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Nadal thrashes Kyrgios to win China Open; Unseeded Garcia shocks Halep

Nadal thrashes Kyrgios to win China Open; Unseeded Garcia shocks Halep

Rediff.com8 Oct 2017

World number one Rafael Nadal produced a ruthless performance to win his 75th singles title, beating Australian Nick Kyrgios 6-2, 6-1 in the China Open final on Sunday.

PIX: Halep wins Dubai title, Thiem ousted in Rio quarters

PIX: Halep wins Dubai title, Thiem ousted in Rio quarters

Rediff.com23 Feb 2020

Top seed Simona Halep came back from a set down for the third time in the tournament to beat Kazakhstan's rising star Elena Rybakina 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) to win the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for the second time on Saturday. In a battle that lasted nearly two-and-a-half hours, the match came down to a tiebreak where two shots that went agonisingly wide for Rybakina eventually decided the title in front of a noisy crowd that constantly chanted Halep's name.

Thai twins win doubles title

Thai twins win doubles title

Rediff.com6 Jan 2008

Thailand's Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana established themselves as one of the teams to look forward to in the season by winning the Chennai Open doubles title on Sunday.

Bryan brothers announce retirement days ahead of US Open

Bryan brothers announce retirement days ahead of US Open

Rediff.com27 Aug 2020

'We feel blessed to have been able to play the game of doubles for so long. We are grateful to have had the opportunities in the beginning of the year to play and say our goodbyes to the fans.'

Cool Federer downs Isner to win Indian Wells title

Cool Federer downs Isner to win Indian Wells title

Rediff.com19 Mar 2012

Roger Federer coolly outplayed surprise finalist John Isner 7-6, 6-3 on Sunday to become the first player to win the Indian Wells ATP tournament four times.

Moya wins in Buenos Aires

Moya wins in Buenos Aires

Rediff.com9 Feb 2005

Carlos Moya enjoyed a straight-sets win over qualifier Peter Luczak in the first round of the $380,000 Buenos Aires Open.

Nice ATP: Bopanna-Qureshi in final

Nice ATP: Bopanna-Qureshi in final

Rediff.com21 May 2010

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi reached their third Tour level final of the season after clinching a three-set thriller against Leos Friedl of Italy and Serbian Dusan Vemic in Nice, France.

Wimbledon PHOTOS: Djokovic, Swiatek waltz into round 2

Wimbledon PHOTOS: Djokovic, Swiatek waltz into round 2

Rediff.com4 Jul 2023

IMAGES from Day 1 of all the action from the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday.

Yuki claims Traralgon Challenger title in rain-hit final

Yuki claims Traralgon Challenger title in rain-hit final

Rediff.com4 Nov 2013

Yuki Bhambri won his first ATP Challenger level singles title of the season and second of his career on Monday after humbling top seed American Bradely Klahn (ranked 123) in the rain-hit summit clash of the Traralgon event in Australia.

Federer strengthens bid for Tour finals with Pospisil win

Federer strengthens bid for Tour finals with Pospisil win

Rediff.com27 Oct 2013

Roger Federer took a big step towards securing his endangered place in the ATP World Tour Finals by overcoming rising Canadian talent Vasek Pospisil 6-3, 6-7(3), 7-5 in the Basel Open semi-finals on Saturday.

Murray beats Djokovic to win Miami title

Murray beats Djokovic to win Miami title

Rediff.com6 Apr 2009

Andy Murray won his third ATP title of the year beating Novak Djokovic 6-2, 7-5 in the South Florida heat on Sunday to win the Sony Ericsson Open.

US Open PIX: Error-prone Alcaraz into third round; Murray out

US Open PIX: Error-prone Alcaraz into third round; Murray out

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

IMAGES from matches on Day 4 of the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York on Thursday.

Grieving Tsitsipas pulls out of Wimbledon warm-up in Halle

Grieving Tsitsipas pulls out of Wimbledon warm-up in Halle

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

Tsitsipas pulled out of the Wimbledon warm-up event in Halle, Germany, because of personal reasons

French Open PIX: Gauff, Jabeur race into quarters

French Open PIX: Gauff, Jabeur race into quarters

Rediff.com6 Jun 2023

Images from Day 9 of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday.

King takes a walk down memory lane as WTA completes five decades

King takes a walk down memory lane as WTA completes five decades

Rediff.com20 Jun 2023

For Billie Jean King, her leading role in the foundation of the WTA half a century ago ranks above the many successes she enjoyed on court.

Rastogi's winning run ends

Rastogi's winning run ends

Rediff.com28 Apr 2003

He was beaten by Arvind Parmar of Great Britain in the

John Isner wins at Newport after skipping wedding

John Isner wins at Newport after skipping wedding

Rediff.com11 Jul 2011

Big-serving American John Isner captured his second career ATP title after skipping his brother's wedding to beat Belgium's Olivier Rochus 6-3, 7-6 in the Hall of Fame Tennis Championship final on Sunday.

Tiafoe embracing 'Cinderella story' at US Open

Tiafoe embracing 'Cinderella story' at US Open

Rediff.com8 Sep 2022

Frances Tiafoe is the first American man to make a US Open semi-final since Andy Roddick in 2006.

Wawrinka and Nishikori reach Brisbane quarter-finals

Wawrinka and Nishikori reach Brisbane quarter-finals

Rediff.com4 Jan 2017

World number four Stan Wawrinka began the new season with a straight-sets victory over Viktor Troicki in his Brisbane International debut on Wednesday. Second seed Wawrinka edged out Troicki 7-6(5) 6-4 to maintain his perfect record against the Serbian whose seventh attempt at beating the Swiss failed at the Pat Rafter Arena. "I'm quite happy with my level at the start the year," Wawrinka said.

Paes-Stepanek make winning start at World Tour finals

Paes-Stepanek make winning start at World Tour finals

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

The seventh seeded pair beat the Austria-Brazilian combination of Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares 6-3, 5-7, 10-8 in an hour and 42 minutes.

Agassi wins Cincinnati Masters

Agassi wins Cincinnati Masters

Rediff.com9 Aug 2004

Krajicek, Ancic win Ordina Open

Krajicek, Ancic win Ordina Open

Rediff.com25 Jun 2006

The 17-year-old beat Russian Dinara Safina 6-3, 6-4 for her third career title

Wimbledon's ban on Russians a mistake says Djokovic

Wimbledon's ban on Russians a mistake says Djokovic

Rediff.com24 May 2022

Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from this year's tournament following the invasion of Ukraine was wrong and lacked respect, world number one Novak Djokovic said on Monday.

Sports Shorts: Asian champ Arpinder wins triple jump gold

Sports Shorts: Asian champ Arpinder wins triple jump gold

Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday

Tennis Roundup: Berrettini stuns Bautista Agut for career-first title

Tennis Roundup: Berrettini stuns Bautista Agut for career-first title

Rediff.com29 Jul 2018

Italy's Matteo Berrettini overcame second seed Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(9), 6-4 to win his first title at the Swiss Open in Gstaad on Sunday.

Hrbaty wins Marseille Open

Hrbaty wins Marseille Open

Rediff.com1 Mar 2004

Dominik Hrbaty won his third title of the year beating Robin Soderling in the final of the Marseille Open.

Citi Open: Alexander wins battle of Zverev brothers

Citi Open: Alexander wins battle of Zverev brothers

Rediff.com3 Aug 2018

Alexander Zverev got the better of older brother Mischa at the Citi Open in Washington on Thursday, winning their first meeting at an ATP Tour event 6-3, 7-5.

Berdych crushes Del Potro to win Tokyo title

Berdych crushes Del Potro to win Tokyo title

Rediff.com5 Oct 2008

Czech Tomas Berdych halted fifth seed Juan Martin Del Potro's hot streak by beating the Argentine 6-1, 6-4 to win the Japan Open on Sunday. Ninth seed Berdych's fourth ATP Tour title and his first since winning on grass in Halle last year came after Del Potro left the court to take medicine for an upset stomach.

Tennis round-up: Osaka on why she split with coach Bajin

Tennis round-up: Osaka on why she split with coach Bajin

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

'Everyone thinks it was a money-related issue, but it wasn't'

Bhupathi-Ancic's 8-match winning run ends

Bhupathi-Ancic's 8-match winning run ends

Rediff.com27 Oct 2006

The Indo-Croatian pair lost to John Stephens and Wesley Moodie in the quarter-finals of the St Petersburg Open.

Ramkumar qualifies for Chennai Open, faces Somdev in first round

Ramkumar qualifies for Chennai Open, faces Somdev in first round

Rediff.com30 Dec 2013

Indian wild card entrant Jeevan Nedunchezhian crashed out of the Chennai Open after a bright start soon after Ramkumar Ramanathan stormed into the singles main draw with a superb win over higher-ranked Slovakian Norbert Gombos in Chennai.

Djokovic keeps top spot after edging past Auger-Aliassime

Djokovic keeps top spot after edging past Auger-Aliassime

Rediff.com14 May 2022

Top seed Novak Djokovic beat Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 7-6(1) to reach the semi-finals of the Italian Open on Friday and move within one win of 1,000 career victories.

Tennis: Medvedev fights back to sink Hurkacz

Tennis: Medvedev fights back to sink Hurkacz

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

Muguruza seals semi-final berth, Pliskova beats Krejcikova at WTA Finals.

Paris Masters: Tsitsipas retires with arm issue

Paris Masters: Tsitsipas retires with arm issue

Rediff.com4 Nov 2021

'My arm has been -- I have had an issue there for quite a while now. It has gotten bigger in the last couple of weeks, so I'm just trying to protect it.'

Prajnesh advances, Ramkumar exits Bengaluru Open

Prajnesh advances, Ramkumar exits Bengaluru Open

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

Prajnesh Gunneswaran emerged as the only Indian to manage a win in the singles main draw of the Bengaluru Open as Ramkumar Ramanathan and Arjun Kadhe made first-round exits.

Nadal allays injury fears in Melbourne Park training session

Nadal allays injury fears in Melbourne Park training session

Rediff.com6 Feb 2021

The 34-year-old played no part in his country's ATP Cup campaign, which ended in a 2-0 semi-final defeat at the hands of Italy on Saturday.

Berrettini powers into fourth round at Indian Wells

Berrettini powers into fourth round at Indian Wells

Rediff.com16 Mar 2022

Badosa beats Fernandez; Swiatek, Halep storm into quarter-finals

Kyrgios charged for domestic assault in 2021 case

Kyrgios charged for domestic assault in 2021 case

Rediff.com5 Jul 2022

Australian media said the charge was related to a complaint made by Kyrgios's former partner Chiara Passari.

Saketh gets wild card for Chennai Open

Saketh gets wild card for Chennai Open

Rediff.com27 Nov 2016

India's No. 1 ranked player Saketh Myneni and Norway's tennis sensation Casper Ruud have been offered the last two wild cards for the 22nd edition of the Aircel Chennai Open.

Ending year as No. 1 a big satisfaction: Nadal

Ending year as No. 1 a big satisfaction: Nadal

Rediff.com16 Nov 2019

Rafael Nadal had just beaten rising Greek force Stefanos Tsitsipas in a classic scrap at the ATP Finals but had no idea whether it was good enough to keep him in the tournament.