Simona Halep powers to victory on return in Qatar
World number two Simona Halep won easily on her return to competitive action since losing the Australian Open final, beating Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets in the Qatar Open on Wednesday.
Feb 14, 2018, 21:05 PM ISTSydney International: Ekaterina Makarova defeats Jelena Ostapenko in the first round
Makarova, who reached the Australian Open semi-finals after stunning Serena Williams three years ago, rode an early break for a 5-3 lead and, even though her Latvian opponent got back to 5-5, raced away with the first set tiebreak.
Jan 07, 2018, 15:45 PM ISTChina Open 2017: Maria Sharapova breezes past Ekaterina Makarova to enter third round
The former number one, on the comeback trail after a 15-month drug ban, was never really comfortable on her serve on the outside hard court in Beijing, where she had the crowd behind her.
Oct 03, 2017, 18:30 PM ISTWimbledon 2017: Ekaterina Makarova, Elena Vesnina wins first women's doubles at All England Club
In a 55-minute final, which followed a 4 hour 41 minute men's doubles championship epic, the second-seeded Russians collected a third Slam doubles title as a team.
Jul 16, 2017, 10:36 AM ISTStuttgart WTA: 'Solid' Maria Sharapova wins second match on comeback, beats Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets
The 30-year-old five-time Grand Slam winner dominated Makarova, ranked 43 in the world, for a 7-5, 6-1 win in just one hour, 20 minutes, in the second-round tie.
Apr 27, 2017, 22:36 PM ISTDubai Open: Sania Mirza-Barbora Strycova ease into women's doubles semis after thrilling quarter-final win
The third seeded duo registered a convincing 6-2, 7-5 win over American pair of Abigail Spears and Katarina Srebotnik in a thrilling quarter-final encounter.
Feb 24, 2017, 12:03 PM ISTAustralian Open 2017, Day 6: Ageless Rafael Nadal outlasts future hope, Serena Williams sails into last 16
Nadal needed all his trademark grit against Zverev, 19, dubbed "the future of tennis", and his superior fitness told as he ground out a thrilling five set win.
Jan 21, 2017, 19:38 PM ISTSania Mirza retains World No. 1 status for second successive year
Defending champions Sania and Hingis had lost to Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the semi-finals of the WTA Finals Singapore yesterday.
Oct 30, 2016, 20:28 PM ISTSania Mirza, Martina Hingis crash out of WTA Finals semis
The second-seeded Indo-Swiss combination squandered a one-set lead to go down 6-3, 2-6, 6-10 to the Russian pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina.
Oct 30, 2016, 10:47 AM ISTFrance wins maiden women's doubles Major title in 45 years at French Open
It has been the maiden championship of Garcia and Mladenovic in a major event.
Jun 05, 2016, 21:20 PM ISTItalian Open: Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis capture season's fifth title
The Indo-Swiss pair also won in Sydney, Brisbane, Australian Open and St Petersburg this year.
May 15, 2016, 19:44 PM ISTMaria Sharapova to face Ekaterina Makarova in Brisbane first round
World number four Sharapova, 28, who beat Ana Ivanovic in last year`s Brisbane final, leads Makarova 6-0 in their past meetings.
Jan 01, 2016, 21:30 PM IST