Women’s tennis to return to Wuhan for the first time since 2019, with WTA 1000 tournament The Wuhan Open is back on the women’s tennis schedule for the first time since 2019 after organisers announced it would be staged in the Chinese city in October. The 1000 tournament has not featured on the WTA circuit …
Newly minted Australian Open champion Rohan Bopanna has revealed that he will not be participating at the mixed doubles event at the Paris Olympics this year. Bopanna had created history last week after he became the oldest grand slam winner after teaming up with his Australian partner Matthew Ebden to defeat the Italian pair of …
Maiden Grand Slam title and world No. 1 ranking, all at the age of 43 — Rohan Bopanna is having the best time of his life on the tennis court. He has become a torchbearer for Indian tennis after the retirement of Sania Mirza. He speaks with Boria Majumdar about his maiden title, journey, sportsmanship …
An authoritative Aryna Sabalenka blew China’s Zheng Qinwen off court on Saturday to successfully defend her Australian Open title – the first woman to do so in more than a decade. The Belarusian world No 2 proved too powerful for the 12th seed with a 6-3, 6-2 drubbing in 76 minutes to claim her second …
India’s tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden clinched the grand slam title at the Australian Open 2024 after the duo defeated Italy’s Simone Bolelli, and Andrea Vavassori in the men’s doubles final at Melbourne Park. The 43-year-old Rohan Bopanna, who recently became World No. 1 in the ATP men’s doubles rankings …
History beckons for China’s Zheng Qinwen at the Australian Open on Saturday as she contests the women’s singles final bidding to follow in some illustrious footsteps. The 21-year-old from Shiyan in Hubei province will enter the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne to face defending champion and world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka, aiming to do as …
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 24: Alexander Zverev of Germany serves during their quarterfinals … [+] singles match against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain during the 2024 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 24, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images) Getty Images In a stunning development at the Australian Open, German tennis star …
Zheng Qinwen coasted past Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska on Thursday to become the first Chinese finalist in a decade at the Australian Open, setting up a decider against defending champion Aryna Sabalenka. The 12th seed, heading into the world’s top 10 in next week’s updated rankings, delivered a controlled performance on Rod Laver Arena to …
MELBOURNE: Nobody has ever been better at this end of the Australian Open than Novak Djokovic, the 10-time champion. Every time he’s won a quarterfinal at Melbourne Park — as he did against Taylor Fritz on Tuesday — he’s gone on to win the title. The odds are usually stacked against his semifinal rival. Perhaps …
World number one Iga Swiatek crashed out of the Australian Open at the hands of Czech teenager Linda Noskova in the third round on Saturday to further deplete an already weakened women’s draw heading into the second week at Melbourne Park. While only three of the top 10 women’s seeds remain, the main contenders for …