Japan Warriors did not have to break much sweat in getting past Philippine Marvericks 29-15 but it was a tough day out for UAE Royals, who edged out hosts Singapore Slammers 27-23 in their IPTL match, riding on Roger Federer’s win in the deciding men’s singles on Friday. In the first encounter of the day, Warriors put up a splendid […]
» Read moreSerena Williams added to one of the longest resumes in sports by collecting the Sportsperson of the Year award from Sports Illustrated, becoming only the third individual woman to claim the honour since its 1956 inception. Williams, 34, won the first three Grand Slam singles titles of 2015 after taking last year’s U.S. Open to hold all four crowns at […]
» Read moreMicromax Indian Aces suffered their second loss in the tournament with a 16-27 defeat at the hands of OUE Singapore Slammers on the final day of the Dubai leg of the International Premier Tennis League on Wednesday. Despite the loss, Indian Aces still maintained their top spot with Games Won percentage of 55.2. They have won eight of their 10 […]
» Read moreY. Pranjala along with Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia won the doubles title in the Orange Bowl ITF Grade A junior tennis tournament in Florida (USA) on Sunday. The duo beat Eleni Christofi of Greece and Anastasia Detiuc of Moldova 6-2, 6-2 in the final. One fourth of the 180 points for the title will be added towards her combined ranking […]
» Read moreSerena Williams is Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year — the first female athlete honoured on her own by the magazine in more than 30 years. Williams came within two matches of tennis’ first calendar-year Grand Slam since 1988, a bid that ended with a semifinal loss at the U.S. Open. In all, the 34-year-old American went 53-3 during 2015 […]
» Read moreIndian Aces continued their dominance in IPTL 2 with a 25-18 win over Japan Warriors on the opening day of tournament’s Dubai leg here Monday. It was the seventh win for Aces in eight matches.The mixed doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Kirsten Flipkens 6-4 to set the tone for the match. The next […]
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