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Nick Kyrgios pulls out of French Open tennis with elbow injury

Nick Kyrgios had looked untroubled when sauntering into the grounds of the Roland Garros stadium at around 11am local time on a bright and sunny Parisian morning, but just a handful of hours later his tournament was over.

Published on May 27, 2018, 7:21 PM IST

Plenty of elan, but only one style suits French Open tennis grand slam

View of a Roland Garros 2018 ball on a court in Paris on May 24, 2018, ahead of The Roland Garros 2018 French Open tennis tournament.

Updated on May 25, 2018, 5:39 PM IST

Swedish tennis needs a star like Zlatan Ibrahimovic, says Robin Soderling

Sweden’s Robin Soderling is a two-time French Open finalist.

Published on May 25, 2018, 5:03 PM IST

Serena and Venus Williams given French Open wildcard

The Williams sisters (Venus (L) and Serena) have only featured twice at French Open since lifting the trophy eight years ago, losing in the first round in 2013 and the third in 2016, and have not played together at a Grand Slam event since winning Wimbledon in 2016.

Updated on May 24, 2018, 7:44 PM IST

French Open 2018: Rafael Nadal’s clay-court exploits in numbers

Rafael Nadal has won 10 French Open titles.

Published on May 24, 2018, 5:30 PM IST

Sania Mirza urged by green think-tank to disassociate from ‘misleading’ poultry advertorial

Sania Mirza had earlier been apprised about the malpractice of antibiotic misuse in poultry sector.

Updated on May 21, 2018, 11:32 PM IST

Serena Williams sounds French Open tennis alarm for rivals

Serena Williams, who first played the French Open in 1998, has been the champion in Paris three times.

Updated on May 21, 2018, 10:34 AM IST

Juan Martin del Potro’s French Open in jeopardy due to groin strain

Juan Martin del Potro was forced to pull out of the Italian Open in Rome on Thursday after feeling a pain in his left groin.

Updated on May 19, 2018, 12:07 PM IST

Novak Djokovic sets up Kei Nishikori showdown in Rome

Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his third round Italian Open match against Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas in Rome on Thursday.

Updated on May 18, 2018, 11:32 AM IST

Yuki Bhambri looking to cause more upsets at maiden French Open

Clay may not be is his favourite tennis surface but Yuki Bhambri says he is carrying his best form in a Grand Slam and eager to cause a few upsets.

Updated on May 13, 2018, 10:39 AM IST

Dominant Rafael Nadal marches past Gael Monfils at Madrid Open

Rafael Nadal defeated Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-1 in the second round of the Madrid Open on Wednesday to extend his record of consecutive sets won on the surface to 48.

Updated on May 9, 2018, 11:10 PM IST

Novak Djokovic crashes out of Madrid Open after shock defeat to Kyle Edmund

Kyle Edmund (R) secured one of the biggest wins of his career by beating former world No 1 Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open.

Updated on May 9, 2018, 11:14 PM IST

From farmland to tennis, Indian junior Davis Cupper Krishan makes most of the opportunity

Krishan Hooda

Updated on May 7, 2018, 10:15 PM IST

Leander Paes’ tweet to Serena Williams shows there’s no quit in the legend

Leander Paes recently made headlines when he recorded his 43rd doubles win in the Davis Cup tie against China, the most by any player in the world.

Updated on May 6, 2018, 3:18 PM IST

Sania Mirza says pregnancy won’t end her tennis career, eyes 2020 Olympics

Sania Mirza, who got married to Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik in 2010, announced her pregnancy last month. She is confident of making a comeback after her pregnancy.

Updated on May 5, 2018, 11:45 AM IST

Off-form Novak Djokovic says he’ll work hard to restore confidence

Novak Djokovic, after coming back from an elbow surgery, suffered early exits in Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Miami and Indian Wells

Updated on May 2, 2018, 10:25 PM IST

Wimbledon increases prize money to $46.6 million at 2018 championships

Roger Federer is the defending champions in men’s singles at the Wimbledon.

Updated on May 1, 2018, 9:42 PM IST

Tennis needs innovation but home-away format DNA of Davis Cup: Mahesh Bhupathi

India David Cup captain Mahesh Bhupathi (L) is not in favour of changing the tournament’s home-away format.

Updated on Apr 30, 2018, 4:41 PM IST

Lucky loser Marco Cecchinato claims maiden ATP title in Hungary

Marco Cecchinato became the first lucky loser to win a title since Leonardo Mayer triumphed in Hamburg in July 2017.

Updated on Apr 30, 2018, 1:04 PM IST

Rafael Nadal wins 11th Barcelona Open title, unbeaten in 46 sets on clay

World number one Rafael Nadal made light work of Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas to win the Barcelona Open final 6-2, 6-1 on Sunday, lifting the trophy for a record-extending 11th time.

Published on Apr 29, 2018, 9:49 PM IST

Dominant Karolina Pliskova beats CoCo Vandeweghe to win Stuttgart Open

Karolina Pliskova recovered from a slow start to defeat CoCo Vandeweghe 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 in the final of the Stuttgart Open on Sunday.

Updated on Apr 29, 2018, 9:24 PM IST

CoCo Vandeweghe defeats Caroline Garcia to enter Stuttgart Open final

CoCo Vandeweghe beat France’s Caroline Garcia 6-4, 6-2 to reach her first career clay final at the Stuttgart Grand Prix on Saturday.

Updated on Apr 28, 2018, 11:50 PM IST

Rafael Nadal keeps up winning run to reach Barcelona Open tennis semis

Rafael Nadal kept his campaign for an 11th Barcelona Open title on track with a 6-0, 7-5 win over Slovakian qualifier Martin Klizan on Friday.

Updated on Apr 28, 2018, 12:20 AM IST

Madison Keys sets up USA’s Fed Cup tennis final with Czech Republic

Madison Keys returns the ball to France's Pauline Parmentier during the Fed Cup semi-final between France and USA, on April 22, 2018 at the Arena stadium in Aix en Provence.

Updated on Apr 23, 2018, 12:06 AM IST

US Open 2018 tennis to use 25-second serve clocks, timed warm-up in main draw

US Open 2018 tennis will use 25-second serve clocks and timed warm-up during the main draw of the tournament.

Published on Apr 12, 2018, 1:03 PM IST

Sania Mirza and sister Anam wear matching outfits and totally slay. See pic

Sania Mirza and her sister’s latest Instagram might convince you they’re actually twins. (Insatgram/ Anam Mirza)

Published on Mar 29, 2018, 2:32 PM IST

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