Federer breezes past Istomin

World number one Roger Federer held off a service barrage to begin his Australian Open campaign with an impressive 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 dismissal of little-known Uzbek Denis Istomin on Tuesday.The biggest......

Tashkent Challenger: Paes-Begemann fall at final hurdle

IMAGE: Leander Paes of India, left, Andre Begemann of Germany return a shot. Photograph: Grant Halverson/Getty Images. Indian tennis ace Leander Paes and Andre Begemann  of Germany went......

Istomin keeps Federer guessing

Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt and David Nalbandian all spring to mind as Roger Federer's biggest concerns ahead of the Australian Open.The world number one, however, admitted last Friday that he is......

Bhupathi-Istomin in quarter-finals of Dubai ATP

Veteran Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner Denis Istomin erased a one set deficit to edge past Oliver Marach and Florin Mergea in their opening round match of the Dubai Duty Free Championships on......

PHOTOS: Istomin stuns defending champ Djokovic in 2nd round at Aus Open

'I surprised myself also today' IMAGE: Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin is ecstatic after defeating defending champion Serbia's Novak Djokovic in their Autralian Open second round match at Melbourne......