Tennis
Sydney, (UNI) Australian tennis elite John Millman on Thursday announced his decision to end his professional playing career at the Australian Open 2024. “All good things come to an end. After the upcoming Australian Summer, I’ll be retiring from professional tennis,” said the 34-year-old veteran who turned professional in 2006. “I’m incredibly grateful for all…
Hangzhou, Sep 29 (UNI) India’s Saketh Myneni and Ramanathan Ramkumar settled for the silver medal in men’s doubles at the Asian Games 2023 here on Friday. They lost to the unseeded Chinese Taipei pair of Jason Jung and Yu-hsiou Hsu 6-4, 6-4 in the final played at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Tennis Centre. In…
Lucknow, (UNI) After securing a victory over Morocco in the World Group II tie, Rohan Bopanna made an exit from the Davis Cup. Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri thrashed the pair of Elliot Benchetrit-Younes Lalami Laaroussi 6-2, 6-1 in the doubles match played at the Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium here on Sunday. Bopanna’s powerful forehands found…
Lucknow, (UNI) Rohan Boppana bid farewell to Davis Cup on a winning note when he paired up with Yuki Bhambri to decimate the Moroccan pair of Elliot Benchetrit-Younes Lalami Laaroussi 6-2, 6-1 in the World Group II doubles match at the Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium in Gomti Nagar on Sunday. Meanwhile, Sumit Nagal got the…
Lucknow, (UNI) Sumit Nagal defeated Adam Moundir 6-3, 6-3 in straight sets to lead India’s fightback as they drew 1-1 parity against Morocco on Day 1 of the Davis Cup World Group II tie at the Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium here on Saturday. Sumit took on big-serving Adam Moundir in the second singles match after…
Lucknow, (UNI) Sasikumar Mukund will kickstart India’s challenge in the Davis Cup World Group II tie against Morocco when he takes on World No. 557 Yassine Dlimi in the opener at the Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium in Gomti Nagar, here on Saturday whereas Sumit Nagal will face Adam Moundir in the second singles on Day…
New York, (UNI) Serbia’s Novak Djokovic defeated No. 9 Taylor Fritz of the United States 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday, reaching his record 47th Grand Slam semifinal. This 47th Grand Slam semifinal appearance surpassed Roger Federer’s record for the most by a man. “I’ve been playing on this court for many years, so many epic…
New York, (UNI) Chinese sensation Zheng Qinwen advanced to the U.S. Open quarterfinals on Monday, securing a straight-set victory over fifth seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia, 6-2, 6-4. This marked Zheng’s debut win against a top 10 player and her first time reaching the final eight of a Grand Slam event. “Right now, I just…
New York, (UNI) Novak Djokovic (No. 2 seed) managed to come back from two sets down to beat Laslo Djere in full sets in the men’s singles third round, while China’s Wang Xinyu came out winner in both her singles and doubles matches at the US Open on Friday. The 36-year-old Serbian clawed past his…
New York, (UNI) Spain’s favorite Carlos Alcaraz powered into the third round of the US Open with a 6-3, 6-1, 7-6(4) victory over Lloyd Harris of South Africa here on Thursday. “It was good for me to stay there and to be able to win in straight sets. We did great points to make the…
