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Madrid delight for Serena and Nadal

Rafael Nadal from Spain holds the trophy during the awards ceremony after winning the final of the Madrid Open tennis tournament against Stanislas Wawrinka from Switzerland, in Madrid on Sunday. Rafael Nadal lifted his third title at the Madrid Masters on Sunday with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Stanislas Wawrinka to join Serena Williams as a multiple-time winner on the high-altitude Spanish clay. »      1 comment

Indian challenge ends at Madrid Masters

Polling in Pakistan’s landmark general election was on Saturday marred by four bomb blasts in Karachi, Quetta and Peshawar that killed at least 10 people and injured over 40. »
Serena Williams from the U.S. returns the ball to Sara Errani from Italy during the Madrid Open tennis tournament, in Madrid, on May 11, 2013.

Serena Williams beats Errani to reach Madrid final

Top-ranked Serena Williams will have a chance to win her 50th career title after beating Sara Errani of Italy 7-5, 6-2 Saturday to reach the final of the Madrid Open. »
Gane set: Yuki Bhambri. Photo: K. Gopinathan
NEW DELHI, May 17, 2013

It’s all in the family

Twenty-year-old yet the boyish charm refuses to give way to sterner expressions. Many would say, he’s still young, isn’t he? But, what if Yuki Bhambri’s countenance has already acquired a... »
Kunming, May 9, 2013

After one win and a walk-over, Divij, Purav in semis in China

Divij Sharan and Purav Raja came from behind to win the first round and then got a walk over to progress to the semifinal of the USD 125,000 ATP Challenger tournament here.The third seed... »

Russia's Grigor Dimitrov returns the ball during a match against Novak Djokovic at the Madrid Open tennis tournament, in Madrid, Spain. Dimitrov won against Djokovic in three sets. Photo: AP
MADRID, May 8, 2013

Dimitrov marches over Djokovic in Madrid Open

Grigor Dimitrov stunned Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, beating the top-ranked Serb 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3 for the biggest win of his career. The 28-ranked... »
Oeiras, Portugal, May 5, 2013

Wawrinka upsets Ferrer for Portugal title

Stanislas Wawrinka notched a second Swiss title victory at the Portugal Open as he followed Roger Federer’s precedent by winning the clay event with an upset of David Ferrer 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday.»
Saketh Myneni dictated the flow of
the contest throughout the final against Vijayant
Malik. Photo: Akhilesh Kumar
CHANDIGARH, May 5, 2013

Saketh wins fifth ITF title

Saketh Myneni quelled the challenge from local lad Vijayant Malik 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Raheja $15,000 ITF men’s Futures tennis tournament here on Saturday. It was the fifth t... »      1 comment
Brad Drewett died at his home in Sydney, Australia, after a battle with motor neurone disease.
LONDON, May 4, 2013

ATP chairman Brad Drewett dies at 54

Brad Drewett, a former tour player who led the ATP as executive chairman and helped increase prize money at Grand Slam tournaments, died on Friday after a short battle with motor neurone disease. »      1 comment
NEW DELHI, May 2, 2013

Soweto Open: Divij-Purav pair in final

The second-seeded Divij Sharan and Purav Raja made the doubles final of the Soweto Open $100,000 Challenger tennis tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday.In the final, the Indi... »
Courting success: Ankita Raina at the ITF Futures singles tournament. Photo: R. Ragu
May 1, 2013

Calling the shots

Ankita Raina has the uncluttered game of a lucid thinker. Her recent performance on the ITF circuit suggests she is currently India’s best female tennis player: she has one winner’s trophy and thr... »
CHANDIGARH, April 28, 2013

Yuki and co. ready to assert their class

The cream of Indian tennis, spearheaded by the 271st ranked Yuki Bhambri will be in action in the Raheja $15,000 ITF men’s Futures tennis tournament to be played at the CLTA Complex here from Mond... »
BARCELONA, April 27, 2013

Nadal storms into final

Rafael Nadal kept alive his hopes of an eighth title at the Barcelona Open on Saturday as he waited out a rain delay before hammering Canadian Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-0 in their semifinal. Th... »

Ferrer knocked out

Serena, Venus lead U.S. to Fed Cup win

It’s Nadal vs Djokovic

Nadal beats Kohlschreiber in Monte Carlo

Tsonga advances; Tipsarevic falls

Hingis turns coach

Serena leads unchanged WTA top 10

Prithvi stuns defending champion Irfan for title

Aisam wants to play in Bhupathi’s ITPL

EASILY DONE: Saketh Myneni coped better in the gusty conditions to dismiss V.M. Ranjeet's challenge in straight sets in the final. Photo: Rajeev Bhatt
ROHTAK, May 12, 2013

Tennis: Saketh Myneni triumphs

A hold at love while he served the match out underlined Saketh Myneni’s supremacy, a dominance the scoreline 6-1, 6-2 adequately sums up. The 25-year-old closed it out a with second-serve a... »      1 comment
Madrid, May 9, 2013

Sania, Bethanie exit from Madrid Open

Sania Mirza and her American pair Bethanie Mattek-Sands made an early exit from the Madrid Open after losing their second round match in straight sets to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Safarov... »
London, May 8, 2013

Singapore to host WTA Championships

Asian economic powerhouse Singapore will host the WTA Championships for five years from 2014, the women’s sanctioning body announced on Wednesday.The event, which is ending in Istanbul this... »
Venus Williams had tweeted in recent days that her practice sessions had been very limited, giving no further details. File Photo
Madrid, May 5, 2013

Venus Williams withdraws from Madrid Open

Venus Williams withdrew shortly before her opening match at the ATP-WTA Madrid Masters and was replaced by Swiss Stefanie Voegele.Williams, a 2010 finalist at one of the last clay tune-ups... »
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, left, from Russia, is congratulated by her coach Martina Hingins, from Switzerland, after winning the Portugal Open tennis tournament in Oeiras, outside Lisbon on Saturday.
Oeiras, Portugal, May 4, 2013

Pavlyuchenkova takes the title on clay in Portugal

Third seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova won her first title under the new tutelage of Martina Hingis as she posted a 7-5, 6-2 defeat of Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro on Saturday at the Portugal Open.»      1 comment
Oeiras, Portugal, May 3, 2013

Portugal Open: Men’s seeds advance as Pavlyuchenkova revolutionizes her game

Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova returns a ball to Switzerland's Romina Oprandi during their Portugal Open semifinal tennis match on Friday, in Oeiras, outside Lisbon. Pavlyuchenkova defeated Oprandi 0-6, 6-3, 6-1. The three top men’s seeds reached the semi-finals of the Portugal Open on Friday as news of the death of ATP chief executive Brad Drewett arrived in Europe. Number one Spaniard Da... »
Somdev Devvarman won the singles gold in 2010 Commonwealth Games and gold in both singles and doubles in the Guangzhou Asian Games the same year. File Photo: K. Gopinathan
New Delhi, May 2, 2013

Devvarman recommended for Khel Ratna award

Somdev Devvarman, who won two gold medals in the Asian Games in Guangzhou and the singles gold medal in the Commonwealth Games at home, has been recommended for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award b... »
A file photo of Albert Ramos.
Oeiras, Portugal, April 30, 2013

Spain’s Ramos sets up Wawrinka showdown on Portuguese clay

A pair of minor Spaniards reached the second round of the Portugal Open on a cold, blustery Tuesday, with Albert Ramos setting up a showdown with Swiss second seed Stanislas Wawrinka.Ramos,... »
Stuttgart, April 28, 2013

Sharapova sinks Li Na to win Stuttgart title

Maria Sharapova won a tussle of the top seeds and the last two French Open champions against Li Na, 6-4, 6-3, on Sunday for back-to-back titles at the Porsche Grand Prix.Sharapova got her n... »
Stuttgart, April 26, 2013

WTA boss heaps praise on Li Na

Chinese star Li Na plays an important role in the development of tennis in the key market of Asia, WTA boss Stacey Allaster said on Friday. “She is the most important player of the decade f... »

Djokovic on top in ATP rankings

Djokovic triumphs to end Nadal’s long reign

Ankita wins title

Nadal marches on

Rutuja keeps Indian hopes alive

Roland Garros raises prize money

Djokovic remains top in ATP rankings

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