Miami, March 27 (IANS) Alexander Zverev registered a resounding 6-1, 6-2 win against Francisco Cerundolo to set a semi-final meeting with Jannik Sinner at the Mami Open.The victory marks the first time that the 27-year- old German has reached the last four in Indian Wells and Miami in the same season.Cerundolo, who reached the Miami semi-finals on debut in 2022 and the quarter-finals in 2023 and 2025, looked back to his best in Miami again after defeating World No. 10 Daniil Medvedev in the thir…
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Miami, March 25 (IANS) Frances Tiafoe entered his fifth ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final and his first since Cincinnati in 2024 after beating Terence Atmane 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 at the Miami Open. For the second straight match, Tiafoe, 28, pulled a Houdini. On Monday, he saved two match points in his three-set victory over defending champion Jakub Mensik, and on Tuesday he was down serving 0-40, 4-4 in the third set against Atmane before achieving the critical break of serve at 4-5.”I did a lot of work i…
California, March 7 (IANS) World No. 2 Jannik Sinner began his bid for a maiden title at the Indian Wells with a commanding performance in the opener, sweeping aside Czech qualifier Dalibor Svrcina 6-1, 6-1 in just over an hour.Returning to the California tournament after missing last year’s edition due to a drug suspension, the Italian controlled proceedings from start to finish in a 64-minute encounter in which he faced only a single break point.After Svrcina held serve to level the opening …
Acapulco, Feb 26 (IANS) Top sed Alexander Zverev bowed out of the Mexican Open after losing to Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic 6-3, (3)6-7, 7-6(4).This is the second time Zverev has been knocked out in the round of 16 in Acapulco, after winning the title in the 2021 edition. Kecmanovic took advantage of Zverev’s 34 unforced errors to clinch the match with a tiebreak in the third set, after the Serbian took the lead by winning the first set; however, the German evened the score in the second set. “I …
Acapulco, Feb 25 (IANS) In his first competitive action since his defeat in an epic Australian Open semi-final against Carlos Alcaraz, world no. 4 Alexander Zverev advanced to the second round of the Mexcian Open with a 6-2,6-4 win against Frenchman Corentin Moutet.With his 15th win in Acapulco, Zverev (15-5) moved level with Rafael Nadal (15-2) for most wins at the event since it switched to hard courts in 2014. He also passed David Ferrer for the second-most ATP 500 wins since the series bega…
Melbourne, Feb 1 (IANS) Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz made tennis history on Sunday, winning his maiden Australian Open men’s singles title and in the process, becoming the youngest professional tennis player to achieve a career Grand Slam. Carlos Alcaraz achieved a Melbourne milestone, overcoming a shaky start to defeat Novak Djokovic 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 and claim his first title at the season’s first Grand Slam tournament. By inflicting a first defeat on Djokovic in 11 Australian Open finals, the 22-…
Melbourne, Jan 30 (IANS) World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz lay sprawled on center court after overcoming cramps and a comeback from world No. 3 Alexander Zverev in an epic five-set Australian Open semifinal on Friday.Alcaraz prevailed 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-5 in five hours and 27 minutes.No one could have foreshadowed that this would be one of the greatest matches ever played at Melbourne Park after Alcaraz strolled to a two sets to love lead, reported Xinhua.But the semifinal flipped dramat…
Melbourne, Jan 30 (IANS) Chasing his first Australian Open title, world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz beat third seed Alexander Zverev in the longest Australian Open semifinal in history on Friday to secure his maiden final in Melbourne. After appearing to recover from the upper right leg injury that hampered him from late in the third set, the Spaniard rallied from 3-5 in the decider to seal his first final appearance in Melbourne with 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 6-7(4), 7-5. Moreover, he also became the young…
Melbourne, Jan 27 (IANS) World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz advanced to his first semifinal at Melbourne Park, moving within two wins of achieving the career Grand Slam as he sealed a statement 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 victory against Alex de Minaur in front of a vibrant Rod Laver Arena crowd.The Spaniard absorbed the pressure and ultimately neutralised the full impact of Alex de Minaur’s newly refined attacking style, aiming for his seventh major title and his first in Melbourne, to arrange a semi-final matchup…
Melbourne, Jan 27 (IANS) Alexander Zverev moved into his third straight Australian Open semifinal on Tuesday, halting the breakthrough run of American youngster Learner Tien with a victory under the closed roof of Rod Laver Arena. The German reached his 10th Grand Slam semifinal at the 25th seed’s expense 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1, 7-6(3) to set a high-profile clash against either world No.1 Carlos Alcaraz or Australia’s Alex de Minaur.The world No. 3 leaned heavily on his serve to secure a win, firi…