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  AITA to nominate Ankita Raina, Divij Sharan for Arjuna award

  May 17, 2020 14:44 IST

  Ankita had won women's singles bronze medal at the 2018 edition of the Asian Games, while Sharan became India's top doubles player in October 2019 before Bopanna took back the position.

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  Tennis tours extend coronavirus breaks; 40-plus tournaments off

  May 16, 2020 10:54 IST

  The tours already had been on hold at least until July 13, a decision announced April 1, the same day the All England Club said it would be cancelling Wimbledon for the first time in 75 years.

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  ATP, WTA announce extension of tennis tour suspension until at least end of July

  May 15, 2020 20:42 IST

  Tournaments taking place from August 1 onwards are still planning to proceed as per the published schedule. The ATP, however, said that a further update on the tour calendar "is expected in mid-June."

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  Stretch it out: Serena, Venus Williams offer fans yoga tips

  May 13, 2020 9:32 IST

  Under normal circumstances, the Williams sisters might have been in action this week at the Italian Open, a clay-court tuneup for Roland Garros.

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  Sania becomes first Indian to win Fed Cup Heart Award, donates prize money for COVID-19 relief fund

  May 11, 2020 20:21 IST

  Sania won the award for Asia/Oceania zone after securing a whopping 10,000 plus votes out of the total 16,985 cast for this year's three regional Group I nominees.

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  Kvitova, Pliskova sisters to participate in Prague tournament

  May 11, 2020 14:09 IST

  The event is scheduled to be played from May 26 to May 28 in the capital city of Czech Republic.

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  2020 French Open behind closed doors a possibility, says French tennis federation president

  May 10, 2020 10:05 IST

  The French Open was earlier postponed to September 20 in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.

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  Wouldn't have it any other way: Sania Mirza posts pic with son

  May 09, 2020 20:58 IST

  Sania has been at home since the beginning of the ongoing lockdown in the country.

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  India has learnt to accept female athletes but still a long way to go: Sania Mirza

  May 06, 2020 21:14 IST

  Speaking in the All India Tennis Association and the Sport Authority of Indias digital Coachs Education webinar on Wednesday, Sania said that coaches need to be sensitive of the hormonal changes that girls go through while working with them.

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  Australian Open 2021 at risk due to COVID-19 pandemic, feels tournament director Craig Tiley

  May 06, 2020 17:28 IST

  While USTA is slated to announce their view on going ahead with US Open in 2020 next month, Tennis Australia Chief Executive Tiley feels that the pandemic might affect the first grand slam of next year. 

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  USD 6 million coronavirus relief fund for about 800 tennis players announced

  May 06, 2020 14:52 IST

  The WTA and ATP tours, the International Tennis Federation and the groups that run the four Grand Slam tournaments announced Tuesday that they have formed the “Player Relief Programme.”

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  Tennis star Dominic Thiem participates in global charity run

  May 06, 2020 14:00 IST

  The seventh annual Wings for Life World Run was held on Sunday, and over 77,000 people from 104 countries participated worldwide to achieve what had seemed impossible in the current situation. 

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  Spanish club says it mistakenly allowed Novak Djokovic to train

  May 06, 2020 8:45 IST

  Djokovic published a video of him training on Monday in apparent violation of Spain's current rules amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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  More worried about next year's Australian Open: Nadal feels 2020 tennis season is 'practically lost'

  May 05, 2020 20:26 IST

  Nadal recently returned to training in a long time and he expressed his happiness about things getting better slowly and steadily.

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  Egypt tennis player Youssef Hossam banned for life on match-fixing charges

  May 05, 2020 11:05 IST

  The Tennis Integrity Unit imposed a lifetime sanction on 21-year-old Youssef Hossam following a disciplinary hearing held in London from March 9 to 11.

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  Novak Djokovic appears to break lockdown rules with outing at tennis court

  May 05, 2020 9:41 IST

  Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic posted a video playing tennis on a clay court.

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  It is important to focus on learning new skills during lockdown: Leander Paes

  May 04, 2020 23:39 IST

  Paes on Monday touched upon various topics including his junior days, transition to men's circuit, the role mental fitness plays in tennis, dealing with pressure, nutritional knowledge and coaching tips.

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  No doubles match, no handshake: ITF sets new guidelines for local and national-level competitions

  May 02, 2020 15:57 IST

  The guidelines include arriving at a venue already dressed and leaving immediately after the conclusion of a match, no handshake, no sharing of equipments (rackets, towels, water bottles, etc), no doubles matches. 

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  Donate for the poor, the world needs kindness: Sania Mirza's message amid lockdown extension

  May 02, 2020 15:42 IST

  Indian tennis star Sania Mirza urged the citizens to donate for the less fortunate as the nationwide lockdown was further extended by two weeks on Friday.

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  Tennis pros take 1st swings at coronavirus-era exhibitions

  May 01, 2020 23:41 IST

  Just three men were involved in each contest for what will be a four-day event at an academy near the small town of Höhr-Grenzhausen: two players, who sat on opposite sides of the indoor clay court, and a chair umpire.

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  Kiki Bertens crowned virtual champion at Madrid Open

  May 01, 2020 20:44 IST

  Bertens defeated Angelique Kerber, Donna Vekic and Eugenie Bouchard by identical 3-0 scores in round-robin play, before beating Belinda Bencic in the quarterfinals 6-4, and Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals 7-5.

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  Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova to take part in charity virtual tennis event

  May 01, 2020 10:13 IST

  Tennis stars like Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Naomi Osaka, Kei Nishikori and others will participate in a virtual charity tennis tournament to raise funds for the fight against coronavirus pandemic.

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  Sania Mirza becomes first Indian to be nominated for Fed Cup Heart award

  April 30, 2020 21:30 IST

  Sania is the nominee for the award from the Asia/Oceania Zone along with Indonesia's Priska Madelyn Nugroho, the tournament announced.

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  'You're an absolute idiot': Stefanos Tsitsipas plays brutal birthday prank on Nick Kyrgios

  April 28, 2020 11:40 IST

  Stefanos Tsitsipas served a brutal birthday prank for his once-doubles teammate Nick Kyrgios, leaking his phone number on Instagram.

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  Fake injury, glitches: Madrid Open tennis tries COVID gaming

  April 28, 2020 0:44 IST

  That bit of silliness from Day 1 at the controller-instead-of-racket Madrid Open came 24 hours after another pro, Gael Monfils, really did withdraw because of ties to a streaming service not involved in this virtual venture.

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  Very pessimistic about normal resumption of tennis, says Rafael Nadal

  April 27, 2020 11:50 IST

  Nadal also said that the world has been facing a very tough time since last few months.

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  Won't be easy for Andy Murray to win a Grand Slam again, feels Greg Rusedski

  April 26, 2020 20:36 IST

  Murray is making the most of the extended lockdown of tennis to return from his injury.

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  Why should I give them money?: Dominic Thiem not in favour of Novak Djokovic’s player relief fund

  April 26, 2020 17:15 IST

  ATP, WTA, ITF, and the organizers of the four Grand Slams have all come together to financially support the lower-ranked players amid the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, world no.1 Djokovic even had a conversation with Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer