Category: Tennis

Indian doubles tennis star Rohan Bopanna, who will begin next season with a new partner in Pablo Cuevas, said he hoped to bounce back from a frustrating 2016 where he failed to add silverware to his 14 career titles and saw his ranking drop to world No. 28. Pablo is similar to Florin Mergea. He serves and stays back, Bopanna […]

Andy Murray’s spectacular rise to the top of the men’s rankings was made official on Monday with the Scot topping the end of season ATP charts on 12,685 points. Novak Djokovic, beaten by Murray in Sunday’s ATP World Tour Finals in London, must make do with ending 2016 in second on 11,780 points. Murray had climbed to world number one […]

Caroline Garcia put on another aggressive display to floor world number six Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 and give France a 2-1 lead over defending champions Czech Republic in the Fed Cup final on Sunday. Garcia, who beat Petra Kvitova on Saturday to level for 1-1 after Pliskova had put the visitors ahead with an epic win against Kristina Mladenovic, […]

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic defeated Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in straight sets to take the title at the $2.2-million WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai on Sunday. Number three seed Kvitova dispatched the fourth seed 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and ten minutes, a month after she marked a return to form by winning the Wuhan Open. […]

Andy Murray celebrated his new world number one ranking with a first Paris Masters title on Sunday after defeating American John Isner 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4 in the final. Murray, 29, replaces Novak Djokovic at the top of the rankings on Monday and claimed his eighth title of a remarkable season after extending his winning run to 19 matches. “This […]

Britain’s Andy Murray became the new world number one on Saturday after Milos Raonic withdrew from their Paris Masters semi-final with injury. The walkover will see Murray, 29, move to the top of the rankings for the first time in his career after replacing long-time incumbent Novak Djokovic. The Scot’s climb to the ATP rankings’ summit caps a remarkable year […]