The All Indian Tennis Association (AITA) on Thursday outrightly rejected the rebel players' fresh demands, saying their inclusion in the Executive or Selection Committees is not possible unless they enter the national federation through elections.
France's Benoit Paire has tested positive for COVID-19 and pulled out of the US Open starting on Monday, French sports daily reported on Sunday. Paire, seeded 17th at the Grand Slam event, had been scheduled to play Poland's Kamil Majchrzak in the first round at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday.
World No 1 Novak Djokovic called for tennis to "improve and evolve" after the women's tour signalled a move towards new scoring formats.
Anil Khanna criticised the revolting players for raking up the issue ahead of their Davis Cup tie against Japan.
In a moral victory for the All India Tennis Association, the International Tennis Federation has given the AITA the right to host its next Davis Cup tie against Australia, which had forfeited its previous rubber on security grounds in May.
The International Tennis Federation will consider an appeal from India seeking a heavier penalty on Australia for forfeiting last month's Davis Cup tie in Chennai due to security concerns. The ITF said on Friday it had received an appeal from the All India Tennis Association which would be discussed at a board meeting on July 15.
WTA chief promises 'strong reactions' to ban on Russian, Belarusian players
Other nominees for the prize are Angelique Kerber (Germany), Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic and Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark).
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 ruled out shifting the May 8-10 Davis Cup match between India and Australia from Chennai, saying proper security arrangements will be in place to hold trouble-free matches.
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.
Serena Williams has set a single-season prize money record on the women's tour by earning $6,545,586 in 2009, according to the Women's Tennis Association.
The Karnataka High court on Saturday stayed the two-year ban issued imposed on tennis players Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna by the All India Tennis Association on disciplinary grounds.
India's tennis legend Vijay Amritraj said that the country needs to develop quality singles players if it wants to be in the elite group in the world.
The All India Tennis Association (AITA) on Wednesday dismissed Mahesh Bhupathi's allegation that the national federation is run by only one man and asserted that it is a "democratic" institution.
In its last ditch effort to break the deadlock, the All India Tennis Association communicated all the offers with regard to playing conditions in writing to the rebel players and also asked for their availability for the upcoming tie against Indonesia.
The All India Tennis Association has convened an executive committee meeting in New Delhi on Thursday to find ways to douse the simmering controversy which rocked Indian tennis after top Davis Cuppers revolted against captain Leander Paes.
The AITA Secretary General has been elected to the Board of Directors for a two-year term.
The Indian Davis Cupper has been selected for the coveted lifetime achievement award of the International Tennis Federation.
The All India Tennis Association's efforts to include United States-based Prakash Amritraj in the Davis Cup squad and negate a boycott threat by its top players came to naught on Wednesday, with the Sports Ministry sticking to its policy that only Indian passport holders can represent the country.
Sticking to its stand, the All India Tennis Association on Saturday said it will not change the players' combination for the London Olympics despite Mahesh Bhupathi categorically rejecting his pairing with Leander Paes.
Unseeded Seo-Kyung Kang of Korea fashioned a shock 6-1, 6-0 victory over No 8 seed Chun-Yan He of China to clinch the title in the Mother's Recipe US $10,000 ITF Women's Futures Tennis Tournament, in Mumbai, on Saturday.
India were drawn against their Pakistan for an away Asia-Oceania Zone Group 1 fixture.
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.
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.
Newly-appointed Davis Cup captain Anand Amritraj is confident it will be "smooth sailing" for the Indian team in 2014.
Pakistan tennis mulls appeal against shifting Davis Cup tie; PTF president says 'India has only politicised a sports event'.
Playing only his second junior Grand Slam, 17-year-old won 7-5, 6-3
Senior sports administrator Anil Khanna on Wednesday quit as acting president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), almost two weeks after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) refused to recognise any "acting/interim president".
India will have a shot at an Olympic medal in the women's doubles tennis competition as well with Sania Mirza and Sunitha Rao getting a wild card entry to compete at the quadrennial extravaganza. A senior official at the All India Tennis Association said they have received the official confirmation from the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
The hard court of Chennai's Nungambakkam Tennis Centre will host the Davis Cup tie between India and Australia in May, the All India Tennis Association (AITA) said on Tuesday.
India's number one singles player will open the country's campaign against Wisnu Adi Nugroho in the Asia/Oceania Group I first round relegation play-off against Indonesia, beginning in Bangalore on Friday. No 2 Yuki Bhambri will lock horns with Indonesia No 1 Christopher Rungkat in the second singles.
India's doubles ace Mahesh Bhupathi tells the AITA he prefers partnering Rohan Bopanna in the doubles event at the Beijing Olympics.
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'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'
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.
Sending out a strong message that indiscipline will not be tolerated, the All India Tennis Association on Saturday dropped Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna from the Davis Cup team for the upcoming tie against New Zealand and blooded youngsters to prepare the side for the future.
The AITA has retained the team for the Davis Cup tie against Japan, with Leander Paes at the helm of affairs.
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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