India’s Sumit Nagal and Ramkumar Ramanathan move to round 2 at Roland Garros-Qualifying
India’s top single player, Sumit Nagal claimed a thumping win against 191st ranked Roberto Marcora of Italy in the opening match of qualification of the Roland Garros. He won the match 6-3, 6-3 in his quest to progress to the next round of the Paris showpiece event. The 23-year-old will next face Alejandro Tabilo of Chile. The 23-year-old is one
India’s Ankita Raina fights her way into QR1 of Roland Garros
Ankita Raina from India had to sweat it out as she defeated Australian player, Arina Rodionova in a hard fought 3 setter. After conceding the opening set , Ankita came strongly to clinch the victory by winning the next 2 sets. In the end the score line read 36, 6-1, 6-4 in favour of Indian girl. Raina dominated the match
Wang Qiang sails past Stephens to make finals of Emilia-Romagna open
China’s Wang Qiang reached the final of WTA 250, the Emilia-Romagna Open after preserving a perfect head-to-head record over Sloane Stephens. No.6 seed Wang came from 1-5 down in the second set and saved three set points against Sloane Stephens for a 6-2, 7-6(3). She captured three multi-deuce games, saving set points at 1-5, 2-5, and 4-5, to level at
Andrey Golubev eases into Quarterfinals of ATP 250 Gonet Geneva Open
Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan partnering with Croatian Marin Cilic have reached the quarterfinals of the men’s doubles event at the Gonet Geneva Open, ATP 250 in Switzerland. In the first-round match Golubev and Cilic stunned wildcard duo Arthur Cazaux from France and Hanwen Li from China in straight sets 7-6, 6-3. The match lasted for 1h 23 minutes. The Kazakh-Croatian
Putintseva moved to the Second Round of WTA 250 Belgrade
Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan has propelled into the second round of the WTA 250 tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. In the opening round the second-seeded Putintseva outclassed Kaja Juvan from Slovenia ranked 100th in the world. The Kazakhstani needed 2 h 20 minutes to eliminate Juvan in a three-set match 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. During the match both tennis payers made just
Sohyun Park won the Women’s 15K in Antalya
Sohyun Park of South Korea lifted the singles trophy after defeating the Italian, Nuria Brancaccio 6-4, 6-0 in finals of the second week of ITF Women 15K tournament held in Antalya. In the previous week, Sohyun Park was beaten by Nuria Brancaccio in the semifinals 5-7, 0-6 before she defeated Su Jeong Jang in the finals by 7-6, 6-4 and
Yuki Bhambri matches world No.59 in ATP 500
Qualifier Yuki Bhambri from India played well before being beaten 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 by the ATP 59th ranked Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia in the first round of the ATP 500 in Dubai on Monday. Yuki, playing only in his third tournament on return after a two-year forced hibernation owing to injury, collected 10 ATP points for qualifying into the main
Rutuja-Emily pair lifts ITF W25 double title in Pune
Top seeds Rutuja Bhosale from India and Britain’s Emily Webley Smith put on a solid demonstration of the i-formation as they clinched the doubles title with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Riya Bhatia of India and Romanian Miriam Bianca Bulgaru in the $25,000 KPIT MSLTA ITF W25 tournament held in Pune, India. Riya and Miriam lacked the coordination and let
Japan Booked Place in 2022 Davis Cup Qualifiers
Japan extended their unbeaten run against Pakistan in the Davis Cup by outsmarting them 4-0 at the grass courts of Pakistan Sports Complex at World Group 1 tie. Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Aqeel Khan, who had already conceded 2-0 deficit on Friday in the singles, seemed off-colour against young Japanese pair of Shintaro Mochizuki and Sho Shimabukuro. Pakistan duo of
Naomi beats Brady to lift Australian Open title
Japan’s Naomi Osaka dismissed Jennifer Brady in straight sets to win the Australian Open in dominant style for her fourth Grand Slam title on Saturday. Osaka edged a tight first set but controlled the second to win 6-4, 6-3 in 77 minutes in front of thousands of fans at Rod Laver Arena. Third seed Osaka preserves her 100 percent record