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  • nikshep abhinikka emerge champions

    Nikshep, Abhinikka emerge champions

    December 15, 2013 18:50 IST

    Bangalore: B.R. Nikshep of Karnataka and R. Abhinikka of Tamil Nadu emerged champions in the boys and girls singles, respectively on the concluding day of the RT Narayan Memorial AITA National Series Under-16 Tennis Tournament

  • australian open dellacqua gets wildcard entry

    Australian Open: Dellacqua gets wildcard entry

    December 16, 2013 10:51 IST

    Melbourne, Australia: Casey Dellacqua defeated Arina Rodionova 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 Sunday to win a wildcard tournament to qualify for January's Australian Open.   Dellacqua, the Australian No. 2 behind Samantha Stosur, will be making her 11th

  • wta to add extra grass court tournament from 2015

    WTA to add extra grass court tournament from 2015

    December 13, 2013 6:25 IST

    London: The WTA says it will add an extra grass-court tournament in Nottingham, England, to its calendar from 2015 to give players more time to gear up for Wimbledon.   The ATP and WTA tours had

  • ankita prarthana enter semis of itf tennis

    Ankita-Prarthana enter semis of ITF tennis

    December 12, 2013 19:49 IST

    Vashi: Wildcard entrants Ankita Raina and Prarthana Thombare kept the Indian interest alive in the doubles event as they entered the semi-finals of the $25000 Ganesh Naik ITF women's tennis tournament here Thursday.In the quarter-finals,

  • asian games cwg important to gauge india s standing sania

    Asian Games, CWG important to gauge India's standing: Sania

    December 12, 2013 18:37 IST

    Panaji: Indian Tennis star Sania Mirza feels that events like the Asian and Commonwealth Games are important in understanding India's standing in sportsother than cricket."Events like Lusofonia Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games are important

  • 1st female president for lawn tennis association

    1st female president for Lawn Tennis Association

    December 12, 2013 6:40 IST

    London: A woman has been appointed to head the Lawn Tennis Association for the first time in the British organization's 125-year history.   Cathie Sabin assumed the presidency at the LTA's annual general meeting on Wednesday. 

  • know about the famous spat between maria sharapova serena

    Know about the famous spat between Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams

    April 14, 2014 14:57 IST

    New Delhi: Wimbledon is known for its electrifying matches inside the court but what made headlines in 2013 was the catfight  between  two tennis sensations - Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams.The two best players of

  • aita national series adil ousts seeded mayukh

    AITA National Series: Adil ousts seeded Mayukh

    December 10, 2013 19:20 IST

    Bangalore: Wild card Adil Kalyanpur of Karnataka pulled off the first upset of the tournament when he beat seventh seed Mayukh Rawat 6-2, 6-1 and entered the last 16 round of the RT Naayan memorial

  • top seeds win at itf women s championships

    Top seeds win at ITF Women's Championships

    December 10, 2013 6:40 IST

    Navi Mumbai:  Second seeded Diana Marcinkevica of Latvia and third seeded Gioia Barbieri of Italy scored contrasting wins to enter the singles second round at the $25,000 Ganesh Naik ITF Women's Tennis Championships being played

  • best of tennis 2013 from surprises to controversies

    Best of tennis 2013: From surprises to controversies

    December 08, 2013 6:40 IST

    New Delhi: The countdown for 2014 has begun and as the new tennis season is geared up to begin with the Australian Open, it is important to rewind and relish the best of the 2013

  • poland s linette annexes necc itf title

    Poland's Linette annexes NECC-ITF title

    December 07, 2013 19:51 IST

    Pune: Poland's top seed Magda Linette kept her composure to beat Kazakhstan's unseeded Kamila Kerimbayeva 7-5, 7-6 (5) and win the singles title in the NECC-ITF women's $25,000 tournament at the Deccan Gymkhana here Saturday.In

  • prerna bhambri in last 8 of itf women s event

    Prerna Bhambri in last 8 of ITF women's event

    December 04, 2013 20:12 IST

    Pune: Prerna Bhambri kept the Indian flag flying by making it to the singles quarter-finals of the NECC-ITF women's $25,000 event at the Deccan Gymkhana here Wednesday while qualifiers Rika Fujiwara from Japan and Israel's

  • best grand slam match of 2013 nadal djokovic french open

    Best Grand Slam Match of 2013: Nadal Djokovic French Open semifinals

    December 03, 2013 20:42 IST

    New Delhi: The ATP has announced the French Open semifinal match among Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic as the Best Grand Slam Match of the Year 2013.According to TennisWorldUSA.org, Nadal, popularly referred as the `King

  • 350 juniors to participate in national tennis

    350 juniors to participate in national tennis

    December 03, 2013 19:56 IST

    Pune: Approximately 350 juniors will lock horns in the All India Ranking (U-16) Championship series tennis tournament to be held at the Mayur Colony here from Dec 7.The main draw matches will be played Dec

  • tennis legend steffi graf s father dies

    Tennis legend Steffi Graf's father dies

    December 02, 2013 12:36 IST

    Berlin: Peter Graf, the father, former coach and ex-manager of legendary German tennis player Steffi Graf, died in Mannheim from cancer late Sunday, media reports said. He was 75.Peter Graf accompanied his daughter during her

  • know how the golden couple of tennis jimmy connors chris

    Know how the Golden Couple of tennis, Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert broke up

    December 02, 2013 8:30 IST

    New Delhi: The world's famous grand slam couple  Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert's love story had been the talk of the town among sports lovers in the seventies. The famous couple popularly known as ‘golden

  • 3 indians enter itf pune main draw

    3 Indians enter ITF Pune main draw

    December 01, 2013 19:46 IST

    Pune: Tennis player Rishika Sunkara joined Sharmada Balu and Sowjanya Bavisetti as three Indians made it to the main draw of the NECC-ITF Women's $25,000 event at the Deccan Gymkhana here Sunday.While top seed Sunkara's

  • serena williams to play azarenka in thailand

    Serena Williams to play Azarenka in Thailand

    November 29, 2013 6:45 IST

    Bangkok: Serena Williams will play Victoria Azarenka in an exhibition match in Thailand next month in a clash of the world's top two female players.The Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand announced on Thursday that the

  • rafael nadal voted greatest ever spanish sports personality

    Rafael Nadal voted greatest ever Spanish sports personality

    November 27, 2013 11:29 IST

    Madrid: Rafael Nadal was named the greatest Spanish sports star in history Tuesday by readers of a Spanish sports daily.The winner of 13 Grand Slam's and the current number 1 in the ATP world ranking,

  • ten interesting facts about tennis

    Ten interesting facts about tennis

    November 27, 2013 12:26 IST

    New Delhi: Tennis is a sport that is watched and enjoyed by millions of sports enthusiasts with passion across the world. But there are some facts about tennis which are less known to the lovers

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