Wimbledon's slowing grass courts are hastening the end of serve-volley in tennis, the former world number one said.
Veteran tennis star Leander Paes has said unity in the Indian Davis Cup team was improving, and the camaraderie among players will be better when they will face tougher challengers in the 2014 Davis Cup campaign.
Somdev Devvarman's tennis career has not only taken flight but is also going higher. As he puts it, he's playing better than ever!
Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna talks about the draw at the Chennai Open, his prospects and, of course, his big serve.
Andy Roddick and James Blake put US in a commanding 2-0 lead over Spain in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.
Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez handed champions Spain a 2-1 lead in their Davis Cup World Group quarter-final after beating German doubles pair Nicolas Kiefer and Mischa Zverev 6-3, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3 Saturday.
Juan Carlos Ferrero and David Ferrer gave champions Spain a 2-0 lead over Israel with crushing singles victories on the opening day of their Davis Cup World Group semi-final on Friday. Roared on by the boisterous home support in Murcia, former world number one Ferrero thumped Dudi Sela 6-4, 6-2, 6-0 after Ferrer had earlier thrashed Harel Levy 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.
Scottie Scheffler corrected swing issues in time to hold off a spirited effort by Spaniard Jon Rahm for a runaway victory and third career major title.
Paes-Bhupathi were up a break 3-1 in the second set after the Swedish pair took the first set 6-3 when play was called off for the day
Ace Indian doubles duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi won their doubles rubber against Romania to close the gap to 1-2 in the Davis Cup World Group Play-off.
Somdev Devvarman expresses confidence of a good showing ahead of India's Davis Cup match against Romania.
Argentina named David Nalbandian and teenager Juan Martin del Potro to play in the singles in their Davis Cup world group semi-final against Russia.
Wayne Arthurs rode his booming serve to a 7-6 6-4 6-3 victory over Mounir El Aarej to give Australia a 1-0 lead over Morocco in their Davis Cup World Group playoff.
Holders Croatia held a 2-0 lead over Austria after the opening singles in the Davis Cup World Group first round.
The Indian ace said his match against Martin Verkerk in the Davis Cup could have gone his way.
A 'hybrid model' to host next year's Champions Trophy in Pakistan remains an option as India's participation cannot be decided by the ICC if there is a government policy against it, a source in the governing body's all-powerful executive board told PTI on Friday.
The world No. 2 overcame shaky serving to beat Thomas Enqvist in the Davis Cup World Group quarer-final.\n\n
Sweden captain Mats Wilander termed the tie a 'bad propaganda' for the sport because of the surface it was played on
The US Open champion gave the US a 2-0 lead over Austria on the opening day of their first-round Davis Cup World Group tie.
Roger Federer overcame Radek Stepanek in four sets as Switzerland and the Czech Republic battled to 1-1 after the opening singles matches in their Davis Cup World Group playoff on Friday.
A mix of interesting events, coupled with big, shocking results, in the sporting world, grabbed headlines last week. From Manchester United being stunned by Watford to lose their third consecutive match to Nico Rosberg taking the World Championship lead from Mercedes teammate and rival Lewis Hamilton by clinching the Singapore Grand Prix. The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games were brought to a close inside a packed Maracana Stadium on Sunday evening. Not before, we witnessed some enthralling action.
Thomas Johansson beat Rohan Bopanna 7-6, 7-6, 7-6 in the rain-affected tie.
Jonas Bjorkman beat Prakash Amritraj 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to help Sweden take a 1-0 lead in the Davis Cup World Group play-off.
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The Indian tennis ace hoped to come back on court within two to three weeks.
Rohan Bopanna lost in five sets to Martin Verkerk while Prakash Amritraj was beaten by Sjeng Schalken in straight sets in the Davis Cup play-off match.
Briton Tim Henman bowed out of grand slam tennis with a second-round defeat at the U.S. Open on Friday, but said he would be leaving the sport content that he had made the most of his potential.
Having fired 20 aces in his straight-set victory over the Czech Republic's number one, Jiri Vesley, in the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie in Delhi on Friday, Somdev Devvarman declared it was one of the best serving days of his career.
The U.S. took a winning 3-0 lead over Spain in their Davis Cup world group quarter-final tie on Saturday when Bob and Mike Bryan beat Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco 7-5 6-3 3-6 7-6.
Venus Williams has pulled out of the upcoming Brisbane International after suffering a 'setback' in training
The returning Scot also announced his withdrawal from next week's Rogers Cup in Toronto.
It would have been great for Indian tennis had Novak Djokovic decided to turn up in this week's Davis Cup tie in Bangalore, country's leading singles star Somdev Devvarman said.
Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Serbia team for the ATP Cup in Sydney, event organisers said on Wednesday, raising further doubts over whether the world number one will defend his Australian Open title next month.
The country's former Davis Cup stars moan the exit from the elite World Group for the first time in 20 years.
Jeswin Aldrin, who had already qualified for the championships, however missed the cut.
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