Sports,Tennis

Sydney, Jan 12 (IANS) Andy Murray showed his fighting qualities once again, edging second seed Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Sydney Tennis Classic, here on Wednesday.The former World No. 1…

Sydney, Jan 12 (IANS) Ons Jabeur defeated two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-4, 6-4 to cruise into the second round of the Sydney Tennis Classic, here on Wednesday.The 27-year-old Tunisian, seeded seventh in Sydney, came from…

Melbourne, Jan 12 (IANS) The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) -- the principal organising body of women's professional tennis in the world -- has termed as "unfortunate" the Australian government's decision to deport Czech player Renata…

Melbourne, Jan 12 (IANS) Young Canadian tennis player Leylah Fernandez's post on social media on what she should wear on-court during her Australian Open campaign here has gone viral, with thousands of fans giving her suggestions ranging…

Melbourne, Jan 12 (IANS) World No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic has issued an exhaustive clarification on social media after reports emerged that he was part of a children's event on December 17 and also gave an interview to L'Equipe on…

Sydney, Jan 11 (IANS) The former World No. 1 Andy Murray advanced to the second round of the Sydney Tennis Classic after beating Viktor Durasovic, here on Tuesday.It was Murray's first win in Australia in three years after he defeated…

Sydney, Jan 11 (IANS) Ninth seed Elena Rybakina continued her strong start to 2022 by beating U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu in the first round of the Sydney Tennis Classic tournament, here on Tuesday.The 22-year-old Rybakina, who reached…