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Hsieh and Zielinski win mixed doubles title at Wimbledon
Hsieh has won four Wimbledon doubles titles, including the last three times the Taiwanese played the tournament — in 2019, 2021 and 2023.
Djokovic reaches record 13th Wimbledon semifinal
De Minaur, an Australian who was seeded ninth, announced he was pulling out of the tournament hours before he and Djokovic were scheduled to play each other on Centre Court.
Jannik Sinner knocked out of Wimbledon by Daniil Medvedev
It was not immediately clear what was wrong with Sinner, who had his heart rate checked while sitting on the sideline before heading to the locker room.
Ben Shelton wins third consecutive 5-setter
Smacking serves at up to 140 mph (225 kph), tied for the fastest by anyone in the tournament so far, he pulled out his third consecutive five-setter.
World number one Swiatek knocked out of Wimbledon by Yulia Putintseva
The Polish star, who won a fourth French Open and fifth Grand Slam title last month, was stunned 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 by the 35th-ranked Russian-born Kazakh.
Taylor Fritz captures third title at Eastbourne
Eastbourne; American star Taylor Fritz did not lose a single set as he completed a hat-trick of titles at Eastbourne by winning the Rothesay International, beating Australian Max Purcell in the final on Saturday.
Fritz thus became the…
Navarro into semis at Bad Homburg as Wozniacki retires due to injury
Bad Homburg (Germany): World No.19 Emma Navarro advanced to her fifth semifinal of the season after he opponent, former No.1 Caroline Wozniacki had to retire with an injury in their quarterfinal clash in the Bad Homburg Open here on…
Yusha Nafees leads strong Indian challenge into Asian Junior squash quarters
Islamabad; Yusha Nafees led a strong Indian challenge into the quarterfinals of the 31st Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships here on Wednesday as seven of his compatriots also won their second-round matches across various age…
WTA Tour: Kalinskaya enters Top 20; Putintseva rises seven spots
Berlin; The important second week of WTA Tour's 2024 grass court swing ahead of the Wimbledon Championship ended with Jessica Pegula taking home the WTA 500 title and resulted in Anna Kalinskaya entering the top 20 in WTA Rankings. On…
Ira Vatsain grabs a Gold at Serbia’s leading Tennis tournament
Serbia, a break-away nation from erstwhile Yugoslavia is now famous for Tennis legends and is among top competition centres of the indoors sport
Azarenka advances in Berlin after Rybakina retires; rain halts play
Berlin: Former World No.1 Victoria Azarenka advanced to the Berlin Ladies Open semifinals on Friday, moving on after No.3 seed Elena Rybakina retired due to abdominal pain trailing 3-1 in the first set. The result puts Azarenka into her…
China’s Zhang upsets Medvedev in Halle, Berrettini, Struff, Eubanks too reach quarters
Halle (Germany): Chinese No. 1 Zhang Zhizhen scored his second Top 5 victory on Wednesday when he upset third seed Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(5) at the Terra Wortmann Open in Halle. From 3/5 in the third-set tie-break, Zhang won four…
Zheng Qinwen blasts 23 aces to beat Osaka; Azarenka tops Sakkari in Berlin
Berlin, June 18 (IANS) World No.8 Zheng Qinwen hammered a season-high 23 aces on her way to a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win over four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka in the first round of the Berlin Ladies Open here on Tuesday. Victoria Azarenka…
Defending champ Alcaraz recovers from mid-match dip to win at Queen’s Club
London; Former World No.1 and French Open 2024 winner Carlos Alcaraz made a winning return to the Queens Club championship, beating Francisco Cerundolo in straight sets in his first match on grass since his Roland Garros triumph earlier…
Nagal beats Zapata in three sets. reaches final of Perugia Challenger
Perugia (Italy); India's Sumit Nagal continued his dream run in Europe as he reached the final of the Internazionali di Tennis Citta di Perugia, a Challenger-level event in Italy, with a three-set win over Bernabe Zapata Miralles of Spain…
ATP Tour: Jack Draper slams 31 aces to down Taifoe; Berrettini reaches semis in Stuttgart
Stuttgart; British star Jack Draper continued to impress on the lawns in Stuttgart on Friday, slamming 31 aces to claw his way past last year’s champion Frances Tiafoe of the USA to reach the semifinals of the Stuttgart Open here on…
Nadal, Alcaraz to play doubles for Spain at Paris Olympics
The announcement comes three days after the 21-year-old Alcaraz won the French Open for the first time — earning his third Grand Slam trophy.
ATP Tour: Former champ Berrettini earns hard-fought Stuttgart win, Giron beats Murray
Stuttgart (Germany): Two-time Stuttgart Open champion Matteo Berrettini improved his impressive record here on Tuesday when he clawed past eighth seed Roman Safiullin in a three sets first-round thriller. Berrettini came back after losing…
Nardi beats Goffin on Tour grass debut in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Den Bosch (Netherlands: Italian tennis player Luca Nardi’s tour-level debut on grass proved to be worth the wait on Monday at the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. After rain forced the start of the Day 1 schedule at the…
Alcaraz overcomes Zverev’s five sets challenge to clinch maiden French Open title
Paris: Carlos Alcaraz, the 21-year-old Spaniard overcame a five-set match challenge from Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 to secure maiden French Open title.
In the process, Alcaraz also became the youngest player to…
