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She was looking forward to taking on 10th-seeded Williams, who like all the seeds in the combined WTA and ATP Masters event has a first-round bye. (Photo: AP)

Indian Wells champ Azarenka sets up second-round meeting with Serena

Azarenka, the former world number one said she started a little too passive in dropping the first two games against her fellow Belarussian.

07 Mar 2019 3:42 PM

Murray announced at an emotional press conference ahead of the Australian Open in January that he planned to retire after Wimbledon. (Photo: AFP)

'No longer in pain', 'unsure about playing top-level tennis again', says Murray

The 31-year-old underwent hip resurfacing surgery at the end of January to overcome the problem that first became a serious issue in 2017.

07 Mar 2019 10:11 AM

The tennis legend, an 18-time Grand Slam title winner, was branded as 'transphobic' after writing in a newspaper column that allowing trans athletes to compete with women who were assigned female at birth is 'cheating and unfair'. (Photo: Twitter)

Navratilova apologises for describing competing transgender athletes as 'cheats'

She was also dropped as an ambassador for the Athlete Ally group which campaigns for LGBT rights in sport.

04 Mar 2019 2:40 PM

Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns a ball in his Mexican Tennis Open round one match against Germany’s Mischa Zverev in Acapulco, Mexico on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

Mexican Open: Rafael Nadal eases into second round

With Nadal’s superior variety proving too much for Zverev, the Spaniard quickly wrapped up the opening set.

28 Feb 2019 3:04 AM

Naomi Osaka holds her trophy after defeating Petra Kvitova during the women's singles final at the Australian Open. (Photo: AP)

Australian Open: Naomi Osaka beats Petra Kvitova in thriller, becomes world number 1

Naomi Osaka battled past Petra Kvitova to win her first Australian Open crown and become the new world number one.

26 Jan 2019 6:06 PM

Switzerland's Roger Federer waves as he leaves Rod Laver Arena after losing his fourth round match against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas at Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne. (Photo: AP)

Australian Open 2019: Federer out after losing to 20-yr-old Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Federer, who is 17 years his senior, 6-7 (11-13), 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) on Rod Laver Arena.

20 Jan 2019 6:06 PM

Aita has failed by all means: Somdev Devvarman

I’m not saying that tennis players need to run the federation.

12 Jan 2019 1:00 AM

Mahesh Bhupathi at an event in New Delhi on Saturday.

We don’t have tennis culture, says Mahesh

Former India tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi fired verbal volleys on Saturday as he rued the lack of tennis culture in the country.

25 Nov 2018 2:00 AM

Natela Dzalamidze and her partner Veronika Kudermetova, seeded third, won the doubles title with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over the fourth-seeded pair of Bibiane Schoofs and Barbora Stefkova.

Talking through their racket

She came as eighth seed here but lost first round match to Sabina Sharipova in a three setter.

06 Nov 2018 12:59 AM

Irina moves into mumbai event final

Last year finalist here Jakupovic had an early break but Khromacheva broke back and held her serve to level 3-3.

04 Nov 2018 12:39 AM

Saisai’s early exit has thrown the draw, which has already lost three out of the four top seeds, wide open.

Mumbai Open: Kumkhum upsets Saisai, enters semis

The Thai World No. 103 came from a set down before outplaying the Chinese in a match that lasted 2 hours and 17 minutes.

03 Nov 2018 1:12 AM

New Davis Cup to look to next generation of tennis talent

The hope remains that the ITF and ATP can find an agreement to avoid the two tournaments rubbing up against each other.

27 Oct 2018 12:21 AM

All set for WTA Mumbai Open

She had received a wild card last year and made her way into quarterfinals.

25 Oct 2018 1:31 AM

Bhandari, Karteek sail through to second round

In the girls first round, Priyanshi thrashed Hoi Ki Jenny Wong of Hongkong 6-0, 6-1.

24 Oct 2018 1:21 AM

ATP challenger: Ramkumar exits, Prajnesh in Rd 2

Yuki Bhambri is making a comeback to competitive tennis after knee problems at European Open in Antwerp, Belgium.

16 Oct 2018 2:41 AM

It’s Natasha vs Mahak in summit clash

This is the second time Zeel has tripped in the Nationals semis, though full credit should go to Natasha.

06 Oct 2018 12:13 AM

Top seeds book semis berths

Siddhanth was not able to play his best game and lost 2-6, 2-6 in the quarter-finals of the mens’ event here.

05 Oct 2018 3:21 AM

Tennis Nationals: Seeded players through to second round

Delhi girl Shweta Rana beat Ayushi Tanwar from Rajasthan 6-1, 6-4 to advanve into second round.

03 Oct 2018 12:34 AM

Tennis Nationals: Smooth sailing for top seeds

Top seeds Arjun Kadhe and Zeel Desai had smooth starts at the Fenesta Open National tennis championship here on Monday.

02 Oct 2018 12:54 AM

US Open women’s singles champion Naomi Osaka poses with her trophy in New York . (Photo: AP)

Sweat, friends and bagels: The making of Naomi Osaka

Osaka wasn’t even two years old when Williams won the first of her six US Opens in 1999.

15 Sep 2018 1:19 AM

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