Top seed Mara Santangelo of Italy, ranked 36, is potentially the only player who can stop the Indian ace from winning the Bangalore Open.
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Tuesday hit out at its vice-president Karti P Chidambaram for questioning the Davis Cup team selection and asked why he did not raise the issue when he was the chairman of the Davis Cup Committee.
Taking strong exception to the comments made by its own vice president, the All India Tennis Association said it was "unethical" to label the team selected for Davis Cup tie against Korea as "third rate" and that the young players were being misled.
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India will field a depleted team for the Davis Cup tie against South Korea. With the revolting players sticking to their stand, the AITA on Friday named Leander Paes, V M Ranjit, Vijaykant Malik and Purav Raja for next month's home match.
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) would be forced to select a depleted side to counter South Korea as none of the eight revolting players has made himself available for Davis Cup selection so far.
Peng could be seen in the stands wearing a black knit hat with the Olympic rings on them and a black coat with the Chinese flag.
'I do understand Rohan is disappointed for not getting the award, but it was because he did not meet the criteria for the award in 2016. He should see the criteria before making any comment'
Former World No 1 in doubles and six-time Grand Slam champion Sania beat Indonesia's 16-year-old Priska Madelyn Nugroho for the award in Asia/Oceania regional category.
The All India Tennis Association on Friday selected Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi for the men's doubles event at the London Olympics, rejecting the latter's insistence on being paired with Rohan Bopanna in the mega-event next month.
India were drawn against their Pakistan for an away Asia-Oceania Zone Group 1 fixture.
Britain's Andy Murray expects some of the top male players to follow women's world number one Ash Barty in skipping next month's US Open in New York due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Australian Barty said on Thursday she is not comfortable travelling to the United States amid the pandemic for the hardcourt Grand Slam, which begins on August 31.
Harsh Mankad has been drafted in as the fifth member of the Indian Davis Cup squad for the April 11-13 tie against Japan.
Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri posted straight-set wins in their respective reverse singles as India completed a 5-0 whitewash of Indonesia in the Asia-Oceania Group I Davis Cup relegation play-off tie, in Bangalore on Sunday.
Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri scored straight-set victories to put India 2-0 ahead in the Asia-Oceanic Davis Cup Group I first-round relegation play-off tie against Indonesia in Bangalore on Friday. Somdev defeated Wisnu Adi Nugroho 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 before Yuki saw off Christopher Rungkat 6-3, 6-2, 6-3, at the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association stadium.
The All India Tennis Association says it will not waive 'royalty' of around US $40,000 on the Chennai Open unless the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association proves that the tournament is a loss-making venture.
Nagal, who has played his best tennis this season, sent a confirmation to the All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Thursday night while Ramkumar had conveyed his availability a few days ago.
Swiss champion Patty Schnyder has confirmed her participation in the Bangalore Open this year.
Speaking exclusively with Bikash Mohapatra, Mahesh Bhupathi opens up on the many issues that plagued Indian tennis the last few months.
Bhupathi said as per AITA's last communication to him, he was replaced as the non-playing captain for making himself unavailable to travel to Pakistan.
Pakistan tennis mulls appeal against shifting Davis Cup tie; PTF president says 'India has only politicised a sports event'.
The All India Tennis Association has urged the government to increase the financial help being given to its players from Rs three crore to five crore, and also demanded that the benefit be extended to juniors as well.
Top doubles player Mahesh Bhupathi has opted out of India's Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan next month to allow tour partner Rohan Bopanna pair with Leander Paes, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) announced on Tuesday.
Mahesh Bhupathi, who led a revolt of 11 players against the All India Tennis Association, has slammed the AITA for the way it formed a three-member panel to look into the issues raised by the rebels, alleging that the panel would be 'biased' and serve no purpose.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, who took on the All India Tennis Association to compete as a team at the London Olympics, have been seeded seventh in the men's doubles. The pair is placed a rung above the Serbian combination of singles' world No 2 Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, who took on the All India Tennis Association to compete as a team at the London Olympics, have been seeded seventh in the men's doubles. The pair is placed a rung above the Serbian combination of singles' world No 2 Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki.
The All India Tennis Association on Wednesday said they are examining the concerns of the eight elite players who have shot off a communication to the federation, demanding drastic changes in the way the country's Davis Cup team is handled by the AITA.
AITA claimed to have worked out a compromise formula to resolve the selection crisis for the Olympics by deciding to send two men's doubles teams for the event, pairing Leander Paes with a lower-ranked Vishnu Vardhan.
India's ace doubles player Leander Paes wrote to the All India Tennis Association on Monday, saying it will be unfair on him if Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna are paired as a second team for the 2012 Olympics.
Anil Khanna was on Saturday elevated to the post of president of All India Tennis Association (AITA) replacing Yashwant Singh who stepped down after 12 years at the helm.
Has the 32-year-old played his last match for India? Will the AITA be able to convince him to change his decision?
The Indian doubles ace said the AITA preferred the pairing for the Asian Games as it felt they have a good chance of winning the gold medal.
'I was confident that I would surely get into any of the IPL teams, but I was not picked.'
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He will also officiate at Wimbledon along with woman umpire Payal Jain and Ritu Sharma.
The United States Tennis Association will hold the US Open this year without fans amid the COVID-19 outbreak even though some top players have expressed concerns about attending the tournament due to the virus, according to multiple reports.
The US Open was washed out for the second day in a row on Wednesday, leaving organisers scrambling to clear a backlog and appease players who revolted against conditions on the court.
Non-playing captain Shiv Prakash Misra on the new Davis Cup team, the ban and future of Indian tennis.
Insisting that it had not imposed a ban on Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) said that by sidelining the duo, it was sending out a message that indiscipline will not be tolerated at any cost.
