Us Open
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Outclassed by Lucas Pouille, Rafael Nadal crashes out of US Open
Tennis | Sep 05, 2016, 12:35 PM ISTDespite showcasing a strong fightback, 14-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal lost to 22-year-old Frenchman Lucas Pouille in the fourth round of the US Open on Sunday in a five-set classic that needed a tiebreaker
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US Open: Sania-Ivan crash out of mixed doubles
Tennis | Sep 05, 2016, 06:10 AM ISTSania Mirza and her Russian partner Ivan Dodig lost in straight sets to Barbora Krejcikova and Marin Draganja in the second round of the mixes doubles category at the US Open tennis tournament here on Saturday.
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US Open: Sania, Bopanna propel to next round; Paes crashes out of tournament
Tennis | Sep 04, 2016, 04:26 PM ISTIn a mixed day for India at the US Open, tennis stars Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna won but veteran Leander Peas' campaign came to an end as he was beaten in a second-round mixed
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US Open: Sania, Strycova advance to second round in Women's doubles
Tennis | Sep 01, 2016, 07:12 AM ISTDefending women's doubles champion Sania Mirza and Czech Republic's Barbora Strycova swiftly advanced to second round of US open tournament registering an easy win over US duo Ena Shibahara and Jada Hart. Sania Mirza and
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US Open 2016: India's Saketh Myneni beaten in hard-fought first round clash against Vesley
Tennis | Aug 30, 2016, 12:25 PM ISTIndia’s Saketh Myneni gave a spirited fight against Czechoslovakia's Jiri Vesely before limping out of the US Open first round of the tournament as leg spasms scuttled his victory march, here. Saketh was beaten 6-7
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Flavia Pennetta to play for Mumbai in CTL
Tennis | Sep 23, 2015, 06:51 PM ISTMumbai: Italy's newly-crowned US Open women's singles champion Flavia Pennettta will play for Mumbai Masters at this year's Champions Tennis League along with 1996 Wimbledon men's champion Richard Krajicek of the Netherlands following the players'
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Shuttler Jayaram shocks world No 7 to reach Korea Open final
Other Sports | Sep 19, 2015, 06:07 PM ISTSeoul: Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram today continued his rampaging run at the Korea Open notching up a sensational straight-game upset victory over world No 7 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei to storm into the
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I don't care about a few as whole country loves me: Sania Mirza
Tennis | Sep 15, 2015, 04:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: She has always found her stupendous success on court go hand-in-hand with controversies off it and that is precisely the reason why Sania Mirza is hardly bothered about what a few people have
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Roger Federer laments blown chances in US Open final loss
Tennis | Sep 14, 2015, 11:34 AM ISTNew York: Roger Federer wonders what might've been if only he'd converted any of those three break points in the last game of the U.S. Open final.The crowd roaring, Federer rolling, Novak Djokovic reeling _
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PM Modi congratulates Sania Mirza, Hingis on US win
National | Sep 14, 2015, 12:20 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis on their victory in the women's doubles finals of the US Open."Congratulations, Ms Sania Mirza and Ms Martina Hingis on the
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Sania Mirza and Hingis win US Open, steamroll rivals in final
Tennis | Sep 14, 2015, 06:37 AM ISTNew York: India's tennis star Sania Mirza bagged her second consecutive Grand Slam title of the season, and fifth overall, as she won the US Open women's doubles with Swiss partner Martina Hingis, here today.
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US Open 2015: Flavia Pennetta wins title, announces retirement
Tennis | Sep 13, 2015, 07:21 AM ISTNew York: In one of the unlikeliest major finals in women's tennis, the 26th-seeded Pennetta beat Vinci 7-6 (4), 6-2 on Saturday at Flushing Meadows.Pennetta got past the woman who ended Williams' Grand Slam bid,
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US Open 2015: France's Nicolas Mahut, Herbert win doubles
Tennis | Sep 12, 2015, 11:58 PM ISTNew York (AP): Nicolas Mahut, best known for losing the longest match in tennis history, can now be known for being a Grand Slam champion.The eighth-seeded French pair of Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert teamed up
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NYC arrest video shows ex-tennis pro James Blake being thrown to ground
Tennis | Sep 12, 2015, 08:37 PM ISTNew York: Video surveillance released Friday of the mistaken arrest of James Blake shows a plainclothes police officer who has a history of excessive-force complaints grabbing the former tennis star by the arm and tackling
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Here are the complete list of 'Wonder Man' Leander Paes titles
Tennis | Sep 12, 2015, 04:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: The following is a factfile of Indian tennis ace Leander Paes, who has won his 17th Grand Slam title:Name: Leander PaesParents: Vece Paes and Jennifer PaesBirthplace: Calcutta (now Kolkata), India.Olympic bronze medallist in
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I have guts to go after my goals: Leander Paes
Tennis | Sep 12, 2015, 08:23 AM ISTNew York: If at an age of 42 Leander Paes is thriving and still winning the Grand Slam trophies it because he has "guts" to go after his targets.Paes combined with Swiss great Martina Hingis
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US Open 2015: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer easily reach final
Tennis | Sep 12, 2015, 07:33 AM ISTNew York: Roger Federer is 34. It's been more than three years since he won a Grand Slam title. He's been considered past his prime for quite some time.And he might just be playing some
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US Open: Leander Paes, Martina Hingis win mixed doubles title
Tennis | Sep 12, 2015, 07:35 AM ISTNew York: Leander Paes created history by winning the US Open mixed doubles title with Swiss partner Martina Hingis as the veteran Indian now has the highest number of mixed doubles titles in Open era.The
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Serena Williams crashes out of US Open
Tennis | Sep 12, 2015, 06:31 AM ISTNew York: Unheralded Italian Roberta Vinci pulled off one of the biggest upsets in tennis history here on Friday, rallying to defeat Serena Williams 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the US Open semifinals.The 43rd-ranked Vinci, who
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US Open 2015: Flavia Pennetta makes 1st major final at 33
Tennis | Sep 11, 2015, 11:50 PM ISTNew York: Flavia Pennetta never made it past a Grand Slam quarterfinal throughout her 20s.She finally reached her first major semi at the 2013 U.S. Open at age 31. Now 33 years young, in her