London, July 1 (IANS) French Open champion Alexander Zverev did not have things all his own way at Wimbledon on Tuesday and had to battle past Belgian Alexander Blockx to reach the second round at the All-England Club in London. In a tussle on Centre Court, the second-seeded German overcame the Wimbledon debutant 6-4, 6-7(8), 7-6(5), 7-6(0).This was the third time this season that Zverev had faced Blockx, and the match followed the same script, a bit of a struggle before the German moved on.Zver…
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London, June 29 (IANS) Serena Williams says she is thrilled to see close friend Grigor Dimitrov back competing at Wimbledon after the Bulgarian’s injury-plagued year, describing him as her “guy bestie” and admitting it was difficult to watch his heartbreaking retirement from last year’s Championships.Williams returns to Wimbledon for her first singles match since the 2022 US Open. She met up with Dimitrov at the All England Club on Friday, where they embraced warmly before the tournament.At her …
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) India’s top-ranked player Sumit Nagal advanced to the second round of the men’s singles event of the Delhi Open 2026, which suffered a major upset as top seed Dane Sweeny of Australia was knocked out in his opening-round match by Kazakhstan’s Beibit Zhukayev.Nagal defeated David Jorda Sanchis of Spain to keep the local hopes alive on the ATP Challenger 75 event, now in its sixth edition, which is being held at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi, with the final scheduled…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) S. D. Prajwal Dev and Nitin Kumar Sinha will lead the Indian challenge as the highest-ranked all-Indian duo in the main draw at the Delhi Open 2026, set to be held at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi from February 16–22.Australia’s Dane Sweeny and Japan’s Seita Watanabe will headline a competitive doubles field for the ATP Challenger event, which features a strong mix of established doubles specialists and singles players doubling up, adding depth and intrigue to the …
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Australia’s Dane Sweeny and Japan’s Seita Watanabe will headline a competitive doubles field at the Delhi Open 2026, set to be held at the DLTA Complex from February 16 to 22. Leading the Indian challenge will be S D Prajwal Dev and Nitin Kumar Sinha, the highest-ranked all-Indian duo in the main draw. Dev (219) and Sinha (243) will look to capitalise on familiar home conditions as they take on a seasoned international field. The ATP Challenger event features a stron…
Melbourne, Jan 22 (IANS) Former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Lorenzo Musetti and Ben Shelton all clinched easy straight-sets victories in their second round match of the Australian Open on the fifth day of the first Grand Slam of the season.While Djokovic defeated qualifier Francesco Maestrelli 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 at the Rod Laver Arena, Musetti overcame Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the opening session at the Margaret Court Arena. Shelton, also facing a qualifier in Dane Sweeny, registered a victory…
Melbourne, Jan 20 (IANS) World No. 8 Ben Shelton overcame a dangerous opening-round draw of the Australian Open at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park on Day 3 of the first Grand Slam of the year to defeat Ugo Humbert.Shelton clinched a victory in a two-hour-37-minute thriller as he achieved a hard-fought victory, 6-3, 7-6(2), 7-6(5), over the French opponent to advance to the second round in Melbourne.Although the score indicates a straight-sets victory, the match was actually a tense battle …