New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Former India No. 1 Somdev Devvarman has defended the use of protected rankings in professional tennis, calling it a system built strictly on merit, while expressing deep concern over the absence of Indian singles players in the world’s top 200. India’s Karman Kaur Thandi had secured her spot in the women’s singles qualifying draw for this year’s French Open, officially ending India’s recent drought of representation in Grand Slam singles events. However, her return t…
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New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) With defending champion Carlos Alcaraz forced to pull out of Roland Garros due to an ongoing injury, former Indian tennis player Somdev Devvarman believes the men’s singles draw has now widely opened, making world No. 1 Jannik Sinner the “heavy favourite” and “the man to beat” in Paris. He also added that a Spaniard’s absence opens up so many different opportunities for rising stars like Fonseca, Jodar and others. Alcaraz, who showed remarkable physical and mental resili…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Second seed Rei Sakamoto of Japan will clash with fifth seed Oliver Crawford of Great Britain in the men’s singles semifinals at the 2026 ATP Delhi Open, while two unseeded players will contest the other semifinal.In the doubles draw, the top two seeded teams, Siddhanth Banthia (India)/Alexander Donski (Bulgaria) and Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (India)/Pruchya Isaro (Thailand), also advanced to the semi-finals. The ATP Challenger 75 event, now in its sixth edition, is bein…
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 16 (IANS) India’s Karan Singh went down in a three-set battle to seventh seed Daniel Michalski of Poland in first-round main draw action at the 2026 Delhi Open on Monday. The ATP Challenger 75 event, now in its sixth edition, is being held at the DLTA Complex from February 16 to 22, with 32 men’s singles players and 16 doubles teams competing for the title.Speaking on his win, Michalski said, “I was already with one foot outside of the tournament. Then my game came back, and I…