Paris: Victoria Azarenka was back to her top-ranked self at the French Open on Wednesday. The Australian Open champion from Belarus easily advanced to the third round at Roland Garros by beating Dinah Pfizenmaier of Germany 6-1, 6-1 on Court Philippe Chatrier. In the first round, Azarenka struggled early before winning 12 of the final 14 games to advance. She committed 60 unforced errors in that opening match, but brought...
04:59 PM, May 30, 2012
Doha: When top-ranked Victoria Azarenka thinks about her newfound success, she might want to thank Daniela Hantuchova. She was beaten in the first round by the Slovakian at the Qatar Open a year ago, causing a crisis of confidence in the 22-year-old Belarusian. She rushed home, ready to tell her family that she wanted to quit the sport she had grown to despise. "It was just not fun for me...
05:12 PM, Feb 18, 2012
As painful as it might be for 10-time grand slam winner, Rafael Nadal who lost his seventh successive final to Novak Djokovic in the Australian ...
08:54 AM, Feb 04, 2012
Leander Paes, who recently completed a career Grand Slam by winning the Australian Open doubles crown, talks about the high points of his career. ...
07:55 PM, Feb 03, 2012
The former Indian tennis player and now a commentator says Novak Djokovic is capable of reaching great heights. ...
08:30 PM, Feb 02, 2012
India's Davis Cup coach, Nandan Bal talks about the marathon tussle between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final. ...
12:58 PM, Jan 30, 2012
India's Davis Cup coach, Nandan Bal talks about the marathon tussle between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final. ...
12:58 PM, Jan 30, 2012
Melbourne: Novak Djokovic ripped off his shirt and let out a primal scream, flexing his torso the way a prize fighter would after a desperate, last-round knockout. This was the final act in Djokovic's 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final - a sweat-drenched, sneaker-squeaking 5 hour, 53-minute endurance contest that ended at 1:37am Monday morning in Melbourne. Djokovic overcame a break...
08:27 PM, Jan 29, 2012
The 2011 men's doubles final at the Australian Open saw Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi team up for the third time in their career in an attempt to lay their hands on something that had eluded them both. However, the opponents on the other side of the net on that occasion, the Bryan (Mike and Bob) brothers went on to deny the famed Indian duo a fairytale reunion, winning the...
10:04 PM, Jan 28, 2012
Melbourne: Leander Paes had a great day at the Australian Open as he reached the final of the men's doubles pairing Radek Stepanek, and also made it to the mixed doubles semi-finals with Elena Vesnina in Melbourne on Thursday. The unseeded Indo-Czech pair of Paes and Stepanek fought brilliantly to come back from a set down and stun second seeds Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Canadian Daniel Nestor 2-6, 6-4,...
02:26 PM, Jan 26, 2012
Melbourne: Maria Sharapova has advanced to the Australian Open final and given herself a chance to regain the No. 1 ranking, beating Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 on Thursday. Sharapova, the 2008 Australian Open champion, can take the No. 1 ranking if she beats Victoria Azarenka in Saturday at Melbourne Park. Caroline Wozniacki, who has held the top ranking for most of the last 15 months, lost in...
01:27 PM, Jan 26, 2012
Melbourne: Leander Paes had a productive day at the Australian Open, making it to the semi-finals of the men's doubles with Radek Stepanek and then entering the mixed doubles quarter-finals with Elena Vesnina here on Wednesday. The unseeded Indo-Czech pair of Paes and Stepanek registered a straight-sets victory over the 10th seeded pair of Eric Butorac of USA and Brazil's Bruno Soares 6-4, 7-6 in a battle that lasted an...
08:23 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Melbourne: Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open mixed doubles event by beating Liezel Huber of USA and Colin Fleming of Great Britain in straight sets 7-6 (7-5), 6-2. After being stretched in the opening set which went right down to the wire, the Indian pair asserted their supremacy in the second to win the 84-minute contest. Earlier, Sania and her partner Elena Vesnina missed...
07:01 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Melbourne: Appearing ill for much of the match, defending champion Novak Djokovic held on to beat David Ferrer 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-1 and complete a blockbuster semi-final lineup at the Australian Open. He leads the top four men in tennis into the semis at Melbourne Park " Djokovic against No 4 Andy Murray, who won his quarter-final match earlier on Wednesday 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 over Kei Nishikori of Japan. On...
06:29 PM, Jan 25, 2012
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