Ruud battles back to beat Berrettini in Gstaad
Top seed and defending champion Casper Ruud came from a set down to beat second seed Matteo Berrettini 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 in a high quality final of the clay-court ATP event in Gstaad on Sunday.
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How Ted Lasso helped Max Purcell win Wimbledon
It’s a warm summer day. You’re watching the Wimbledon final on Centre Court and it’s heading to a tie-break to decide the champion after five incredible sets.
Sue Barker retirement: Everything tennis players have said on BBC icon's Wimbledon exit
Sue Barker sent shockwaves when she announced this year's Wimbledon would be her last as the anchor for the BBC's coverage, having worked on the broadcast since 1993. She rejected a contract extension, admitting the time was "right" to retire but the former French Open champion was teary as a tribute montage was played to her on her final day of coverage following Novak Djokovic's title-winning victory over Nick Kyrgios.
Emma Raducanu could soon face devastating rankings drop as post-US Open struggles go on
Emma Raducanu could dramatically drop as far as 96th in the world rankings after a challenging year in the 12 months since her incredible US Open triumph. The 19-year-old has suffered from several injuries and has endured some inconsistent form in 2022.
India's two CWG-bound para-athletes fail dope test
Commonwealth Games (CWG) and the Indian contingent has been rocked by another doping episode. TOI has learnt that two of the CWG-bound para athletes have failed the drug test for banned substances in an out-of-competition testing by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) officials in Pune and Delhi, respectively.
Hamburg European Open 2022: Lorenzo Musetti Reaches First ATP Tour Final
Italian youngster Lorenzo Musetti reached his first ATP Tour final on Saturday with a straight-sets victory over Francisco Cerundolo at the Hamburg clay-court event. The 20-year-old won 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) to set up a final against world number six Carlos Alcaraz. "It means a lot for me," Musetti said. "It's a surprise for me because I was not playing my best tennis last week (in Bastad), so I didn't expect to be in the final here."
Sumit Nagal Returns To Indian Davis Cup Team, Divij Sharan Dropped
Sumit Nagal on Thursday made a comeback to the Indian Davis Cup team for the away World Group I tie against Norway while doubles specialist Divij Sharan was dropped after falling behind in the pecking order. Expectedly, country's number one singles player Ramkumar Ramanathan (ranked 196), Prajnesh Gunneswaran (295), Sasikumar Mukund (431), Yuki Bhambri (571), doubles exponent Rohan Bopanna (21) have been named in the team as the Nandan Bal-led selection committee picked four specialist singles players.
Serena Williams, no Djokovic: Venus Williams reveals her dream dinner party guests
Venus Williams has revealed which three tennis stars she’d invite to a dinner party.