Veteran tennis player Leander Paes was on Thursday dropped from the Indian team for the Asia/Oceania Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan to be held in Bengaluru from April 7 to 9. India’s non-playing captain Mahesh Bhupathi instead selected Rohan Bopanna to pair with Sriram Balaji in the second round Davis Cup tie in Group 1 of the Asia/Oceania zone to […]
» Read moreRoger Federer claimed a record-equalling fifth ATP Indian Wells Masters title on Sunday, continuing his career resurgence with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Stanislas Wawrinka. “It’s been just a fairytale week once again,” said Federer, who missed Indian Wells last year because of injury. “I’m not as surprised as I was in Australia, but still this comes as a big, […]
» Read moreElena Vesnina capped a stellar Indian Wells campaign with a hard-fought 6-7 (6/8), 7-5, 6-4 triumph over fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova on Sunday. 🏆👋👧🏼 @BNPPARIBASOPEN @Nikecourt @Vesnina_World #blessed Нет слов!🙈 #спасибозаподдержку #главноеверить pic.twitter.com/CTbJYUnzMA — Elena Vesnina (@EVesnina001) March 20, 2017
» Read moreWorld number one Andy Murray has withdrawn from next week’s Mimai Masters with a right elbow injury, the Britain said on Saturday.
» Read moreIndia’s Sania Mirza and her doubles partner Barbara Strycova lost in the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament. The Indo-Czech pair suffered a 4-6, 4-6 defeat against Switzerland’s Martina Hingisand Taiwan’s Yung-jan Chanin the quarter-final.
» Read moreSeven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams battled back from a break down in the final set to beat Chinese qualifier Peng Shuai and reach the quarter-finals at Indian Wells on Tuesday. Williams advanced 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 and could next face Angelique Kerber, the woman who will supplant Serena Williams atop the world rankings next Monday.
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