Balachandar stuns Karthik, meets Shekar in the final

Balachandar stuns Karthik, meets Shekar in the final

Balachandar Subramanian beat top seed Karthik Karunakaran 4-6, 7-6(4), [10-5] in the semifinals of the National wheelchair tennis championship at the Indore Tennis Club on Wednesday. In the final, Subramanian will play his doubles partner and second seed Shekar Veerasswamy who eased past Sathasivam Kannupayan for the loss of two games. In the doubles final, […]

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Nadal aiming to make comeback from injury at Monte Carlo

Nadal aiming to make comeback from injury at Monte Carlo

File photo of Rafael Nadal, of Spain. | Photo Credit: AP Rafael Nadal is aiming to make his comeback from a hip injury at the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters next month, organisers said on March 15. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined with a left hip flexor injury since the Australian Open, and […]

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Qualifier Garin stuns Ruud at Indian Wells, Norrie and Zverev survive

Qualifier Garin stuns Ruud at Indian Wells, Norrie and Zverev survive

Qualifier Cristian Garin shocked third-seeded Casper Ruud 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells on Sunday as Daniil Medvedev and Cameron Norrie survived scares. Garin’s attacking game paid off as the 97th-ranked Chilean dispatched world number four Ruud in just under two hours. “The way I played today I’m so happy,” […]

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Aces Awards | ‘It is a true honour for me to be part of the Sportstar family’

Aces Awards | ‘It is a true honour for me to be part of the Sportstar family’

Tennis player Sania Mirza receives the Inspirational Icon of the year award from Sunil Gavaskar during the Sportstar Aces awards at Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Six-time Grand Slam champion Sania Mirza won the ‘Inspirational Icon’ award at the  Sportstar Aces Awards at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai on […]

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Andy Murray saves 5 match points to reach Doha final

Andy Murray saves 5 match points to reach Doha final

Andy Murray | Photo Credit: Clive Brunskill Andy Murray saved five match points to beat Jiri Lehecka 6-0, 3-6, 7-6 (6) and advance to the final of the Qatar Open. The 35-year-old Murray reached his first ATP Tour final since June and will face former No. 1 Daniil Medvedev. “He’s a legend,” Medvedev said of […]

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Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan, Manika Batra to lead Indian challenge

Sharath Kamal, G Sathiyan, Manika Batra to lead Indian challenge

Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnansekaran and Manika Batra will spearhead the Indian challenge in the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender. | Photo Credit: Swapan Mahapatra Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan Gnansekaran and Manika Batra will spearhead the Indian challenge in the World Table Tennis (WTT) Star Contender, scheduled to be held here from February 27 to March […]

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Sania ends career with first round defeat in Dubai

Sania ends career with first round defeat in Dubai

Sania Mirza walks out of competitive tennis with six Grand Slam titles, including three women’s doubles with Swiss legend Martina Hingis. | Photo Credit: Eduardo Munoz Sania Mirza closed her glorious career with a first round defeat at the WTA Dubai Duty Free Championships, losing the contest in straight sets along with American partner Madison […]

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Was determined to win the State title even if meant playing at 40: Arun Raj

Was determined to win the State title even if meant playing at 40: Arun Raj

The new Kerala State men’s tennis champion J.S. Arun Raj. | Photo Credit: Stan Rayan As a little kid, J.S. Arun Raj was restless and naughty. Unable to control him, his parents introduced him to tennis. He was a quick learner and won the under-16 Kerala State title and later, the under-18 trophy thrice. At […]

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Djokovic defeats Fritz to reach ATP Finals summit clash

Djokovic defeats Fritz to reach ATP Finals summit clash

Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a forehand shot during the semi final match between Taylor Fritz of United States during day seven of the Nitto ATP Finals at Pala Alpitour on November 19, 2022 in Turin, Italy. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Novak Djokovic beat American Taylor Fritz in the semifinals of the ATP Finals […]

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