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  Australian Open: Extreme heat brings play to a halt

  Tennis | January 16, 2014 13:31 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: The scorching weather finally brought play to a halt on the fourth day of the Australian Open when the temperature topped 43F (109F), but not soon enough for some players who criticized officials

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  Australian Open: Caroline Wozniacki advances to 3rd round

  Tennis | January 16, 2014 11:50 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Former No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki has advanced to the third round of the Australian Open in the relatively comfortable confines of a roof-covered Rod Laver Arena, beating American Christina McHale 6-0, 1-6, 6-2

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  Australian Open: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga enters third round

  Tennis | January 16, 2014 10:49 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga started his match under the blazing sun and finished it with a roof over the court in beating Thomaz Bellucci 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4 Thursday on a chaotic day of searing

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  Italy, Canada deadlocked 1-1 in Davis Cup quarterfinals

  Tennis | April 06, 2013 23:06 IST

  Vancouver, Apr 6: Italy and Canada split their opening day matches in their Davis Cup quarterfinal tie in British Columbia as each team's top singles player, Milos Raonic and Andreas Seppi, came through to earn

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  India has good potential: Paes

  Tennis | April 06, 2013 22:39 IST

  Bangalore, Apr 6: Veteran Leander Paes ha emphasissed that it was team unity as much as individual performances that helped India take an unbeatable 3-0 lead over Indonesia in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I

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  Paes feeling young at 39

  Tennis | April 04, 2013 19:24 IST

  Bangalore, Apr 4: Even after 23 years of Davis Cup tennis, Leander Paes feels he is still young enough to continue since the tricolour and the very thought of representing India provides him all the

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  Federer passes Sampras for record time at No. 1

  Tennis | July 16, 2012 17:45 IST

  London, Jul 16: Roger Federer has surpassed Pete Sampras to set the record for the most weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings.After winning Wimbledon a week ago, Federer returned to the top for

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  7th-seeded Montanes wins through at Estoril

  Tennis | May 02, 2012 9:51 IST

  Oeiras (Portugal), May 2: Seventh-seeded Albert Montanes moved into the second round of the Estoril Open with a 6-2, 6-3 win Tuesday over Matthew Ebden of Australia.The 69th-ranked Spaniard triumphed despite squandering eight break points

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  Nadal, Federer Win In 3 Sets At ATP Finals

  Tennis | November 21, 2011 9:11 IST

  London, Nov 21: An ailing Rafael Nadal toiled for nearly three hours before beating Mardy Fish 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (3) at the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday, while Roger Federer also needed three sets

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  On-Song Federer Targets Record In London

  Tennis | November 18, 2011 21:26 IST

  London, Nov 18: Roger Federer will aim to finish an off key year on a high note by winning a record sixth title at the ATP World Tour finals which start on Sunday at London's

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  Venus Williams To Make Comeback Against Serena In Colombia

  Tennis | November 18, 2011 21:20 IST

  Milan, Nov 18: Venus Williams plans to make her comeback in an exhibition match against her sister Serena in Colombia next Wednesday after being forced to pull out of the US Open because of an

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  Nadal Reaches Japan Semifinals With Giraldo Win

  Tennis | October 07, 2011 16:28 IST

  Tokyo, Oct 7: Top-seeded Rafael Nadal reached the semifinals of the Japan Open by beating Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 7-6 (6), 6-3 Friday.The defending champion from Spain was pushed early by the 53rd-ranked Giraldo, who

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  Caroline Wozniacki Wins In 3 Sets At China Open

  Tennis | October 03, 2011 15:42 IST

  Beijing, Sept 3: Caroline Wozniacki rallied from a set down to beat Lucie Hradecka of Czech Republic 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 Monday at the China Open.The top-ranked Dane struggled at the start against the big-serving Czech.

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  Baghdatis, Tipsarevic Reach Malaysia Open Final

  Tennis | October 01, 2011 16:39 IST

  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct 1: Marcos Baghdatis beat second-seeded Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-1 to deny the Malaysian Open an all-Serbian final as Janko Tipsarevic also won his semifinal match on Saturday.Tipsarevic was a 6-4, 6-3

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  Radwanska Beats Zvonareva To Win Pan Pacific Open

  Tennis | October 01, 2011 16:10 IST

  Tokyo, Oct 1: Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland overcame a slow start on Saturday to beat Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Pan Pacific Open.The ninth-seeded Radwanska was down 2-0 early at Ariake

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  Young Rallies Past Monfils To Reach Thailand Final

  Tennis | October 01, 2011 16:04 IST

  Bangkok, Oct 1: American player Donald Young rallied past second-seeded Gael Monfils of France 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Saturday to reach his first career ATP final at the Thailand Open.The ninth-ranked Monfils' first

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  2nd-Seeded Sharapova Forced To Retire In Tokyo

  Tennis | September 29, 2011 15:44 IST

  Tokyo, Sept 29: Second-seeded Maria Sharapova was eliminated from the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday when she was forced to retire in the first set of her quarterfinal match against Petra Kvitova.With her Czech opponent

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  Argentina In DCup Final After Djokovic Withdraws

  Tennis | September 18, 2011 19:47 IST

  Belgrade, Serbia, Sept 18: Argentina took an insurmountable 3-1 lead over Serbia to reach the Davis Cup final when Novak Djokovic withdrew from his match against Martin Del Potro with an injury on Sunday.The top-ranked

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  Nadal Beats Tsonga To Lead Spain Into Dcup Final

  Tennis | September 18, 2011 19:37 IST

  Cordoba, Spain, Sept 18: Rafael Nadal put Spain into the Davis Cup final after demolishing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-0, 6-2, 6-4 for an insurmountable 3-1 lead against France in their semifinal series.Nadal complained of fatigue coming

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  ITF : Nadal Can't Blame Davis Cup For Busy Calendar

  Tennis | September 17, 2011 19:52 IST

  Cordoba, Spain, Sept 17: Rafael Nadal shouldn't blame the Davis Cup for tennis' crowded schedule after playing the competition so little in recent years, the head of the International Tennis Federation said on Saturday.Nadal was