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Jannik Sinner was at his clinical best as he successfully defended his Wimbledon title with a bruising four-set victory over French Open champion Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s final. The world number one recovered from losing the first set in a match largely dominated by serve, eventually wearing Zverev down to secure a 6-7…
Indian doubles specialist Yuki Bhambri admitted that the magnitude of Wimbledon got the better of him and partner Michael Venus after the pair suffered a disappointing first-round exit from the men’s doubles competition at the All England Club. Bhambri and New Zealand’s Venus were beaten 3-6, 4-6 by the Dutch-American pairing of Jean-Julien…
Jannik Sinner starts his bid for a second successive Wimbledon title on Monday, while Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka also take centre stage as the grass-court Grand Slam swings into action. Twelve months after Sinner and women’s champion Iga Swiatek captivated Wimbledon with their respective triumphs, the All England Club storylines are richer…
Leander Paes is the most successful Indian tennis player of all time, having won 18 Grand Slam titles and an Olympic medal over a glittering career. However, India are going through a lean patch in tennis of late, particularly when it comes to success at the top level. Speaking at ‘NDTV Ignite: The…
Flavio Cobolli at French Open© AFP Flavio Cobolli will face Alexander Zverev in the French Open final after his semi-final opponent and fellow Italian Matteo Arnaldi pulled out of the tournament due to illness on Friday. Cobolli, the 10th seed, was due to be playing in his first Grand Slam semi-final but will…
Maja Chwalinska made French Open history on Thursday as the world number 114 became the first qualifier in the professional era to reach the Roland Garros final, where she will take on Mirra Andreeva. The Pole downed Diana Shnaider 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 in the last four to join Russian 19-year-old Andreeva, a straight-sets…
Reigning French Open champion Coco Gauff lost in three sets to Austrian Anastasia Potapova to end to her Roland Garros title defence on Saturday. The fourth seed was defeated in the third round 4-6, 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 by the 28th seed after being a break up in the deciding set. “I think I’ve…
French tennis experienced one of its greatest days at the home Grand Slam when 17-year-old Moise Kouame produced an incredible upset over former US Open champion Marin Cilic on his Grand Slam debut to win 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the French Open at Stade Roland Garros on Tuesday. With…
Indian-origin tennis star Nishesh Basavareddy made headlines at the French Open after he beat world No. 9 Taylor Fritz of the United States. The 21-year-old Basavareddy, currently ranked No. 148 in the world, beat his compatriot 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 6-1. After Taylor Fritz suffered a first-round exit at Roland Garros following a shocking…
The Netherlands completed a commanding 3-0 victory over India on the final day of the Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday. In the opening singles match, Anouk Koevermans delivered a composed performance to defeat India’s Shrivalli Bhamidipaty (World No. 381). Koevermans broke early to establish a…