The Indian Tennis Players Association's first meeting on Saturday also saw the participation of two more vice-presidents, Mahesh Bhupathi and Somdev Devvarman. ...
10:11 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Bangalore: Somdev Devvarman, who led the players' revolt against AITA, on Sunday said veterans Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupahti have provided useful ideas for the betterment of Indian tennis but only time will tell if those ideas will work. Paes, who was the only top player to not side with the rebel players, surprisingly joined the newly-formed Indian Tennis Players Association as one of the vice presidents. Somdev said all...
12:53 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Bangalore: Former Davis Cupper Jaideep Mukherjea was on Saturday appointed president of the newly-formed Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA) while Leander Paes was surprisingly named as one of three vice presidents. The ITPA had its first meeting here and chose Mahesh Bhupathi and Somdev Devvarman as the other vice presidents. Karti Chidambaram, AITA vice president, will be the secretary of the association, Mukherjea announced. Other members of ITPA are Rohan...
09:27 AM, Apr 07, 2013
Bangalore: Veteran Indian tennis player Leander Paes Thursday said his fitness is still good enough to carry him into Brazil Olympic Games in 2016. Paes' contemporary and estranged partner Mahesh Bhupathi has already made it clear that 2013 would be his last season as a professional player. Paes, who will turn 40 in June this year, though said he can still play another three-and-a-half years because his body feels great...
07:51 PM, Apr 04, 2013
Somdev Devvarman Wednesday said he may have difference of opinion with Leander Paes but there is no animosity between them. ...
09:49 PM, Apr 03, 2013
The atmosphere in the team is very good, and the the players are working very hard and we look to win the tie, said team captain SP Misra. ...
08:51 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Bangalore: Leading the Indian Davis Cup side for one last time, non-playing captain SP Misra on Sunday said the players-AITA tussle should end sooner for the betterment of Indian tennis. Somdev Devvarman had led a players revolt, demanding better players conditions, and made themselves unavailable for the Korea tie which India lost 1-4 in New Delhi. After AITA acceded to some of players demands, the agitation ended for the time...
08:47 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Continuing to reclaim lost ground in the ATP rankings, Somdev Devvarman jumped 65 places to 250th to be India's best-placed singles player in the list issued Monday. ...
02:15 PM, Mar 04, 2013
The formation of the Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA) has made the All India Tennis Federation (AITA) anxious. ...
08:52 PM, Feb 12, 2013
All India Tennis Association chief Hironmoy Chatterjee said on Tuesday the national body will decide on the recognition of a newly launched players' association only after it has a clear understanding of its objectives. ...
01:08 PM, Feb 12, 2013
Top Indian tennis players formed an association to protect their professional interests days after signing a temporary truce with the AITA. ...
03:27 PM, Feb 11, 2013
Speaking to CNN-IBN on the latest row in Indian tennis, Mahesh Bhupathi says the players demands are not outrageous but the All India Tennis Association's attitude isn't making things easy to end the stalemate. ...
03:49 PM, Feb 06, 2013
New Delhi: The All-India Tennis Association (AITA) has rejected Sania Mirza's criticism that she was used as a "bait" to pacify the warring duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, saying the decision to pair Sania with Paes is based on merit. "Selection for the Olympics is based on merit," the AITA secretary general Bharat Oza said in a statement, read by the executive...
01:26 PM, Jun 27, 2012
New Delhi: Faced with a pullout threat from Leander Paes, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) has sent one of its selectors to London to pacify the veteran who is miffed at not getting a partner of choice for the men's doubles event of the London Olympics. The world number seven doubles player, who is the only Indian to have got a direct entry into the Olympics on the basis...
11:19 AM, Jun 22, 2012
New Delhi: The All India Tennis Association (AITA) is considering softening its stance on the row surrounding the selection of the men's doubles team to represent India at the upcoming London Olympics. Sources have told CNN-IBN that a final decision will be taken by Wednesday evening and that the association is open to sending two teams, where Leander Paes may partner Vishnu Vardhan as one team and Mahesh Bhupathi and...
11:26 AM, Jun 20, 2012
Glory years of Ramanathan Krishnan, Vijay Amritraj just a memory now. ...
02:09 PM, Jun 20, 2009
The expectations are high from this Indian tennis superstar. ...
09:37 PM, Feb 11, 2009
Chennai: Explosive batsman Yusuf Pathan became the first player to win the Indian Premier League title with two different teams after his Kolkata Knight Riders outplayed Chennai Super Kings to take the IPL 5 title on Sunday. Pathan was earlier part of the Rajasthan Royals squad which won the inaugural IPL in 2008. The 29-year-old attributed Kolkata's success in IPL 5 to Gautam Gambhir's captaincy and compared it with the...
06:39 PM, May 27, 2008
