Tennis
New York, Aug 28 (UNI) In a riveting opening match at the 2024 US Open, Carlos Alcaraz battled through a spirited performance by 186th-ranked Australian Li Tu to secure a 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory on Tuesday. The 21-year-old Spaniard, already a champion at Roland Garros and Wimbledon this year, extended his remarkable Grand Slam…
New York, Aug 28 (UNI) Naomi Osaka’s eyes glistened with tears of joy as she clinched a stirring victory at the US Open, marking her first triumph at the tournament since 2021. The Flushing Meadows spectators roared in approval as the former champion outplayed 2017 French Open victor Jelena Ostapenko in a gripping opening-round match…
Paris, July 31 (UNI) In an exhilarating match at the Court Philippe-Chatrier, Serbian tennis icon Novak Djokovic clinched a spot in the quarterfinals of the Paris 2024 Olympics. The top-seeded player triumphed over Germany’s Dominik Koepfer with a solid 7-5, 6-3 victory in the men’s singles third round on Wednesday. Djokovic, an Olympic bronze medalist…
Paris, July 29 (UNI) India’s tennis campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympics concluded on Sunday, as both Sumit Nagal and the men’s doubles team of Rohan Bopanna and N.Sriram Balaji exited the tournament in their opening matches at the prestigious Roland Garros Stadium. In the men’s doubles event, the unseeded duo of Bopanna and Balaji…
Paris, July 29 (UNI) Once a fortress of Rafael Nadal’s dominance, the Roland Garros was transformed into a stage for Novak Djokovic’s brilliance during the Paris Olympics on Monday. Djokovic delivered a stunning performance, defeating Nadal 6-1, 6-4 in the second round of the singles competition. For Nadal, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and the…
Paris, July 28 (UNI) In a dominant display of tennis, top seed Novak Djokovic stormed into the second round of the rain-soaked tennis tournament at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, setting the stage for a potential faceoff against Rafael Nadal. Despite relentless rain dampening the second day of the Games and causing delays and rescheduling…
Paris, July 25 (UNI) Indian men’s doubles pair Rohan Bopanna-N Sriram Balaji and men’s singles player Sumit Nagal have been drawn against the French opponents for their respective first-round tennis matches at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The tennis draws were conducted in Paris on Thursday. World No. 4 doubles player Bopanna, one-half of the reigning…
London, July 15 (UNI) Carlos Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets to defend the men’s singles title at the Wimbledon Championships here on Sunday. It’s a repeat of the 2023 showpiece as the Spaniard youngster defeated the Serbian veteran in five sets to lift his maiden Wimbledon title. A 14-minute-long opening game saw Djokovic…
London, July 13 (UNI) In a thrilling finale at Wimbledon on Saturday, Barbora Krejcikova emerged as the new queen of tennis, defeating Jasmine Paolini in a gripping three-set match to claim her second grand slam title with a scoreline of 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. The 28-year-old Czech star becomes the second player from her country to…
London, July 12 (UNI) Both Jasmine Paolini of Italy and the Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova came from one set down to reach the women’s singles final at the Wimbledon Championships here on Thursday. This year’s French Open finalist Paolini looked struggling in front of the powerful serves and groundstrokes of Croatia’s Donna Vekic, losing the…
