Australian Open: Leander Paes knocked out of mixed doubles

January 28, 2020 1:33 PM

Australian Open: Leander Paes knocked out of mixed doubles

Indian Veteran Leander Paes' last Australian Open outing came to an end after he and partner Jelena Ostapenko were knocked out of the mixed doubles competition. They went down in straight sets 2-6, 5-7  to British-American pair Jamie Murray and Bethanie Mattek-Sands in a second-round match at Melbourne today. Paes had earlier announced that 2020 would be his final year on the Pro-circuit. Rohan Bopanna is the only Indian left in the fray now. The 39-year-old and Nadiia Kichenok of Ukrai...

Australian Open: Rohan Bopanna and Nadiia Kichenok enter mixed doubles quarterfinals

January 27, 2020 8:05 AM

Australian Open: Rohan Bopanna and Nadiia Kichenok enter mixed doubles quarterfinals

Rohan Bopanna and his Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok have progressed to the mixed doubles quarterfinals of Australian Open Tennis in Melbourne. They defeated the team of Nicole Melichar and Bruno Soares 6-4, 7-6 in their second-round yesterday. Leander Paes and Jelena Ostapenko reached the mixed doubles second round. Paes and Ostapenko erased a one-set deficit to edge out local wild cards entrants Storm Sanders and Marc Polmans  6-7, 6-3, 10-6 in the opening round. Paes is competing in his la...

India's Divij Sharan and his partner Artem Sitak progress to 2nd round of Australian Open

January 22, 2020 2:37 PM

India's Divij Sharan and his partner Artem Sitak progress to 2nd round of Australian Open

India's Divij Sharan and his New Zealand partner Artem Sitak today progressed to the second round of the Australian Open men's doubles event at Melbourne. Sharan and Sitak got the better of the Portuguese-Spanish duo of Pablo Carreno Busta and Joao Sousa 6-4, 7-5 in a thrilling one hour 28-minute encounter. The duo will next face the winner of the first-round match between 10th seeds Mate Pavio-Bruno Soares and Ben Molachlan and Luke Bambridge. In Men's singles event, ...

Novak Djokovic crashes out of Australian Open

January 21, 2020 7:01 PM

Novak Djokovic crashes out of Australian Open

In Tennis, world number two Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Australian Open following defeat in men's singles opening round at Melbourne today. As a result, India's top ranked tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran missed out on a chance to compete against him.Ranked 122, Prajnesh had entered the main draw as a lucky loser in the qualifiers. 

Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashes out in first round of Australian Open

January 21, 2020 10:43 AM

Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashes out in first round of Australian Open

India's top-ranked player Prajnesh Gunneswaran crashed out in the first round of Australian Open Tennis tournament to Tatsuma Ito of Japan at Melbourne this morning. World No. 122 Prajnesh went down 6-4, 6-2, 7-5. The match had been rescheduled yesterday because of rain. Prajnesh, entered the main draw of the men's singles event as a lucky loser in the qualifiers.  This was Prajnesh's fifth straight appearance in the main draw of a Grand Slam event having earlier playe...

Australian Open: Serena Williams sails into second round

January 20, 2020 9:22 PM

Australian Open: Serena Williams sails into second round

In Tennis, Serena Williams eased through to the second round of the Australian Open today as she dispatched Anastasia Potapova in straight sets. However, her sister, Venus Williams, suffered another first-round exit at the hands of 15-year-old Coco Gauff. Roger Federer made it past Steve Johnson comfortably in three sets, while reigning women's champion Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova also progressed without incident. Women's No. 1 seed and local favorite Ashleigh Barty had to co...

Australian Open: Simona Halep to face Serena Williams in fourth round

January 20, 2019 8:12 AM

Australian Open: Simona Halep to face Serena Williams in fourth round

Romanian world number one Simona Halep set up a fourth-round showdown with Serena Williams at the Australian Open Tennis after beating her sister Venus. Halep delivered an assertive performance against the 38-year-old American in Melbourne registering a 6-2 6-3 victory. Halep will meet seven-time Australian Open champion Serena Williams in the fourth round.  Earlier, Serena reached the last 16 by defeating 18-year-old Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska. 37-year-old Serena won 6-2, 6-1 in one hour and s...

Australian Open: Serena Williams powers into fourth round, defeating Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska

January 19, 2019 9:01 PM

Australian Open: Serena Williams powers into fourth round, defeating Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska

Serena Williams today powered into the fourth round of the Australian Open, defeating Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska. Williams won 6-2, 6-1 in one hour and seven minutes.  The 37-year-old Williams is chasing a record eighth Melbourne title. She will face either Romanian world number one Simona Halep or sister Venus Williams in the fourth round. In men's singles, Novak Djokovic defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 to reach the Australian Open last 16. Djokovic will face 22-year-old ...

Australian Open: Indian challenge in Men's doubles ends

January 16, 2019 2:39 PM

Australian Open: Indian challenge in Men's doubles ends

In Australian Open, Indian challenge in Men's doubles ended with the exit of Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan in opening rounds. In the mens doubles, the pair of Leander Paes and M. Reyes-Varela were defeated 7-5, 7-6 by A. Krajicek and  A. Sitak. In another match Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan were defeated by Carreño Busta and García-López 6-1,4-6, 7-5. World number two Rafael Nadal, third seed Roger Federer, Angelique Kerber, Caroline Wozniacki and Maria Sharapova will pl...

Indian challenge at Australian Open begins in Melbourne today

January 16, 2019 8:56 AM

Indian challenge at Australian Open begins in Melbourne today

In Tennis, the Indian challenge at the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season, began in Melbourne this morning. Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, who was paired with American Nicholas Monroe, lost to the German-Croat pair of Kevin Krawietz and Nikola Mektic in Men's Doubles opening round. The duo of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan is now playing against the Spanish team of Pablo Carreno Busta and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez. The Indo-Mexican pair of Leander Paes and Miguel Angel Reyes-Varel...