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Nick Kyrgios withdraws from Indian Wells and Miami with knee issue

Published on Feb 28, 2023 07:33 AM IST

Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from next month's Masters 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami as he continues to recover from surgery on his left knee

Reuters |

Andrey Rublev wins opening match of Dubai title defense

Andrey Rublev began his Dubai Championships title defense by spoiling Filip Krajinovic's birthday when he won 7-5, 6-2 on Monday.

Russia's Andrey Andreyevich Rublev greets supporters after winning his ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship(AFP)

Published on Feb 28, 2023 07:28 AM IST

AP |

Andy Murray pulls out of Dubai Tennis Championships due to recurring hip injury

The 35-year-old, a three-times Grand Slam champion, is no stranger to hip problems and was on the verge of retirement in 2019 after having surgery the previous year.

Andy Murray of Great Britain returns to Daniel Medvedev of Russia during Qatar Open tennis final in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed)(AP)

Published on Feb 27, 2023 03:16 PM IST

Reuters |

Novak Djokovic's No 1 record: The upside of consistent tennis and a fit body

The Serb surged past Graf's record of most weeks spent at the top on Monday

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic (AFP)

Published on Feb 27, 2023 12:05 PM IST

ByRutvick Mehta, Mumbai

Cameron Norrie flips the script to beat Carlos Alcaraz in Rio Open final

Norrie fought back from a set down to beat world number two Carlos Alcaraz 5-7 6-4 7-5 in the Rio Open final

Cameron Norrie of the United Kingdom holds the trophy of the Rio Open Tennis tournament after defeating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz(AP)

Published on Feb 27, 2023 07:39 AM IST

Reuters |

Bengaluru Open: Max Purcell beats James Duckworth to win singles title

Max Purcell won the Bengaluru Open singles title on Sunday, defeating fellow countryman James Duckworth.

Published on Feb 26, 2023 11:30 PM IST

PTI |

Barbora Krejcikova stuns top-ranked Iga Swiatek to claim Dubai crown

Barbora Krejcikova beat an out-of-sorts Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Saturday to end the top-ranked Pole's winning run in the Middle East swing

Published on Feb 26, 2023 07:26 AM IST

Reuters |

Medvedev beats Murray in final to win Qatar Open on debut

Murray fought but was too far back, and Medvedev won his 17th singles title.

Tennis - ATP 250 - Qatar Open - Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar - February 25, 2023 Russia's Daniil Medvedev celebrates with the trophy after winning his final match against Britain's Andy Murray REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari(REUTERS)

Published on Feb 25, 2023 11:50 PM IST

Reuters |

Chung-Hsu clinch doubles title, India's Anirudh-Prashanth finish runners-up

Yunseong Chung and Yu Hsiou Hsu claimed the doubles title in the Bengaluru Open, defeating India's Anirudh Chandrasekhar and N Vijay Sundar Prashanth in the final.

Yunseong Chung and Yu Hsiou Hsu won the doubles title.(File)

Published on Feb 25, 2023 10:55 PM IST

PTI |

Defending champ Alcaraz reaches Rio Open semi-final

The 19-year-old Spaniard notched his third win in three matches against 32-year-old Lajovic, including a quarterfinal win over the 80th-ranked Serbian in the quarterfinals at the Argentina Open last week.

Tennis - ATP 500 - Rio Open - Jockey Club Brasileiro, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - February 24, 2023 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his quarter final match against Serbia's Dusan Lajovic REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes(REUTERS)

Published on Feb 25, 2023 09:16 AM IST

AFP |

Bengaluru Open: India’s Anirudh-Prashanth storm into in doubles final

Anirudh and Prashanth are the only Indians remaining in the tournament as the country‘s campaign was ended in the singles with the exit of Sumit Nagal on Thursday.

Indian pair of Anirudh Chandrasekhar and N Vijay Sundar Prashanth

Published on Feb 24, 2023 06:32 PM IST

ByHT Sports Desk

'Can't call him my main rival': Djokovic snubs Alcaraz with epic Nadal remark

Djokovic shut all the talk about his rivalry with Alcaraz with a stunning remark on Nadal ahead of 2023 French Open.

Rafael Nadal; Novak Djokovic; Carlos Alcaraz

Published on Feb 24, 2023 02:03 PM IST

ByHT Sports Desk

Bengaluru to host ITF Women's 25K tennis tournament from February 26

Bengaluru is set to host one of ITF’s most prestigious tennis tournaments at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence

A file photo of Indian tennis player Ankita Raina.(Getty Images)

Published on Feb 24, 2023 01:47 PM IST

ByHT Sports Desk

Sabalenka extends winning streak, Swiatek advances in Dubai

The second-ranked Sabalenka will next face Barbora Krejcikova, who beat fellow Czech player Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-2 on Wednesday.

Aryna Sabalenka reacts after she got a point against Latvia's Jeļena Ostapenko during a match of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Feb 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)(AP)

Published on Feb 23, 2023 10:37 AM IST

PTI |

ITF singles title hands Prajnesh fresh hope of reclaiming top-100 spot

The ITF title win in Kuwait may not be as perfect a comeback by his standards, but Prjanesh, now 33 and still hopeful of a return to the top-100, is willing to take it step by step.

Published on Feb 23, 2023 08:45 AM IST

ByAratrick Mondal, Kolkata

Alcaraz starts Rio Open on right note, eyes race with Djokovic for No.1 ranking

Reigning Rio champion Alcaraz, who returned last week after four months out because of injury, started his title defense at the clay-court tournament on the right note.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz returns the ball during the ATP 500 Rio Open singles tennis match against Brazil's Mateus Alves in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 21, 2023. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)(AFP)

Published on Feb 23, 2023 08:21 AM IST

AP |

Ramkumar Ramanathan enters doubles quarter-finals of Bengaluru Open 2023

Another India player Arjun Kadhe in the company of Max Neuchrist of Austria also reached the last eight, as the No 4 seeded pair defeated Petr Nouza and Andrew Paulson of Czech Republic 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Published on Feb 22, 2023 11:14 PM IST

ByHT Sports Desk

Novak Djokovic hopes to play in US despite being unvaccinated

Novak Djokovic has asked American authorities for special permission to enter the United States to play tennis tournaments in California and Florida despite being unvaccinated against the coronavirus, the top-ranked Serb said Wednesday.

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic serves the ball during his open practise session in Belgrade(AP)

Published on Feb 22, 2023 11:05 PM IST

PTI | , Belgrade

How Sania Mirza inspired a generation of women athletes

The Indian tennis stalwart called time on her illustrious professional tennis career at Dubai on Tuesday. From wrestler Vinesh Phogat to Smriti Mandhana have been inspired by Mirza

Published on Feb 21, 2023 11:41 PM IST

ByRutvick Mehta, Mumbai

Sumit Nagal clinches thriller to advance in Bengaluru Open 2023; Prajnesh lose

Prajnesh had his moments against Serbian Hamad Medjedovic but the latter was way better in the crucial moments, emerging a 6-3, 6-4 winner. Karnataka ład Prajwal could not counter Taipei’s Jason Jung and bowed out after a 2-6, 2-6 defeat.

Published on Feb 21, 2023 09:55 PM IST

ByHT Sports Desk

‘Playing against Serena the most defining moment of my career’

Sania Mirza lets out a smile and a shake of the head. Then the words flow. “When I went to Nizam Club at the age of six, if somebody had told us that these are the things I’m going to walk away with 30 years later, we would’ve done it all over again.”

Sania Mirza holds her trophy following the mixed doubles final loss to Brazil's Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos at the Australian Open(AP)

Published on Feb 21, 2023 09:19 PM IST

ByRutvick Mehta, Mumbai

Sania Mirza ends her career with 1st round defeat at WTA Dubai event

Sania Mirza lost in straight sets along with American partner Madison Keys in women's doubles tie. The pair went 4-6 0-6 down to the formidable Russian pair of Vernokia Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova in exactly one hour.

Updated on Feb 21, 2023 10:19 PM IST

ByHT Sports Desk

Novak Djokovic equals Steffi Graf's record for weeks spent as world number one

Novak Djokovic remains top of the latest ATP rankings released on Monday bringing him level with the amount of weeks that Graf spent as women's world number one.

Djokovic returned to number one spot for a seventh time after his victory in the Australian Open(REUTERS)

Published on Feb 21, 2023 10:41 AM IST

AFP |

Dominic Thiem loses at Rio Open, falling to 1-2 in 2023

Thiem lost in the first round of the Rio Open on Monday, falling to Thiago Monteiro 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (2).

Austria's Dominic Thiem serves against Croatia's Borna Coric during their Davis Cup qualifying tennis match between Croatia and Austria, in Rijeka on February 5, 2023. (Photo by Denis LOVROVIC / AFP)(AFP)

Updated on Feb 21, 2023 08:21 AM IST

AP |

Bengaluru Open: Sasikumar, Prajnesh book berths in final qualifying round

Mukund Sasikumar and Prajnesh Gunneswaran put in good displays to seal berths in the final qualifying round of the Bengaluru Open.

Updated on Feb 19, 2023 11:27 PM IST

PTI |

New-look Bengaluru Open promises treat for tennis lovers with tough field

In an exclusive interview with Hindustan Times Digital, Sunil Yajaman, Tournament Director and Joint Secretary of KSLTA, talks about sustaining Bengaluru Open through Covid, the new sponsorship deal and expectations from the 2023 edition of the tournament.

Sunil Yajaman, Tournament Director of Bengaluru Open and Joint Secretary of KSLTA

Published on Feb 19, 2023 09:56 AM IST

ByAratrick Mondal, Kolkata

Iga Swiatek sweeps aside Jessica Pegula to retain Qatar Open title

Doha was also Swiatek's first title last year, and the start of a 37-match winning streak which included her second grand slam title at the French Open.

Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates with the trophy after winning the final match against Jessica Pegula (REUTERS)

Published on Feb 18, 2023 11:22 PM IST

AP |

Sumit Nagal's run in Chennai Challenger halted in semis

The player, on a comeback after hip surgery, lost to American Nicolas Morena in straight sets

India's Sumit Nagal returns to USA's Nicolas Moreno De Alboran during their men's singles semifinals match at the Chennai Open 2023(PTI)

Published on Feb 18, 2023 06:59 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mumbai

Sumit Nagal reaches first ATP Challenger semis in 16 months

Nagal, with a career-high ranking of 122 in 2020, last reached a Challenger semi-final at the Sibio Challenger in October 2021

Chennai: India's Sumit Nagal returns to Britain's Jay Clarke during their men's singles quarterfinals match at the Chennai Open 2023 tennis tournament, in Chennai, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. Nagal won the match 6-1, 6-4. (PTI Photo/R Senthil Kumar) (PTI02_17_2023_000110B)(PTI)

Updated on Feb 17, 2023 08:12 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mumbai

Bengaluru Open announces new title sponsor for 2023 edition

The Bengaluru Open, organized by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) has been providing fans and players with world-class tennis experiences since 2015.

Bengaluru Open gets new title sponsors(Bengaluru Open)

Updated on Feb 16, 2023 10:10 AM IST

ByHT Sports Desk

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Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from next month's Masters 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami as he continues to recover from surgery on his left knee

Andrey Rublev began his Dubai Championships title defense by spoiling Filip Krajinovic's birthday when he won 7-5, 6-2 on Monday.

The 35-year-old, a three-times Grand Slam champion, is no stranger to hip problems and was on the verge of retirement in 2019 after having surgery the previous year.

The Serb surged past Graf's record of most weeks spent at the top on Monday

Norrie fought back from a set down to beat world number two Carlos Alcaraz 5-7 6-4 7-5 in the Rio Open final

Max Purcell won the Bengaluru Open singles title on Sunday, defeating fellow countryman James Duckworth.

Barbora Krejcikova beat an out-of-sorts Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Saturday to end the top-ranked Pole's winning run in the Middle East swing

Murray fought but was too far back, and Medvedev won his 17th singles title.

Yunseong Chung and Yu Hsiou Hsu claimed the doubles title in the Bengaluru Open, defeating India's Anirudh Chandrasekhar and N Vijay Sundar Prashanth in the final.

The 19-year-old Spaniard notched his third win in three matches against 32-year-old Lajovic, including a quarterfinal win over the 80th-ranked Serbian in the quarterfinals at the Argentina Open last week.

Anirudh and Prashanth are the only Indians remaining in the tournament as the country‘s campaign was ended in the singles with the exit of Sumit Nagal on Thursday.

Djokovic shut all the talk about his rivalry with Alcaraz with a stunning remark on Nadal ahead of 2023 French Open.

Bengaluru is set to host one of ITF’s most prestigious tennis tournaments at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence

The second-ranked Sabalenka will next face Barbora Krejcikova, who beat fellow Czech player Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-2 on Wednesday.

The ITF title win in Kuwait may not be as perfect a comeback by his standards, but Prjanesh, now 33 and still hopeful of a return to the top-100, is willing to take it step by step.

Reigning Rio champion Alcaraz, who returned last week after four months out because of injury, started his title defense at the clay-court tournament on the right note.

Another India player Arjun Kadhe in the company of Max Neuchrist of Austria also reached the last eight, as the No 4 seeded pair defeated Petr Nouza and Andrew Paulson of Czech Republic 7-6 (5), 6-4.

Novak Djokovic has asked American authorities for special permission to enter the United States to play tennis tournaments in California and Florida despite being unvaccinated against the coronavirus, the top-ranked Serb said Wednesday.

The Indian tennis stalwart called time on her illustrious professional tennis career at Dubai on Tuesday. From wrestler Vinesh Phogat to Smriti Mandhana have been inspired by Mirza

Prajnesh had his moments against Serbian Hamad Medjedovic but the latter was way better in the crucial moments, emerging a 6-3, 6-4 winner. Karnataka ład Prajwal could not counter Taipei’s Jason Jung and bowed out after a 2-6, 2-6 defeat.

Sania Mirza lets out a smile and a shake of the head. Then the words flow. “When I went to Nizam Club at the age of six, if somebody had told us that these are the things I’m going to walk away with 30 years later, we would’ve done it all over again.”

Sania Mirza lost in straight sets along with American partner Madison Keys in women's doubles tie. The pair went 4-6 0-6 down to the formidable Russian pair of Vernokia Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova in exactly one hour.

Novak Djokovic remains top of the latest ATP rankings released on Monday bringing him level with the amount of weeks that Graf spent as women's world number one.

Thiem lost in the first round of the Rio Open on Monday, falling to Thiago Monteiro 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (2).

Mukund Sasikumar and Prajnesh Gunneswaran put in good displays to seal berths in the final qualifying round of the Bengaluru Open.

In an exclusive interview with Hindustan Times Digital, Sunil Yajaman, Tournament Director and Joint Secretary of KSLTA, talks about sustaining Bengaluru Open through Covid, the new sponsorship deal and expectations from the 2023 edition of the tournament.

Doha was also Swiatek's first title last year, and the start of a 37-match winning streak which included her second grand slam title at the French Open.

The player, on a comeback after hip surgery, lost to American Nicolas Morena in straight sets

Nagal, with a career-high ranking of 122 in 2020, last reached a Challenger semi-final at the Sibio Challenger in October 2021

The Bengaluru Open, organized by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) has been providing fans and players with world-class tennis experiences since 2015.

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