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  Wimbledon 2017: Ekaterina Markova and Elena Vesnina win the Women's Doubles final

  Tennis | July 16, 2017 15:01 IST

  Russian duo Makarova and Vesnina beat Chinese Taipei's Chan Hao-ching and Romania's Monica Niculescu 6-0 6-0 in a match that lasted only half an hour.

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  Australian Open 2015: Maria Sharapova beats Makarova to reach finals

  Tennis | January 29, 2015 10:37 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Maria Sharapova has reached the Australian Open final for the fourth time, beating fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-2 in a lopsided semifinal on Thursday.The second-ranked Sharapova needed 10 minutes to hold in

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  Australian Open 2015: Sharapova to play Makarova in semifinals

  Tennis | January 27, 2015 10:14 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Maria Sharapova moved closer to another Australian Open title, set to face a fellow Russian in the semifinals who has never beaten her.Sharapova made all the big points look easy Tuesday in defeating

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  Australian Open 2015: Makarova 1st to semifinals, beats Halep

  Tennis | January 27, 2015 7:38 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Ekaterina Makarova raced to a 3-0 lead in the first nine minutes of the match and beat third-seeded Simona Halep 6-4, 6-0 in the first quarterfinal at the Australian Open on Tuesday.The win

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  US Open: Pals Williams, Wozniacki to meet in final

  Tennis | September 06, 2014 8:59 IST

  NEW YORK :  Serena Williams overwhelmed 17th-seeded Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals Friday to extend her U.S. Open winning streak to 20 matches.   If Williams can make that 21 in a

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  US Open: Ekaterina Makarova beats Azarenka to reach semis

  Tennis | September 04, 2014 9:26 IST

  NEW YORK : Ekaterina Makarova describes herself as a person who prefers "to stay in the shade." At this year's U.S. Open, she finally believes she deserves to play under the brightest lights.   The 26-year-old

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  US Open: Serena Williams beats Pennetta,in semis

  Tennis | September 04, 2014 8:02 IST

  NEW YORK : After a bad-as-can-be start, dropping the first three games, Serena Williams quickly turned things around and stretched her U.S. Open winning streak to 19 matches to get back to the semifinals.   Considered

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  US Open: Dizzy in heat , Bouchard out of upset heavy US Open

  Tennis | September 03, 2014 20:45 IST

  NEW YORK: Bothered by the heat and stifling humidity, Eugenie Bouchard felt dizzy and her vision was blurry. She got her blood pressure checked. Plastic bags filled with ice were rubbed on her shoulders, arms

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  Venus Williams tops Serena, reaches Rogers Cup final

  Tennis | 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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  Sania Mirza and Cara Black storm into semi-finals

  Tennis | March 13, 2014 8:14 IST

  Indian Wells (California): India's Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black knocked out second-seeded Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina toenter the semi-finals of the women's doubles at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament

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  US Open: Third seed Radwanska crashes out

  Tennis | September 02, 2013 14:20 IST

  New York:  Russian Ekaterina Makarova, seeded 24th, created the biggest upset so far at the 2013 US Open as she shut out Poland's third seed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-4 at the Flushing Meadows here.It seemed

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  Halep beats Kvitova to win New Haven Open

  Tennis | August 25, 2013 6:37 IST

  New Haven, Connecticut : Simona Halep upset defending champion Petra Kvitova 6-2, 6-2 Saturday to win the New Haven Open, the final WTA tuneup for next week's U.S. Open.The 21-year-old Romanian broke the 2011 Wimbledon

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  Azarenka Reaches Last Eight

  Tennis | June 02, 2011 11:12 IST

  Paris, June 2: Belarusian fourth seed Victoria Azarenka, the top-ranked player left in the draw, defeated Russia's Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-3 to set up a clash with Chinese sixth seed Li Na.The top-seeded remaining player