London, March 21 (IANS) The All-England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has confirmed on Saturday that a new Video Review System (VAR) will be introduced for the first time in the 2026 Wimbledon Championship, which will be held from June 29 to July 12 this year.The prestigious grass court tournament will use a tennis version of VAR, which will be available for players competing on six courts in the Grand Slam. VAR technology will be available on Centre Court and Court One throughout the Championships a…
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Indian Wells, March 14 (IANS) India’s Yuki Bhambri and his Swedish partner Andre Goransson’s campaign at the Indian Wells Open ended in the men’s doubles semifinal after losing to Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot. The cousins Rinderknech and Vacherot, who rose to fame last year when they played the third unseeded final in Masters 1000 history in Shanghai, advanced to their first career doubles final with a 7-5, 6-7(3), 10-5 victory over Bhambri and Goransson inside Stadium 1.After drop…
Doha, Feb 22 (IANS) Carlos Alcaraz swept past resurgent Frenchman Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-1 in just 50 minutes to secure the Qatar Open trophy, just 20 days after becoming the youngest man in history to complete the Career Grand Slam at the Australian Open.The title triumph marked Alcaraz’s ninth ATP 500 trophy, drawing him level with former World No. 1 Andy Murray for the fourth-highest tally in the category since its inception in 2009.“I came this year hungry for more. I think after every tourn…
Mumbai, Feb 6 (IANS) Third seed Leolia Jeanjean believes Indian women players have the quality and potential to challenge top opponents, as she progressed to the quarterfinals of the Mumbai Open WTA 125K Series at the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) courts on Friday. The world No. 115 French player, who is enjoying her good start to the 2026 season, praised the depth in Indian women’s tennis after opening her singles campaign against India’s Vaishnavi Adkar.“I think India…
Chandigarh, Feb 3 (IANS) Indian tennis player Yuki Bhambri has climbed to a career-high ranking of world No. 20 in the latest ATP Rankings, making him the first Indian men’s doubles player to break into the Top 20 after Rohan Bopanna. With a significant jump from his previous rank of 22, Bhambri has officially broken into the elite Top 20 of the ATP doubles standings for the first time in his career.This ranking leap comes on the back of an impressive run of form for the 33-year-old, who has fea…
Melbourne, Jan 29 (IANS) Elena Rybakina booked her place in the women’s singles final of the Australian Open 2026 with a composed, hard-fought straight-sets victory over sixth seed Jessica Pegula on Thursday night, prevailing 6-3, 7-6(7) under the lights at Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park in Melbourne on Thursday.The fifth seed reached her third career Grand Slam final, and her first since 2023, by withstanding a fierce late surge from Pegula, saving two set points in a tense second-set tiebre…
Melbourne, Jan 28 (IANS) Jessica Pegula finally broke her Melbourne ceiling on Wednesday, defeating fellow American Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 7-6(1) at Rod Laver Arena to secure a first-ever Australian Open semifinal berth.The World No. 6 delivered an authoritative performance in the all-American quarterfinal, prevailing in an hour and 35 minutes to continue her strong run against compatriots at the Grand Slam level. The victory sends Pegula into the last four of a major for the third time in her ca…
Melbourne, Jan 26 (IANS) World No. 2 Iga Swiatek defeated qualifier Maddison Inglis on Monday and reached her 14th career Grand Slam quarterfinal and third at the Australian Open. The second seed dropped just three games in her 6-0, 6-3 win.This was the first time that Swiatek has played an Aussie at the Australian Open. She has faced Inglis on her home turf before, though, winning 6-1, 6-2 in the 2021 Adelaide second round en route to her first hard-court title.Swiatek broke serve to claim th…
Melbourne, Jan 21 (IANS) India’s Yuki Bhambri and his Swedish partner Andre Garansson progressed to the second round of the Australian Open 2026 men’s doubles event with a win over local wild cards James Duckworth and Cruz Hewitt, the son of former World No. 1 and multiple Grand Slam winner Lleyton Hewitt, in Melbourne on Wednesday.The 10th-seeded Indo-Swedish pair registered a 6-3, 6-4 victory in just 57 minutes. In the second round, Bhambri and Goransson will face either Mexico’s Santiag…
Melbourne, Jan 20 (IANS) American legend Venus Williams and Ekaterina Alexandrova bowed out of the women’s doubles in the first round at the 2026 Australian Open after the American-Russian duo lost 6-3 (3), 6-4 to France’s Elsa Jacquemot and Colombia’s Emiliana Arango on Tuesday.The loss ended Venus’ campaign at Melbourne Park after the two-time Australian Open finalist succumbed to a heartbreaking first-round defeat to Olga Danilovic in the women’s singles. This was her first appearance a…