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Rohan Bopanna Gets Ready For Davis Cup Farewell As India Take On Morocco

Hauling itself up from World Group II should not be a complicated task for India when it takes on an unostentatious Morocco in the home tie, which will be more of a celebration of Rohan Bopanna's Davis Cup career, which will come to a halt after 21 years on Sunday. Lack of singles players who could challenge the big boys of the ATP circuit, coupled with defeats in winnable matches, has hurt the Indian Davis Cup team badly in the last few years in this team tournament, but relegation to World Group II was a new low the Indian team hit in February.

WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia can help usher bright new era for Arab female tennis

Saudi Arabia has taken its first steps towards investing in international tennis, announcing it will be hosting the next five editions of the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah while submitting a bid to stage the WTA Finals.

Garcia ousted from US Open first round by Chinese qualifier

NEW YORK: Caroline Garcia's hopes of making another deep run at the US Open came to a quick end as the French seventh seed suffered a shock 6-4 6-1 first round loss to Chinese qualifier Yafan Wang on Tuesday (Aug 29).

Mikael Ymer retires after failing to overturn doping suspension

Sweden's Mikael Ymer has decided to retire from tennis at the age of 24 after failing to overturn a suspension imposed by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for an anti-doping rule violation (ADRV).

ITF says finances in strong shape with 2022 revenue increase

The International Tennis Federation's (ITF) revenues surpassed pre-COVID levels in 2022, increasing by 47.6 per cent year-on-year to $98.3 million, it said on Wednesday.

Vondrousova one step from 'mission impossible'

LONDON: For Marketa Vondrousova the very notion of winning Wimbledon was an impossibility a year ago, but on Saturday she has the chance to add her name to an esteemed list of Czech champions.

Manas Dhamne Qualifies For Junior Wimbledon Championships

Young Manas Dhamne qualified for the boys singles main draw at the prestigious Wimbledon championships on Friday with a three-set win over 10th seed Atakan Karahan but Aryan Shah missed out with a second-round defeat. The 15-year-old Dhamne beat his opponent from Turkey 6-2, 6-7 (5), 10-8 in the second and final qualifying round. Dhamne, placed 78th in junior ITF ranking list, had two match points in the second set as he served for the match at 40-15 in the 10th game but the 69th ranked Karahan stretched it to the decider.

LTA Awards celebrate inspirational figures from across the country

The great and good of British tennis gathered at the LTA's National Tennis Centre this week as the sport paid homage to inspirational figures that have made a difference in 2022. The ceremony was hosted by LTA President Sandi Procter and presented by Leon Smith OBE, with several high-profile guests in attendance, including Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester.

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Rohan Bopanna Gets Ready For Davis Cup Farewell As India Take On Morocco

WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia can help usher bright new era for Arab female tennis

Garcia ousted from US Open first round by Chinese qualifier

Mikael Ymer retires after failing to overturn doping suspension

ITF says finances in strong shape with 2022 revenue increase

Vondrousova one step from 'mission impossible'

Manas Dhamne Qualifies For Junior Wimbledon Championships

LTA Awards celebrate inspirational figures from across the country