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Djokovic overcomes Berrettini to set up semis clash with Nadal
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic set up a semi-final clash with old rival Rafael Nadal after he defeated big-hitting Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-5 in a three-hour-28-minute quarter-final here at the Roland Garros late on Wednesday…
Stefanos Tsitsipas shatters Medvedev’s world No. 1 dream, enters semis
Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, to enter semi-finals of the French Open here in a late match on Tuesday.This was Greek Tsitsipas's only second win over the Russian…
Would rather be in Nadal, Djokovic’s shoes now: Federer
Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer conceded after his French Open third-round win that he would prefer to be in world No. 1 Novak Djokovic or world No. 3 Rafael Nadal's shoes right now where they are playing really well and winning their…
Federer books pre-quarterfinal berth, to take on Berrettini
Former World No. 1, Switzerland's Roger Federer came through a nerve-wracking third-round match against 27-year-old German Dominik Koepfer 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 7-5 to seal a spot in the French Open pre-quarterfinals. In the late-evening…
French Open: 2019 finalist Vondrousova reaches 4th round
Marketa Vondrousova of Czech Republic, who reached the 2019 French Open final, defeated Polona Hercog in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3, to enter fourth round of French Open late on Friday even as seeded players continued to fall at Roland…
Winning starts for Manika Batra , Sutirtha Mukherjee, Doha at Oly qualification tourney
Ace India table tennis players Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee began their quest for a berth at this year's Tokyo Olympics on a winning note with comfortable straight-set victories in their respective women's singles knockout stage-I…
Manika Batra crashes out of Olympic qualifying event
Manika Batra's run at the World Singles Qualification Tournament, an Olympic qualification event in table tennis, came to an end after she suffered a 4-1 defeat to Monaco's Xiaoxin Yang in the women's singles knockout stage-I semi-final…
Roger Federer returns with win after 13-month gap
Swiss tennis great Roger Federer returned from injury to beat Britain's Dan Evans at the Qatar Open 7-6 (8), 3-6, 7-5. It was Federer's first match in 13 months.The 39-year-old Federer underwent two knee surgeries last year following the…
Sania Mirza shares her beauty preference
Ace shuttler Sania Mirza says she has always been very particular about the skincare products she uses. "But it's definitely way more now that I'm a mother," she reveals."I wouldn't want to think twice before hugging or kissing my son…
Serena Williams, Venus, Osaka cruise into Australian Open second round
Serena Williams, in search for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title, started her Australian Open campaign in an emphatic manner as she zipped past Laura Siegemund of Germany, 6-1, 6-1, on to notch her opening-round win on Monday.With the…