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Novak Djokovic, Tsitsipas in Green Group at Nitto ATP Finals
Turin : Serbian world No. 1 Novak Djokovic is in the 'Green Group' of the 2021 Nitto ATP Finals -- the elite year-end tournament for the top-eight tennis players in the world -- along with Greece's world No.3 Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey…
Told at 4 he was in main draw, Dominik Koepfer ousts Murray in three-hour slugfest
Paris : Germany's Dominik Koepfer made the most of his second chance at the Rolex Paris Masters, saving seven match points in a display of grit and gumption to defeat Great Britain's Andy Murray 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(9) here.Despite winning just…
Cameron Norrie wins at Indian Wells, becomes new British No. 1 tennis player
Indian Wells : Great Britain's world No. 26, Cameron Norrie, became the first male tennis player ranked outside the top-25 since Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia (2010) to clinch the BNP Paribas Open title, defeating Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia…
Tennis ace Naomi Osaka shares stunning pictures of Greek vacation
Athens : Japanese tennis ace and four-time major winner, Naomi Osaka, has shared stunning pictures of her vacationing in Mykonos in Greece, as she celebrates her 24th birthday with her family and friends in the island paradise.Osaka, who…
Paula Badosa clinches Indian Wells title, set for huge ranking leap
Indian Wells : Spain's No.21 seed Paula Badosa overcame No.27 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-6(5), 2-6, 7-6(2) to win the BNP Paribas Open championship in Indian Wells, the final WTA 1000 event of the season on Mionday (IST).In the first…
Cameron Norrie sets up Indian Wells final against Basilashvili
Indian Wells : Great Britain's Cameron Norrie dismissed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-2, 6-4 to make his maiden ATP Masters 1000 final at the BNP Paribas Open here on Sunday (IST).The 26-year-old Londoner broke Dimitrov at the beginning of…
Paula Badosa beats Jabeur, to meet Victoria Azarenka in final at Indian Wells
Indian Wells (USA) : Spain's Paula Badosa continued her dream run in the WTA event at the BNP Paribas Open here as she defeated Ons Jabeur of Tunisia to set up a clash in the final with Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.Paula ended the winning…
Taylor Fritz saves two match points to upset Zverev at Indian Wells
Indian Wells (USA) : American Taylor Fritz came back from the verge of defeat and saved two match points before going on to stun World No. 4 Alexander Zverev in the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open, making it to his first ATP Masters…
Rohan Bopanna-Denis Shapovalov lose in quarters at Indian Wells
Indian Wells : India's Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Denis Shapovalov have crashed out of the men's doubles competition in the ATP event at the BNP Paribas Open.In the quarter-final match played on Thursday night, Bopanna and…
Dimitrov overcomes Hurkacz, storms into semis at Indian Wells
Indian Wells (USA) : Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov's grand comeback continued at the BNP Paribas Open as he rallied from a set down to defeat Poland's Hubert Hurkacz in three sets to back up his stunning victory over top seed Daniil Medvedev in…