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  Nalbandian, Cilic Advance To Semi Finals Of Washington Classic

  August 07, 2010 11:50 IST

  Former world number three David Nalbandian showed he can still match it with the best in the world after he defeated the 13th seed Gilles Simon 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Friday (6 August) to advance

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  Serbian Tipsarevic Advances In Washington Classic

  August 05, 2010 10:58 IST

  Washington  : Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic took advantage of Sam Querrey's mistakes and found his serve late to beat the sixth-seeded American 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Wednesday in the second round of the Legg Mason Tennis

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  Serena Williams, Isner To Combine For Hopman Cup

  August 03, 2010 14:15 IST

  Perth, Australia: No. 1-ranked Serena Williams will combine with John Isner to represent the United States in a star-studded field at the Hopman Cup international mixed teams tennis tournament in January. Williams and Isner will

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  Somdev Cracks Top-100 In ATP Rankings, Rises To 96th

  August 02, 2010 12:40 IST

  New Delhi: Rising tennis star Somdev Devvarman today became only the second Indian after Leander Paes to break into the top-100 of ATP rankings, reaching a career-high 96th in the latest list issued on Monday.

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  Bopanna-Aisam Pair Loses In Semi-Final

  August 01, 2010 20:01 IST

  LOS ANGELES: Hometown heroes Bob and Mike Bryan advanced to their 100th career ATP Tour doubles final on Saturday, giving the American siblings a chance to win an all-time ATP doubles record 62nd title.The Bryans

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  Nadal, Del Potro To Play Thailand Open

  July 22, 2010 16:19 IST

  BANGKOK : World's No. 1 Rafael Nadal and U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro say they will play in the Thailand Open in September. Nadal, the reigning Wimbledon and French Open champion, withdrew from

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  Court Grants Divorce To Tennis Ace Bhupathi, Wife

  July 16, 2010 13:00 IST

  Indian tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi and his model-wife Shweta Jaishankar on Thursday separated formally after a local family court granted them divorce. The duo had ended their six-and-half-year-old married life in October, last year.  Mrunalini

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  Soderling Through To Swedish Open Quarterfinals

  July 15, 2010 10:45 IST

  BASTAD, Sweden : Top-seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden has beaten compatriot Andreas Vinciguerra in three sets to reach the quarterfinals of the Swedish Open. The defending champion hit 15 aces on the way to a

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  Czech Republic Beat Chile To Reach Davis Cup Semis

  July 11, 2010 12:05 IST

  COQUIMBO (Chile): The Czech Republic advanced to the semifinals of the Davis Cup by defeating Chile in doubles on Saturday to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in their best-of-five tie on clay. Lukas Dlouhy and

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  France Lead Spain 2-0 In Davis Cup World Group Quarter-Final

  July 10, 2010 12:58 IST

  Clermont-Ferrand, France:  Michael Llodra defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) to give hosts France a commanding two-nil lead over defending champions Spain in the Davis Cup World Group quarter-finals at the Grande

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  Dulko Reaches Swedish Open Final

  July 09, 2010 21:30 IST

  BASTAD, Sweden (AP) _ Gisela Dulko has swept into the final of the Swedish Open after a straight sets win against her doubles partner Flavia Pennetta. Fourth-seeded Dulko, of Argentina, broke Pennetta's serve three times

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  Paes-Black Clinch Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Title

  July 05, 2010 11:00 IST

  India's Leander Paes notched up his 12th Grand Slam title after he and his Zimbabwean partner Cara Black clinched the Wimbledon mixed doubles championship with a straight set victory in London. Last year's runners-up and second

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  Rafael Nadal Wins Wimbledon Title

  July 04, 2010 21:49 IST

  World Number One Rafael Nadal  cemented his status as the best player in the world with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 demolition of surprise Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych on Centre Court The Spaniard took two hours and

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  Serena Gets Her Fourth Wimbledon Title

  July 03, 2010 21:52 IST

  Serena Williams swept Vera Zvonareva in straight sets Saturday to win her fourth Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam championship, extending the Williams family dominance at the All England Club.The top-ranked and defending champion American

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  Serena Sees Off Defiant Kvitova To Reach Sixth Final

  July 02, 2010 10:27 IST

  London: Defending champion Serena Williams withstood stiff early resistance from unseeded Czech Petra Kvitova before winning 7-6 6-2 to reach her sixth Wimbledon singles final on Thursday. Kvitova, the world number 62, had been expected

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  Paes, Black In Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Semi-Final

  July 02, 2010 8:59 IST

  India's Leander Paes and his mixed doubles partner Zimbabwean Cara Black advanced to the Wimbledon's semi-finals on Thursday in London.  Second seeds Paes and Black beat the Australian- Taiwanese pair of Paul Hanley and Chan

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  Zvonareva Reaches Wimbledon Final

  July 01, 2010 21:15 IST

  WIMBLEDON, England —Russia's Vera Zvonareva advanced to her first Grand Slam final after rallying to defeat unseeded Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 3-6, 6-3 6-2 in the semifinals of Wimbledon.The Bulgarian won the first set Thursday after

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  Berdych Ends Federer's Reign As Wimbledon Champ

  June 30, 2010 22:12 IST

  Roger Federer crashed out of Wimbledon on Wednesday as Czech 12th seed Tomas Berdych clinched a stunning 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over the defending champion in the quarter-finals in London on Wednesday.Federer has been

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  Venus Williams Crashes Out Of Wimbledon

  June 29, 2010 21:25 IST

  Five-time champion Venus Williams was ousted in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Tuesday, losing 6-2, 6-3 to 82nd-ranked Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria.The second-seeded Williams, who had reached the Wimbledon final in eight of the past

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  Taiwan's Lu Stuns Roddick At Wimbledon

  June 29, 2010 9:04 IST

  LONDON: Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun sent Andy Roddick crashing out in the fourth round at Wimbledon on Monday with a stunning 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/4), 6-7 (5/7), 9-7 win over the three-time finalist.  Unseeded Lu

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  Venus Through, Jankovic Out As Serena Eyes Sharapova

  June 29, 2010 9:01 IST

  London: Venus Williams battled her way into the Wimbledon quarter-finals today as her younger sister Serena squared up against Maria Sharapova and fourth seed Jelena Jankovic crashed out. Venus Williams, a five-time Wimbledon champion, saw

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  Nadal Romps Into Last Eight At Wimbledon

  June 29, 2010 8:59 IST

  LONDON: Spanish second seed Rafael Nadal booked his place in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, win over France's Paul-Henri Mathieu on Monday.  Nadal eased concerns over his fitness as he romped

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  Jankovic Rretires In 4th-Round Match At Wimbledon

  June 28, 2010 19:45 IST

  WIMBLEDON : Fourth-seeded Jelena Jankovic has retired from her fourth-round match against Vera Zvonareva at Wimbledon due to a back injury. The Serb had treatment when trailing Zvonareva 6-1, 3-0 on Monday and retired three

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  Serna, Sharapova To Meet Again At Wimbledon

  June 27, 2010 13:34 IST

  Now it's Maria Sharapova's turn to try to solve Serena Williams' serve on the slick grass of Wimbledon after the pair set up a fourth-round showdown at Wimbledon with straight-set victories Saturday. Sharapova will know

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  Longest Ever Wimbledon Match Ends

  June 25, 2010 10:12 IST

  Wimbledon, London:  John Isner has won the longest tennis match on record by beating Nicolas Mahut 70-68 in the final set at Wimbledon.Picking up at 59-59 in the fifth set, the match continued on serve

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  Longest Wimbledon Match Ends After 11 Hours

  June 24, 2010 23:28 IST

  Wimbledon: John Isner won the longest tennis match on record Thursday by beating Nicolas Mahut 70-68 in the final set of their epic first-round encounter at Wimbledon.Picking up at 59-59 in the fifth set, the

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  Serena Williams Wins Opening Match At Wimbledon

  June 22, 2010 23:17 IST

  England: Serena Williams finished with an ace and a curtsy, showing she's ready for the queen and a lot more at Wimbledon.The defending champion won her opening match on Tuesday, relying on an overpowering serve

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  First Round Wins For Federer, Clijsters and Jankovic

  June 22, 2010 15:17 IST

  Top seed and six-time champion Roger Federer narrowly averted a first-round upset at Wimbledon on Monday (21st June) after a hard-fought, five-set victory (5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(1), 6-0) over Colombian Alejandro Falla.  Falla, ranked 60th