Tennis News
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Australian Open 2015: Eugenie Bouchard through to 4th round
Tennis | Jan 23, 2015, 11:35 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Eugenie Bouchard recovered her rhythm late in the first set to beat Caroline Garcia 7-5, 6-0 in a third-round match featuring 10 breaks of serve at the Australian Open on Friday.Six of the
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Australian Open 2015: Berdych first man into 4th round
Tennis | Jan 23, 2015, 11:32 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych became the first man to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 win over Viktor Troicki of Serbia on Friday.The Czech player needed
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Australian Open 2015: Sania Mirza crashes out of women's doubles
Tennis | Jan 23, 2015, 10:50 AM ISTMelbourne: Indian ace Sania Mirza and her Cheinese Taipei partner Su-Wei Hsieh were served out early in the women's doubles encounter after the second-seeded duo was stunned by Gabriela Dabrowski and Alicja Rosolska in Round
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Australian Open 2015: No 7s, Bouchard, Berdych reach 4th round
Tennis | Jan 23, 2015, 09:54 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Eugenie Bouchard struggled through a scrappy opening set before getting on top in a 7-5, 6-0 third-round win over Carolina Garcia that featured 10 breaks of serve on Friday at the Australian Open.There
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Australian Open 2015: Azarenka beats Wozniacki, joins Williams in 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 23, 2015, 09:51 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Unseeded and floating dangerously in the draw, two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka took out No. 8-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday night to reach the third round at the first major
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Australian Open: Bopanna advances, Bhupathi crashes out of men's doubles
Tennis | Jan 23, 2015, 11:37 AM ISTMelbourne: Rohan Bopanna and Daniel Nestor were tested before making it to the second round even as Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner Jurgen Melzer crashed out of men's doubles event of the Australian Open, here
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Australian Open 2015: Nishikori advances to 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 22, 2015, 09:41 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori stayed on track for another strong Grand Slam performance when he beat Ivan Dodig 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (0) on Thursday in the second round of the Australian
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Australian Open 2015: Serena and Venus Williams advance to 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 22, 2015, 09:41 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: The Williams sisters have advanced to the third round at the Australian Open, with top-ranked Serena fending off set points before going on a 10-game roll to beat Vera Zvonareva 7-5, 6-0 and
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Australian Open 2015: Radwanska advances to 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 22, 2015, 09:41 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Sixth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska easily advanced to the third round of the Australian Open with a 44-minute, 6-0, 6-1 win over Johanna Larsson of Sweden on Thursday.The Polish player is now 7-1 in second-round
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Australian Open 2015: Federer overcomes sore hand, advances to 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 21, 2015, 03:18 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Roger Federer overcame a slow start and a sore finger on his right hand to beat Simone Bolelli of Italy 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday and reach the third round of the
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Australian Open 2015: Williams sisters withdraw from doubles event
Tennis | Jan 21, 2015, 03:18 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Serena and Venus Williams have pulled out of women's doubles at the Australian Open, where they've won four titles.The Williams sisters were scheduled to play their first-round match Wednesday against Anabel Medina Garrigues
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Australian Open 2015: No. 2 Sharapova saves 2 match points, advances to 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 21, 2015, 03:19 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Maria Sharapova saved two match points in a narrow escape against No. 150-ranked Alexandra Panova at the Australian Open on Wednesday, advancing to the third round with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 win.Second-seeded Sharapova
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Australian Open 2015: Andy Murray advances to third round
Tennis | Jan 21, 2015, 03:19 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Andy Murray didn't let the parochial crowds in Margaret Court Arena bother him Wednesday as he beat Australian Marinko Matosevic 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.Matosevic's
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Australian Open: Djokovic, Wawrinka advance to 2nd round
Tennis | Jan 20, 2015, 12:49 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Four-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic returned to Rod Laver Arena for the first time as a husband and father, shrugging off the effects of a cold to beat No. 116-ranked Aljaz Bedene
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Australian Open: Nishikori advances; Azarenka into 2nd round
Tennis | Jan 20, 2015, 08:57 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Kei Nishikori returned to Grand Slam action for the first time since his run to the U.S. Open final, beating Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-2 Tuesday in the first round of the
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Juan Martin del Potro pulls out of Australian Open
Tennis | Jan 18, 2015, 09:01 AM ISTMelbourne: Juan Martin del Potro's injury time-off from Grand Slam tournaments just got a little longer.The 2009 U.S. Open winner withdrew Sunday from the Australian Open on the eve of the tournament to avoid re-injuring
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Yuki up against Andy Murray in Australian Open 1st round
Tennis | Jan 18, 2015, 07:34 AM ISTMelbourne: Indian youngster Yuki Bhambri could not have asked for a tougher draw as he has been pitted against world number six and two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray in his first round of the
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Nadal not optimistic of winning Australian Open
Tennis | Jan 15, 2015, 10:42 PM ISTMelbourne: World No.3 Rafael Nadal isn't optimistic about winning the forthcoming Australian Open tennis tournament, insisting that he is still on the road to recovery after suffering crippling injuries last year.The 14-time Grand Slam winner
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My wife is extremely competitive, says Federer
Tennis | Jan 15, 2015, 04:14 PM ISTBern: Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer has said his wife is a competitive individual who fights for every point even in friendly knock-ups against him during holidays.Federer's wife Mirka played the game professionally, attaining a
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Djokovic, Serena top seeds in Australian Open
Tennis | Jan 14, 2015, 08:25 PM ISTMelbourne: World No.1s Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were Wednesday installed as the top seeds of their respective draws for Australian Open Jan 19-Feb 1.Four-time Melbourne Park winner Djokovic, 27, will be looking to atone