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World no. 797 Rebeka Masarova storms into the semi-final of WTA Ladies Championship

The talented 16 year old put out German fifth seed Annika Beck 7-5, 6-2 to set up a last-four meeting on the clay with fellow Swiss Viktorija Golubic.

Jul 16, 2016, 19:36 PM IST

Wimbledon: Defending champion Serena Williams unfazed by Novak Djokovic's surprising exit

Serena Williams routed Germany`s Annika Beck 6-3, 6-0, winning 11 of the last 12 games to earn her 300th Grand Slam match victory.

Jul 04, 2016, 08:58 AM IST

Belinda Bencic becomes the highest-ranked casualty to bow out of Wimbledon

Bencic was 6-4, 1-0 down on Court Three to the world number 225 who is making her Grand Slam debut.

Jun 30, 2016, 21:23 PM IST

Dominika Cibulkova beats Karolina Pliskova in Eastbourne final, claims first grass court title

The Slovak 12th seed was competing in her fourth final of 2016 and now owns two trophies since April after her victory in just over 90 minutes over the Czech 10th seed.

Jun 25, 2016, 22:31 PM IST

Defiant Russia name dope-tainted Maria Sharapova in 2016 Rio Olympics tennis squad

The former world number one was suspended from competitions as of March 12 after testing positive for banned substance Meldonium.

May 26, 2016, 17:29 PM IST

Novak Djokovic makes peace with Serena Williams, Billie Jean King over equal pay

Djokovic said he had sent messages to Andy Murray, Serena Williams and others who had been critical of his earlier remarks.

Mar 24, 2016, 12:38 PM IST

Serena Williams, Andy Murray blast Novak Djokovic on level prize money

World's top tennis stars batted for equal pay between female and male players.

Mar 23, 2016, 08:39 AM IST

ATP says Raymond Moore's comments about women in ''poor taste''

Men and women`s players receive equal prize money at each of the year`s four grand slam tournaments.

Mar 22, 2016, 08:06 AM IST

Top seeds Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic move on at Indian Wells

Reigning champion Simona Halep steamrolled Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-4 to get her title defence off to a flying start.

Mar 14, 2016, 23:02 PM IST

Top players including Rafael Nadal stunned by Maria Sharapova`s failed drug test

Petra Kvitova says she is shocked and Agnieszka Radwanska describes it as a sad day for tennis.

Mar 10, 2016, 10:41 AM IST

Integrity review to take at least a year to investigate alleged corruption in tennis

Tennis was rocked by match-fixing allegations before last month`s Australian Open.

Feb 12, 2016, 20:25 PM IST

Tennis to review corruption fight after shocking match-fixing claims

Tennis has been left reeling after last week`s BBC and BuzzFeed report sparked a succession of corruption revelations, putting the sport under the microscope after scandals also engulfed football and athletics.

Jan 27, 2016, 10:30 AM IST

After stellar year, Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis team named 2015 World Champions by ITF

Sania and Martina joined forces in March this year but proved a force to be reckoned with in 2015.

Dec 22, 2015, 19:12 PM IST

World number one Serena Williams back after bout with `pain`

The 34-year-old was largely rusty as she lost in mixed doubles before beating Ana Ivanovic at IPTL tournament in Manila.

Dec 06, 2015, 22:34 PM IST

Not thinking about Olympics right now: Sania Mirza

Sania Mirza on Wednesday said she's not thinking about partnering Leander Paes for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Nov 25, 2015, 22:14 PM IST

Federer, Murray, Nadal demand transparent drug-testing regime in tennis

Top players urged authorities to protect tennis' clean image by making drug testing more stringent and transparent.

Nov 13, 2015, 23:51 PM IST

Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki lead field at Zhuhai WTA meet

Three former WTA World No.1 champions Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki and Jelena Jankovic will lead the field at the upcoming WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai, a media report said on Friday.

Oct 30, 2015, 10:20 AM IST

Kvitova defeats Safarova in WTA FinalsPetra Kvitova defeats Lucie​ Safarova in WTA Finals

Kvitova extended her winning streak over Safarova, who was defeated in their previous 7 matches

Oct 28, 2015, 21:08 PM IST

New WTA boss claims 'fundamental' calendar changes

WTA chief executive Steve Simon on Monday claimed there will be "fundamental changes" to the tough schedule following a series of injuries.

Oct 26, 2015, 20:09 PM IST

Martina Hingis ousted from Tianjin doubles

Top-seeded duo of Martina Hingis and Han Xinyun were beaten in the WTA Tianjin Open tennis tournament here on Wednesday.

Oct 14, 2015, 21:49 PM IST