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It’s often said that finishing fourth in the Olympics is peak agony. If coming last carries the sting of embarrassment, securing the fourth place inflicts the pain of being so near yet so far, something that can either drive an athlete to future glory or leave them completely crushed. India’s affair with near…
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File photo of Sania Mirza.© AFP The Sania Mirza Tennis Academy is thrilld to announce the launch of “Step One To Be A Tennis Champ”, a 5 day tennis camp designed to elevate the game of aspiring tennis players. This exciting tennis camp will take place from August 2nd to August 6th at…
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File image of Sumit Nagal© AFP Olympic-bound Sumit Nagal continued his ascent in the ATP singles chart, climbing to a career-high ranking of 68. The 26-year-old rose five spots in the latest ATP ranking list released on Monday. His previous best was 71. Nagal thus moves past former world No. 71 Sashi Menon…
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Aging like a fine wine, Rohan Bopanna is all fired up for his last hurrah at the Olympic Games. Not the one who would rail against circumstances or crib about not having the strongest of partners, the veteran Indian tennis player says his comrade N Sriram Balaji has enough firepower and the scratch…
Carlos Alcaraz after winning Wimbledon 2024 men’s singles title.© AFP Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar congratulated Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz after he won his second Wimbledon title on Sunday. Alcaraz won his second consecutive Wimbledon title after beating Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) at the centre court in London. Taking to his…
Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz overcame a worrying mid-match slump to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Sunday, defeating Ugo Humbert of France in four sets to stay on course for a fourth Grand Slam title. The Spanish world number three came through 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 against his 16th-ranked opponent to book a spot…
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File photo of Rohan Bopanna (left) and Matthew Ebden.© AFP Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Edben crashed out in the Wimbledon men’s doubles second round after straight set defeat against Hendrick Jebens and Constantin Frantzen in London on Saturday. The second seeded Bopanna and Ebden went down to their unseeded German…
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World number one Iga Swiatek crashed out of Wimbledon on Saturday, losing to Yulia Putintseva as the top seed’s 21-match win streak came to a shock end in the third round. The Polish star, who won a fourth French Open and fifth Grand Slam title last month, was stunned 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 by…
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File photo of Hubert Hurkacz.© AFP Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, seen as an outside tip for the Wimbledon title, was forced to quit his second-round match against Arthur Fils with a knee injury on Thursday. Seventh-seeded Hurkacz, who made the semi-finals in 2021 after ending the Wimbledon career of eight-time champion Roger Federer, hurt…
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File photo of Jannik Sinner.© AFP World No.1 and reigning French Open champion Iga Swiatek and No.2 Coco Gauff have been given top billings in the women’s singles as the International Tennis Federation announced the full team nominations for the singles and doubles events at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics. Swiatek and Gauff…