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Djokovic faces Nadal in battle for No 2 spot (17 May 04:20) |
| Rafael Nadal meets Novak Djokovic in the Hamburg Masters tennis tournament semi-finals on saturday where the winner earns the number two ranking in men's tennis. |
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Aus Open women's final to be night time affair (17 May 02:55) |
| The Australian Open women's final will be played at night next year for the first time in the tournament's 104 year history, organisers said today. |
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Federer, Nadal, Djokovic in Hamburg quarters (16 May 07:33) |
| Rafael Nadal spoiled the birthday of Andy Murray to reach the quarterfinals of the Hamburg Masters along with the other top stars Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. |
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Sharapova battles into Rome quarters (16 May 03:25) |
| New world number one Maria Sharapova defeated Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki 6-4,7-6 (7/3)enroute to the quarters in Rome. |
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Federer, Nadal notch up contrasting victories (15 May 05:40) |
| Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal rebounded from their recent disappointments in Rome with contrasting victories in the second round of the Hamburg Masters here on Wednesday. |
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Paes-Robredo move into Hamburg quarters (15 May 03:34) |
| Leander Paes and his new partner Tommy Robredo moved into the quarterfinals of the Hamburg Masters tennis tournament, stunning third seed Israeli pair of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram in the ... |
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Pironkova sends Ivanovic packing (15 May 02:32) |
| Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-4,5-7,6-2 in the Rome second round. |
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Seeds breeze through in Rome (13 May 01:50) |
| Seeded players are facing few problems on the first day of the WTA Rome International in Rome with coasting into the second round. |
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Tsonga sails ahead at Hamburg (13 May 01:46) |
| Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga recovered from a first set white-wash to beat French compatriot Nicolas Mahut in the first round of the Hamburg Masters Series at Hamburg. |
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Federer looking forward to Olympics (13 May 01:42) |
| I would be very proud to carry the Swiss flag again at Beijing, says Roger Federer. |
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Yuki Bhambri bows out of SAIL Open (12 May 07:43) |
| The only Indian in action in the singles today, 15-year-old Bhambri went down 6-4 3-6 2-6 in an over two-hour contest. |
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Safina hails German Open crown as career best (12 May 03:43) |
| Dinara Safina hailed her win here as the biggest of her career as she battled back from a set down to beat Elena Dementieva in an all-Russian final at the German Open. |
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Djokovic wins Rome Masters (12 May 03:02) |
| Third seed Djokovic claimed a 4-6,6-3,6-3 win over Stanislas Wawrinka to win the Rome Masters. |
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Indians to bank on home support in SAIL Open (11 May 07:42) |
| Local favourites would bank on home advantage to notch up some valuable ranking points on offer in the USD 50,000 tennis tournament starting from tomorrow. |
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Champion Ivanovic crashes out of German Open (11 May 04:50) |
| Defending champion Ana Ivanovic of Serbia crashed out of the German Open at the semi-final stage after a straight sets defeat to Elena Dementieva. |
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Djokovic and Wawrinka last men standing in Rome (11 May 03:41) |
| Novak Djokovic and Stanislas Wawrinka will emerge from all the fallen and broken bodies around them to contest the Rome Masters Series final. |
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Indians get tough draw in ATP SAIL Open (10 May 06:57) |
| Rohan Bopanna is pitted against fourth seed Go Soeda of Japan, and Prakash Amritraj taking on third seed Dane Kristian Pless in the opening round of the $50,000 tournament. |
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Future of tennis in India is bright: MacCurdy (10 May 05:48) |
| American tennis coach Dough MacCurdy really means it when he says the next generation of Indian champions is on its way. |
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Madrid to host Davis Cup semis, players object (10 May 03:36) |
| Spain's tennis federation has selected Madrid's Las Ventas bullring as the site of the Davis Cup semi-final between Spain and the United States over the objections of top Spanish players. |
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Stepanek sends Federer packing (10 May 03:34) |
| Radek Stepanek defeated Federer in their quarter-final face-off at the Rome Master tennis. |
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Rome Masters: Paes, Bhupathi ousted (09 May 06:47) |
| India's challenge ended in the Rome Masters tennis tournament as both Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, playing with their respective partners, failed to qualify for the quarters of the doub... |
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Rivals don't rule out Henin yet (09 May 02:21) |
| Even after another painful loss at the German Open, Justine Henin's rivals still think the Belgian can pull it together to win a fifth French Open next month. |
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ATP boss draws Nadal's ire (08 May 04:10) |
| An angry Rafael Nadal slammed the door on talks with the ATP supremo Etienne de Villiers after losing his opening match as defending champion on Wednesday. |
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Henin chases Oly gold (08 May 04:00) |
| World No.1 tennis player Justine Henin says she would play for Belgium at the Beijing Olympics and winning the gold medal would be her main goal. |
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Rome: Ferrero ends Nadal's ubeaten run (08 May 03:07) |
| Juan Carlos Ferrero became the first player to defeat Rafael Nadal in Rome. |
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Federer defeats Canas in Rome (07 May 02:31) |
| Federer defeated Guillermo Canas 6-3, 6-3 in the 2nd round at the Rome Masters tennis tournament. |
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Gasquet, the first big casualty at Rome Masters (06 May 01:49) |
| The Rome Masters began with an upset when ninth-seeded Richard Gasquet was beaten by Peruvian qualifier Luis Horna 6-4,6-1 in the first match on center court. |
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Bhupathi, Paes get first-round byes (05 May 05:44) |
| Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi were handed first-round byes in their respective doubles matches of the Italian Open in Rome. |
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Nadal sets final clash with Ferrer in Barcelona (04 May 05:54) |
| Rafael Nadal hammered a German with ease while David Ferrer had to fight through against a Swiss as the top Spanish pair set up an all-Iberian final at the Barcelona Open tennis. |
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India win Jr Davis Cup zonal final (04 May 01:00) |
| India outplayed Japan 2-0 in the final of the Asia-Oceania junior Davis Cup tennis tournament in scorching heat at the DLTA complex here on Saturday. |
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Sharapova upset with WTA tour regulation (03 May 02:02) |
| Maria Sharapova is criticizing the WTA Tour for threatening to fine her if she doesn't take part in a promotional photo session ahead of the Internazionali BNL Italia in Rome on May 12. |
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Nadal advances to Barcelona Open semis (03 May 01:45) |
| Rafael Nadal beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-4,6-2 to advance to the semifinals of the Barcelona Open. |
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India knock out Australia in Jr Davis Cup (02 May 11:59) |
| India whitewashed top seeds Australia 3-0 and will face Japan in the finals of the Asia-Oceania junior Davis Cup tennis tournament at the DLTA complex here on Friday. |
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Nadal beats Lopez to claim clay-court century (02 May 01:55) |
| Rafael Nadal won his 100th clay-court match to reach the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open. |
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Jr Davis Cup: India in World Group finals (01 May 11:10) |
| India swept aside China to enter the semi-finals of the Asia-Oceania Junior Davis Cup tennis tournament and in the process they booked their place in the World Group Finals in Mexico. |
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Paes-Hanley pair crashes out in Barcelona (01 May 08:12) |
| Sixth seeds Leander Paes and Paul Hanley crashed out with a shocking straight-sets loss to Juan Ignacio Chela and Pablo Guevas in the second round of the Open Sabadell Atlantico tennis tourn... |
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Nadal takes first winning step in Barcelona (01 May 03:17) |
| Rafael Nadal reached the third round of Barcelona Open defeating Italian Potito Starace 6-4, 6-2. |
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India in quarter-finals of Jr Davis Cup (01 May 12:21) |
| Saurabh Singh and Yuki Bhambri Wednesday carried the Indian junior Davis Cup team to the knockout stage of the Asia-Oceania Junior Davis Cup, blanking Thailand at the DLTA complex here. |
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Shaky start for Nalbandian in Barcelona Open (30 April 05:50) |
| David Nalbandian made a shaky start at the Barcelona Open before eventually overcoming his demons with a win over a fellow Argentine. |
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India thrash Singapore in Junior Davis Cup (29 April 12:15) |
| India thrashed Singapore 3-0 in the Asia-Oceania Junior Davis Cup tennis tournament at the DLTA complex here on Monday. |
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Bhupathi, Paes climb up in rankings, Sania static (28 April 10:51) |
| India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes both have climbed up two spots to 11th and 22nd respectively in the latest Association Tennis Professionals (ATP) doubles' rankings issued. |
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Bhupathi, Paes rise in ATP rankings (28 April 03:43) |
| Indian tennis duo Bhupathi and Paes have managed to climb up ATP doubles rankings issued today. |
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Bhupathi-Knowles enter Monte Carlo Masters semis (26 April 05:32) |
| Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of Bahamas cruised into the semifinals of the men's doubles event of the Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament in Monaco. |
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I am back in a normal rythym, says Federer (25 April 01:39) |
| World number one Roger Federer is very much happy with his form and fitness level at the moment. |
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Federer survives Hidalgo scare (24 April 03:49) |
| Federer was two points from an embarrassing exit from the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday before rallying to beat Spanish qualifier Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 to reach the third ro... |
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Paes-Hanley advance in Monte Carlo Masters (22 April 04:15) |
| Leander Paes and Australian Paul Hanley have cruised into the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament in Monaco. |
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Sania drops to 32 in WTA rankings (21 April 05:43) |
| Sania's absence from WTA circuit has seen the Indian ace slip to 32nd spot in WTA rankings. |
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India lose to China in World junior tennis (21 April 12:42) |
| Indian boys went down 1-2 to hosts China in the semi-finals of the Asia-Oceania leg of the World Junior tennis championship at Shenzen, China. |
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Federer looking for his 1st title this season (20 April 02:15) |
| Struggling World no.1 Roger Federer, who stormed into the semifinals of the Estoril Open clay court tournament on Friday, will be eyeing the coveted Monte Carlo Masters Series next week. |
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Serena continues her stranglehold over Sharapova (19 April 03:42) |
| Serena Williams continued her domination of Maria Sharapova with a 7-5,4-6,6-1 win in the quarter-finals of the 1.3 million dollar WTA Family Circle Cup. |
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