Griekspoor shocks Medvedev in Dubai quarter-final
Top-seed Daniil Medvedev was stunned by Tallon Griekspoor at the Dubai Tennis Championship on Thursday as the world number 47 recorded the biggest win of his career.
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Jannik Sinner's Laureus sportsman of year nomination withdrawn due to doping ban
The nomination of Jannik Sinner for the Laureus sportsman of the year award was withdrawn Thursday because of the top-ranked tennis player's three-month ban for his two positive doping tests nearly a year ago.
Siddhant Banthia-Parikshit Somani Storm Into Bengaluru Open Doubles Semi-Finals
India's Siddhant Banthia and Parikshit Somani secured a straight-set win over Nicolas Mejia and Bernard Tomic to reach the doubles semifinals at the Bengaluru Open, an ATP Challenger 125 tournament in Bengaluru on Thursday. The unseeded Indian duo dismantled Nicolas and Bernard 7-5, 6-0 to set up a fight with Australia's Blake Bayldon and Mattew Christopher Romios for a place in the title clash. Earlier, Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni took a step closer to a successful title defence with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Hynek Barton and Eric Vanshelboim.
Sinner's Laureus Sportsman of Year nomination revoked after doping ban
MADRID : The Laureus Academy revoked tennis number one Jannik Sinner's nomination for its annual World Sportsman of the Year Award on Thursday, citing his three-month doping ban.
Canada's Auger-Aliassime beats Cilic to reach semifinal at Dubai Tennis Championships
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime rallied past Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Ramkumar Ramanathan-Saketh Myneni Enter Quarterfinals Of Bengaluru Open
India's Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni breezed into the quarterfinals of the Bengaluru Open with a straight-set victory over the Italian pair of Jacopo Berrettini and Enrico Dalla Valle in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The India duo, who are the defending champions here, won 6-3, 7-6 (4) in one hour and 14 minutes. Ramkumar and Myneni stormed to a 4-1 lead in the first set after breaking the serve in the fourth game. They wrapped up the opening set in under 30 minutes but faced stiff resistance in the second, as Berrettini and Dalla Valle broke the favourites in the sixth game.
Canada's Auger-Aliassime scores 2nd-round win at Dubai Tennis Championships
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime rallied past Portugal's Nuno Borges 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 on Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals at the Dubai Tennis Championships.
Belgian Bergs aces ATP's Carbon Tracker, says climate bigger than sport
LONDON : Belgian tennis player Zizou Bergs is on the rise and could soon be ranked in the world's top 50, but jet-setting around the planet pursuing his career throws up an awkward conundrum.