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  US Open: Halep rallies from set down in 1st round

  August 25, 2014 23:29 IST

  NEW YORK: Second-seeded Simona Halep rallied from a set down to beat a young American making her Grand Slam debut in the first round of the U.S. Open.   The Romanian won 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-2

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  Chance for players other than Big 4 at US Open

  August 25, 2014 12:23 IST

  New York: Two 23-year-olds, Milos Raonic and Grigor Dimitrov, broke through to their first major semifinals at Wimbledon.   Perhaps this year's U.S. Open will be the tipping point for the rise of a new generation.

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  Petra Kvitova takes 2nd Connecticut Open title

  August 24, 2014 14:16 IST

  NEW HAVEN, Conn. : Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova beat Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-4, 6-2 Saturday to win her second Connecticut Open title in the past three years.   The No. 4 player in the world

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  Petra Kvitova moves into semifinals at Connecticut Open

  August 22, 2014 7:18 IST

  NEW HAVEN, Conn:  Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova moved into the semifinals of the Connecticut Open with a 6-4, 6-1 win Thursday over fellow Czech player Barbora Zahlavova Strycova.   Kvitova went down by a service break

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  Top-seed Simona Halep upset in New Haven

  August 20, 2014 13:09 IST

  NEW HAVEN, Connecticut:  Defending champion and top-seeded Simona Halep was beaten in her opening match at the Connecticut Open, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 by Slovakian Magdalena Rybarikova on Tuesday.   Rybarikova, ranked 68th in the world, broke

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  Caroline Wozniacki comes back for win at Connecticut Open

  August 19, 2014 8:11 IST

  NEW HAVEN, Connecticut: Caroline Wozniacki came back to defeat Timea Bacsinszky 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 Monday in the first round at the Connecticut Open. A four-time champion of the New Haven tournament, the fourth-seeded Wozniacki lost

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  Serena Williams wins Cincinnati, beating Ana Ivanovic

  August 19, 2014 7:54 IST

  MASON, Ohio : Serena Williams finally got the one that always managed to somehow slip away. And she did it so convincingly that she's thinking another title could be coming soon.   Williams needed only 62

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  Rafael Nadal to skip US Open

  August 18, 2014 23:34 IST

  Madrid:  Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal confirmed Monday that he will not be able to defend his US Open tennis title due to a wrist injury.The World No.2 missed the recent Masters 1000 series events

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  Serena Williams,Roger Federer advance to Cincinnati finals

  August 17, 2014 12:51 IST

  MASON, Ohio:  Serena Williams came back to advance to the Western & Southern Open final Saturday as Roger Federer moved into position for his sixth title in the tournament.   The top-ranked Williams beat Caroline Wozniacki

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  Serena Williams edges Wozniacki to reach Cincinnati final

  August 17, 2014 11:29 IST

  MASON, Ohio:  Serena Williams rallied to advance to the Western & Southern Open final, beating Caroline Wozniacki 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday. The top-ranked Williams lost a set for the first time in the tournament

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  Federer beats Murray, reaches Cincinnati semis

  August 16, 2014 12:33 IST

  Mason, Ohio: Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 6-3, 7-5 on Friday and advanced to the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open, a tournament he has won an unprecedented five times already.   The second-seeded Federer

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  Andy Murray edges John Isner to reach Cincy quarterfinals

  August 15, 2014 7:41 IST

  MASON, Ohio (AP) -- Andy Murray fought off two late match points and edged John Isner 7-6 (3), 6-4, 7-6 (2) to reach the quarterfinals of the Western & Southern Open on Thursday.   Stan Wawrinka

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  Novak Djokovic beaten by Robredo at Cincinnati

  August 15, 2014 7:16 IST

  MASON, Ohio :  Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was upset by Tommy Robredo 7-6 (6), 7-5, in the round of 16 at the Western & Southern Open on Thursday. The 16th-seeded Spaniard beat a top-ranked player for

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  Leander Paes-Stepanek knocked out from Cincinnati Masters

  August 14, 2014 16:04 IST

  Cincinnati: Fifth seeds Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek were eliminated from the ATP Cincinnati Masters following their defeat against Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock. Paes and Stepanek lost 1-6 6-4 8-10 in the men double's

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  Roger Federer gets 300th Masters win in Cincinnati

  August 14, 2014 15:09 IST

  MASON, Ohio:  Roger Federer won his opening match at the Western & Southern Open on Wednesday, a three-set victory over Vasek Pospisil that was his 300th career victory during a Masters tournament.   He's the first

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  Somdev to spearhead Davis Cup campaign against Serbia

  August 14, 2014 7:27 IST

  New Delhi: In the absence of Leander Paes, Somdev Devvarman will be spearheading the Indian campaign in the crucial Davis Cup World Group play-off against 2013 finalists Serbia in Bangalore Sep 12-14.The All India Tennis

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  Bopanna-Qureshi make first round exit at Cincinnati

  August 13, 2014 14:49 IST

  Cincinnati (US): India's Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi suffered a first round exit at the Western and Southern Open tennis here.Unseeded Bopanna and Qureshi went down 5-7, 2-6 to Vasek Pospisil of

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  Tsonga, Venus Williams lose in Cincinnati

  August 13, 2014 9:24 IST

  MASON, Ohio: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga followed his week of big upsets with an early exit Tuesday, losing his opening match at the Western & Southern Open.Two days after he won his second Masters title by beating

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  Novak Djokovic makes a shaky start at Cincinnati

  August 13, 2014 8:25 IST

  MASON, Ohio: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic came back to beat Gilles Simon 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in his opening match at the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday.The Cincinnati tournament is the only Masters series event Djokovic

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  Sony Six bags telecast rights of Champions Tennis League

  August 13, 2014 7:49 IST

  Mumbai: Sports and entertainment channel Sony Six has bagged the exclusive broadcasting rights for the newly-floated Champions Tennis League (CTL) to be held from November 17-26 across six cities in India.     The Vijay Amritraj-conceptualised IPL-style

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  Four Indian juniors taking part in tourney at Wimbledon

  August 12, 2014 7:52 IST

  Mumbai:Two boys and as many Indian girls today qualified for the 13th HSBC Road to Wimbledon National Finals which would see 148 junior players competing on the famous lawns of the All England Club.     Adil

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  Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams look to bounce back in Cincinnati Masters

  August 11, 2014 11:14 IST

  Cincinnati: The world number one pair of Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams aim to bounce back this week at the Cincinnati Masters, the last major tuneup before the US Open.Djokovic was stung by a third-round

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  Rogers Cup: Tsonga beats Roger Federer in final

  August 11, 2014 8:19 IST

  TORONTO :  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the Rogers Cup on Sunday, beating second-seeded Roger Federer 7-5, 7-6 (3) for his fourth straight victory over a higher-seeded opponent.   The 13th-seeded Frenchman won his first ATP Tour title

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  Radwanska beats Venus Williams to win Rogers Cup

  August 11, 2014 6:46 IST

  MONTREAL:  Agnieszka Radwanska beat Venus Williams 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Rogers Cup title.   The third-seeded Radwanska, the first Rogers Cup champion from Poland, picked up her first tournament victory of the year

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  Venus Williams tops Serena, reaches Rogers Cup final

  August 10, 2014 15:36 IST

  MONTREAL: Venus beat Serena in an all-Williams semifinal in the Rogers Cup. Venus topped Serena 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday in the hard-court event for her first victory over her sister since 2009 in

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  Roger Federer advances to Rogers Cup final

  August 10, 2014 14:45 IST

  TORONTO: Roger Federer advanced to the Rogers Cup final Saturday night, beating Spain's Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-4 to set up a match against upset-happy Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.   The second-ranked Federer is seeking his third titles of

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  Citi Open: Milos Raonic tops Pospisil in 1st all-Canadian ATP final

  August 05, 2014 7:06 IST

  WASHINGTON: Milos Raonic easily won the first all-Canadian tournament final in ATP history, erasing the only break point he faced and beating Vasek Pospisil 6-1, 6-4 Sunday at the Citi Open for his sixth career

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  Serena, Agassi to play in Singapore IPTL leg from December 2-4

  August 04, 2014 22:48 IST

  Singapore: Multiple Grand Slam champions Serena Williams and Andre Agassi will turn up for their IPTL franchise Singapore 'Slammers' during their home leg matches against UAE Royals, Team Manila and Indian Aces at the Singapore