Tennis

WTA Finals: Garbine Muguruza becomes first Spaniard champ after thrashing Anett Kontaveit in final

Garbine Muguruza becomes the first Spaniard to win the WTA Finals title after defeating the Estonian Anett Kontaveit on Wednesday, November 18.

Nov 18, 2021, 11:51 AM IST

ATP Finals: World No.1 Novak Djokovic cruises to semi-finals after thrashing Andrey Rublev

Novak Djokovic booked his spot in the semi-finals of the ATP Finals for the 10th-time by defeating Russian Andrey Rublev.

Nov 17, 2021, 21:18 PM IST

WTA Finals: Garbine Muguruza to face Anett Kontaveit in title clash

Garbine Muguruza saw off fellow Spaniard Paula Badosa 6-3, 6-3 and Anett Kontaveit outlasted Maria Sakkari 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to punch their tickets on Tuesday to the WTA Finals championship match in Guadalajara.

Nov 17, 2021, 14:41 PM IST

WTA Finals: Paula Badosa tastes defeat against Iga Swiatek on her birthday

Iga Swiatek couldn't advance from her group after losing her first two singles but got to finish her two-title season with a smile. She also ended Badosa's eight-match winning streak on Monday.

Nov 16, 2021, 17:30 PM IST

Novak Djokovic's record of becoming World No.1 seven-times unlikely to repeat, says Pete Sampras

Novak Djokovic's childhood idol Pete Sampras praised the Serbian for his hard work and trophies, clearly stating that no one in the future is likely to repeat what Novak Djokovic has achieved so far.

Nov 16, 2021, 10:59 AM IST

Roger Federer thinking of retirement? HERE’s what his coach has to say

Roger Federer underwent arthroscopic right knee surgeries in February 2020 and May 2020. Federer has played five tournaments since having those surgeries, all of which came this season.

Nov 15, 2021, 19:25 PM IST

Stockholm Open: Andy Murray hammers top seed Jannik Sinner, reaches quarterfinals

Andy Murray defeated top-seeded Jannik Sinner 7-6 (4), 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the Stockholm Open.

Nov 11, 2021, 12:35 PM IST

WTA Finals: Anett Kontaveit defeats Barbora Krejcikova for her 11th straight win

Anett Kontaveit extended her hot streak by defeating second-seeded Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 6-4, in the opening match at the WTA Finals in Mexico.

Nov 11, 2021, 10:52 AM IST

Aryna Sabalenka reveals she got vaccinated in Miami after recovery from COVID-19

World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka said she got vaccinated against COVID-19 after having to miss last month's Indian Wells tournament because she contracted the novel coronavirus.

Nov 10, 2021, 13:59 PM IST

Stockholm Open: Andy Murray moves to Round 2 after defeating Viktor Durasovic

Andy Murray beat qualifier Viktor Durasovic of Norway 6-1, 7-6 (7) to set up a second-round match with top-seeded Jannik Sinner at the Stockholm Open.

Nov 10, 2021, 11:34 AM IST

Paris Masters Final: Daniil Medvedev defeats Alexander Zverev to set up summit clash with Novak Djokovic

World number two Daniil Medvedev demolished Alexander Zverev 6-2 6-2 in the Paris Masters semi-final on Saturday, setting up a rematch of the U.S. Open final against Novak Djokovic.

Nov 07, 2021, 10:19 AM IST

Paris Masters: Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev reach semi-finals

Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a sixth Paris Masters title with 6-4 6-3 win over American Taylor Fritz while world number two Daniil Medvedev tamed home crowd favourite Hugo Gaston 7-6(7) 6-4 to reach the semi-finals on Friday.

Nov 06, 2021, 12:32 PM IST

Viena Open: Frances Tiafos, famous 'Entertainer' of Tennis, defeats World No.3 Tsitsipas

The result is sometimes insignificant to Frances Tiafoe as long as he has given everything and entertained the crowd, but the American was nonetheless delighted to pick up the biggest win of his career against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Thursday.

Oct 29, 2021, 13:00 PM IST

Vienna Open: 'I will breakthrough soon', says Andy Murray after losing in second round

After a series of injuries Andy Murray's return to tennis has not been kind to him and he feels he will come back stronger and win titles again soon.

Oct 28, 2021, 16:01 PM IST

US Open champ Emma Raducanu ready to get back to business after ‘cool’ three weeks

Emma Raducanu last month became the first qualifier to win a major when she beat fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez of Canada at the tournament, where she never dropped a set.

Oct 06, 2021, 08:07 AM IST

BREAKPOINT poster: Leander Paes-Mahesh Bhupathi's inside story of bromance to break-up on ZEE5!

BREAKPOINT will showcase the bromance to breakup story of famous tennis double duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, coming soon on ZEE5.

Sep 15, 2021, 12:22 PM IST

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sumit Nagal creates history with THIS record after 25 years

Nagal's win was the first for an Indian men's singles tennis player at the Olympics since Leander Paes' bronze medal-winning run at Atlanta 1996.

Jul 24, 2021, 15:08 PM IST

French Open 2021 Best of Round 4: Novak Djokovic returns from brink, Rafa Nadal cruises

Novak Djokovic went from a big deficit to his best tennis at the French Open on Monday, erasing a two-set hole and grabbing 13 games in a row in a dominant display before his opponent stopped playing because of a back problem. The result officially goes into the books as a retirement by Lorenzo Musetti, a talented 19-year-old from Italy making his Grand Slam debut. The score when he quit showed Djokovic ahead 6-7 (7), 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-0, 4-0. Claycourt king Rafael Nadal overcame a wobbly start to subdue Italian teenager Jannik Sinner 7-5 6-3 6-0 on Monday and book a place in the French Open quarter-finals. Here's a collection of pictures which show the best of action from French Open 2021 on Monday (June 7).

Jun 08, 2021, 14:39 PM IST

French Open 2021: Serena Williams and her early exits from Grand Slams

Serena Williams' wait for a record 24th Grand Slam will stretch on as she bowed out of the 2021 French Open with a 6-3, 7-5 loss to Elena Rybakina at the Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday (June 6). Williams, whose last Grand Slam title came in 2017 at the Australian Open, was unable to find her A game. The 39-year-old Williams never really found her range but she recovered from an early service break in the opening set. We take a look at some of Serena's earliest exits from Grand Slams over the years in these collections of pictures.

Jun 07, 2021, 14:55 PM IST

Happy Birthday Rafa Nadal: King of Clay turns 35

Defending champion Rafa Nadal will mark his 35th birthday on Thursday with his first night-session match at Roland Garros but the Spaniard will have to celebrate the special occasion inside an empty Court Philippe Chatrier. Nadal’s second-round match against Frenchman Richard Gasquet is scheduled to begin after 9 pm, when the government-enforced COVID-19 curfew forces organisers to ask fans to vacate the premises. Third seed Nadal, who has an astonishing 101-2 record on the Parisian red dirt, has in the past described how difficult it is to maintain the same intensity without his fans spurring him on. Here we take a look at home of Nadal’s high points in his career in these collection of pictures.

Jun 03, 2021, 14:02 PM IST