Indian Wells 2024: Defending champion Elena Rybakina withdraws, Andy Murray out
Tennis | March 09, 2024 23:56 ISTIndian Wells 2024: Andy Murray OUT, defending champion Elena Rybakina withdraws Andrey Rublev
Indian Wells 2024: Andy Murray OUT, defending champion Elena Rybakina withdraws Andrey Rublev
"I have been working hard and practicing and you all know I took a test this weekend but I don’t find myself ready to play at the highest level at such an important event." Rafael Nadal said after withdrawing from the game against Milos Raonic on Thursday.
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"I'm not going to talk more about that between now and whenever the time comes for me to stop. But yeah, I don't plan on playing much past this summer," Andy Murray said after his exit from the Dubai Tennis Championships Round of 16 on Wednesday.
Iga Swiatek defeated the world no.4 Elena Ryabakina by 7-6, 6-2 to clinch her third consecutive Qatar Open title and so became the first player after Serena Williams to record three successive WTA 1000 tour titles.
Indian tennis team continued their dominant run against rivals Pakistan with their eighth successive win on Sunday and secured a place in the Davis Cup 2024 World Group 1. After a 2-0 lead on Saturday, India won both matches today to clinch 4-0 in Islamabad.
Rohan Bopanna ended India's six-year drought for the Grand Slam by clinching his maiden Australian Open 2024 title in the men's doubles with Australia's Matthew Ebden. Bopanna also topped the ATP rankings in doubles after reaching the final at Melbourne Park on January 24.
Rohan Bopanna won his second-ever Grand Slam title as he won the men's doubles at the Australian Open alongside his Australian partner Matthew Ebden.
The Indian Davis Cup team has reached Pakistan for the first time in 60 years. India and Pakistan will face each other in a World Group-1 play-off tie that will be played on February 3-4. Notably, the Indian team is getting high security for their visit to the neighbouring nation.
After disappointing defeats in the 2021 and 2022 finals, the Russian ace Medvedev suffered another heartbreaking loss against Italian youngster Jannik Sinner by 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 3-6 at the Australian Open 2024 men's singles.
Daniil Medvedev recorded a stunning comeback win against Alexander Zverev to reach the Australian Open final for the third time while Jannik Sinner stunned the world no.1 and 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic to reach his maiden Grand Slam final.
Before claiming the honours in the men's doubles category at the 2024 Australian Open, Rohan Bopanna only had one mixed doubles Grand Slam title to his credit. Bopanna alongside his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski had won the mixed doubles title at the French Open in 2017.
The world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka displayed utter dominance to defeat the Chinese star Qinwen Zheng in the women's singles final at Melbourne Park. Sabalenka successfully defended her Australian Open title to clinch her second Grand Slam of her career.
The world no.2 and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka will take on China's top-ranked Qinwen Zheng in the women's final while the world no.1 Rohan Bopanna will be seeking his maiden Grand Slam title in the men's doubles at Melbourne Park on Saturday.
Jannik Sinner stunned the defending champion Novak Djokovic to enter the final of the Australian Open. The Italian pulled off a major upset in the history of Grand Slams to beat the Serbian great.
Rohan Bopanna created history by clinching the first-ever Gold medal in Tennis (mixed doubles) at the Asian Games last year. The 43-year-old Tennis ace also reached the finals of the three Grand Slam tournaments in 2023 to top the ATP rankings in men's doubles.
The defending champion Aryna Sabalenka knocked out the US Open champion and the current world no.4 Coco Gauff by 7-6, 6-4 to enter the women's singles final where she will be facing China's top-ranked Qinwen Zheng on Saturday.
Rohan Bopanna is set to become the No. 1 ranked player in the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) rankings on Monday. He will become the oldest player to claim the honour.
The world no.6 German dominated the crowd favourite Alcaraz at Rod Laver Arena to clinch the quarterfinal by 6-1, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4 and is set to feature in the semifinal of the Australian Open after four years. He will be facing the world no.3 Daniil Medvedev in the clash for the final on Friday.
Senior Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik announced his third marriage as he tied the knot with actor Sana Javed. Soon the speculations of Malik's divorce from his previous wife, Indian tennis star Sania Mirza were rife before the 37-year-old's father chose to speak up on the issue.
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