Rafael Nadal started his career-best ATP Tour season after reaching the second round of the Mexican Open after capturing the Australian Open title with a win on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Spanish left-hander booked a hardcourt date with American Stephen Kozlov in the last 16 after beating American lucky loser Dennis Kudla 6-3, 6-2. “It’s been […]
Finnish youngster Emil Rusuvuori earned a shot at his maiden ATP World Tour title with a tight win over Kamil Mazchrzak by saving three match points in a high-quality semi-final at the Tata Open Maharashtra in Pune on Saturday, while Joao Sousa defeated Elias Yammer. defeated. , In the doubles event, the second seeded Indian […]
Dominic Thiem has been ruled out since June due to a wrist injury.© AFP Former US Open champion and world number three Dominic Thiem, who has been ruled out of June with a wrist injury, said on Thursday that he hopes to be back on the court at the Indian Wells Masters in March. Austrian […]
Both Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna are part of the TOPS core group till the Asian Games.© AFP New Delhi: Indian tennis stars Sania Mirza, Rohan Bopanna, Ankita Raina and Ramkumar Ramanathan were included in the core group of athletes under the Sports Ministry’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) till the Hangzhou Asian Games later […]
Danielle Collins says she will “walk away with pride” after giving a tough fight to world number one Ashleigh Barty in her first Grand Slam final at the Australian Open on Saturday. The 27th seeded American was a huge underdog against the top seed, but unexpectedly went 5–1 clear in the second set and was […]
Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan will be aiming to win the Tata Open Maharashtra doubles title.© AFP Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Ramkumar Ramanathan were on Saturday seeded second in the men’s doubles section of the Tata Open Maharashtra, starting January 31 in Pune. Bopanna and Ramkumar, who won the title in Adelaide ahead […]
Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis won the Australian Open men’s doubles title on Saturday.© AFP Australian bad boys Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis won the Australian Open men’s doubles title on Saturday, beating compatriots Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell on Rod Laver Arena. The pair, especially Kyrgios, had come in for plenty of criticism for […]
“No pain, no gain” is a chant often heard anywhere on elite athletes train. Daniel Collins has had a lot of pain in reaching the first Grand Slam final. Last year, the 28-year-old American had emergency surgery for endometriosis and suffered an abdominal injury at the French Open. Nine months later, world number 30 reached […]
The multi-talented Ashleigh Barty has been a professional cricketer, winning a golf tournament and winning two Tennis Grand Slam titles for the third time at the Australian Open on Saturday. Few athletes may resume such a diverse sport, but the down-to-earth Australian has taken it in stride. Widely viewed as one of the best players […]
Daniil Medvedev booked himself a match against Rafael Nadal in the final after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the men’s singles semi-finals of the Australian Open on Friday. In a tight match in Melbourne, Medvedev and Tsitsipas were neck and neck until the middle of the third set when Medvedev took control […]