1st Round
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Li Na loses in 1st round at French Open
Tennis | May 27, 2014, 05:47 PM ISTParis: Another day on the clay at the French Open, another reigning Australian Open champion bites the red dust. Li Na lost her first Grand Slam match since winning the title in Melbourne, falling to
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Sara Errani beats Andrea Petkovic in 1st round at Madrid Open
Tennis | May 04, 2014, 07:17 AM ISTMADRID : Sara Errani of Italy beat Andrea Petkovic 7-5, 6-1 in the first round of the Madrid Open on Saturday, avenging a loss to the German in the same stage four years ago. Errani
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Malaysia Open: Saina, Sindhu win 1st round game
Other Sports | Jan 15, 2014, 04:04 PM ISTKuala Lumpur: Top Indian women's singles shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu started the New Year on a winning note, notching up first round wins at the $500,000 Malaysia Open Super Series Premier at the
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Australian Open Results, 1st round,day 1
Tennis | Jan 13, 2014, 06:12 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Results Monday from the Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses):Men's SinglesFirst Round Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, def. Lukas Lacko, Slovakia, 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-1. David Ferrer (3), Spain, def. Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, 6-3,
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Match Schedule- Australian Open - 1st round-January 13-26, 2014
Tennis | Jan 13, 2014, 11:38 AM ISTAngelique Kerber (Ger) v Jarmila Gajdosova (Aus), Alejandro Gonzalez (Col) v David Ferrer (Spa), Samantha Stosur (Aus) v Klara Zakopalova (Cze), Lukas Lacko (Svk) v Novak Djokovic (Ser), Serena Williams (USA) v Ashleigh Barty (Aus)
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Hewitt beats Monaco in 1st round at Valencia Open
Tennis | Oct 22, 2012, 11:01 PM ISTValencia (Spain), Oct 22: Former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt knocked out Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round of the Valencia Open on Monday, ending a 10-match losing run against top-10 opponents.The
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Radwanska beats Bratchikova in US Open 1st round
Tennis | Aug 31, 2012, 02:28 PM ISTNew York, Aug 28: Second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska needed just 54 minutes to advance to the second round of the U.S. Open.Radwanska beat Nina Bratchikova of Russia 6-1, 6-1 on Tuesday to start play at Arthur
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Clijsters beats Jankovic in 1st round at Wimbledon
Tennis | Jun 26, 2012, 12:11 PM ISTWimbledon (England), Jun 26: Kim Clijsters' last Wimbledon got off to a good start as she beat former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-2, 6-4 in the first round.Clijsters is playing at the All
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Berdych loses to Gulbis in 1st round of Wimbledon
Tennis | Jun 26, 2012, 12:04 PM ISTWimbledon (England), Jun 26: Former runner-up Tomas Berdych was upset by Ernests Gulbis of Latvia in the first round at Wimbledon on Monday after losing three tiebreakers.The sixth-seeded Czech was looking to reach the second
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Isner upset by Falla in 1st round at Wimbledon
Tennis | Jun 26, 2012, 11:01 AM ISTWimbledon (England), Jun 26: Marathon man John Isner faded at the finish of another five-setter Monday at Wimbledon.The highest-ranked American failed to convert a match point in the fourth set and lost in the first
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Huber-Raymond ousted in 1st round of French Open
Tennis | May 31, 2012, 06:19 PM ISTParis, May 31: Top-seeded Americans Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond lost in the first round of the French Open women's doubles Wednesday, falling 6-3, 7-5 to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia and Zhang Shuai of China.Huber
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Li Na Retires In 1st Round Of Open GDF Suez
Tennis | Feb 08, 2012, 12:42 PM ISTParis, Feb 8: French Open champion Li Na retired with a sore back in the second set of her opening match at the Open GDF Suez against Tsvetana Pironkova on Tuesday.The third-seeded Li took a
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Nadal, Federer Win 1st-Round Matches At Qatar Open
Tennis | Jan 04, 2012, 02:23 PM ISTDoha, Jan 4: Rafael Nadal struggled past Philipp Kohlschreiber while Qatar Open defending champion Roger Federer routed Nikolay Davydenko in their season-openers on Tuesday.The second-ranked Nadal overcame Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3 in
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Clijisters Wins Easily In 1st Round At Brisbane
Tennis | Jan 01, 2012, 02:49 PM ISTBrisbane, Jan 1: Kim Clijsters began preparation for the defense of her Australian Open singles title with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Romania's Simona Halep in the first round of the Brisbane International on Sunday.Clijsters
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Roddick Beats Lu In 1st Round At Shanghai Masters
Tennis | Oct 10, 2011, 03:50 PM ISTShanghai, Oct 10: Andy Roddick rallied to beat Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 Monday in the first round of the Shanghai Masters.The 10th-seeded Roddick captured the first set easily, but Lu picked up
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French Open Champ Li Na Upset In US Open 1st Round
Tennis | Aug 31, 2011, 12:17 PM ISTNew York, Aug 31: French Open champion Li Na was upset in the first round of the U.S. Open by 53rd-ranked teenager Simona Halep.Li, seeded sixth, lost 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday. The second round at
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Venus Williams Wins 1st Round Match At US Open
Tennis | Aug 31, 2011, 12:28 PM ISTNew York, Aug 30: Playing her first match in two months, Venus Williams powered her way to a 6-4, 6-3 victory over a travel-weary Vera Dolonts of Russia at the U.S. Open on Monday night.Williams
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Li Na Beats Kudryavtseva In 1st Round Of Wimbledon
Tennis | Jun 22, 2011, 10:36 AM ISTWimbledon, England, Jun 22 : French Open champion Li Na safely negotiated her opening match at Wimbledon on Tuesday, beating Alla Kudryavtseva of Russia 6-3, 6-3.The third-seeded Li broke serve four times on her way
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India To Face World No. 4 Serbia In World Group 1st Round
Tennis | Sep 23, 2010, 11:12 AM ISTNEW DELHI: In an extremely tough draw, India were on Wednesday drawn against world number four Serbia, for their first round tie in the elite World Group of the Davis Cup. For India, who retained