Tianjin: Jeev Milkha Singh found three birdies in his last four holes to finish tied 60th with a final round of two-under 70 at the $3 million Volvo China Open on the European Tour, here on Sunday. Jeev was the only Indian to make the cut and he had rounds of 75, 66, 73 and 70 for a total of four-under 284. South African Branden Grace secured his third win...
09:48 PM, Apr 22, 2012
Tianjin, China: Jeev Milkha Singh went through a rough day with a round of 73 as he slipped to tied 58th after three rounds at the Volvo China Open at Binhai Lake Golf course here on Saturday. South African Branden Grace showed that he is a star for the future with an eight-under 64 for a total of 18-under. Grace was three shots clear of defending champion Nicolas Colsaerts of...
08:58 PM, Apr 21, 2012
Tianjin (China): SSP Chowrasia opened with a creditable round of 69 to finish tied 29th after the first round of the Volvo China Open at Binhai Lake Golf Club here on Thursday. However, Jeev Milkha Singh shot a disappointing three-over 75 that immediately put him in the danger zone of missing the cut. Chowrasia, winner of two European tour events in India, started on the tenth and was two under...
09:12 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Saina Nehwal's struggle for form summed up a disappointing year for Indian badminton, the rare high point of which was Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa's World Championships bronze medal. After a highly successful 2010, during which Saina won a hat-trick of Super Series titles besides the Commonwealth Games gold medal, 2011 turned out to be a disappointing one for the Indian as she could win only the Swiss Grand Prix...
12:48 PM, Dec 31, 2011
Shanghai: India's Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa defeated Iris Wang and Rena Wang of USA 21-9, 21-12 to move into the women's doubles quarterfinals of the China Open here on Thursday. They will next play Japanse Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa, seeded third. Gutta and V.Diju exited from the mixed doubles, losing to third seeds Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen of Scotland 14-21, 14-21 in the second round. ...
08:43 PM, Nov 24, 2011
Shanghai: Fourth seed Saina Nehwal made a shock first-round exit from the China Open as the Indian challenge ended in the singles events of the prestigious badminton tournament on Wednesday. Saina made a strong start by winning the first game but went on to lose 21-15- 22-24 15-21 to Korean Youn Joo Bae in the women's singles match after battling for one hour and one minute. There is no Indian...
06:58 PM, Nov 23, 2011
Beijing: Tomas Berdych fought back to defeat Marin Cilic 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 and win the men's China Open title on Sunday, while Agnieszka Radwanska beat Andrea Petkovic 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 to claim her second title in as many weeks. The victory lifts Berdych past Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to No. 7 in the world standings and gives the Czech valuable points toward the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals. It was the third-seeded...
06:22 PM, Oct 09, 2011
Beijing: Tomas Berdych upset top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 on Saturday to set up a China Open final against Marin Cilic. In the women's draw, Agnieszka Radwanska will be seeking her second title in two weeks when she takes on Andrea Petkovic in Sunday's final. Tsonga had looked to reach consecutive finals, after winning the Moselle Open last month, but the Frenchman's baseline drives too often went long against...
09:59 AM, Oct 09, 2011
Beijing: Agnieszka Radwanska is seeking her second title in two weeks after reaching the final of the China Open, where she will take on Andrea Petkovic. Radwanska, the winner of last week's Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, beat Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-4, to improve her career record against the Italian to 3-1. "I knew she'd been playing well the last couple of weeks so I was really focussing on my...
05:39 PM, Oct 08, 2011
Beijing: Former world number one Ana Ivanovic was the latest high-profile player to exit the China Open on Friday when the Serb retired from her quarter-final against Agnieszka Radwanska with back problems. The 23-year-old was a set down when the injury she sustained last week in Tokyo flared up in the second set. Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams pulled out of the competition a week ago, Victoria Azarenka failed to...
11:53 PM, Oct 07, 2011
Beijing: Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki was knocked out of the China Open quarter-finals on Friday after losing to Flavia Pennetta of Italy 3-6, 6-0, 7-6 (2). The world number one's game collapsed in the second set and she was repeatedly left stranded by Pennetta's repertoire of lobs, volleys and powerful baseline returns. Defending champion Wozniacki was two points from victory when leading 30-0 in the final game of the third set,...
09:23 PM, Oct 07, 2011
Beijing: Indian tennis duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi crashed out of the men's doubles event of the China Open on Friday after losing to Croats Marin Cilic and Ivan Ljubicic in straight sets in the quarter-finals. The fourth-seeded 'Indian Express', who had won the Beijing title in 1997, went down to their opponents without posing much of a fight, to lose 2-6, 3-6. Cilic and Ljubicic will next...
06:54 PM, Oct 07, 2011
Beijing: Top-seeded players Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the quarterfinals at the China Open on Thursday. Tsonga beat Chinese qualifier Zheng Ze 6-3, 6-4 and Wozniacki defeated Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-3, 7-6 (3). Wozniacki rebounded from last week's loss to Kanepi at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. "I knew it was going to be a tough match," the top-ranked Dane said. "I'm really happy to get...
08:58 PM, Oct 06, 2011
Beijing: Chinese tennis star Li Na Thursday became the fifth singles player to qualify for the prestigious TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships at Istanbul Oct 25-30. She is the first Chinese singles player to book a spot on the WTA season-ending tournament. "This year has been the most successful of my career so far and I'm very happy to have qualified," said Li Na. "I'm proud to be the first...
02:03 PM, Oct 06, 2011
Beijing: Second-seeded Victoria Azarenka reached the third round of the China Open by beating Polona Hercog of Slovakia on Wednesday, while in the men's draw third-seeded Tomas Berdych was also a straight-sets winner over Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany. The fourth-ranked Belarussian Azarenka will next face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia. Pavlyuchenkova beat Azarenka in doubles on Wednesday. "I just need to get some rest and get ready for tomorrow," Azarenka said...
08:31 PM, Oct 05, 2011
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