Aus Open: Alcaraz rolls into Rd-4 with record-breaking win in his 100th Grand Slam match

Melbourne, Jan 23 (IANS) World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz earned a 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 victory against Corentin Moutet in his 100th Grand Slam match to reach the Australian Open fourth round here on Friday. With his win, Alcaraz improved to 87-13 at Slam level, tying Bjorn Borg for the best major record in 100 matches. The […]
Australian Open: Satwik-Chirag move to second round, Treesa-Gayatri bow out

Sydney, Nov 18 (IANS) Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have moved to the second round of the Australian Open, a BWF World Tour Super 500 event, at Sydney Olympic Park on Tuesday. The Indian duo outclassed Chinese Taipei’s Chang Ko-chi and Po Li-Wei 25-23, 21-16 in 48 minutes to set […]
China’s Shang focuses on happiness and growth ahead of Australian Open

Melbourne, Jan 11 (IANS) On the eve of his first match in the Australian Open 2025, the 19-year-old Chinese player Shang Juncheng repeatedly mentioned the word “happily” when fielding reporters’ questions in Melbourne’s hot summer air. Shang will face Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who beat the Chinese teenager twice last year. However, during the match […]