Tennis

Rome : World No. 3 Alexander Zverev beat Australian Alex de Minaur 6-3 7-6(5) to reach the quarter-finals of the Italian Open, here on Thursday. The German, who arrived in the Italian capital off the back of a run to the final at the Madrid…

Rome : Young Canadian tennis player Felix Auger-Aliassime rallied past in-form Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-2 to reach the Italian Open third round, while countrymate and 13th seed Denis Shapovalov defeated Georgian…

Rome : World No.1 Iga Swiatek started her title defense at the Italian Open with a victory over Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse here on Wednesday. In the process, Swiatek, stretched her run to 24 matches, the longest streak since Serena…

Madrid : Completing his magical week, Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz defeated World No. 3 Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 in the final to clinch the Madrid Open title, here on Sunday.Alcaraz, who did not face a breakpoint in a dominant…

Rome : Former world number one players, Simona Halep and Victoria Azarenka registered contrasting wins against their respective rivals and moved into the second round of the Italian Open here on Monday.Halep gained a 6-4, 6-4 revenge on…

Madrid : World No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic was in praise of Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz who upset the Serbian to set up a title clash against Germany's Alexander Zverev in the Madrid Open.The 34-year-old Serbian was aiming to reach a…

Mumbai : The Indian men's team started its campaign in the Thomas Cup finals in Bangkok, Thailand by thrashing lowly Germany 5-0 in its opening Group C match on Sunday.India, who have Canada and Chinese Taipei besides Germany in the…

Rome : Defending champion, Poland's Iga Swiatek, will be keen to maintain her undefeated record at the Italian Open when the event commences here on May 9, with 19 of the top-20 players set to compete in the WTA 1000 tournament. The draw,…

Madrid : Maintaining the quest for his first title of the season, World No 1 Novak Djokovic defeated Pole Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 6-4 to reach his seventh Madrid Open semifinal, here on Friday.Djokovic struck the ball with relentless depth,…

Madrid : Continuing his impressive rise, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz beat his countryman and World No 4 Rafael Nadal to reach the Madrid Open semifinal, here on Friday.The 19-year-old Spaniard withstood a trademark Nadal fightback and registered…