Tendulkar blasted a one-handed forehand like the Swiss great in an Instavideo.
With Wimbledon underway, the focus is on two weeks of superlative grasscourt tennis. While the 134-year-old tournament has witnessed many classic contests, a few will remain etched in memory for eternity. Senior Associate Editor Bikash Mohapatra takes a look at some memorable contests played at the All England Club in the Open Era.
An exhausted Andy Murray still had enough left in the tank to blast tennis officials after an epic five-set comeback second round win at the Australian Open finished after 4am local time on Friday.
The Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, talk about life and times, and, of course, tennis.
In a battle between two players who had vanquished Indian opponents en route to the showdown, third seeded Stanislas Wawrinka eased past American Michael Russell 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Chennai Open on Thursday.
Unrelenting rain washed out play at the US Open on Friday, sending the tournament to a Monday finish for the second year in a row. The final Grand Slam of the year had been treated to near-perfect weather for the first 10 days but heavy rain over the last 24 hours wreaked havoc with the schedule.
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.
Take a look at the five top contenders for the men's singles title at the French Open:
When the world started looking away, the Swiss ace again brought the spotlight firmly on himself with a masterful showing at the US Open.
World number one Rafael Nadal set a new record of winning 50 consecutive sets on a single surface by beating Argentine Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday to reach the Madrid Open quarter-finals.
Bjorn Borg and Roger Federer will team up for the showdown of champions at the exhibition event on the BlackRock Tour of Champions.
Watching a grey-haired, smart-suited 56-year-old John McEnroe speak with mature insight about all-things tennis it seems odd to think that many feel that what the sport needs is a dose of the "superbrat" attitude of the brash New Yorker's youth.
Reader Karthik Marudur sent us this picture from Massachusetts.
Australia's bad boys of tennis Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic have been named in the Davis Cup squad for the World Group playoff against Slovakia after bowing out of the US Open in typical controversy.
Rafael Nadal has a tough opener against Australia's Mark Philippoussis at the US Open.
World number one Federer is looking to become only the third man in the Open era, after John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl, to win the title three years in succession.
Federer's victory confirmed his reputation as the best player in the world by elevating him to the top of the rankings.
Though Ivan Ljubicic was beaten in five sets by Dominic Hrbaty, Mario Ancic steered Croatia to their first Davis Cup title
David Nalbandian shocked Roger Federer 6-7, 6-7, 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 to win the Masters Cup
The top seeds defeated fourth seeds Jonas Bjorkman and Todd Woodbridge 6-3, 7-6(4) in the final of Tennis Masters Canada.
The American won his third successive Stella Artois title with a tight 7-6, 7-6 victory over Croatian Ivo Karlovi.
As Sachin Tendulkar completes his 50th birthday, an A-Z listing about the 'Little Master'.
Stefan Edberg was the most sought-after man at this week's seniors tournament at the Royal Albert Hall.\n\n
The American ace overwhelmed Italian Davide Sanguinetti in a one-sided final.
Rafael Nadal returns to the US Open for the first time in three years short of match practice and with big question marks about his fitness but few people will dismiss the Spaniard's chances of claiming a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam title.
'There is so much excitement brewing about Wednesday's Alcaraz and Rune quarter-finals showdown -- it could well be a juicy foretaste of things to come.'
Former world number one Novak Djokovic will miss the US Open after he said on Thursday that he will not be able to travel to New York for the tournament, having chosen not to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The 23-year-old Australian, who will be seeded 15th at Wimbledon, says he is in his best shape ever, and he is being talked about as serious challenger for this year's title.
The list of players who have been defaulted from a tour-level match for on-field misconduct.
Andu Roddick beat Radek Stepanek 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 to enter the third successive final at Queen's.
Andy Murray became the first player to hold aloft the super-sized Queen's Club trophy for a fifth time after he beat Canadian big-server Milos Raonic 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 in the final of the Aegon Championships on Sunday. The British top seed's title hopes appeared to be faltering when he trailed Raonic by a set and 3-0 down in the second set but the 2013 Wimbledon champion relied on his greater grasscourt pedigree to turn the match around.
Serena Williams could easily walk off the court and into the broadcast booth if she wants to, pocketing a handsome paycheck and boosting ratings for a sport that is losing star power, those in the business say.
As a sporting spectacle Alcaraz and Djokovic matches have delivered on every level and would be worthy of the Big Apple spotlight.
If there is a new member of the grand slam champions' club this weekend, nobody should be surprised -- the conditions at this year's sodden, chilly French Open suit the underdog.
Reaction to Serena Williams announcing her retirement
'One year Borg worked on his serve, another year on the slice, the third year on his grip.'
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