By Ajeyo Basu New Delhi: Having formed a mixed doubles combination with Manika Batra, veteran table tennis star Achanta Sharath Kamal is eyeing a medal at the Tokyo Olympics next year. “The main reason we played the national championships was to prepare for the Hungarian Open and especially for next[Read More…]
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Konta beats Tomljanovic in tie-break at Australian Open
Melbourne, Former Australian Open semi-finalist Johanna Konta advanced to the second round of the Australian Open after beating Ajla Tomljanovic in a tie-break on Tuesday. The Brit, who lost to Tomljanovic in Brisbane earlier this month, defeated her opponent 7-6(4), 2-6, 7-6(7), reports Efe news. Tomljanovic began with a break[Read More…]
Andy Murray out of Australian Open after defeat by Roberto Bautista
Former world number one Andy Murray loses in the first round of the 2019 Australian Open 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 6-2 by Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut. The five-set thriller could be the last game for the former world number 1 as he announced earlier that this will be his final[Read More…]
Berdych defeats Edmund in straight sets in round 1 of Australian Open
Melbourne, Unseeded Tomas Berdych beat 13th seeded Kyle Edmund 6-3, 6-0, 7-5 on Monday at the Australian Open 2019 to advance to the next round. “It’s been a very long six months that I was out,” Berdych said after the match adding: “I was feeling really good on court. I[Read More…]
De Minaur beats Simon in Sydney, sets up final with Andreas Seppi
Sydney, Fifth seed Alex De Minaur of Australia on Saturday defeated Frenchman Gilles Simon in straight sets (6-3, 6-2) to advance to the final of the Sydney International tennis tournament. De Minaur will face eighth seeded Italian Andreas Seppi, who defeated Argentine third seed Diego Schwartzmann on Friday in the[Read More…]
Nadal nearing full fitness ahead of Australian Open
Melbourne, Spain’s Rafael Nadal said on Saturday he was feeling healthy and approaching full fitness ahead of next week’s Australian Open, after his rival, Britain’s Andy Murray, announced plans to retire due to injury. Nadal, who won the Melbourne tournament in 2009 and has been dogged by injury problems for[Read More…]
Bautista topples Djokovic, will face Berdych in Qatar final
Doha, Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut upset world No. 1 Novak Djokovic 3-6, 7-6(6), 6-4 to advance to the final of the 2019 Qatar Open where he will face Tomas Berdych. Bautista, ranked 24th in the world, won for only the second time in nine matches against the Serb, a two-time[Read More…]
Novak Djokovic out of the Qatar Open, losses to Bautista Agut in Semis
Doha,Novak Djokovic has lost surprisingly to the world number 24, Roberto Bautista Agut, 6-3, 6-7 (8/6), 6-4 in the Qatar Open semifinal. The Serb on Friday fell to his first defeat of the season in a high-quality contest lasting more than two-and-a-half hours, Xinhua news agency reported. “What happened? I[Read More…]
Andy Murray out of Brisbane International
Sydney, Two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray was ruled out of the Brisbane International by losing in straight sets 7-5, 6-2 to Russia’s Daniil Medvedev. Murray, 31, took his hip surgery early last year and missed three of the four Grand Slam events in 2018, reports Xinhua news agency. He couldn’t[Read More…]
Injured Rafael Nadal withdraws from Brisbane International
Brisbane: Spain’s Rafael Nadal on Wednesday pulled out of the Brisbane International with a left thigh injury. The 32-year-old was set to play his 2019 opening match in Brisbane against France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, reports Efe. “I did an MRI and it shows small scarring on my left thigh. I tried[Read More…]
