Novak Djokovic news: Serbian slams BBC over edit of Australian Open interview
Novak Djokovic has slammed the BBC, claiming they cut sections of the interview he gave on the Australian open saga.
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Advantage India! Denmark's top-ranked player Holger Rune pulls out of Davis Cup tie
Davis Cup World Group Playoff I tie against Denmark next week, as the World No. 90 and the visiting side's top-ranked player, Holger Rune, has confirmed his unavailability for the two-day rubber on the grass courts of the Delhi Gymkhana Club (DGC) here. Rune, the winner of the 2019 French Open boys' singles title, was expected to spearhead the Danish challenge against India – no other player from Denmark is ranked inside the Top-200 of the ATP world rankings.
Roundup: Tereza Martincova wins marathon first match at Doha
Russia's Tereza Martincova defeated Ukrainian 10th seed Elina Svitolina 6-7 (2), 7-5, 7-6 (5) in a nearly three-hour match Monday in the first round of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open in Doha.
Davis Cup Finals group stage moved to September
The group stage of the 2022 Davis Cup Finals will be held in mid-September, the International Tennis Federation said on Thursday, in the wake of players' pleas against a late finish to the season.
Davis Cup group stage moved to September
The Davis Cup Finals group stage has been moved forwards to September this year, with the knockout rounds still to be played two months later, organisers announced on Thursday.
Hady Habib: Lebanese college tennis star embracing arduous climb through pro ranks
For more than a decade, Tunisian Malek Jaziri and Egyptian Mohamed Safwat have been the leading Arab players on the men’s tennis tour, but a new protagonist has emerged from the region, looking to make his way to the top of the sport.
Does India need ATP 250 events in wake of poor show by singles players? Yes we do, say former stars
ATP World Tour event at home is the best opportunity the Indian singles players could have, to earn points, move up the ranking ladder apart from filling their pockets with decent prize money to survive on the Pro circuit. However, the heavy investment which is no less than Rs 15 crore each year, has not been utilised by the current generation of India players as none of them has managed to cross even the second round in four editions of the Tata Open Maharashtra. The lanky and fit Ramkumar Ramanathan has made the second round twice (2018, 2019) while Prajnesh Gunneswaran (2020) and Yuki Bhambri (2018) cleared the first round once each.
Prajnesh keen to regain title at Bengaluru Open ATP Challenger
Prajnesh Gunneswaran is keen to regain the Bengaluru Open title which he won in the 2018 as the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association gears up to host back-to-back ATP Challenger events starting Sunday with the qualifiers. "I have great memories of Bengaluru. I practiced at the KSLTA for a fairly long period and I have had a good outing at the Challengers," Prajnesh said.