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Asked in an on-court interview to describe the encounter, the 38-year-old former world number one was almost at a loss for words. (Photo: AFP)

Indian Wells Masters: Venus Williams comes back from illness, defeats...

Venus Williams received medical attention from a trainer late in the first set, saved her best tennis for the biggest...

8 March 2019 3:07 PM IST

Djokovic has also extended his sequence of consecutive winning sets to 30, passing his previous best mark of 29 from 2015. (Photo: AP)

Djokovic aims to win record sixth Indian Wells Masters trophy

Djokovic is making his first start since winning his third Grand Slam title on the trot at the Australian Open in...

8 March 2019 12:04 PM IST

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

'My priority will always be my family', says Federer

Federer said while he tries to be the best ambassador for tennis, he also needs to think about himself sometimes.

7 March 2019 5:11 PM IST

Belarus Victoria Azarenka returns to Elena Vesnina of Russia in their womens singles second round match on Wednesday. Azarenka won 6-3, 6-3. ( Photo: AP)

Indian Wells champ Azarenka sets up second-round meeting with Serena

Azarenka, the former world number one said she started a little too passive in dropping the first two games against her...

7 March 2019 3:42 PM IST

Andy Murray en route to his win over Gilles Muller in Monte Carlo on Tuesday. Murray won 7-5, 7-5. (Photo: AFP)

'No longer in pain', 'unsure about playing top-level tennis again',...

The 31-year-old underwent hip resurfacing surgery at the end of January to overcome the problem that first became a...

7 March 2019 10:11 AM IST

The tennis legend, an 18-time Grand Slam title winner, was branded as transphobic after writing in a newspaper column that allowing trans athletes to compete with women who were assigned female at birth is cheating and unfair. (Photo: Twitter)

Navratilova apologises for describing competing transgender athletes...

She was also dropped as an ambassador for the Athlete Ally group which campaigns for LGBT rights in sport.

4 March 2019 2:40 PM IST

Spains Rafael Nadal returns a ball in his Mexican Tennis Open round one match against Germanys Mischa Zverev in Acapulco, Mexico on Tuesday. (Photo: AP)

Mexican Open: Rafael Nadal eases into second round

With Nadal's superior variety proving too much for Zverev, the Spaniard quickly wrapped up the opening set.

28 Feb 2019 3:04 AM IST

Naomi Osaka holds her trophy after defeating Petra Kvitova during the womens singles final at the Australian Open. (Photo: AP)

Australian Open: Naomi Osaka beats Petra Kvitova in thriller, becomes...

Naomi Osaka battled past Petra Kvitova to win her first Australian Open crown and become the new world number one.

26 Jan 2019 6:06 PM IST

Switzerlands Roger Federer waves as he leaves Rod Laver Arena after losing his fourth round match against Greeces Stefanos Tsitsipas at Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne. (Photo: AP)

Australian Open 2019: Federer out after losing to 20-yr-old Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Federer, who is 17 years his senior, 6-7 (11-13), 7-6 (7/3), 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) on Rod Laver Arena.

20 Jan 2019 6:06 PM IST

Somdev Devvarman

Aita has failed by all means: Somdev Devvarman

I'm not saying that tennis players need to run the federation.

12 Jan 2019 1:00 AM IST

Mahesh Bhupathi at an event in New Delhi on Saturday.

We don't have tennis culture, says Mahesh

Former India tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi fired verbal volleys on Saturday as he rued the lack of tennis culture in the...

25 Nov 2018 2:00 AM IST

Natela Dzalamidze and her partner Veronika Kudermetova, seeded third, won the doubles title with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over the fourth-seeded pair of Bibiane Schoofs and Barbora Stefkova.

Talking through their racket

She came as eighth seed here but lost first round match to Sabina Sharipova in a three setter.

6 Nov 2018 12:59 AM IST