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Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev both won in straight sets to launch their China Open title bids Friday while 595th-ranked Zhang Shuai pulled off a big shock in the women’s draw. Four-time major champion Alcaraz defeated fellow 21-year-old Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4, 6-4 and faces Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands in round two…
In an unprecedented move, eight state tennis associations, affiliated with AITA, have proposed to move a no confidence motion against President Anil Jain and an Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) has been called on September 28 in New Delhi for the purpose. Interestingly, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) has called the EGM…
Having taken the All-India Tennis Association (AITA), the governing body for tennis in the country, to the court for violating the National Sports Code, former India player Somdev Devvarman said the system should enable dreams of young players, not crush them. Somdev Devvarman and fellow Davis Cupper Purav Raja have filed a PIL…
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Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia won the fourth title of her career with a furious fightback to beat Russian top seed Daria Kasatkina 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 in Sunday’s Korea Open final. Number three seed Haddad Maia lost the opening set in just 26 minutes but turned the tide in the second, before going on…
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Carlos Alcaraz hit out at the tennis calendar on Saturday, claiming the schedule is “going to kill us”. The 21-year-old French Open and Wimbledon champion is currently taking part in the Laver Cup, his 14th tournament of the year. Before arriving in Berlin, the Spanish star had already played 50 singles matches in…
File photo of Iga Swiatek© AFP World number one and defending champion Iga Swiatek withdrew from the prestigious Beijing 1000 WTA tournament on Friday citing “personal matters”. “Due to personal matters, I’m forced to withdraw from the China Open in Beijing,” the 23-year-old Pole said in a statement ahead of the event which…
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Coco Gauff in action© AFP Coco Gauff, last year’s US Open champion, and coach Brad Gilbert announced on Wednesday they have split after 14 months together. The move comes after the 20-year-old American was ousted in the round of 16 at Wimbledon, the Paris Olympics, the WTA Toronto event and the US Open…
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Tennis great Roger Federer said on Wednesday staying involved with the sport in retirement helped him avoid feeling “like an alien” ahead of this week’s Laver Cup tournament in Berlin. Federer who helped create the tournament, retired at the Laver Cup in London two years ago and has since stayed involved with the…
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Ramkumar Ramanathan lost to son of the legendary Bjorn Borg 3-6 3-6.© X (Twitter) N Sriram Balaji was easily tamed by Elias Ymer while Ramkumar Ramanathan lacked the killer instinct even against a lower-ranked Leo Borg as India were left trailing 0-2 against Sweden in the Davis Cup World Group I tie, on…
Carlos Alcaraz starred in singles and doubles as Spain made a winning start in the Davis Cup Finals Group Stage against an injury-blighted Czechia. Roberto Bautista Agut secured the first point for Spain in singles with a 6-2 6-3 win over Jiri Lehecka. It set Alcaraz up to secure the win, but Czechia’s…