London: British Open champion Darren Clarke has pulled out of next month's US Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco because of a troublesome groin injury. "I am extremely disappointed that I will be unable to play in the US Open. But I have to make sure I am 100 percent ready for the British Open at Royal Lytham in July and to do that I've been advised not...
12:31 PM, May 29, 2012
Washington: Former world number one Kim Clijsters has confirmed that she will bring down the curtain on her second career at the end of this year's US Open, Belgian news agency Belga has reported. The 28-year-old came out of retirement in 2009 after more than two years out of the sport, winning three more grand slam titles to take her career tally to four. Injury, which has hampered the Belgian...
09:48 AM, May 23, 2012
London: When the year began common logic suggested Novak Djokovic would struggle to emulate his extraordinary 2011 but after retaining his Australian Open title in astonishing fashion on Sunday the question is can anyone stop him setting the bar even higher. After ripping of his shirt following his defeat of Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final on Sunday, Novak Djokovic is ready to rip into his opponents at the...
05:19 PM, Jan 31, 2012
A year that witnessed the passing of one European golfing legend may have heralded the arrival of another. The death of Spanish great Seve Ballesteros in May following a three-year battle with a brain tumor hit the golfing fraternity hard, although the outpouring of grief for the popular winner of five Majors extended far beyond sport. It was fitting, then, that the player who did so much to revive a...
10:28 AM, Dec 28, 2011
London: After four consecutive years of rain-postponed men's finals, the US Open is looking into changing its schedule as soon as next year and could become the first Grand Slam tennis tournament to switch permanently to a Monday finish. Tournament director Jim Curley told The Associated Press in a telephone interview on Wednesday that the US Tennis Association started discussions last month with broadcaster CBS about finding a way to...
01:37 PM, Oct 20, 2011
New Delhi: The country's top-ranked female racqueter Dipika Pallikal, who became the first Indian squash player to break into the top-20 in the world rankings, suffered a first-round defeat to Kasey Brown of Australia on Sunday night, to bow out of the US Open in Philadelphia. Unseeded Pallikal lost to world number six Brown 8-11 8-11 6-11 in 44 minutes at the Daskalakis Athletic Center at Drexel University. The 20-year-old...
10:50 PM, Oct 03, 2011
Beijing: French Open champion Li Na blamed her dip in form since winning at Roland Garros on a lack of mental toughness, adding that only the men can stay strong throughout the entire season. The 29-year-old Li reached the Australian Open final before becoming the first Asian to win a Grand Slam singles title in June in Paris. But then she lost in the second round at Wimbledon and in...
12:33 PM, Sep 24, 2011
London: Top players threatening to strike in protest at a crowded schedule should stop living in a dream world, according to former Wimbledon champion Michael Stich. Rumblings of discontent have surfaced in recent weeks, with world number four Andy Murray claiming on Monday that leading players were "not afraid" to consider strike action. The jam-packed calendar has long been an issue and leading players will meet at the Shanghai Masters...
02:49 PM, Sep 21, 2011
Belgrade: World number one Novak Djokovic is not certain to play Friday's opening singles rubber in Serbia's Davis Cup semi-final against Argentina, coach Bogdan Obradovic said on Thursday. Djokovic, who won his first US Open title in New York on Monday, arrived in Belgrade on Thursday and missed the draw which pitted him against David Nalbandian in the first match. "For now, I will play, but the definite decision will...
03:04 AM, Sep 16, 2011
New York: Novak Djokovic wants more. More of everything, on the tennis court and off. He's ranked No. 1 and is 64-2 in 2011, and sees room for improvement. He won three of the four Grand Slam titles this year - at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open - and is talking about adding to his collection. "There is a lot more to prove, a lot more tournaments to...
07:00 PM, Sep 15, 2011
For the second time in two years American three-times champion Serena Williams blew a fuse at the US Open, launching a tirade at chair umpire Eva Asderaki after being docked a point for yelling "Come on!" during a rally in the final against Australia's Samantha Stosur. ...
02:36 PM, Sep 14, 2011
CEO of the ATP's International Group, Drewett said that they will try to get roof in the centre court so play does not get affected due to rain. ...
10:56 AM, Sep 14, 2011
New Delhi: Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna dropped out of the top-10 in the ATP doubles ranking chart on Tuesday, following his US Open semi-final defeat along with Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi. Bopanna and Qureshi had made the summit clash last year but their journey ended in the semi-finals this year as they lost to eventual runners-up Marcin Matkowski and Maruisz Fyrstenberg of Poland. Bopanna lost five places to be...
06:41 PM, Sep 13, 2011
New Delhi: Veteran Indian tennis star Leander Paes was on Tuesday ruled out of the upcoming Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Japan as he has not recovered from the back injury he suffered during the US Open. The development means that Rohan Bopanna will have to shoulder the burden of playing the doubles rubber apart from playing the singles, yet again. There was no need to name a...
05:25 PM, Sep 13, 2011
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