Tennis
Florida, Mar 23 (UNI) World number one Aryna Sabalenka moved into the Miami Open last 16 after opponent Elena-Gabriela Ruse retired injured, while there were wins for Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff. Sabalenka had taken the first set 6-1 before Romanian Ruse retired with a thigh problem in the first game of the second, according…
California, Mar 11 (UNI) Women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus cruised into the round of 16 at Indian Wells by overcoming Italian Lucia Bronzetti 6-1, 6-2. Sabalenka won 75 percent of her first serve points and converted five of 12 break points en route to victory in an hour and 15 minutes on Monday….
Bengaluru, Feb 23 (UNI) India’s rising tennis star Manas Dhamne is set to make his main draw debut at the 2025 Bengaluru Open, carrying momentum from his recent ITF title win at the M15 Monastir in Tunisia. The 17-year-old, who has been making waves on the circuit, is eager to take another step forward in…
Doha, Feb 23 (UNI) British number one Jack Draper was beaten in three sets by Andrey Rublev in the Qatar Open final. Draper was seeking a third career ATP Tour title but lost 7-5 5-7 6-1 to the world number 10 in Doha, the BBC reported. The opening two sets featured just one break of…
Buenos Aires, Feb 18 (UNI) Teenager Joao Fonseca won his first ATP Tour title at the Argentina Open on Sunday, announcing himself as one of tennis’ brightest talents. The 18-year-old Brazilian became the 10th-youngest player to win an ATP Tour title as he stunned home favorite Francisco Cerúndolo 6-4, 7-6(1) in Buenos Aires, according to…
Rome, Feb 15 (UNI) World number one Jannik Sinner has accepted an immediate three-month ban from tennis after reaching a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency over his two positive drugs test last year. The 23-year-old Italian, who last month won the Australian Open, is suspended from February 9 until May 4, the BBC reported….
Chennai, Feb 8 (UNI) The Indian duo of defending champions Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni finished as runners-up in the doubles event of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger Tennis championship here on Saturday evening. In the final, the third seeded Indian pair went down to Japan’s Shintaro Mochizuki and Kaito Uesugi 6-4, 6-4 in straight…
Abu Dhabi, Feb 7 (UNI) Defending champion Elena Rybakina progressed to the semi-finals of the Abu Dhabi Open with a 6-2 4-6 7-6 (7-4) victory against Ons Jabeur. In a rematch of the 2022 Wimbledon final – which Rybakina won – the Kazakh broke twice to claim the opening set in under 30 minutes. Former…
By Vishal Bharti Jammu, Feb 2 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested me to visit to the Jammu and Kashmir so that lot of talented kids can be benefitted under “Bhoomi” program for underprivileged and this made the ‘Rohan Bopanna Tennis Academy’ conduct selection trials in this beautiful region, revealed tennis legend Rohan Bopanna. Bopanna,…
New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) India made a dominant start in their Davis Cup 2025 World Group I playoffs against Togo, with Mukund Sasikumar and Ramkumar Ramanathan securing comfortable victories in their respective singles rubbers at the DLTA Complex here on Saturday. Mukund Sasikumar dispatched Liova Ajavon 6-2, 6-1, while Ramkumar Ramanathan breezed past Thomas…
