Hamburg, May 19 (IANS) Qualifier Ignacio Buse defeated defending champion Flavio Cobolli in straight sets, while top seed Felix Auger-Aliassime began his Hamburg Open campaign in Germany with confidence on Tuesday.Buse, continuing what has rapidly become a breakthrough season on the ATP Tour, delivered an impressive all-round display to defeat world No. 12 Cobolli 6-2, 7-5 in just over 90 minutes. The 22-year-old Peruvian looked composed throughout the contest and did not allow a single break po…
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Chandigarh, May 18 (IANS) Roundglass Tennis Academy athlete Karman Kaur Thandi has qualified for the women’s singles qualifying draw at the French Open (Roland Garros), which began on Monday. She will compete against Harmony Tan in the first qualifying round tomorrow. Both players are unseeded in the draw.Karman secured her place in the elite qualification draw thanks to her Protected Ranking (PR) of 238, which placed her 119th on the official entry list. The Protected Ranking system enables pla…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Novak Djokovic was quick to congratulate Jannik Sinner after the Italian star etched his name into tennis history with a landmark victory at the Italian Open on Sunday.Moments after Sinner lifted the trophy in Rome, Djokovic posted a heartfelt message on Instagram, welcoming the World No. 1 into one of the sport’s most exclusive achievements.“Congratulazioni, Jannik! Impressionante (Congratulations, Jannik! Impressive). Welcome to the exclusive club, Jannik,” Djoko…
Paris, May 18 (IANS) Grigor Dimitrov and David Goffin will be the top favourites to secure spots in the main draw when the men’s singles qualifying rounds for the French Open start in Paris on Monday.Dimitrov is set to headline the qualifying draw, making his first appearance in qualifying for a Grand Slam tournament since the 2011 Australian Open. Former quarterfinalist Goffin is also in the field, aiming to compete in the main draw in Paris for the 14th time.Dimitrov will face Jaime Faria in t…
Rome, May 17 (IANS) Russian pair Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider underlined their growing dominance on the women’s doubles circuit by capturing the Italian Open title with an emphatic straight-sets victory here on Sunday. The duo defeated seventh seeds Cristina Bucsa and Nicole Melichar-Martinez 6-3, 6-3 in a one-sided final that lasted just 69 minutes at the Foro Italico.The triumph marked the pair’s second WTA 1000 title together and their third trophy as a team overall, further strength…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Teenage Brazilian sensation Joao Fonseca has withdrawn from the Hamburg Open after experiencing discomfort in his right wrist, adding another high-profile absence to the ATP 500 clay-court event following the earlier withdrawal of hometown favourite Alexander Zverev.Fonseca confirmed the decision in a message on Instagram, explaining that the move was precautionary as he and his team look to avoid aggravating the issue ahead of the French Open, which begins on May 24.“…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Emma Raducanu will make her long-awaited return to competitive tennis at next week’s Strasbourg Open after being awarded a wildcard entry into the WTA 500 event, giving the British No. 1 a vital opportunity to regain match sharpness ahead of the French Open.The tournament in Strasbourg begins on Sunday and will serve as Raducanu’s final competitive stop before Roland Garros gets underway on May 24.The 23-year-old has not played since suffering a third-round defeat to…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) 14-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal has given support to Carlos Alcaraz, who withdrew from Roland Garros and Rome on Friday due to a wrist injury.World No 2 Spaniard Alcaraz announced on Friday that he will not compete in the Rome Masters and clay court major French Open due to wrist injury he suffered during his first-round match at the ATP 500 event in Barcelona.The 22-major champion Nadal wrote on social media, “Hang in there, Carlos! I hope you have the speed…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Carlos Alcaraz will miss the upcoming French Open 2026 after confirming he is withdrawing due to a wrist injury. This is a significant setback for his chance to win a third consecutive title at Roland Garros.The world No. 2 sustained the injury during his first-round match against Otto Virtanen at the Barcelona Open, which forced him to withdraw from that event shortly after. Recent medical tests have now ruled him out of both the Italian Open in Rome and the French Op…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Italian star Jannik Sinner has made it clear that the Madrid Open is an important part of his clay-court season, but his main focus is on performing well at Roland Garros as he aims for a career Grand Slam.The world number one arrives in Madrid after a significant breakthrough on clay. He recently defeated Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to win the Monte Carlo Masters. However, Sinner admitted that he hasn’t had the best results in the Spanish capital. “I never pla…