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ATP chief to discuss time-violation rule with players

ATP chief to discuss time-violation rule with players

Rediff.com12 Jan 2013

The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) chief Brad Drewett will meet with players on Saturday to address concerns over a new rule aimed at speeding up the game that has drawn criticism from professionals on the men's tour.

Nadal wins 4-hour battle; enters first semis since 2022

Nadal wins 4-hour battle; enters first semis since 2022

Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

Rafael Nadal last appeared in a semi-final at Wimbledon in 2022.

'Shorter ATP season step in the right direction'

'Shorter ATP season step in the right direction'

Rediff.com22 Nov 2010

Roger Federer gave a cautious thumbs up on Sunday to the ATP's decision to shorten the men's calendar by two weeks from 2012.

Djokovic, Nadal suggest ATP rotate Finals venue

Djokovic, Nadal suggest ATP rotate Finals venue

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

London's stunning 02 Arena will stage the ATP World Tour Finals for the seventh year in succession in 2015 but that will already be four too many, defending champion Novak Djokovic said on Monday.

ATP Tour Finals: Wawrinka thrashes Berdych

ATP Tour Finals: Wawrinka thrashes Berdych

Rediff.com10 Nov 2014

Stanislas Wawrinka returned to form with a 6-1, 6-1 thrashing of Tomas Berdych at the ATP World Tour Finals on Monday.

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.

Djokovic claims first ATP title in six months

Djokovic claims first ATP title in six months

Rediff.com15 May 2022

Djokovic did not drop a set en route to the final in Rome

German court orders Zverev to pay fine in physical abuse case

German court orders Zverev to pay fine in physical abuse case

Rediff.com1 Nov 2023

Alexander Zverev has been ordered by a Berlin court to pay an undisclosed fine for physically abusing the mother of his child.

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

ATP to scrap third set in doubles

ATP to scrap third set in doubles

Rediff.com20 Nov 2005

The ATP will scrap the third set for doubles and replace it with a tiebreak to speed up play

Somdev ousted from ATP Farmers Classic

Somdev ousted from ATP Farmers Classic

Rediff.com29 Jul 2010

Somdev Devvarman suffered a second successive defeat against Serbia's Janko Tipsaveric to crash out of the ATP Farmers Classic.

ATP Open 13: Bopanna-Fleming in semis

ATP Open 13: Bopanna-Fleming in semis

Rediff.com22 Feb 2013

Rohan Bopanna and his British partner Colin Fleming fought their way to the semifinals of the ATP Open 13, edging past James Cerretani and Adil Shamasdin, in Marseille.

Federer beats Dimitrov, closes in on ATP Tour Finals berth

Federer beats Dimitrov, closes in on ATP Tour Finals berth

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

Roger Federer ended Grigor Dimitrov's seven-match winning streak and showed the Bulgarian he has some way to go to live up to his 'Baby Federer' tag with a 6-3 7-6 (2) quarter-final victory at the Basel Open on Friday.

Somdev exits ATP Zagreb Indoor C'ship

Somdev exits ATP Zagreb Indoor C'ship

Rediff.com7 Feb 2013

Somdev Devvarman gave a huge scare to world number 29 Jergen Melzer before bowing out in the second round of the ATP Zagreb Indoor championships on Thursday.

Paes-Begemann in semi finals of Tashkent ATP Challenger

Paes-Begemann in semi finals of Tashkent ATP Challenger

Rediff.com12 Oct 2016

Third seeds Leander Paes and Andre Begemann secured a close 4-6,6-4,10-8 win over Oleksandr Nedovyesov of Kazakhstan and Denys Molchanov of Ukraine to enter the semifinals of the doubles event at the ninth edition of the Tashkent ATP Challenger at the Olympic Tennis School in Tashkent. Paes and Begemann came back from being 2-4 down in the Match tiebreak to wrap the issue after Leander's splendid court craft to level scores.

Sumit Nagal wins on debut at Miami Open

Sumit Nagal wins on debut at Miami Open

Rediff.com19 Mar 2024

Sumit Nagal registered a straight sets victory against Canada's Gabriel Diallo on his debut at the Miami Open.

Prakash bounced out of ATP Challenger

Prakash bounced out of ATP Challenger

Rediff.com9 Feb 2010

India's singles challenge ended at the 425,000 ATP Challenger event IN Bergamo with the first round defeat of Prakash Amritraj.

Jarry takes down Tsitsipas in Rome

Jarry takes down Tsitsipas in Rome

Rediff.com17 May 2024

Swiatek downs Gauff to meet Sabalenka in Italian Open final

Bhupathi-Bopanna enter ATP World Tour finale

Bhupathi-Bopanna enter ATP World Tour finale

Rediff.com11 Nov 2012

Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna saved a match point to breeze into the title clash of the ATP World Tour finale after defeating Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek via Super tie-breaker, in London on Sunday.

Railways to scale up advanced Kavach 4.0 installation on new routes

Railways to scale up advanced Kavach 4.0 installation on new routes

Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

Kavach 3.2 version is being installed on approved high-density routes, the railway officials said, adding that upgrading and installation of the latest version on new routes will go on simultaneously to cover a wider railway network in a shorter period.

Somdev rises to career-best 62 in ATP rankings

Somdev rises to career-best 62 in ATP rankings

Rediff.com26 Jul 2011

Indian tennis star Somdev Devvarman climbed six places in the latest ATP rankings to touch a career-best 62nd position in the singles list.

Somdev survives marathon final to win US ATP Challenger

Somdev survives marathon final to win US ATP Challenger

Rediff.com13 Jul 2015

The seventh seed Indian overcame stiff resistance from American Daniel Nguyen before prevailing 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(5) in the rain-hit final that lasted three hours and 31 minutes, turning out to be the longest summit clash in the ATP Challenger Tour history.

Nadal named ATP player of 2008

Nadal named ATP player of 2008

Rediff.com26 Mar 2009

The Spaniard's main rival, Roger Federer, picked the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship prize for a record fifth successive year.

PIX: Murray's career ends in Olympics doubles defeat

PIX: Murray's career ends in Olympics doubles defeat

Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

Andy Murray's illustrious career finally came to an end as he and doubles partner Dan Evans were beaten 6-2, 6-4 by American pair Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul in the Olympics quarter-finals at Roland Garros on Thursday.

ATP Tour Finals: Time up for Thiem as Goffin reaches semi-finals

ATP Tour Finals: Time up for Thiem as Goffin reaches semi-finals

Rediff.com17 Nov 2017

Belgian Goffin, thrashed by Grigor Dimitrov two days ago, appeared to be feeling the effects of that mauling as he went 3-0 down with a whimper, but came alive to win 15 points in a row during a first-set comeback.

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

Zverev beats Cilic in impressive ATP Finals debut

Zverev beats Cilic in impressive ATP Finals debut

Rediff.com13 Nov 2017

The 20-year-old German, ranked three in the world, was hot and cold against Croatia's Marin Cilic but, when it mattered most, he produced his best tennis to win 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

Verkerk leaps up ATP rankings

Verkerk leaps up ATP rankings

Rediff.com9 Jun 2003

The Dutchman Martin soared up the ATP Tour rankings to 15th from 46th place after reaching the French Open final. \n\n

Schukin wins Belgaum ATP title

Schukin wins Belgaum ATP title

Rediff.com20 Oct 2003

The Russian beat Germany's Dieter Kindlmannin the final.\n\n

Somdev loses in Calabasas ATP singles

Somdev loses in Calabasas ATP singles

Rediff.com15 Oct 2008

Indian Davis Cupper Somdev Devvarman squandered a set lead en route to a first-round loss in the ATP Challenger Series' tournament in Calabasas, US. He went down 6-4, 4-6, 3-6 to local favourite Alex Bogomolov.

Hewitt firm on threat to sue ATP

Hewitt firm on threat to sue ATP

Rediff.com18 Apr 2003

The Aussie wants a public apology from the ATP, admitting wrongdoing in levying a fine against him.

Chances it'll be my...: Rafael Nadal drops big hint on retirement plans

Chances it'll be my...: Rafael Nadal drops big hint on retirement plans

Rediff.com8 Dec 2023

The 22-time major champion Rafael Nadal addressed the prospect that 2024 could be his final year as an ATP professional, confessing that it is indeed a reality that he might hang up his racquets at the end of next season.

The Italian Who Ended Djokovic's Run

The Italian Who Ended Djokovic's Run

Rediff.com27 Jan 2024

He may have entered the semifinal as the underdog, but Jannik Sinner's stunning victory over overwhelming favourite Novak Djokovic left the Melbourne crowd shocked.

Gear up for year end battle between Davis Cup and ATP Cup

Gear up for year end battle between Davis Cup and ATP Cup

Rediff.com15 Feb 2019

Rafael Nadal to play for Spain in new Davis Cup Finals while World No 1 Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, have already said they would support the ATP Cup -- seen as a rival team event to the Davis Cup -- when it begins in Australia just a few weeks after the ITF's flagship event.

Nagal targets top 100 ahead of Paris Olympics

Nagal targets top 100 ahead of Paris Olympics

Rediff.com6 Feb 2024

'Staying fit would be the highest priority.'

Mankad in ATP Challenger semis

Mankad in ATP Challenger semis

Rediff.com24 Apr 2003

The 23-year-old Davis Cupper rallied to beat qualifier Fred Hemmes Jr.

Japanese teen reaches first ATP semis

Japanese teen reaches first ATP semis

Rediff.com16 Feb 2008

Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori reached his first ATP semi-final with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Bobby Reynolds.

Bopanna-Ebden rally to make Madrid Open final

Bopanna-Ebden rally to make Madrid Open final

Rediff.com5 May 2023

Bopanna had scripted history in March to become the oldest ATP Masters 1000 champion when he and Ebden won the BNP Paribas Open.

PICS: Leander, Amritraj inducted into Hall of Fame

PICS: Leander, Amritraj inducted into Hall of Fame

Rediff.com21 Jul 2024

Now both men have made history for their country, leaving a permanent mark on the history books.