Tennis

Dubai : World no 1 Novak Djokovic eased into the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a comfortable win over Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, here. Having been pushed to a final-set tie-break in his opening match, Djokovic…

Pune : Unheralded Serbian Miljan Zekic upset top seed James Duckworth of Australia 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) in a 2-hour 11-minute battle to enter the quarterfinals of the Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) Open ATP challenger Men's 100 tennis…

New Delhi : World no 2 Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco with a right hamstring strain while Cameron Norrie pulled out due to fatigue, the tournament organisers said. "Unfortunately I won't be able to play…

Dubai : Andrey Rublev produced one of the comebacks of the 2023 season so far on Wednesday at the Dubai Tennis Championships, where he came back from the brink to beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 1-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(3) in a second-round clash,…

New Delhi : Six-time Grand Slam champion from Germany Boris Becker feels that Rafael Nadal is still a favourite to win the French Open even though the Spaniard has suffered injuries over the last few months. Nadal's latest hip injury saw…

New Delhi : Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios will miss ATP /WTA 1000 Indian Wells Masters, starting from March 6, as he is recovering from a knee injury that kept him out of the Australian Open. The Australian underwent surgery after…

Indian Wells (USA) : Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Indian Wells Masters, also known as BNP Paribas Open due to injury, the tournament announced on Tuesday. "Three-time BNP Paribas Open Champion Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from the 2023…

Dubai : Britain's Andy Murray has withdrawn from the Dubai Tennis Championships, which will be held from February 27 to March 4, due to a recurring hip injury, the tournament organisers announced on Monday. The former world no. 1 had…

New Delhi : Novak Djokovic on Monday added a feather to his cap as the 93-time tour-level champion overtook Stefanie Graf's record for most weeks by a men's or women's tennis player as World No. 1. The 22-time Grand Slam champion already…

Rio De Janeiro : Cameron Norrie secured his fifth ATP title as he recovered from a slow start to defeat top seed Carlos Alcaraz 5-7, 6-4. 7-5 in the Rio Open final. The British second seed looked shaky on serve early and committed five…