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  • australian open big guns ready for year s first grand slam

    Australian Open: Big guns ready for year's first Grand Slam

    Tennis | January 13, 2014 11:42 IST

    Melbourne: Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer witnessed Andy Murray's drought-breaking successes after he hired Ivan Lendl as coach, and decided they were due for an overhaul of a major kind.Both took on past Grand Slam

  • us open janowicz upset by qualifier gonzalez at us open

    US Open: Janowicz upset by qualifier Gonzalez at US Open

    Tennis | August 28, 2013 7:15 IST

     New York: With every serve, Jerzy Janowicz felt as if someone was stabbing him in the right side with a knife.   The Wimbledon semifinalist even tried one underhand in the first round of the U.S.

  • bryans win record 13th grand slam doubles title

    Bryans win record 13th Grand Slam doubles title

    Tennis | January 26, 2013 19:06 IST

    Melbourne, Jan 26: Mike and Bob Bryan have captured their record 13th Grand Slam doubles title, defeating the Dutch team of Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling in the Australian Open final 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday.The

  • murray advances to australian open men s final

    Murray advances to Australian Open men's final

    Tennis | January 26, 2013 7:06 IST

    Melbourne, Jan 25: Andy Murray has finally beaten Roger Federer at a Grand Slam.U.S. Open champion Murray stayed in the hunt for a second consecutive major with a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2

  • top seed victoria azarenka advances at china open

    Top-seed Victoria Azarenka advances at China Open

    Tennis | October 02, 2012 7:34 IST

    Beijing, Oct 2: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and No. 2 Maria Sharapova both advanced to the second round of the China Open on Monday.Azarenka easily beat Alize Cornet of France 6-1, 6-0, while Sharapova had a

  • rafael nadal pulls out of us open

    Rafael Nadal pulls out of US Open

    Tennis | August 16, 2012 12:05 IST

    New York, Aug 16:  Rafael Nadal's Grand Slam count will stay stuck at 11 for now, sidetracked by another knee problem.The third-ranked Spaniard withdrew from the U.S. Open on Wednesday. Tendinitis has kept him out

  • paes elena stun bob liezel to reach wimbledon final

    Paes-Elena stun Bob-Liezel to reach Wimbledon final

    Tennis | July 08, 2012 11:01 IST

    London, Jul 7: Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina stunned top seeds Bob Bryan and Liezel Huber to enter the mixed doubles final of the Wimbledon championships, here today.The fourth seed Indo-Russian pair scored a tough

  • 24 aces help serena williams reach wimbledon final

    24 aces help Serena Williams reach Wimbledon final

    Tennis | July 06, 2012 11:44 IST

    Wimbledon, England Jul 6: Serena Williams wins with so much more than serving, of course.Her groundstrokes are as intimidating as they come. Superb speed and anticipation fuel her court-covering defense. Her returns are more than

  • lisicki ousts sharapova in forth round at wimbledon

    Lisicki ousts Sharapova in forth round at Wimbledon

    Tennis | July 02, 2012 22:36 IST

    England, Jul 2: Top-seeded Maria Sharapova was knocked out of Wimbledon on Monday, losing 6-4, 6-3 to Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round—just a month after completing a career Grand Slam.Lisicki, a 15th-ranked German, simply

  • roddick advances to 3rd round at wimbledon

    Roddick advances to 3rd round at Wimbledon

    Tennis | June 28, 2012 22:37 IST

    England, Jun28: Andy Roddick advanced to the third round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time this year when he beat Bjorn Phau 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-3 Thursday at Wimbledon.Roddick hit 13 aces,

  • wta aims to drive excessive grunting from tennis

    WTA aims to 'drive excessive grunting' from tennis

    Tennis | June 27, 2012 21:46 IST

    Wimbledon, Jun 27: The WTA says it is working with Grand Slam tournaments and the International Tennis Federation to “drive excessive grunting” out of tennis. In a statement, the women's professional tour says it is developing

  • radwanska stosur li among early winners

    Radwanska, Stosur, Li among early winners

    Tennis | June 25, 2012 20:48 IST

    England, Jun25: Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska and Grand Slam champions Sam Stosur and Li Na won in straights sets Monday to move into the second round of Wimbledon on a dry opening day at the All

  • sharapova defeats errani for french open title

    Sharapova defeats Errani for French Open title

    Tennis | June 09, 2012 22:41 IST

    Paris, Jun 9:  Sharapova won the French Open on Saturday, defeating Sara Errani 6-3, 6-2 in the final to complete the career Grand Slam.Maria's journey to French Open Title in PicsSecond-seeded Sharapova, who was guaranteed

  • errani vinci win women s doubles at french open

    Errani, Vinci win women's doubles at French Open

    Tennis | June 08, 2012 22:35 IST

    Paris, June 8 : Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy won their first Grand Slam doubles title, beating Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova of Russia 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the French Open final on

  • federer reaches 32nd consecutive grand slam qf

    Federer reaches 32nd consecutive Grand Slam QF

    Tennis | June 03, 2012 22:49 IST

    Paris, Jun 3: “Lucky loser” David Goffin of Belgium got an up-close look at his idol Roger Federer—and even took a set off him—before the 16-time Grand Slam champion won their fourth-round match at the

  • serena williams lets big lead slip at french open

    Serena Williams lets big lead slip at French Open

    Tennis | May 30, 2012 15:23 IST

    Paris, May 30: Even after winning 13 Grand Slam singles championships and dozens of other titles, Serena Williams is capable of throwing away a big lead.Williams led 5-1 in the second-set tiebreaker and got within

  • federer equals connors grand slam win record

    Federer equals Connors' Grand Slam win record

    Tennis | May 28, 2012 23:00 IST

    Paris, May 28: Roger Federer equaled Jimmy Connors' record of 233 career Grand Slam match wins by beating Tobias Kamke of Germany 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the French Open on Monday.Federer,

  • venus wins on return to grand slam tennis

    Venus wins on return to Grand Slam tennis

    Tennis | May 28, 2012 18:58 IST

    Paris, May 28: Just playing at this year's French Open was an accomplishment for Venus Williams. Winning was a bonus.Williams played at a major tournament for the first time since last August, when she withdrew

  • djokovic bids for 4th consecutive grand slam title

    Djokovic bids for 4th consecutive Grand Slam title

    Tennis | May 26, 2012 19:02 IST

    Paris, May 26: Novak Djokovic has won his last 21 Grand Slam matches, earning titles at Wimbledon in July, the U.S. Open in September and the Australian Open in January.If he can prolong that run

  • rock star djokovic reflects on greatest win

    Rock Star Djokovic Reflects On Greatest Win

    Tennis | January 30, 2012 16:08 IST

    Melbourne, Australia, Jan 30: Novak Djokovic dispensed with the band and the raucous dressing room celebrations. After the longest final ever in a Grand Slam, it was only fitting that he put on a solo

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