News for 'ATP Challenger'

ATP Rankings: Federer overtakes Murray as world number two

ATP Rankings: Federer overtakes Murray as world number two

Rediff.com9 May 2016

Andy Murray has lost the world number two spot to Roger Federer in the latest ATP rankings released on Monday, after his defeat to Novak Djokovic in the Madrid Masters final.

Rohan Bopanna becomes oldest No 1 at 43

Rohan Bopanna becomes oldest No 1 at 43

Rediff.com24 Jan 2024

Rohan Bopanna clinched the coveted No. 1 spot in men's doubles at the Australian Open 2024

Shock at Italian Open: Tabilo upsets Djokovic

Shock at Italian Open: Tabilo upsets Djokovic

Rediff.com12 May 2024

Tabilo broke the top seed four times on Centre Court while not conceding a single break point.

Murray returns, claims first singles win since hip surgery

Murray returns, claims first singles win since hip surgery

Rediff.com27 Aug 2019

Murray claimed his first singles victory since returning from hip surgery with a 6-0, 6-1 drubbing of French novice Imran Sibille

ATP World Tour Finals: Djokovic mauls Cilic in opener

ATP World Tour Finals: Djokovic mauls Cilic in opener

Rediff.com11 Nov 2014

Novak Djokovic began his challenge for a hat-trick of ATP World Tour Finals triumphs in London with a 6-1, 6-1 demolition of Croatia's Marin Cilic.

Davis Cup: India start prep for Pakistan tie

Davis Cup: India start prep for Pakistan tie

Rediff.com22 Jan 2024

Ramkumar, Poonacha and Saketh Myneni had a light session that lasted two and a half hours.

India's tennis stars to face Pakistan after 60 yrs

India's tennis stars to face Pakistan after 60 yrs

Rediff.com17 Dec 2023

Davis Cup: Ramkumar to lead Indian challenge against Pakistan on grass courts

Djokovic makes history with Paris Masters Title

Djokovic makes history with Paris Masters Title

Rediff.com6 Nov 2023

Djokovic's sixth trophy this season helped him to extend his lead over the second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in the race to the year-end number one spot

All you MUST know about Wimbledon champ Alcaraz

All you MUST know about Wimbledon champ Alcaraz

Rediff.com16 Jul 2023

Factbox on Carlos Alcaraz, who beat seven-time champion Novak Djokovic

New scoring format at Chennai Open

New scoring format at Chennai Open

Rediff.com2 Jan 2006

The new scoring format for doubles matches in ATP tournaments and ATP Challenger series comes into play at the Chennai Open.

Murray to play singles in Nadal's Challenger event

Murray to play singles in Nadal's Challenger event

Rediff.com22 Aug 2019

The 32-year-old pulled out of the doubles event at the US Open to focus on his singles comeback after undergoing career-saving hip resurfacing surgery.

Older, wiser Shapovalov bullish about challenges ahead

Older, wiser Shapovalov bullish about challenges ahead

Rediff.com21 Feb 2018

Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov believes his first season on the ATP Tour has helped him grow into a better player and he is relishing the challenges ahead.

Prakash Amritraj loses in final

Prakash Amritraj loses in final

Rediff.com23 May 2004

The up-and-coming Indian player was beaten by top seed Igor Kunitsyn of Russia in the ATP Challenger in Uzbekistan.

Bopanna to face Clement

Bopanna to face Clement

Rediff.com5 Jun 2008

Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna scored a valiant straight-set victory over Simon Stadler of Germany to advance to the second round of the euro 42,500 ATP Challenger series tournament for the Surbiton Trophy in Great Britain on Thursday.

India overwhelming favourites in Bopanna's Davis Cup farewell

India overwhelming favourites in Bopanna's Davis Cup farewell

Rediff.com15 Sep 2023

Hauling itself up from World Group II should not be a complicated task for India when it takes on an unostentatious Morocco in the home tie, which will be more of a celebration of Rohan Bopanna's Davis Cup career.

Bopanna-Qureshi in Malaysia final

Bopanna-Qureshi in Malaysia final

Rediff.com24 Nov 2007

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Qureshi edged out second seeds Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana in the match tie-break to enter the final of the Malaysia Open.

Somdev struggles past Ramkumar in Chennai Challenger

Somdev struggles past Ramkumar in Chennai Challenger

Rediff.com4 Feb 2014

Top seed Somdev Devvarman struggled past Ramkumar Ramanathan, who was troubled by cramps, but Yuki Bhambri made a fluent start with a straight sets victory in the US$ 50,000 ATP Challenger event, in Chennai.

Tennis round-up: Dzumhur battles to become Bosnia's first ATP finalist

Tennis round-up: Dzumhur battles to become Bosnia's first ATP finalist

Rediff.com26 Aug 2017

The 25-year-old Dzumhur recovered from a poor start to beat the Briton 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 and will bid to become the Balkan nation's first Tour winner in Saturday's title-decider against Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut.

Yoga, clarity of thought and another milestone for Bopanna

Yoga, clarity of thought and another milestone for Bopanna

Rediff.com20 Jan 2024

Bopanna also spoke about the challenging conditions at the Australian Open and having to push his boundaries to get them wins.

Somdev back in top-100 in singles rankings

Somdev back in top-100 in singles rankings

Rediff.com23 Aug 2010

Somdev Devvarman regained his place in the top-100 in the men's singles tennis rankings after jumping four places to 99.

Carlsen launches Freestyle tour, India first on list

Carlsen launches Freestyle tour, India first on list

Rediff.com15 Mar 2024

Chess great Magnus Carlsen is launching a world Freestyle Chess tour as the variant of the game, also known as Chess960, is gaining in popularity, the world number one announced on Friday.

Somdev out of top-100, Bhupathi-Mirnyi in 6th spot

Somdev out of top-100, Bhupathi-Mirnyi in 6th spot

Rediff.com8 Nov 2010

Somdev Devvarman dropped out of top-100 and is placed 106 after losing 10 places on the ATP singles ranking chart on Monday.

Sports Shorts: ATP investigate 'racial prejudice' claims by Young

Sports Shorts: ATP investigate 'racial prejudice' claims by Young

Rediff.com14 Feb 2018

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday

Elgin claims SAIL Open

Elgin claims SAIL Open

Rediff.com8 Dec 2007

Fifth seed Russian Michail Elgin clinched his maiden ATP Challenger title, beating unseeded Czech Tomas Cakl in a thrilling summit clash of the $ 50,000 SAIL Open in New Delhi on Saturday.

Devverman inches closer to top-100 spot

Devverman inches closer to top-100 spot

Rediff.com2 Nov 2009

Somdev Devvarman continued his march towards the top-100 mark as he bettered his career-best ranking by gaining five places to reach 116th in the latest ATP list.

Sumit Nagal eyes Olympic glory next

Sumit Nagal eyes Olympic glory next

Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

His dream of being inside the global top-100 has been realised but Sumit Nagal is nowhere close to being a content man as the Indian tennis ace says he now faces the challenge of improving or holding on to his standing for direct entry into Grand Slams and the Paris Olympics.

Alcaraz Stunned!

Alcaraz Stunned!

Rediff.com30 Aug 2024

Images from the US Open men's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Thursday.

Tennis round-up: Nishikori to replace recuperating Del Potro at ATP Finals

Tennis round-up: Nishikori to replace recuperating Del Potro at ATP Finals

Rediff.com4 Nov 2018

World No 4 Del Potro is still sidelined with a right knee injury sustained in Shanghai last month.

Mankad, Amritraj in quarterfinals

Mankad, Amritraj in quarterfinals

Rediff.com21 Apr 2005

Harsh Mankad and Prakash Amritraj registered straight set wins to advance into the quarterfinals of the Nottingham Challengers.

Injury forces Prakash out

Injury forces Prakash out

Rediff.com3 May 2009

Prakash Amritraj's brilliant run at the euro 85,000 ATP Challenger event in Rhodes, Greece, ended on a disappointing note, the Indian conceding his semi-final match due to a leg injury. Up against seventh seeded German Benjamin Becker, Prakash was trailing 1-6, 2-4 when he opted out of the contest.

Ratiwatana twins survive hotel fire

Ratiwatana twins survive hotel fire

Rediff.com14 May 2008

Thailand's twin ATP doubles stars Sonchat and Sanchai Ratiwatana navigated a smoke-filled corridor with wet towels wrapped around their faces to avoid a dangerous hotel fire Monday in Bordeaux, France, where they are competing in an ATP Challenger event.

Bopanna-Qureshi dump Bhupathi-Istomin in Dubai ATP event

Bopanna-Qureshi dump Bhupathi-Istomin in Dubai ATP event

Rediff.com27 Feb 2014

Second seeds Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi survived a scare before diffusing the challenge of Mahesh Bhupathi and Denis Istomin in the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 Dubai Duty Free Championships on Thursday.

Will Federer win his seventh ATP World Tour Finals title?

Will Federer win his seventh ATP World Tour Finals title?

Rediff.com8 Nov 2014

A season that produced the biggest shake-up in men's tennis for more than a decade draws to a close next week with three ATP World Tour Finals debutants striving to sign off breakthrough years with a large exclamation mark.

Somdev storms into Lexington semis

Somdev storms into Lexington semis

Rediff.com26 Jul 2008

Indian qualifier Somdev Devvarman stretched his dream run to the semi-finals of the US $ 50,000 ATP Challenger tournament in Lexington after outplaying Italian Andrea Stoppini in straight sets. Somdev, who is in red-hot form, overwhelmed his Italian opponent 7-6 (5), 6-1 in the quarter-finals of the hard court event.

Mankad-Ashutosh fall at final hurdle

Mankad-Ashutosh fall at final hurdle

Rediff.com21 Jul 2008

The fourth seeded Indian pair of Harsh Mankad and Ashutosh Singh lost to the top seeded Australian pair of Adam Feeney and Robert Smeets 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-10, in the final of the Euro 30,000 ATP Challenger grasscourt tournament in Manchester.

Bopanna-Qureshi lose in first round

Bopanna-Qureshi lose in first round

Rediff.com12 May 2008

Top seeds Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Qureshi bowed out of the US $50,000 ATP Challenger Series in New Delhi after losing 2-6, 3-6 in the first round to the unseeded combination of Prakash Amritraj and Rajeev Ram at the DLTA.

Prajnesh SHOCKS Shapovalov in Stuttgart

Prajnesh SHOCKS Shapovalov in Stuttgart

Rediff.com13 Jun 2018

Indian Davis Cupper Prajnesh Gunnewaran, on Wednesday, earned the biggest win of his career by stunning world number 23 Denis Shapovalov in the opening round of the ATP Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart.

Somdev out of singles, wins in doubles

Somdev out of singles, wins in doubles

Rediff.com6 Nov 2010

Second seed Somdev Devvarman suffered a shock defeat at the hands of lower-ranked Australian Chris Guccione to bow out of singles but progressed to the doubles semi-finals of the ATP Challenger event in Charlottesville.

Bopanna-Qureshi clinch Nottingham doubles title

Bopanna-Qureshi clinch Nottingham doubles title

Rediff.com28 Jul 2007

They outplayed Ghouse and Goodall in the summit clash of the USD 25,000 ATP Challenger tennis event in Nottingham.

Wadhera to umpire at Wimbledon

Wadhera to umpire at Wimbledon

Rediff.com30 Mar 2005

Birbal Wadhera, a tennis umpire from Chandigarh, has been selected for umpiring at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London.