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Manav Thakkar Stretches World No. 4, Manika Batra disappoints at Worlds

Manav Thakkar put up a spirited fight against world number four Harimoto Tomokazu before going down in the round of 64 while Manika Batra produced an ordinary showing against lower-ranked Park Gahyeon to exit the World Table Tennis Championships on Tuesday. Thakkar, ranked 48th, matched his more accomplished Japanese opponent stroke for stroke in the third and fifth game before going down 11-13, 3-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 3-11. Though he lost, Thakkar would be pleased with his performance, having outlasted Harimoto in a number of long rallies through the match. In the women's singles, 46th ranked Manika looked out of sorts against world number 130 Park from South Korea. To Park's credit, she comfortably tackled the long pimpled rubber that Manika uses on the backhand.

Bianca Andreescu on challenges of finding purpose away from the tennis court

MADRID: Bianca Andreescu has spent more time than she would have liked away from the tennis tour since she stormed onto the scene back in 2019.

US Open venue to undergo $800 million transformation

NEW YORK :The site of the U.S. Open will undergo an $800 million transformation, the USTA said on Monday, with a "top-to-bottom" modernisation of the famed Arthur Ashe Stadium and a new player performance center planned for the sprawling Queens campus.

Alcaraz beats Sinner again to win the Italian Open and solidify his status as French Open favorite

ROME: There’s only one player who is consistently beating Jannik Sinner. Carlos Alcaraz defeated the top-ranked Sinner again, 7-6 (5), 6-1, to win his first Italian Open on Sunday and add another big clay-court title to his resume. Since the start of last year, Alcaraz is the only player to beat Sinner more than once and now he’s done it four straight times. “Just proud about myself, the way that I approached the match mentally. Tactically think I did it pretty well from the first to the last point,” Alcaraz said. “I maintained my level during the whole match.”

Jannik Sinner Says Rome Final Loss 'Good Lesson' For French Open

Jannik Sinner said he was pleased with his level despite losing the Italian Open final to Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday in his first tournament since a three-month doping ban. Alcaraz fought off two set points late in the opening set before taking control of the match and clinching his first Rome title with a 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 victory. The loss ended Sinner's 26-match winning streak as Alcaraz, who had been the last player to beat the Italian in Beijing last year, made it four wins in a row over the world number one.

Alcaraz beats Sinner in Italian Open to become the tennis king of Rome

Men's tennis world number one and Italy's own Jannik Sinner failed to triumph in Rome's Italian Open.

Carlos Alcaraz Downs Jannik Sinner To Win Italian Open In Roland Garros Warning

Carlos Alcaraz won the Italian Open on Sunday after beating rival Jannik Sinner 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 in the final and firing a warning shot for Roland Garros. Alcaraz, who will climb to world number two behind Sinner on Monday, won his third title of the season, eventually dominating Sinner and silencing the over 10,000 fans packed into the centre court stands. The Spaniard claimed victory in his fourth final of the season and sent a message to the rest of the men's tour for the French Open, where he will defend the title once it starts next weekend. "Beating Jannik and winning in Rome, I think both things mixed together give you a great confidence coming to Paris," said Alcaraz.

Tennis: Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani triumph at Internazionali d'Italia women's doubles

Double victory for Jasmine Paolini at the Internazionali di Roma. After triumphing in the singles on Saturday afternoon against Coco Gauff, the Italian tennis player, paired with Sara Errani, also won in the doubles tournament.

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Manav Thakkar Stretches World No. 4, Manika Batra disappoints at Worlds

Bianca Andreescu on challenges of finding purpose away from the tennis court

US Open venue to undergo $800 million transformation

Alcaraz beats Sinner again to win the Italian Open and solidify his status as French Open favorite

Jannik Sinner Says Rome Final Loss 'Good Lesson' For French Open

Alcaraz beats Sinner in Italian Open to become the tennis king of Rome

Carlos Alcaraz Downs Jannik Sinner To Win Italian Open In Roland Garros Warning

Tennis: Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani triumph at Internazionali d'Italia women's doubles