A new brand of tennis will make its debut in the country as international stars along with India's top players will come together to compete in the inaugural Champions Tennis League, where matches will be a one-set affair in an exciting format.
Mahesh Bhupathi and his South African doubles partner Kevin Anderson went down fighting in a thrilling three-setter against the pair of Alexander Peya of Austria and Bruno Soares of Brazil to crash out of the men's doubles in the Sony Open tennis tournament in Miami.
No clear favourite for Australian Open, says Djokovic
Photos from the Queen's Club tennis tournament played in London on Monday
Roger Federer found it hard to explain his shock quarter-final loss to South African Kevin Anderson at Wimbledon on Wednesday. The 36-year-old defending champion was a point away from a 12th consecutive straight-sets victory at the All England Club but ended up losing a cliffhanger 2-6, 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11.
Nadal claimed his second grand slam title of the year -- having won the French Open in June -- beating No. 28 seed Kevin Anderson of South Africa in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, on Sunday.
Friction has dogged the ATP Player Council, whose president is world number one Novak Djokovic, this year since ATP president Chris Kermode failed to gain support for another term.
Kevin Anderson spoiled the American party at the US Open when the big-serving South African beat local favourite Sam Querrey 7-6(5), 6-7(9), 6-3, 7-6(7) to reach his first Grand Slam semi-final on Tuesday.
Anderson, a member of the ATP Player Council, said he felt it was a matter of time before the final-set tiebreak came in.
Defending champions Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek were knocked out of the Australian Open after going down in straight sets in their opening round men's doubles match in Melbourne, on Thursday. The second-seeded Indo-Czech pair lost 3-6, 5-7 to South Africa's Kevin Anderson and Israel's Jonathan Erlich in 89 minutes.
'There have been a lot of ups and downs and I feel really happy, I've always kept belief'
"He's got a tough task ahead of him," summed up John Isner
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek overcame a stiff challenge from Kevin Anderson and Sam Querry to progress to the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters.
Petra Kvitova, who missed part of the 2017 season after a home invasion left her with a badly cut left hand, continues her remarkable comeback when she faces American Venus Williams.
While Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal won their opening matches in straight sets on Saturday, World No. 4, David Ferrer became the first top seed to make an early exit from the BNP Paribas Open.
Britain's Andy Murray won the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club by dismantling big-serving South African Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-4 in a one-sided final.
As a back surgery has pushed Radek Stepanek out of action, veteran Indian tennis player Leander Paes is looking for a new partner for some part of the 2013 season.
Roger Federer rediscovered his verve in the nick of time to outclass Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-2, 6-3, on Tuesday, and maintain his hopes of reaching the last four at the ATP Finals.
Kevin Anderson became the first South African to reach the fourth round of the French Open since 1996 when he out-slugged 14th seed Milos Raonic on Friday.
Top seed and defending champion Roger Federer returned to form to beat Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-4, 7-6(4) and reach the Shanghai Masters semi-finals on Friday.
Roger Federer gained a measure of revenge against Wimbledon nemesis Kevin Anderson, beating the South African 6-0, 6-4 at the Miami Open on Thursday to set up a mouthwatering semi-final against a player barely half his age.
Top seed John Isner downed defending champion Kevin Anderson 6-2, 7-6 in a battle of tennis giants to march into the semi-finals of the Delray Beach International on Friday.
Leander Paes and Anderson failed to clear the second-round hurdle, going down to the Serbian pair of Janko Tipsarevic and Nenad Zimonjic at the AEGON Championships in London.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic tops the draw while new world number one Ash Barty is top seed in the women's singles.
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Novak Djokovic blunted the power serving of South African Kevin Anderson to reach the fourth round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Monday, while Mardy Fish was upset by Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran's maiden Grand Slam appearance ended in disappointment after American Frances Tiafoe defeated the Indian in straight sets in the opening round of the Australian Open on Monday.
Zverev defeated Anderson 6-4, 6-4 and captured his fourth title of the year in the finals played on Sunday.
India's Nagal draws world No 128 Bradley Klahn in opener.
Anderson's rock-solid belief was unshakeable, even when he faced a match point in the 10th game of the third set.
Sixth seed Andy Roddick was sent packing by South African Kevin Anderson 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the men's draw at the China Open on Monday after an unavailing series of last gasp match point saves.
Andy Murray's North American hard court seasons have had blazing starts the last two years winning back-to-back Canadian titles only to see his play cool off at the US Open.
They now face eighth-seeded pair of Canada's Vasek Pospisil and local boy Jack Sock, whom they beat 6-1, 6-4 in Paris.
World number one Rafa Nadal began his quest for a third claycourt title in a month with a 6-1, 6-3 drubbing of unseeded Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in the Madrid Masters second round Wednesday.
A few days after it appeared as though a Roger Federer impersonator had gatecrashed the 02 Arena, the Swiss great resumed normal service to outplay Kevin Anderson and reach the last four of the ATP Finals on Thursday.
Somdev Devvarman jumped 30 places to reach career best singles ranking of 80 in the ATP charts following his stupendous show at the SA Tennis Open, where he ended runner-up.
India's Somdev Devvarman and South Africa's Kevin Anderson will clash in the final of the SA Tennis Open after scoring contrasting semi-final victories on Saturday. While fourth-seeded Anderson fought back after losing a first-set tie-breaker for a 6-7 (3-7), 6-0, 6-4 victory over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, Devvarman dashed hopes of the final being an all-South Africa affair earlier with a 6-2, 6-4 win over wild card Izak Van der Merwe.
Images from Day 3 of the Wimbledon tennis championships played in London, on Wednesday.
Andy Roddick avoided another first round exit to rally past Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 at the Shanghai Open on Monday.
Serena Williams returns to the Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday
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