Reader Sudesh Prasad sent us a picture of Vijay Amritraj from Bangalore.
From linesman at Wimbledon to chair umpire for more than 25 years, Gerry Armstrong, now ATP Supervisor at the Kingfisher Airlines Open in Mumbai, has come a long way.
Factbox on Carlos Alcaraz, who beat seven-time champion Novak Djokovic
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will resume their burgeoning rivalry when they head a stellar field for the Montreal Masters.
The world number one's bid to emulate Bjorn Borg's five successive titles at the All England Club gathered momentum when he won his 50th consecutive grasscourt match, beating Argentine teenager Juan Martin Del Potro.
The world number one has promised to unveil a new blazer for his opening match against Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili.
When the world started looking away, the Swiss ace again brought the spotlight firmly on himself with a masterful showing at the US Open.
Third seed Novak Djokovic became the highest men's casualty when he was demolished 6-4, 7-6, 6-2 by inspired Russian Marat Safin.
Tim Henman beat Roger Federer the last time they met at Wimbeldon, in 2001 after the Swiss eliminated Pete Sampras
The Wimbledon champion will begin his defence against the talented Richard Gasquet of France
Here is a quick glance of all the highs and lows from Nadal's stupendous career:
The victory gave the Swiss his third consecutive Halle Open title and extended his winning streak on grass to 29 matches.
The world number one is hoping to match Bjorn Borg's record of five successive Wimbledon titles.
The Spaniard became the first man since Bjorn Borg to win three successive titles at Roland Garros.
Roger Federer reached a record eighth consecutive Grand Slam final by overcoming Nikolay Davydenko 7-5, 7-6, 7-6.
Rafael Nadal beat fellow Spaniard Carlos Moya to enter the French Open semi-finals.
The Australian said he saw nothing to change his opinion that the Spaniard is untouchable at Roland Garros.
The Spaniard plays Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in the first round on Tuesday.
Teenager Andy Murray, the last player to beat Roger Federer, is in awe of the records piled up by the dominant Swiss.
Defending champion Roger Federer beat Chile's Fernando Gonzalez 7-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the Australian Open final.
Wimbledon endured its soggiest start since 1991 on Monday with no matches completed on the first day because of rain.
Rafael Nadal outmuscled Tommy Robredo for his 47th consecutive claycourt victory.
Rafael Nadal extended his winning streak on clay to 46 after he edged out fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro at the Barcelona Open.
Rafael Nadal started his defence of the Barcelona Open with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Feliciano Lopez.
The 2nd major of the year, the French Open will start on the weekend. With the clay-court grand slam starting on Sunday, here is the list of French Open champions over the years
American Andy Roddick and Briton Greg Rusedski will be going head-to-head on Centre Court in the race to hit the world's first 150 miles per hour (241.4 kph) serve.
Spanish top seed Juan-Carlos Ferrero retained his crown at the Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Argentina's Guillermo Coria.
The Spaniard, who has won 88 of his last 89 matches on clay, feels he still has plenty of room for improvement.
World number one Rafael Nadal has been drawn alongside defending champion Alexander Zverev, Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) reported.
The defending champion battled back from 4-6, 1-4 down to set up a semi-final against unseeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, who upset 10th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero at the Barcelona Open.
24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic looked completely powerless as he was pummeled into submission by Spain's Carlos Alcaraz.
List of French Open men's singles champions:
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