May 26 2013 Last updated 3:50 pm
The 22-year-old Safina, whose brother Marat was the men’s top player in the world in 2000, will replace Williams who has been on top for 11 consecutive weeks and 72 in all on April 20. “It’s a great honour to… बाँकी अंश »
this season, crushing Florent Serra 6-0, 6-1 on Thursday in the second round of the ATP Cincinnati Masters tournament. The lop-sided victory took just 46 minutes and was the second runaway win for the world No 2 in less than… बाँकी अंश »
Beijing, July 29 (Xinhua) With Beijing Olympics barely ten days away, top tennis players of the world are gearing to give their best in the quadrennial event.The Spaniards, who has claimed gold medals in every Olympics ever since the sport… बाँकी अंश »
Rafael Nadal toppled Roger Federer from his Wimbledon pedestal Sunday with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7 defeat, becoming the first Spaniard to win the title since Manuel Santana in 1966.Nadal handed the Swiss superstar his first loss… बाँकी अंश »
Rafael Nadal joined Bjorn Borg as winner of four straight French Open titles Sunday, paying respectful tribute to opponent Roger Federer after inflicting a painful 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 defeat on the world number one.’I congratulate Roger,’ said Nadal, who will… बाँकी अंश »
Paris: This time Ana Ivanovic was ready for the French Open final.Showing no sign of the nerves that afflicted her a year ago, Ivanovic won her first Grand Slam title Saturday by beating Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3.By reaching the final,… बाँकी अंश »
Dinara Safina needs only one more win to join her older brother as a Grand Slam champion.Dispensing with the come-from-behind drama of her previous two matches, Safina advanced to the French Open final by beating fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3,… बाँकी अंश »
For Serena Williams, missed chances came in a flurry on Friday at the French Open.She shanked overheads, hit wild volleys and squandered six break points. The net result: a stunning third-round loss to Katarina Srebotnik, 6-4, 6-4. The hasty exit… बाँकी अंश »
When the ball was in play, Maria Sharapova at least was able to make something happen.The top-seeded Russian struggled with her serve in the wind at the French Open, hitting 17 double-faults and barely managing to defeat 103rd-ranked Evgeniya Rodina… बाँकी अंश »
Jelena Jankovic got a little love from the net to help her beat Monica Niculescu 7-6 (3), 6-2 Monday and advance to the second round of the class=”xref”>.Leading 4-2 in the first-set tiebreaker, last year”s French Open semifinalist had a… बाँकी अंश »