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Tennis News
]Clinical Alexander Zverev eases into second round at French Open 2022
The 25-year-old Zverev came to Paris with strong clay-court form behind him, having reached the final in Madrid and making semi-final runs at Monte-Carlo and Rome.
Published on May 23, 2022 12:00 AM IST
Reuters | , Paris
Garbine Muguruza's freefall continues with French Open first-round loss
Muguruza was in cruise control in a one-sided first set before Kanepi ground her way back into the match.
Published on May 22, 2022 11:57 PM IST
Reuters | , Paris
Ons Jabeur exits French Open after shock defeat by Magda Linette
Jabeur came to Paris with a tour-leading 17 wins on the surface and made a strong start against the 52nd-ranked Linette on Court Philippe Chatrier under overcast skies.
Published on May 22, 2022 06:28 PM IST
Reuters | , Paris
Twice French Open finalist Dominic Thiem crashes out at first hurdle in Paris
Thiem made 42 unforced errors as his once dominant claycourt game deserted him.
Published on May 22, 2022 05:19 PM IST
Reuters | , Paris
French Open 2022: Teen Carlos Alcaraz starts bid on Day 1 in Paris
- The No. 6-seeded Alcaraz will close the Day 1 schedule at Court Philippe Chatrier against Juan Ignacio Londero, a 28-year-old from Argentina who is ranked 141st.
Published on May 22, 2022 09:05 AM IST
AP | , Paris
French Open 2022 Women's singles draw: Preview and prediction
- Swiatek heads into the French Open not just as the No.1 ranked and seeded player, but on the back of an incredible winning streak - 28 matches across 5 tournaments. Hence the question, is there anyone that can stop the indomitable Iga?
Published on May 21, 2022 03:18 PM IST
Aratrick Mondal, Kolkata
Wimbledon on collision course with ATP, WTA over Russia, Belarus ban
Wimbledon had its ranking points stripped by the ATP and WTA Tours over excluding players from Russia and Belarus. The move by the men's and women's tours will reduce Wimbledon to an exhibition event.
Published on May 21, 2022 08:37 AM IST
Reuters |
ATP axes Wimbledon ranking points over Russia and Belarus ban
- The All England Club said in April it would not allow Russians or Belarusians to compete at the Grand Slam grass-court tournament.
Published on May 20, 2022 11:49 PM IST
AP |
Rafael Nadal plays down chances of 14th French Open crown
The 35-year-old says he has never felt less prepared for his favourite tournament after being hampered by a rib injury and a chronic foot problem since winning the Australian Open.
Published on May 20, 2022 09:39 PM IST
Reuters |
French Open 2022: Men's singles draw preview and prediction
- On Thursday evening, the draws for the 2022 French Open were announced and 128 players learned their fate.
Published on May 20, 2022 03:40 PM IST
Aratrick Mondal, Kolkata
French Open: Alcaraz threatens to gatecrash Djokovic and Nadal party in Paris
Nadal, a 13-time title-winner on the Parisian red clay, is far from his unstoppable best as he nurses a chronic foot injury that flared up again in the build-up to Roland Garros.
Published on May 19, 2022 08:46 AM IST
Reuters |
Carlos Alcaraz, a rise to rival the Big Three
- The numbers the 19-year-old Spaniard - World No 6 and eyeing his first Grand Slam win at Roland Garros - has accumulated mirrors the early success of the Big Three.
Published on May 18, 2022 06:07 PM IST
Rutvick Mehta, Mumbai
Medvedev loses to Gasquet in Geneva in return from injury
- Medvedev, who underwent hernia surgery last month, cautioned Sunday he was often a slow starter on clay courts. So it proved in his first match on the surface this season, in the last tournament before the French Open.
Published on May 18, 2022 08:39 AM IST
AP |
Pavlyuchenkova to skip rest of 2022 to recover from knee injury
Pavlyuchenkova, ranked 21 in the world, was out for 11 weeks earlier this year to undergo rehab for the knee injury.
Published on May 17, 2022 10:39 PM IST
Reuters |
Rafael Nadal ready for Roland Garros despite injury issues
Nadal had said last week that daily training was a challenge and he would take a doctor with him to Paris after a chronic foot injury flared up during his defeat by Shapovalov at the Italian Open.
Published on May 17, 2022 04:20 PM IST
Reuters |
Medvedev still hopeful of playing in Wimbledon
Wimbledon organisers have banned Russians and Belarusians from playing at the grasscourt Grand Slam due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Published on May 16, 2022 08:33 AM IST
Reuters |
Novak Djokovic shows he’s back in top form with Italian Open title
Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-0, 7-6 (5) for his sixth Rome title.
Published on May 15, 2022 10:49 PM IST
AP | , Rome
Iga Swiatek defends Italian Open title with 28th straight win
- The top-ranked Swiatek overwhelmed Ons Jabeur 6-2, 6-2 to defend her Italian Open title on Sunday and extend her winning streak to 28 matches.
Published on May 15, 2022 06:46 PM IST
AP | , Rome
Iga Swiatek equals Serena Williams with 27-match winning streak
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek routed Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-1 on Saturday to extend her winning streak to 27 matches and reach the Italian Open final.
Published on May 14, 2022 07:31 PM IST
PTI |
'Pain takes away your happiness': Understanding Nadal's chronic foot injury
- What was more concerning than the defeat was the resurfacing of Nadal's chronic foot injury, identified as Müller-Weiss syndrome, just nine days before the French Open.
Published on May 13, 2022 02:47 PM IST
Rafael Nadal says foot injury a concern ahead of French Open
Nadal struggled badly at the back end of his match against the Canadian as he went down 1-6 7-5 6-2 in the last-16.
Published on May 13, 2022 10:36 AM IST
Reuters |
Swiatek wins 25th straight match to reach Rome quarter-finals
Poland's Swiatek, who has put together the longest winning run since Serena Williams racked up 27 victories in 2015, will face 2019 U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu in the quarter-finals of the clay court event on Friday.
Published on May 12, 2022 08:44 PM IST
Reuters |
Nadal bounces back from loss to Alcaraz, beats Isner in Rome
- Nadal was coming off a loss to 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz in the Madrid Open quarterfinals last week. After a first-round bye, he improved to 44-0 in matches on clay following a loss on the surface.
Published on May 11, 2022 09:48 PM IST
AP |
Stan Wawrinka wins first match in 15 months, Thiem remains winless in 2022
Wawrinka was playing 14th seeded American Reilly Opelka and lost the first set before fighting back to win 3-6 7-5 6-2.
Published on May 10, 2022 07:31 AM IST
Reuters |
Denis Shapovalov calls for stricter measures against disruptive fans
Shapovalov lost his cool, was handed a point penalty and was booed by the fans but he overcame all those distractions to beat Italy's Sonego
Published on May 10, 2022 07:26 AM IST
Reuters |
On the road, alone: Teen tennis star Emma Raducanu's self-help journey
- The 19-year-old British player, who became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title at last year’s US Open, has split with another coach and is enjoying going it alone for now.
Published on May 09, 2022 10:26 PM IST
Rutvick Mehta, Mumbai
Carlos Alcaraz and Naomi Osaka withdraw from Italian Open due to injuries
The 19-year-old Alcaraz beat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic back-to-back in Madrid then defeated Alexander Zverev in Sunday's final for his tour-leading fourth title of the year.
Updated on May 09, 2022 06:28 PM IST
AP |
Impressive Carlos Alcaraz wins in Madrid for 4th title of the year
- His comfortable 6-3, 6-1 win over Zverev followed victories over his idol Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals and top-ranked Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.
Published on May 09, 2022 07:20 AM IST
AP |
Carlos Alcaraz, the tennis future and present, rolled into one
- In a men’s game that is searching for fresh faces to assert themselves, 19-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz seems the real deal going by his sensational rise
Published on May 08, 2022 09:54 PM IST
Rutvick Mehta
