Tag: Tennis

Tennis: Injured Rafael Nadal pulls out of French Open

Rafael Nadal on Thursday pulled out of the French Open 2023 after failing to recover from a hip injury, that he suffered in January.

May 19, 2023

Tennis: Ruud, Zverev progress at Monte-Carlo Masters

Fourth-seeded Casper Ruud advanced here on Wednesday with a 7-5, 7-6(1) win over Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp in the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters, the first clay-court Masters' event of the season.

April 13, 2023

Sania bids farewell to tennis after first round defeat at Dubai Duty Free Championships

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on Tuesday ended her magnificent 20-year-long career with a defeat in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, here.

February 22, 2023

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka announces pregnancy, plans to return in 2024

The 25-year-old revealed the news in a social media post, penning a heartfelt note to fans that accompanied a photo of a sonogram.

January 12, 2023

United Cup: World No 1 Swiatek starts on a winning note

"I'm pretty happy with my performance," First matches of the season are always rusty. I was happy that in the important moments I was really composed," Swiatek was quoted as saying by the WTA Tour website.

December 31, 2022

United Cup: Norrie, Swan give Britain 2-0 lead over Australia

Cameron Norrie and Katie Swan notched straight-set wins on Day 1 at the United Cup to give Britain a 2-0 lead over Australia in Group D, here on Thursday.

December 29, 2022

Casper Ruud eyes World Number 1 Ranking ahead of Australian open

The current World Number 3 had his chance to become the top ranker when he locked horns with Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open final earlier this year, but Alcaraz won in just 4 sets to clinch the title and also the number one spot.

December 29, 2022

WTA Finals: Garcia beats Kasatkina, enters semifinals

Trailing by a set, French tennis player Caroline Garcia returned to her usual best and won a memorable match, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(5) in 80 minutes against Russian Daria Kasatkina and advanced to the semifinals in the WTA Finals here on Sunday.

November 6, 2022

Carlos Alcaraz pulls out from ATP Finals, ends season due to injury

The internal oblique muscle in Carlos Alcaraz’s left abdominal wall tore on Saturday, terminating his season and preventing him from competing in the ATP Finals 2022 and Davis Cup Finals. The Spaniard shared the news through his Twitter account and shared the information about his withdrawal from the two-year-end tournaments due to an injury. “After...

November 6, 2022

Mahalingam trumps top seed Tejas in Boys U16 to advance into next round of Fenesta Open National Tennis C’ship

Third seed Swastik Sharma was also in his comfort zone as he worked his way past Levin Mydeen 6-1, 6-3. Swastik faced little trouble in the first set, dropping just one game. In the second set, there was more challenge but Swastik had sorted out his game plan.

October 19, 2022

San Diego Open: Sabalenka defeats Stephens; advances in quarterfinal

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus defeated American Sloane Stephens 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the San Diego Open here on Thursday.

October 14, 2022

Tennis legend Roger Federer announces retirement

The tennis legend said that the last 24 years on tour have been an incredible adventure for him.

September 15, 2022

US Open: World No.1 Iga Swiatek fends off Jessica Pegula to seal semi-finals spot

Swiatek had 22 winners in the clash to Pegula's 14, and she finished with only three more unforced errors than the American.

September 8, 2022

US Open: Rublev beats Norrie to claim spot in quarterfinals

In a two-hour, 26-minute encounter marred by rain, Rublev won 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, gaining crucial breaks in all three sets to emerge victorious.

September 8, 2022

Nadal breezes past Frenchman Gasquet to secure fourth-round spot at US Open

The 37-year-old Nadal, who was tested in his second-round clash by Italy's Fabio Fognini, faced no such issues against Gasquet as the Spaniard won his 18th consecutive match against the Frenchman.

September 4, 2022

U.S Open 2022: Serena and Venus Williams receive doubles wild card

The William sisters are two-time champions at the U.S Open and will pair for the first time since 2018 Roland Garros.

August 28, 2022

German tennis star Kerber announces pregnancy, to miss U.S. Open

The German wrote on Twitter on Wednesday, "I really wanted to play the US Open but eventually I decided that two against one just isn't a fair competition."

August 25, 2022