Indians…