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Tata Open Maharashtra: Top-seed Marin Cilic advances to semi-finals

World No. 6 Cilic came into the quarter-finals after beating India's Ramkumar Ramanathan in straight sets on Wednesday.

Jan 05, 2018, 11:12 AM IST

Qatar Open: Rising Russian star Andrey Rublev reaches semi-finals, attains Australian Open seeded spot

The 20-year-old won 6-3, 7-5 following a display of powerful hitting against a Croatian opponent who had accounted for the number two seed Pablo Carreno Busta in the first round.

Jan 05, 2018, 11:02 AM IST

Tata Open Maharashtra: Purav Raja blames inconsistency after doubles loss to Rohan Bopanna and Jeevan Neduncheziyan

Raja was also candid in saying that he lacked consistency in his service on big points on Tuesday but was quick to point out that it was not one of his worst serving days.

Jan 03, 2018, 18:10 PM IST

Tata Open Maharashtra: Yuki Bhambri squanders chances in defeat against Pierre-Hugues Herbert

Bhambri's first serve let him down today as he bowed out with a 6-4 3-6 4-6 defeat against the Frenchman, ranked 81, in the second round of the hard court ATP 250 event.

Jan 03, 2018, 17:57 PM IST

Hopman Cup: Angelique Kerber beats Eugenie Bouchard to give Germany victory

Former world number one Kerber notched her second straight-sets wins in Perth to start the new year, while Bouchard – once ranked fifth but now 83rd – was testy after yet another comprehensive defeat.

Jan 03, 2018, 16:17 PM IST

Auckland Classic: Caroline Wozniacki storms into quarterfinals

Martic tried to mount a comeback early in the second when she broke for a 2-0 lead but Wozniacki won the final six games behind impressive serving numbers, including six aces, to book a last eight encounter with young American Sofia Kenin.

Jan 03, 2018, 15:51 PM IST

Qatar Open: Pablo Carreno Busta and Tomas Berdych stunned in Round One

It means the tournament has lost two of its top-ranked players after having already being shorn of three major stars – Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – before it began, as they try to recover from injuries.

Jan 03, 2018, 15:42 PM IST

'Current generation can't emulate Big Four's consistency,' feels Kevin Anderson

The 31-year-old said there was no doubt in the quality of current players but achievements of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray can't be emulated.

Jan 02, 2018, 20:08 PM IST

Auckland Classic: Caroline Wozniacki cruises through, other seeds struggle

The third and fourth seeds Barbora Strycova and Agnieszka Radwanska were both pushed to three sets, as was number two seed Julia Goerges on the rain-disrupted previous day.

Jan 02, 2018, 16:40 PM IST

Shenzhen Open: French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko suffers defeat

Number two seed Ostapenko of Latvia lost to the big-serving Czech Krystina Pliskova 6-1, 6-4 in just an hour and 20 minutes.

Jan 02, 2018, 16:35 PM IST

'It's either Asian Games or US Open,' says Rohan Bopanna

This year, Asian Games are scheduled to be held in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2 while the US Open is slated for August 27 to September 9.

Jan 01, 2018, 19:23 PM IST

Shenzhen Open: Simona Halep, Maria Sharapova off to flying 2018 starts

Halep will next face China's Duan Yingying while Sharapova will play American Alison Riske in the second round.

Jan 01, 2018, 16:54 PM IST

Brisbane International: Elina Svitolina cruises past Carla Suarez Navarro, eyes pole position

Svitolina, currently ranked sixth in the world, was speaking after an impressive 6-2, 6-4 win over Spain`s Carla Suarez Navarro in the first round of the Brisbane International on Monday.

Jan 01, 2018, 16:38 PM IST

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova withdraws from Brisbane with viral illness

The 27-year-old Czech was unable to take the court in her first round match against Estonian Anett Kontaveit and was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Heather Watson.

Jan 01, 2018, 16:11 PM IST

Rafael Nadal to make Australian Open return in exhibition event

The 31-year-old Spaniard has not played since he withdrew from the season-ending World Tour Finals in London in November with a knee injury.

Jan 01, 2018, 15:48 PM IST

Tomas Berdych sees end of 'big four' era

Asked if the 'big four era' was over, the Czech Republic star responded: " It's hard to say right now. But yes, I think it's very possible."

Dec 31, 2017, 19:10 PM IST

Brisbane International: Back injury forces fourth-seeded Caroline Garcia out in first round

Garcia, who enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2017 when she reached a career-high world ranking of eight, took the first set 6-3 with relative eas

Dec 31, 2017, 14:37 PM IST

Refreshed Andy Murray ready for 2018 assault

Murray, who is in Queensland for the season-opening Brisbane International, has not played on the ATP tour since losing a tough five-setter to American Sam Querrey in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.

Dec 31, 2017, 13:57 PM IST

Hopman Cup: Australia ease past Canada in opener

Gavrilova gave the hosts a flying start in the round robin stage of the eight-nation mixed team event, beating former world number five Bouchard 6-1 6-4 at the Perth Arena.

Dec 31, 2017, 13:47 PM IST

Novak Djokovic pulls out of Abu Dhabi comeback

Djokovic was scheduled to play Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut in the semi-finals of the exhibition tournament.

Dec 29, 2017, 17:13 PM IST