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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.

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Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from next week's season-opening exhibition event in Abu Dhabi due to ongoing fitness problems, the world number one said.

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.

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.

Australian Open prize purse up to near $60m

Australian Open prize purse up to near $60m

Rediff.com29 Dec 2023

World No 8 Muchova withdraws from Aus Open with wrist injury

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.

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.

Bopanna-Matkowski reach semis in Dubai

Bopanna-Matkowski reach semis in Dubai

Rediff.com2 Mar 2017

India's Rohan Bopanna joined forces with Marcin Matkowski to reach the doubles semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.

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.

Paes-Navratilova in semis

Paes-Navratilova in semis

Rediff.com2 Jun 2005

They set up a clash with Samantha Stosur and Paul Hanley of Australia in the semi-finals which will be played on Thursday.

Murray suffers Curse of the Casino

Murray suffers Curse of the Casino

Rediff.com16 Jul 2006

American Justin Gimelstob upset top-seeded Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6 in the Hall of Fame semi-finals

Sania drops to 40th spot in WTA rankings

Sania drops to 40th spot in WTA rankings

Rediff.com10 Jul 2006

The first round loss at the Wimbledon championships has pushed Sania Mirza two places down.

Roger Federer commits to keep playing in Basel until 2019

Roger Federer commits to keep playing in Basel until 2019

Rediff.com22 Feb 2017

Roger Federer has signed a three-year deal to play at his hometown event in Basel until 2019.

Sweet revenge for Sanam

Sweet revenge for Sanam

Rediff.com5 Jul 2006

Sanam Singh beat Roberto Bautista-Agut of Spain to enter the pre-quarter-finals of the boys' singles at Wimbledon.

Sridhar, Rastogi in title clash

Sridhar, Rastogi in title clash

Rediff.com22 Apr 2005

Karan Rastogi of Maharashtra and Vinod Sridhar of Tamil Nadu will clash in the final of the National Ranking tournament.

Sridhar, Rastogi make last four

Sridhar, Rastogi make last four

Rediff.com21 Apr 2005

Nitin Kirtane of Maharshtra and Gautam Arjun of Karnataka also made it to the semi finals of National Ranking Tennis

Mankad gets wild card for Tata Open

Mankad gets wild card for Tata Open

Rediff.com3 Jan 2004

The Indian Davis Cupper filled the third and final wild card slot in the main draw of the ATP event, starting in Chennai on Monday.\n\n

Simon Greul lifts ITF title

Simon Greul lifts ITF title

Rediff.com2 Apr 2005

He scored a commanding 6-2, 6-4 win over Ivan Cerovic of Croatia, who had beaten top seed Aisam Qureshi earlier in the day.

Saiteja shocks second seed

Saiteja shocks second seed

Rediff.com17 May 2006

Unseeded Paladugu Saiteja shocked boys under-14 second seed Vaidik Munshaw in the National Series Tennis Championship.

Sharma stuns top seed Verma

Sharma stuns top seed Verma

Rediff.com16 May 2006

Unseeded Vinayak Sharma of Andhra Pradesh beat boys under-16 top seed Parul Verma of Chandigarh in the second round of the National Series Tennis Championship.

Indian paddlers lose to Bulgaria

Indian paddlers lose to Bulgaria

Rediff.com28 Apr 2006

India lost their last league match 1-3 to Bulgaria in the world table tennis championship

Singapore avenge Commonwealth Games defeat

Singapore avenge Commonwealth Games defeat

Rediff.com26 Apr 2006

The Indian men's team lost 2-3 to Singapore in the World Table Tennis Championships.

Ghatak's gallant win in vain

Ghatak's gallant win in vain

Rediff.com25 Apr 2006

India went down 1-3 to the Czech Republic in the women's division of the World Table Tennis Championships.

Miyamura, Luangnam in final

Miyamura, Luangnam in final

Rediff.com7 Apr 2006

The former beat Korea's Jeong A Cho while Luangnam overcame Natasha Khan of England in the semi-finals of the ITF women's tournament.

World TT: Indian men win

World TT: Indian men win

Rediff.com29 Feb 2008

Indian men and women experienced contrasting fortunes at the World Team Table Tennis Championships as the former blanked Nigeria 3-0 but the eves went down 2-3 to Australia.

Sania advances to second round

Sania advances to second round

Rediff.com27 Feb 2008

Sania Mirza overcame a stuttering start before packing off Russian qualifier Vera Dushevina 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Amritraj beats Bopanna to advance

Amritraj beats Bopanna to advance

Rediff.com10 Mar 2006

Prakash Amritraj will next face Kristian Pless of Austria in the quarter-finals of the Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships.

Sania, Bopanna to spearhead Indian challenge

Sania, Bopanna to spearhead Indian challenge

Rediff.com9 Sep 2003

Harsh Mankad, Sunil Kumar Sipaeya, Megha Vakharia, Isha Lakhani and Ankita Bhambri are the members of the team for the Asian Tennis Championship.\n\n

Raman cruises to second round

Raman cruises to second round

Rediff.com24 Feb 2006

The veteran defeated Prithviraj in the National Table Tennis Championship.

Agassi dumped at Delray Beach

Agassi dumped at Delray Beach

Rediff.com4 Feb 2006

The American ace lost 6-4, 6-2 to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in his comeback tournament in Florida

Agassi makes confident start

Agassi makes confident start

Rediff.com31 Jan 2006

The 35-year-old beat Brazilian Ricardo Mello in the first round of the Delray Beach International.

Russian Dzalamidze switches nationality to play Wimbledon

Russian Dzalamidze switches nationality to play Wimbledon

Rediff.com20 Jun 2022

Natela Dzalamidze will be able to compete at Wimbledon after she changed her nationality to represent Georgia

Wimbledon relaxes dress code for women players

Wimbledon relaxes dress code for women players

Rediff.com18 Nov 2022

"It is our hope that this rule adjustment will help players focus purely on their performance by relieving a potential source of anxiety."

Rastogi halts Sanam's march

Rastogi halts Sanam's march

Rediff.com22 Dec 2005

Karan Rastogi beat Sanam Singh 7-5, 6-3 to advance to the last four of the National Grass Court championship

Bopanna advances to 2nd round

Bopanna advances to 2nd round

Rediff.com21 Dec 2005

He lived up to his top billing as he scored a facile 6-2, 6-2 victory over Tushar Liberhan.

4 Indians in main draw: World TT

4 Indians in main draw: World TT

Rediff.com21 May 2003

Chetan Baboor, Mouma Das, Sharath Kamal and Montu Das scored their second wins to make the grade.

Murray loses season opener to Goffin in Abu Dhabi

Murray loses season opener to Goffin in Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com31 Dec 2016

World No 1 Andy Murray started his new season with a surprise 7-6(4), 6-4 loss to David Goffin in the semi-finals of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Friday.

Paes-Rikl enter semis

Paes-Rikl enter semis

Rediff.com9 Sep 2004

The 13th seeded duo beat Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco of Spain to enter the last four at the US Open.