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  • federer withdraws from madrid to be with family

    Federer withdraws from Madrid to be with family

    May 06, 2014 17:36 IST

    MADRID: Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Madrid Open to spend more time with his family ahead of the birth of his third child.   Federer said on his webpage on Tuesday he was pulling out

  • li radwanska reach 2nd round at madrid open

    Li, Radwanska reach 2nd round at Madrid Open

    May 06, 2014 8:41 IST

    Madrid: Second-ranked Li Na started her Madrid Open campaign by overcoming a stubborn opponent just as third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska did to reach the second round on Monday.   Li's clay debut began with an encouraging 6-1,

  • ex tennis player baltacha dies after cancer fight

    Ex-tennis player Baltacha dies after cancer fight

    May 05, 2014 9:31 IST

    London: Elena Baltacha, the former top-50 professional tennis player who had been fighting liver cancer since retiring from the game, died Sunday. She was 30.   The Lawn Tennis Association announced the death of the former

  • carlos berlocq beats tomas berdych to win portugal open

    Carlos Berlocq beats Tomas Berdych to win Portugal Open

    May 05, 2014 7:18 IST

    OEIRAS, Portugal :  Carlos Berlocq stormed back to beat top-seeded Tomas Berdych 0-6, 7-5, 6-1 and win the Portugal Open on Sunday for his second career title.   The Argentine shook off his poor start to

  • serena williams wins in madrid djokovic withdraws

    Serena Williams wins in Madrid, Djokovic withdraws

    May 04, 2014 23:00 IST

    MADRID: Serena Williams brushed aside Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6-2, 6-1 to open her defense of the Madrid Open title on Sunday, while Maria Sharapova beat Klara Koukalova 6-1, 6-2 in the first round.   In

  • djokovic withdraws from madrid open

    Djokovic withdraws from Madrid Open

    May 04, 2014 20:41 IST

    MADRID: Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Madrid Open with the same injury that forced him out of the Monte Carlo Masters last month.   The second-ranked Djokovic says "I did everything possible in order to

  • nadal favourite under pressure at madrid open

    Nadal favourite under pressure at Madrid Open

    May 04, 2014 19:20 IST

    Madrid: Tennis star Rafael Nadal will again be the favourite when the big names begin their matches in the Madrid Open here Monday.The Spaniard is the top seed despite a recent slump in form which

  • sharapova ivanovic win in madrid

    Sharapova, Ivanovic win in Madrid

    May 04, 2014 19:14 IST

    MADRID: Maria Sharapova brushed aside Klara Koukalova 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the Madrid Open on Sunday, while Ana Ivanovic beat Madison Keys 6-1, 7-6 (4).   Sharapova, who lost to Serena Williams in

  • sara errani beats andrea petkovic in 1st round at madrid

    Sara Errani beats Andrea Petkovic in 1st round at Madrid Open

    May 04, 2014 7:17 IST

    MADRID : Sara Errani of Italy beat Andrea Petkovic 7-5, 6-1 in the first round of the Madrid Open on Saturday, avenging a loss to the German in the same stage four years ago.   Errani

  • sania cara clinch portugal open

    Sania-Cara clinch Portugal Open

    May 03, 2014 22:05 IST

    Oeiras (Portugal): India's Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black clinched their first WTA title of the season beating Eva Hrdinova and Valeria Solovyeva in the women doubles final of the Portugal Open tennis

  • rafael nadal to open madrid defense vs. melzer or monaco

    Rafael Nadal to open Madrid defense vs. Melzer or Monaco

    May 03, 2014 7:32 IST

    MADRID :  Rafael Nadal will start his defense of his Madrid Open title by playing the winner of the first-round match between Jurgen Melzer and Juan Monaco.   Nadal needs to reach the quarterfinals to ensure

  • title holder tommy haas reaches semifinals at bmw open

    Title holder Tommy Haas reaches semifinals at BMW Open

    May 03, 2014 7:04 IST

    MUNICH : Defending champion Tommy Haas reached the semifinals of the BMW Open by defeating Andreas Seppi 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday.   The 36-year-old Haas converted three of his seven break points to beat the

  • somdev crashes out mirza black through to portugal open

    Somdev crashes out, Mirza-Black through to Portugal Open semis

    May 02, 2014 11:15 IST

    Oeiras (Portugal): India's Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black progressed to the $250,000 Portugal Open women's doubles semi-finals while Somdev Devvarman was outclassed by top seed Tomas Berdych in the men's singles second

  • mirza black enter portugal open semis

    Mirza-Black enter Portugal Open semis

    May 01, 2014 21:37 IST

    Oeiras (Portugal): Top seeds Sania Mirza and Cara Black progressed to the $250,000 Portugal Open women's doubles semi-finals by overcoming the Spanish-Chinese pair of Silvia Soler-Espinosa and Shuai Zhang here Thursday.The Indian-Zimbabwean combine won 6-3,

  • mirza black progress to portugal open quarters

    Mirza-Black progress to Portugal Open quarters

    May 01, 2014 21:32 IST

    Oeiras (Portugal): Top seeds Sania Mirza and Cara Black progressed to the Portugal Open women's doubles quarterfinals by overcoming Spanish-Chinese pairing Silvia Soler-Espinosa and Shuai Zhang here Thursday.The Indian-Zimbabwean combine won 6-3, 6-4 in an

  • wimbledon prize money up more than 10 percent

    Wimbledon prize money up more than 10 percent

    May 01, 2014 20:53 IST

    London: Total prize money for this year's Wimbledon tournament will reach 25 million pounds ($42 million), an increase of 10.8 percent that will mostly favor the early-round losers.   The All England Club said Tuesday that

  • carreno busta ousts kukushkin at portugal open

    Carreno Busta ousts Kukushkin at Portugal Open

    April 29, 2014 8:13 IST

    Oeiras, Portugal: Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain ousted eighth-seeded Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan 6-1, 7-6 (3) Monday to reach the second round of the Portugal Open.   Carreno Busta broke his opponent five times in the

  • nishikori beats giraldo to win barcelona open

    Nishikori beats Giraldo to win Barcelona Open

    April 28, 2014 7:22 IST

    Barcelona, Spain: Kei Nishikori of Japan beat Colombia's Santiago Giraldo 6-2, 6-2 to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday for his first career title on clay.   Giraldo started well with an early break but an

  • sharapova beats ivanovic in stuttgart final

    Sharapova beats Ivanovic in Stuttgart final

    April 27, 2014 20:35 IST

    STUTTGART, Germany: Maria Sharapova won her third straight Porsche Grand Prix title on Sunday by coming from behind to defeat Ana Ivanovic 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.   Sharapova won her first tournament of the year and clinched

  • victoria azarenka says she ll sit out madrid rome

    Victoria Azarenka says she'll sit out Madrid, Rome

    April 27, 2014 9:28 IST

    Former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka says she'll miss clay-court tournaments at Madrid and Rome next month, putting into question whether she'll enter the French Open.   Azarenka has been dealing with a left foot injury this

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