Tennis

World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty looks forward to family time, helping Indigenous community after shock retirement

Ashleigh Barty was cagey about her future plans but said she would savour more time with family and that she wanted contribute more to helping young Indigenous Australians in sports.

Mar 24, 2022, 11:36 AM IST

Ashleigh Barty explains reason for retirement as tennis world pays tribute

Ash Barty bowed out having earned almost $24 million in career prize money and as a national hero having ended a 44-year wait for a home winner at the Australian Open in January by beating American Danielle Collins in the final.

Mar 23, 2022, 10:51 AM IST

World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty announces shock retirement from professional tennis

Ashleigh Barty from Australia is a three-time Grand Slam champion and won the 2022 Australian Open singles title this year.

Mar 23, 2022, 07:45 AM IST

Tennis legend Boris Becker accused of hiding trophies during bankruptcy trial

The former world No. 1 and six-time Grand Slam champion collected 49 singles titles out of 77 finals during his 16 years as a professional tennis player.

Mar 22, 2022, 11:39 AM IST

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DNA: The story of world's number one tennis player's 'failure' from success

54-year-old Boris Becker is alleged to have hidden many of his assets, including the 1985 Wimbledon Trophy and the 1991 and 1996 Australian Open trophies, from the court when he declared himself bankrupt five years ago. At present, the price of these Trophies is around 18 lakh pounds i.e. around 20 crore rupees.

Mar 21, 2022, 23:54 PM IST

Taylor Fritz ends Rafael Nadal's unbeaten run to clinch Indian Wells title

American Taylor Fritz's parents, Guy Fritz and Kathy May, are former tour players. Fritz didn't waste any time in attacking Nadal, racing to a 5-1 lead in the first set with two breaks.

Mar 21, 2022, 12:44 PM IST

WATCH: Angry Nick Kyrgios smashes racket that almost hit ball boy after loss to Rafa Nadal at Indian Wells

Australian Nick Kyrgios, who is known for losing his cool during matches, once again got angry after getting beaten Rafa Nadal on Thursdat (March 17) at Indian Wells.

Mar 18, 2022, 10:44 AM IST

Rafael Nadal beats Nick Kyrgios in thrilling quarter-final at Indian Wells

Rafa Nadal dug deep to beat mercurial wildcard Nick Kyrgios 7-6(0) 5-7 6-4 in a blockbuster quarter-final match that lived up to the hype at Indian Wells on Thursday.

Mar 18, 2022, 08:39 AM IST

Gurugram police file FIR against sports stars Maria Sharapova and Michael Schumacher, know all about the case HERE

Shafali Agarwal, a resident of Chattarpur Mini Farm in New Delhi, complained that she had booked an apartment in a project named after Maria Sharapova.

Mar 17, 2022, 12:34 PM IST

Rafael Nadal storms past Reilly Opelka in Indian Wells, extends winning streak to 18

Rafael Nadal is now 18-0 to start the season and if he can win his fourth title in the California desert, he will move into a tie with Novak Djokovic for the most Masters 1000 titles with 37.

Mar 17, 2022, 12:19 PM IST

Novak Djokovic to play French Open 2022 even if he is not vaccinated against Covid-19

Novak Djokovic will be allowed to play at the French Open even if he is not vaccinated against Covid-19 as long as the coronavirus situation in France remains stable, organisers said Wednesday.

Mar 16, 2022, 18:44 PM IST

Indian Wells: Matteo Berrettini beats Lloyd Harris, Taylor Fritz survives 3-hour battle with Jaume Munar

Jaume Munar stepped up his serving in the second to force the tight third set, which Taylor Fritz won with his 11th ace of the match.

Mar 16, 2022, 12:45 PM IST

Russia-Ukraine War: Wimbledon will allow Daniil Medvedev only after THIS

Russia is the reigning champion in both the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup, but the International Tennis Federation announced Monday that the country would be replaced in the 2022 Finals of each by the highest-ranked losing semifinalist in 2021.

Mar 16, 2022, 11:43 AM IST

Daniil Medvedev loses No.1 rank after shock loss to Gael Monfils at Indian Wells

Twenty-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic will return to the top of the world rankings when the list will get updated next Monday

Mar 15, 2022, 13:12 PM IST

Rafael Nadal takes indirect dig Alexander Zverev, calls for tougher punishments for abuse of officials

Rafael Nadal has called or tougher punishments for abuse of officials after German world no.3 Alexander Zverev avoided a ban for smashing his racquet against the umpire's chair at the Mexican Open

Mar 11, 2022, 19:26 PM IST

Naomi Osaka blows Sloane Stephens away on windy day at Indian Wells

After a lackluster first set, Naomi Osaka turned a switch in the second, racing out to a 4-0 lead as her serve and defense suddenly improved.

Mar 11, 2022, 11:01 AM IST

World No. 3 Alexander Zverev says he deserves to get banned if he repeats Mexico incident

After losing in doubles at Acapulco and upset over a line call in the match, Zverev approached umpire Alessandro German's chair and came perilously close to hitting him as he swung at the official's stand before heading towards his courtside seat.

Mar 10, 2022, 14:02 PM IST

Russia-Ukraine war: World No.1 Daniil Medvedev and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka call for peace

Former world number ones Maria Sharapova and Andy Murray also pledged to support relief funds for children affected by the invasion.

Mar 10, 2022, 13:10 PM IST

After Australia, Novak Djokovic denied entry into US as World No. 2 withdraws from Indian Wells

Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov will move into Novak Djokovic’s space in the draw ahead of the start of the first round of the Masters 1000 tournament on Thursday (March 10).

Mar 10, 2022, 07:32 AM IST