Tennis: Balaji-Oberleitner clinch Terega Open Pau Pyrenees doubles title
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) India’s N. Sriram Balaji and Austria’s Neil Oberleitner continued their impressive run on the ATP Challenger circuit by capturing the men’s doubles title at the Terega Open Pau Pyrenees in Pau, France, on Saturday. Competing as the top seeds at the ATP Challenger 125 event, the Indo-Austrian duo edged second […]
Aus Open: Alcaraz ends Djokovic’s perfect finals record to win first Australian Open title in Melbourne
Melbourne, Feb 1 (IANS) Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz made tennis history on Sunday, winning his maiden Australian Open men’s singles title and in the process, becoming the youngest professional tennis player to achieve a career Grand Slam. Carlos Alcaraz achieved a Melbourne milestone, overcoming a shaky start to defeat Novak Djokovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 and […]
Bengaluru Open 2026: Rawat progresses into final round of qualifying; main draw to kick off on Monday
Bengaluru, Jan 4 (IANS) The S.M. Krishna Tennis Stadium witnessed edge-of-the-seat action on Sunday as the first round of qualifying matches got underway at the 10th Bengaluru Open 2026. India’s Sidharth Rawat booked his place in the final round of qualifying with a composed 6-3, 7-5 victory over compatriot Nitin Kumar Sinha. Rawat set the […]
Strong Indian presence as main draw for 10th Bengaluru Open is announced
Bengaluru, Jan 3 (IANS) The stage is set for an exciting week of world-class tennis at the 10th edition of the Bengaluru Open, following the main draw ceremony held on Saturday at the S.M. Krishna Tennis Stadium. The ATP Challenger 125 tournament will get underway on Monday. India No. 1 Sumit Nagal will open his […]
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 […]
