Roger Federer undergoes knee surgery, to miss Indian Wells, Miami, French Open
February 20, 2020 18:25 ISTTennis legend Roger Federer undergone a knee surgery on Thursday that will keep him out Indian Wells, Miami and French Open.
Tennis legend Roger Federer undergone a knee surgery on Thursday that will keep him out Indian Wells, Miami and French Open.
Earlier, Sania and Garcia advanced to the second round with a 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 win over Russia's Alla Kudryavtseva and Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik on Tuesday.
Novak Djokovic said that he is more motivated than ever and wants the year 2020 to be his best ever season in tennis.
The Indo-French pair beat their Russian opponents 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 in the first round match.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Mary Pierce will visit the city to motivate the players and help the Junior Wild Card Series in its quest to promote clay court tennis at the grassroots level in India.
The 33-year-old Indian will pair up with her French partner Caroline Garcia and they face Russia's Alla Kudryavtseva and Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik in the opening round of the women's doubles event on Wednesday.
Only Juan Martin Del Potro, Stan Wawrinka, Andy Murray and Marin Cilic have managed to claim a major title outside the 'big three'.
Leander Paes played his last ATP event on Indian soil on Saturday and was given a rousing farewell at the KSLTA Stadium in Bengaluru.
Eighth-ranked Bertens stumbled in the second set but recovered to win her semifinal 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 against Ekaterina Alexandrova on Saturday.
Paes, who is playing his final year of professional tennis, and his Australian partner Ebden were no match for their rivals, losing 0-6 3-6 in the summit clash that lasted just 56 minutes.
Indian tennis legend Leander Paes doubled their joy by reaching the title round along with his partner Matthew Abden.
The third-seeded Kvitova had been due to play Ekaterina Alexandrova in the quarterfinals. Kvitova said the unspecified illness had bothered her during Thursday's three-set win over Alison van Uytvanck.
Jordan Thompson pulled off a major upset as he beat John Isner 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 in the second round of New York Open.
The Indo-Canadian pair registered a 6-2, 3-6, 10-7 victory in 74 minutes on Thursday night to enter the last four of the ATP 500 event.
As Paes walked into the stadium for his warm-up, minutes before his first-round doubles match, the spectators were on their feet, cheering the 18-time Grand Slam winner and Olympic medallist.
The Indo-Canadian pair defeated Peers-Venus 7-6, 6-7, 10-8 in an extremely gripping encounter at the ATP 500 event.
Kevin Anderson lost to Jason Jung 7-6, 6-4 on his return to the New York Open.
In a re-match of the 2018 edition, Mukund Sasikumar sent Slovenian Blaz Kavcic home with a comeback 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 win to advance to the pre-quarterfinals
Sania Mirza lost 26 kg post-pregnancy and shared an inspiring post on her social media profile.
Although the event suffered a mild set back with the withdrawal of the top seed Ricardas Berankis owing to medical reasons, the field still boasts of good players.
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