2025 Delhi Open: Poonacha/Lock storm into doubles final, top seeds reach singles semi

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) India’s Niki Poonacha and Zimbabwe’s Courtney John Lock reached the men’s doubles event final of the Delhi Open 2025, defeating third seeds Jay Clarke and Johannes Ingildsen 6-2, 7-6(1) at the DLTA Complex here on Friday. The second-seeded pair dominated the opening set before Clarke and Ingildsen mounted a challenge […]
ATP Tour: De Minaur, Rublev storm into second round of Rotterdam Open

Rotterdam, Feb 4 (IANS) Alex de Minaur stormed into the second round of the ATP Rotterdam Open on Tuesday. The Australian third seed delivered a clinical performance to dispatch Belgium’s David Goffin 6-2, 6-4, extending his unbeaten record against the former World No. 7 to 6-0 in their ATP head-to-head battles. Last year’s Rotterdam finalist, […]
Petra Kvitova announces tennis comeback after becoming a mother

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova announced her return to professional tennis following a 15-month break from the sport. The former world No.2, who last competed at the China Open in October 2023, took time off to focus on her personal life and gave birth to her son, Petr, in July […]
WTA Mumbai Open: Maaya Rajeshwaran, 15, stuns Heurgo with a commanding win in qualifiers

Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) It was a memorable day for Indian tennis as one of the bright young players, Maaya Rajeshwaran, gave the event a brilliant start with an upset on the first day of qualifying for the Mumbai Open WTA 125 Series at the Cricket Club of India here on Saturday. The 15-year-old Maaya […]
Mumbai Open 2025: Wild cards given to top Indian players Sahaja, Ankita, and Shrivalli for main draw

Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) The organisers of the Mumbai Open 2025, the fourth edition of the WTA 125 Series event have handed wildcards to players including India No.1 Sahaja Yamalapalli and seasoned Ankita Raina the main draw of the event which will be held from February 3 to 9 at the Cricket Club of India […]
There are no conditions on playing for your country, says coach Rajpal on Bhambri, Nagal’s absence for Davis Cup

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) India will be without their highest-ranked singles and doubles players, Sumit Nagal and Yuki Bhambri, respectively, for the Davis Cup 2025 World Group I play-off tie against Togo scheduled here on February 1-2. The duo have made themselves unavailable because of some dispute with the administrators. Team India captain Rohit […]
ITF W50: Ankita remains on course for first doubles title in 9 months

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) India’s top singles player Ankita Raina put herself in title contention in the doubles event of the ITF W50 event along with British partner Naiktha Bains on Friday, overcoming an all-Indian team of Riya Bhatia and Vaidehi Chaudhary at DLTA Complex here. Ankita, who made a first-round exit in the […]
Aus Open: Sabalenka begins title defense with straight sets win over Stephens

Melbourne, Jan 12 (IANS) Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka began her Australian Open title defense with a straight sets 6-3, 6-2 victory over Sloane Stephens in the first round here on Sunday. World no. 1 Sabalenka is bidding to become the first woman since Martina Hingis to pull off a three-peat in Melbourne. The Swiss […]
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 […]
ITF J300: Maaya topples 4th seed Kumru on Day 2; top seed Konstantinova also ousted

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Dishing out an impressive show, Maaya Rajeshwaran Revathi scored an upset win over world No. 60 Ada Kumru in the girls’ singles event of the ITF J300 event, where top seed and title-favourite Yoana Konstantinova was also knocked out on Day Two of the tournament. Hailing from Coimbatore, Maaya has […]