Roger Federer does not have a clue about the turmoil that rocked Indian tennis before the Olympics but the world number one is quite sure that Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna have a decent chance of winning a medal at the Games that start on Friday.
India's Somdev Dev Varman created history on Monday by winning his second consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association singles titles. Dev Varman cruised to victory in under an hour and becomes the first Indian in the tournament's 124-year history to win consecutive titles.
Australia's tennis federation have requested their Davis Cup tie against India be moved out of the country due to security concerns. The Indian hosts, however, remain confident of staging the May event.
AITA put up a weak defence to Sania Mirza's jibe against the tennis body, saying the selection for the London Olympics was done purely on merit and that it acknowledges the accomplishments of Sania.
In a new twist to the crisis in Indian tennis, Somdev Devvarman, who is recovering from a shoulder injury, has said he is fit to partner Leander Paes in the Olympics if asked by the All India Tennis Association (AITA).
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the USTA would take "extraordinary precautions" to protect players, including robust testing, additional cleaning, extra locker room space and dedicated accommodation.
Indian tennis ace Leander Paes said that the thought of winning a doubles medal in Olympics is close to his heart and he wants to fulfil the wish.
The payment row which prompted top tennis players to issue a Commonwealth Games boycott threat is expected to take another fortnight to resolve as the Sports Ministry on Monday sought more details of the expenses from the All India Tennis Association to release the money.
World No 9 Mardy Fish has pulled out of the United States' Davis Cup quarter-final against France, who will be without World No 14 Gael Monfils for this week's tie.
Soccer's rule makers are considering a tennis tiebreak-type system to make penalty shootouts fairer.
Already engulfed in a series of corruption charges, the CWG Organising Committee faced more problems with its treasurer Anil Khanna resigning in the wake of allegations that his son's firm secured the contract for laying synthetic courts at the tennis stadium. OC sources said Khanna, also the All India Tennis Association secretary, put in his papers on moral grounds in view of the allegations.
Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi urged Mahesh Bhupathi to roll back his decision to quit team tennis and play in the Doha Asian Games.
The future of the $2 million Dubai Tennis championship was questioned by the WTA on Sunday after Israeli player Shahar Peer was denied an entry visa to the United Arab Emirates.
Judy Murray, mother of World No. 4 Andy, was named as non-playing captain of Britain's Fed Cup women's tennis team on Thursday.
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Sunday it would undertake a review of its communication policies after a string of umpiring controversies at the U.S. Open.
India have decided to host their February 1 to 3 Davis Cup tie against Korea in the national capital.
Anecdotes on Leander Paes flew thick and fast as India's tennis greats, former and present, came together to celebrate the 12-time Grand Slam winner's 21 years of representing the nation in Davis Cup.
Indian cricket team had last toured Pakistan in 2007, and after that, no team across any sport in the country has toured Pakistan.
Jeswin Aldrin, who had already qualified for the championships, however missed the cut.
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The jury deliberated for less than an hour before ruling in Bouchard's favour in the lawsuit against the USTA.
The winner will be given an entry into the main draw of the Hyundai Hopman Cup in Australia.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Thursday slammed Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna for dictating terms to the All India Tennis Association (AITA) over selection of the team for the 2012 Olympics.
Indian tennis legend Leander Paes is set to play his last tournament on home soil as he was on Saturday handed a wild card entry in doubles for the third edition of Tata Open Maharashtra, beginning in Pune from February 3. The 46-year-old Paes and his partner Australian Mathew Ebden will face the pair of Divij Sharan and New Zealand's Artem Sitak in the first round.
Myneni, who will lead India in the Davis Cup tie against Spain, on Friday, proposed to his girlfriend Sri Lakshmi Anumolu at the official Davis Cup dinner on Wednesday night.
The All India Tennis Association, often accused of being lax in dealing with age fraud, had no clear answers to what transpired at CLTA.
Reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic has been seeded number one for the US Open with five times winner Roger Federer seeded second, the United States Tennis Association announced on Tuesday.
Birbal Wadhera, a tennis umpire from Chandigarh, has been selected for umpiring at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London.
The 'Big Three' of tennis world -- Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic -- won't lose much due to the suspension of professional tours since they have already created their own legacies but the real struggle is for lower-ranked players, including the Indians, says legendary Vijay Amritraj. Amritraj said the trio of Federer, Djokovic and Nadal, who have a tight grip over Grand Slam tournaments, won't feel any financial stress or the pressure of progress.
The second round match between former champion Angelique Kerber and Anhelina Kalinina, originally scheduled to begin after Schwartzman and Anderson, was pushed to Thursday.
Athletes will not feel 100% safe until a vaccine for the novel coronavirus is available and the US Open should only proceed if all qualified players are able to travel to the Grand Slam, American doubles specialist Rajeev Ram said. Professional tennis was suspended in early March as countries went into lockdown to contain the spread of the virus and the season will not resume until early August.
Former British No 1 Elena Baltacha has been diagnosed with liver cancer, the Scot said on Friday.
After a long battle with cancer, Jana died peacefully, surrounded by her family in her native Czech Republic
AITA pairs him with Bopanna, withdraws Sharan
India's Sania Mirza slipped eight places down to 92nd in the latest Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings issued on Monday. Sania, who is currently nursing a wrist injury, has 745 ranking points in her kitty.
The rebel group, demanding better playing conditions from the All India Tennis Association, said they will continue to remain unavailable for Davis Cup selection until the federation engages with them in 'good faith'.
The signing follows the Hyderabad girl's decision last week to come out of the All India Tennis Association's sponsorship and pursue corporate patronage.
Austrian Thiem was 6-2, 3-6, 7-5, 5-7, 4-1 up when the men's match, which had already been halted on Friday because of bad weather, was stopped.
Top seed Chin-Wei Chan of Chinese Taipei beat second seed Montinee Tangphong of Thailand 6-2, 6-3.
The WTA Bangalore Open is now a Tier II event and will offer the highest prize money for a tennis event in India.
European champions England will wear blue shorts for both their home and away kits for this month's friendlies
