Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) In a bid to complete a career Grand Slam, world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz battled back from a break down in a thrilling 78-minute opening set against Yannick Hanfmann to record his second straight-sets victory at the Australian Open here on Wednesday. The top seed was put to the test by Hanfmann at Rod Laver Arena before triumphing 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-2 in 2 hours and 44 minutes to clinch his second win this year in MelbourneAlcaraz played the longest first set of his career at t…
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Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) Former World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev showcased strong form on Monday at the Australian Open, comfortably defeating Jesper de Jong 7-5, 6-2, 7-6(2) to advance to the second round.Medvedev, who started his year by winning the Brisbane International, converted seven out of 13 break points against De Jong. This victory also marks his perfect start of 6-0 for the 2026 season, ATP reports.Medvedev overcame some inconsistency to defeat the World No. 73 in his first career meeting…
Bengaluru, Jan 10 (IANS) Top seed Pedro Martinez trumped Kazakhstan’s Timofey Skatov in the Singles Final of the 10th Dafa News Bengaluru Open 2026, 7-6(5), 6-3 at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium today to claim the singles title and a cash prize of 33,650 USD. Meanwhile, the duo of Colombian Nicolas Barrientos and American Benjamin Kittay defeated the French duo of Arthur Reymond and Luca Sanchez 7-6(9), 7-5, to claim the doubles title along with a 9,900 USD cash prize.In the rain-interrupted fi…
Sydney, Jan 5 (IANS) Jakub Mensik clinched Czechia’s victory over Norway at the United Cup on Monday, when he defeated Casper Ruud 7-5, 7-6(6).Making his United Cup debut and playing his first match of the season, Mensik’s win followed Barbora Krejcikova’s victory over Malene Helgo, giving Czechia a 2-0 win in the Group D tie and eliminating Norway, which fell to 0-2 this week.Mensik, 20, is the second-youngest man to record a singles win in United Cup history, behind 18-year-old Stefanos …
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic said he has “stepped away completely from the Professional Tennis Players Association”, which he co-founded, citing concerns regarding “ongoing transparency and governance”.Djokovic and Canadian tennis player Vasek Pospisil founded Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) as a not-for-profit corporation to ensure players have a unified, independent voice in shaping the future of professional tennis.”After careful consideration, I …
Sydney, Jan 4 (IANS) Alexander Zverev clinched Germany’s victory over the Netherlands on Sunday at the United Cup, where the world No. 3 defeated Tallon Griekspoor 7-5 6-0.Zverev’s win came after Germany’s Eva Lys downed Suzan Lamens 6-2, 6-2 earlier in Group F action.The server held the advantage for the early stages of Zverev and Griekspoor’s clash until the German seized a crucial opportunity, breaking to love at 6-5 to take the opening set.In his first match of 2026, Zverev played at…
Sydney, Jan 3 (IANS) Six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek dismissed the significance of the “Battle of the Sexes” event, which was heavily promoted during the 1973 tour, and stated that it represented only half of the overall women’s tennis.Swiatek said that while many view it as one of the top events in tennis history, on a global scale, women in tennis have nothing to prove and should not be measured against men’s tennis when being compared to it.“I haven’t watched because I don’t wa…