Jo-Wilfried Tsonga win leaves France-Belgium Davis Cup final all-square
France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Belgium’s David Goffin won their respective singles matches to make 1-1 on Day 1 of the Davis Cup final in Lille.
By Reuters | Reuters, Lille
UPDATED ON NOV 24, 2017 11:29 PM IST
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga demolished Steve Darcis 6-3 6-2 6-1 to bring France level at 1-1 with Belgium after the first day of the Davis Cup final on Friday.
The French number one wasted several early break chances before finding his stride on the indoor harcourt of the Pierre Mauroy stadium after in-form David Goffin had given the visitors a 1-0 lead by beating Lucas Pouille 7-5 6-3 6-1.
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France picked Richard Gasquet and Pierre-Hugues Herbert while Belgium chose Ruben Bemelmans and Joris De Loore for Saturday’s doubles but team captains have until one hour before the start of the match to change their line-up.
Nine-time champions France have not won the Davis Cup since 2001, losing three finals since then, while Belgium, runners-up in 2015, have never claimed the title.
Injured Azarenka withdraws from Qatar Open semis, Muguruza into final
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 11:26 PM IST
"Unfortunately, the pain in my back I experienced during yesterday's match has not gone away enough in order for me to be able to compete," Azarenka said in a statement.
Paire spits on court, tanks and crashes out of Argentina Open
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 10:28 AM IST
World number 29 Paire, seeded third in the tournament, lost his temper over a line call when 2-0 down in the second set after a Cerundolo serve down the middle was judged an ace.
Sumit Nagal registers biggest win of career, beats world No.22
By Rutvick Mehta
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 11:18 PM IST
- The 23-year-old Indian earned the biggest victory of his career thus far, defeating world No. 22 and second seed Chilean Cristian Garin 6-4, 6-3 in the second round of the ATP 250 Argentina Open.
Tsitsipas beats Hurkacz to reach Rotterdam quarters
AP
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 11:14 PM IST
- Tsitsipas will next face Russian player Karen Khachanov, who spent Thursday playing doubles after beating Cameron Norrie in the second round Wednesday.
Top seeds Svitolina and Pliskova upset at Qatar Open
AP
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 10:42 PM IST
Azarenka held off a late comeback from top-seeded Svitolina, her doubles partner this week, to seal a 6-2, 6-4 win on her third match point.
Halep pulls out of Dubai Tennis Championships with back issue
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 09:24 PM IST
World number three Halep, who also pulled out of this week's Qatar Open in Doha, has not played a competitive match since losing in straight sets to Serena Williams in the Australian Open quarter-finals last month.
Sania ousted from Qatar Total Open
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 07:55 PM IST
Sania and her Slovenian partner lost 5-7 6-2 5-10 to America's Nicole Melichar and Dutch player Demi Schuurs in one hour and 28 minutes.
Sania Mirza says Tokyo Olympics medal dream motivated her return
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 03:30 PM IST
Mirza, paired with Slovenian Andreja Klepac, reached the semi-finals in the women's doubles at the Qatar Open on Wednesday, her first tournament since Feb. 2020 when she played at the same Doha event.
Murray sees silver lining in Rotterdam exit
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON MAR 04, 2021 01:23 PM IST
The 33-year-old Briton, who is currently ranked 123rd after sliding down the rankings due to two hip operations, was pleased that he had gone toe-to-toe with world number eight Rublev.
Men's tennis tour tweaks rankings, prize money amid pandemic
PTI, London
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 09:28 PM IST
The ATP's announcement Wednesday also said some players will be allowed to bring more than two team members to tournaments on a first-come, first-served basis, easing a restriction put in place last year because of COVID-19.
Sania-Andreja pair enter semifinals of Qatar Open
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 08:50 PM IST
Sania and Andreja made short work of fourth seeds Anna Blinkova and Gabriela Dabrowski 6-2 6-0 to reach the last four round.
Medvedev, Zverev eliminated in 1st round in Rotterdam
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 08:43 PM IST
Medvedev had 25 unforced errors against Lajovic's 12, along with eight double faults, and he broke his racket in frustration. The third-ranked Russian last played Feb. 21 in his straight-sets loss to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final.
Tiafoe tremendous in Buenos Aires opener
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 03:59 PM IST
This was Tiafoe's first tour-level win on clay since the 2019 Mutua Madrid Open, where he made the third round. The 23-year-old faced a tough opponent in Bagnis, who advanced to the semi-finals at last week's Cordoba Open.
The Indo-Pak Express is running again
By Rutvick Mehta, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON MAR 03, 2021 01:06 PM IST
- Bopanna and Qureshi will renew their highly fruitful partnership - labelled popularly as the “Indo-Pak Express” - for the first time since 2014, signing up to play the ATP 500 Acapulco event beginning from March 15.
'Indo-Pak Express' to be back on Tour, albeit for just Mexico event as of now
PTI
PUBLISHED ON MAR 02, 2021 08:33 PM IST
It will be first time that Bopanna and Aisam, known as 'Indo-Pak Express' will play together since they last competed at the ATP 250 event in Shenzen in 2014.