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  • yuki somdev get tough openers at chennai open

    Yuki, Somdev get tough openers at Chennai Open

    December 29, 2012 20:09 IST

    Chennai,Dec 29: India's singles challengers at the Chennai Open on Saturday drew tough first round opponents as Yuki Bhambri was pitted against world number 56 Dutch Robin Haase while comeback man Somdev Devvarman will open

  • spain opens hopman cup by beating south africa

    Spain opens Hopman Cup by beating South Africa

    December 29, 2012 16:01 IST

    Perth,Dec 29: Spain clinched a 2-1 victory over South Africa in the Hopman Cup team tennis tournament on Saturday after winning the mixed doubles 6-4, 6-7 (3), 10-8.Kevin Anderson had given South Africa the lead

  • murray loses to tipsarevic in abu dhabi

    Murray loses to Tipsarevic in Abu Dhabi

    December 28, 2012 15:43 IST

    Abu Dhabi, Dec 28:  Andy Murray had a shaky start to his preparations for the 2013 season Thursday, losing in straight sets to Janko Tipsarevic in the opening match of the World Tennis Championship exhibition

  • sharapova to play despite neck injury

    Sharapova to play despite neck injury

    December 27, 2012 16:10 IST

    Brisbane, Dec 27: Maria Sharapova has assured organizers of the Brisbane International tennis event that she will start her Australian Open preparations at the tournament despite her withdrawal from a South Korean exhibition this week

  • murray no longer feeling under pressure to win

    Murray no longer feeling under pressure to win

    December 27, 2012 0:07 IST

    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Dec 26:  Andy Murray is feeling less pressure after winning his first Grand Slam title and credits coach Ivan Lendl with having made the difference at the U.S. Open.The third-ranked

  • wawrinka eyes second chennai open title

    Wawrinka eyes second Chennai Open title

    December 25, 2012 23:58 IST

    Chennai, Dec 24: World No.17 tennis player Stanislas Wawrinka is one of those players who couldn't be happier to start the New Year with the Aircel Chennai Open.In 2011, Wawrinka won his third career ATP

  • nadal pulls out of abu dhabi with stomach bug

    Nadal pulls out of Abu Dhabi with stomach bug

    December 25, 2012 23:33 IST

    Madrid,Dec 25: Rafael Nadal says doctors have ordered him to pull out of what was to have been his first comeback tournament after a seven-month hiatus nursing a knee injury.The 26-year-old Spaniard said on his

  • australian open ups prize money for early losers

    Australian Open ups prize money for early losers

    December 20, 2012 15:56 IST

    Melbourne, Dec 20: Australian Open organizers say early-round losers at January's Australian Open will receive a significant pay rise as part of what they say is the biggest purse in tennis history. Responding to player

  • atp opposes us open switch to monday men s final

    ATP opposes US Open switch to Monday men's final

    December 17, 2012 19:09 IST

    London, Dec 17: The ATP opposes the U.S. Open's switch to a Monday final in 2013 and is not satisfied with the prize money increase for the tournament.The U.S. Tennis Association announced last Friday that

  • mitchell bobusic win australian open wildcards

    Mitchell, Bobusic win Australian Open wildcards

    December 17, 2012 19:04 IST

    Melbourne, Dec 17: Australians Ben Mitchell and Bojana Bobusic earned wildcard entries into the main draw of next month's Australian Open when they won the men's and women's finals of the wildcard playoff tournament on

  • saina reaches semis of world super series finals

    Saina reaches semis of World Super Series Finals

    December 14, 2012 22:11 IST

    Shenzhen (China), Dec 14:  Saina Nehwal looks all set to cap a remarkable year on a high as the ace Indian shuttler reached the semifinals of the BWF World Super Series Finals with a fine

  • devvarman bhambri get wildcards for chennai open

    Devvarman, Bhambri get wildcards for Chennai Open

    December 13, 2012 15:34 IST

    Chennai, Dec 13: Indian tennis players Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri have been granted wildcard entries into the main draw of the Chennai Open.The tournament will be held at the SDAT Nungambakkam Tennis Stadium from

  • retirement not on my mind serena williams

    Retirement not on my mind: Serena Williams

    December 08, 2012 20:35 IST

    Sao Paulo, Dec 8: Tennis star Serena Williams says she has no plans for retirement and feels fortunate to be still travelling the world and doing what she loves.After struggling at the start of the

  • federer hopes to play 2016 games in rio

    Federer hopes to play 2016 Games in Rio

    December 07, 2012 14:07 IST

    Sao Paulo, Dec 7: Roger Federer says he won't play as often in the next few years and hopes to compete in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The 31-year-old Federer says he'll be

  • almagro beats roddick in miami exhibition final

    Almagro beats Roddick in Miami exhibition final

    December 03, 2012 14:22 IST

    Key Biscayne, Florida, Dec 3: Nicolas Almagro beat Andy Roddick 6-4, 7-5 in the Miami Tennis Cup exhibition final on Sunday. Roddick, who retired at the U.S. Open, was broken once in each set. He

  • bhupathi says 2013 would be his last year on tour

    Bhupathi says 2013 would be his last year on tour

    December 02, 2012 23:51 IST

    Kolkata, Dec 2: Indian doubles tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi today said 2013 would be his last year on tour as he has retirement in mind.“I've had a great career. I don't enjoy leaving my baby

  • murray sharapova favourites for australian open

    Murray, Sharapova favourites for Australian Open

    November 27, 2012 23:49 IST

    Melbourne, Nov 27: The Australian Open tennis tournament director has tipped Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova to win the singles titles at the first Grand Slam of 2013.World No.1 Novak Djokovic looks to defend his

  • wild card for somdev devvarman berdych top seed in chennai

    Wild card for Somdev Devvarman; Berdych top seed in Chennai Open

    November 24, 2012 9:28 IST

    Chennai, Nov 24: India's No.1 singles player Somdev Devvarman was on Thursday accorded a wild card entry while World No.6 Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic has been given the top billing in the 18th ATP

  • saina returns to action at hong kong open

    Saina returns to action at Hong Kong Open

    November 21, 2012 0:01 IST

    New Delhi,Nov 20: After skipping the China Super Series Premier last week because of a knee problem, Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal will now be back in action at the Hong Kong Open which begins

  • djokovic finishes world no. 1 for second year

    Djokovic finishes World No. 1 for second year

    November 19, 2012 18:38 IST

    Paris, Nov 19: Serb Novak Djokovic finishes as world number one for the second straight year, as he sits top of the final 2012 rankings released by the ATP on Monday.Djokovic has 12,920 points with

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