Tennis

Bengaluru : Star Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal was on Tuesday awarded a wild card entry into the singles main draw at the Bengaluru Open 2023, scheduled from February 20 to 26. The 25-year-old former India No. 1 is the first wild card…

Buenos Aires (Argentina) : Third-seeded Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain progressed to the semifinals of Argentina's Cordoba Open with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 win over Portugal's Joao Sousa. Ramos-Vinolas' first-serve percentage was 93 per cent, and…

New Delhi : World number three women tennis player Ons Jabeur of Tunisia on Wednesday announced her withdrawal from WTA tournaments in Doha and Dubai, slated to take place later this month. Jabeur said she has to undergo a minor surgery…

Dallas (USA) : Jack Sock rode a rollercoaster into the second round at the Dallas Open ATP 250 tennis event, getting the better of Ilyas Ivashka of Belarus in a first-round clash. For the American, the up-and-down ride took him into the…

Abu Dhabi : Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her American doubles partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands bowed out of the Abu Dhabi Open WTA 500 tennis tournament, which was the Indian star's penultimate event of the career. Sania and Bethanie…

Abu Dhabi : Jelena Ostapenko, seeded fifth, came out on top of a rollercoaster first round at the Abu Dhabi Open, edging American player Danielle Collins 7-5, 1-6, 7-5 in 2 hours and 18 minutes. Ostapenko, who collected her fifth and…

Paris : Alexandeor Zverev picked an opportune moment to record his second competitive win in eight months, defeating Stan Wawrinka 6-4, 6-1 to draw Germany level with Switzerland in their Davis Cup Qualifier in Trier, Germany. In Bogota,…

New Delhi : After winning his 10th Australian Open title, Novak Djokovic returned to the No. 1 spot in the latest ATP rankings released on Monday. Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6(4), 7-6(5) in the final on Sunday and clinched…

New Delhi : Aryna Sabalenka attained her career-high ranking of World No. 2 after winning the Australian Open women's singles title while runner-up Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan marked her top-10 debut in the latest WTA Rankings released on…

Melbourne : Novak Djokovic claimed his 10th Australian Open singles title, preserving his perfect record in Melbourne Park by beating Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6(4), 7-6(5) and equalling Rafael Nadal on 22 Grand Slam crowns on…