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A rollercoaster 2020 season for Djokovic so far...

A rollercoaster 2020 season for Djokovic so far...

Rediff.com7 Sep 2020

World number one Novak Djokovic was disqualified from his US Open fourth round match against Pablo Carreno Busta on Sunday after the Serbian struck a line judge with a ball following a point.

Tara Iyer keeps tricolour flying

Tara Iyer keeps tricolour flying

Rediff.com5 Sep 2007

Tara Iyer advanced to the quarterfinals while the rest of the Indians crashed out of the Asian Tennis Championships.

Paes, Sania seeded for US Open doubles

Paes, Sania seeded for US Open doubles

Rediff.com29 Aug 2006

Leander Paes and his Czech Republic partner Martin Damm will take on the Czech duo Petr Pala and Robin Vik in the first round.

Philippoussis ends 3-year title drought

Philippoussis ends 3-year title drought

Rediff.com17 Jul 2006

Mark Philippoussis won the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships to claim his first title in three years.

Philippoussis cruises into quarters

Philippoussis cruises into quarters

Rediff.com13 Jul 2006

The Australian eased past South African Rik de Voest 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.

Amritraj goes down to Mahut

Amritraj goes down to Mahut

Rediff.com14 Jul 2007

Pakistan's Aisam Qureshi was also beaten in the quarter-finals, an the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.

Prakash Amritraj in last 8 at Newport

Prakash Amritraj in last 8 at Newport

Rediff.com13 Jul 2007

The US-based Indian Davis Cupper beat American wildcard Scoville Jenkins in the second round of the Hall of Fame championships.

Amritraj, Qureshi out of doubles at Newport

Amritraj, Qureshi out of doubles at Newport

Rediff.com12 Jul 2007

They were knocked out by top seeds Wesley Moodie and Fabrice Santoro at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport.

Bhupathi-Tursunov lose to Israeli pair

Bhupathi-Tursunov lose to Israeli pair

Rediff.com8 Jan 2004

Defending champion Paradon Srichaphan stormed into the last eight as seeds David Ferrer and Anthony Dupuis were upset in the Tata Open.

Bhupathi-Malisse in third round

Bhupathi-Malisse in third round

Rediff.com3 Jun 2006

The unseeded Indo-Belgian pair beat the Argentine duo of Jose Acasuso and Sebastian Prieto in the men's doubles at the French Open.

Tennis round-up: Murray marks return with doubles win

Tennis round-up: Murray marks return with doubles win

Rediff.com21 Jun 2019

The 32-year-old, five-times a winner of the singles at the prestigious Wimbledon warm-up event, delighted a large evening centre court crowd with some fluent shot-making as he and Spanish veteran Lopez beat top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 7-6(5), 6-3.

Sharath Kamal goes down to top seed Ning

Sharath Kamal goes down to top seed Ning

Rediff.com5 Jun 2007

The Indian ace was beaten in the men's singles semi-finals of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships.

Sharath Kamal storms into semis

Sharath Kamal storms into semis

Rediff.com4 Jun 2007

The defending champion beat Cai Xiao Li of Singapore in the quarter-finals of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships.

Sharath Kamal, Mouma in singles QF

Sharath Kamal, Mouma in singles QF

Rediff.com4 Jun 2007

Achanta Sharath Kamal was the only Indian to survive the second round heat in men's singles.

Indian men in Commonwealth TT final

Indian men in Commonwealth TT final

Rediff.com1 Jun 2007

India beat Australia 3-0 and set-up a title clash with Singapore in the men's team event.

Double for Tanvi and Karun

Double for Tanvi and Karun

Rediff.com20 May 2006

Maharashtra's Tanvi Shah and Delhi's Karun Uday Singh won the boys and girls' under-16 singles and doubles crowns respectively in the Xtra Premium National Tennis Championships.

India trounce Bangladesh to top group

India trounce Bangladesh to top group

Rediff.com31 May 2007

The Indian men's and women's teams romped into the second round of the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships.

Top seeds Divija, Garima ousted

Top seeds Divija, Garima ousted

Rediff.com18 May 2006

Girls under-16 top seed M Divija of and under-14 No. 1 Garima Vatwani crashed out of the National series

India edge past Slovenia

India edge past Slovenia

Rediff.com1 May 2006

India just about managed to cling to men's second division berth at the World Table Tennis championship.

Paes-Damm in Rome Masters quarters

Paes-Damm in Rome Masters quarters

Rediff.com11 May 2007

They are yet to play a match in the men's doubles event at the Rome Masters.

Indian men back to winning ways

Indian men back to winning ways

Rediff.com27 Apr 2006

India beat Finland to secure a quarter-final berth in the men's second division at the World Table Tennis Championships.

Sania-Huber lose in final

Sania-Huber lose in final

Rediff.com10 Apr 2006

They were beaten by Shinobu Asagoe and Katarina Srebotnik in the doubles final of the Bausch and Lomb Championships in Florida.

Luangnam wins ITF title

Luangnam wins ITF title

Rediff.com9 Apr 2006

The fifth seeded Thai lass easily beat Miki Miyamura of Japan in the final of the ITF\nWomen's Tennis Championship in Chennai.

Dominant Djokovic marches into Dubai quarter-finals

Dominant Djokovic marches into Dubai quarter-finals

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

Novak Djokovic extended his unbeaten start to the season to 15 matches as he swatted aside German veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-1 with ease on Wednesday to reach the Dubai Tennis Championships quarter-finals.

Sikh man kicked out of Wimbledon queue for 'making people uncomfortable'

Sikh man kicked out of Wimbledon queue for 'making people uncomfortable'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2016

A 20-year-old Sikh man was kicked out of an overnight queue to watch the Wimbledon tennis championships as he apparently made other people around him "uncomfortable".

Sharath Kamal in Indian Open final

Sharath Kamal in Indian Open final

Rediff.com11 Feb 2007

The fifth seeded Indian ace will take on top seed Gao Ning of Singapore.

Djokovic announces Balkan region series, Thiem joins

Djokovic announces Balkan region series, Thiem joins

Rediff.com23 May 2020

Kenin, Andreescu to be part of team event in Charleston in June

Nadal out of season-opening Abu Dhabi event

Nadal out of season-opening Abu Dhabi event

Rediff.com24 Dec 2017

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week's season-opening exhibition event in Abu Dhabi due to ongoing fitness problems, the world number one said.

Tennis Roundup: Murray bows out in Zhuhai; Kyrgios handed suspended ban

Tennis Roundup: Murray bows out in Zhuhai; Kyrgios handed suspended ban

Rediff.com26 Sep 2019

Australia's Alex de Minaur fought back from a set down to beat former world number one Andy Murray

No fairytale finish for Sania Mirza

No fairytale finish for Sania Mirza

Rediff.com21 Feb 2023

Sania Mirza ended her career with first round defeat at WTA Dubai event.

US Open 2023: Dates, schedule, seeds and how to watch on TV

US Open 2023: Dates, schedule, seeds and how to watch on TV

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

This year's US Open runs from Aug. 28-Sept. 10.

Former champ Sridhar concedes tie

Former champ Sridhar concedes tie

Rediff.com10 Oct 2006

Vinod Sridhar conceded his match against Tushar Liberhan in the first round of the national tennis championship.

Asian Games: How the Mukherjees breached the Chinese wall

Asian Games: How the Mukherjees breached the Chinese wall

Rediff.com30 Sep 2023

The reigning world champion duo of Chen Meng and Wang Yidi gasped in surprise seeing the backhand return of Ayhika Mukherjee, who, in part, engineered India's biggest triumph of the Asian Games thus far.

National table tennis champ stuck in Spain

National table tennis champ stuck in Spain

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

'I'm also happy to receive support from back home in India, my coach and association officials are in constant touch. I've got another ticket for May 11, and hopefully, the situation will become normal by then, and I will return'

Serbian Domination: Novak's win and Jokic's NBA MVP

Serbian Domination: Novak's win and Jokic's NBA MVP

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

A day after Novak Djokovic won his 23rd Grand Slam title, Serbia's Nikola Jokic was named Most Valuable Player of the NBA Finals

Paes-Damm in second round

Paes-Damm in second round

Rediff.com2 Sep 2006

The Indian ace and Samantha Stosur later crashed out of the mixed doubles, losing in the first round.

Sania succumbs after solid start

Sania succumbs after solid start

Rediff.com31 Aug 2006

The Indian ace won the first set but was outplayed in the next two by Francesca Schiavone in the second round of the US Open.

Asiad table tennis: Men's team stuns Japan, assures India of historic medal

Asiad table tennis: Men's team stuns Japan, assures India of historic medal

Rediff.com27 Aug 2018

The Indian men's team did almost the unthinkable by beating fancied Japan 3-1 in the quarter-finals to assure the country its first-ever medal in table tennis in the history of the Asian Games, in Jakarta, on Monday.

Sania draws easy doubles first round

Sania draws easy doubles first round

Rediff.com17 Jun 2005

The Indian ace and Anna Chakvetadze of Russia will take on Alina Jidkova of Russia and Tatiana Perebiynis of Ukraine in their opening match of the women's doubles at Wimbledon.

Wimbledon: Why are Russians, Belarusians allowed to compete this year?

Wimbledon: Why are Russians, Belarusians allowed to compete this year?

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

The decision to lift the ban was met with protest from Ukraine, whose Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said it was "immoral" and urged Britain to deny Russian and Belarusian players visas.