Tennis

Melbourne : Ace Canadian tennis player Denis Shapovalov is expecting a "long battle" with Spanish stalwart Rafael Nadal when the two clash in the Australian Open quarterfinal here on Tuesday.Shapovalov, ranked 14th in the world, upset world…

Melbourne : Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini of Italy rode his luck to advance to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open with a 7-5, 7-6(4) 6-4 win against 30-year-old Spanish stalwart Pablo Carreno Busta at the Melbourne Park…

New Delhi : Retired tennis star Martina Navratilova has blasted a decision by Australian Open organisers to ban T-shirts supporting Chinese player Peng Shuai, BBC reported.Security staff had on Friday asked spectators trying to enter the…

Melbourne : Canadian star Denis Shapovalov remained calm and composed as he booked his Australian Open quarterfinal berth with a 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3 victory over world No. 3 and Tokyo Olympic Games gold medallist Alexander Zverev of Germany at…

Melbourne : India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Rajeev Ram advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2022 Australian Open mixed doubles event after beating Australia's Ellen Perez and Matwe Middelkoop of the Netherlands, here on…

Melbourne : Jessica Pegula, the No.21 seed from the United States, secured a quarterfinal berth for the second consecutive year at the Australian Open defeating No.5 seed Maria Sakkari of Greece 7-6(0), 6-3, while compatriot Madison Keys…

Melbourne : Spanish tennis stalwart Rafael Nadal drew inspiration from a 30-minute-long 16-14 first-set tie-break on Sunday as the winner of 20 Grand Slams defeated 33-year-old Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 7-6(14), 6-2, 6-2 to advance into…

Melbourne: Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty booked her place in the 2022 Australian Open quarter-finals with a win over Amanda Anisimova, here on Sunday.Top seed Barty beat 20-year-old Anisimova 6-4, 6-3 in a 74-minute clash. She will meet No 21…

Melbourne : World No.2 Daniil Medvedev of Russia showed no signs of fatigue after the gruelling match against Nick Kyrgios, as he crushed Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 on the Margaret Court Arena to cruise into Round 4 of…

Melbourne : Former Australian Open finalist Simona Halep of Romania advanced to the fourth round of the opening Grand Slam of the year for the fifth straight year with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Danka Kovinic of Montenegro, at the Melbourne…