Sania Mirza-Peng Shuai crash out of China Open
Last month, Mirza and Shuai had also reached the Wuhan Open semifinal last week, only to go down against top seeds and eventual champions Hingis and Yung-Jan Chan.
Oct 07, 2017, 14:20 PM IST
China Open 2017: Ruthless Rafael Nadal sets up semi-final showdown with Grigor Dimitrov
The top-seeded Spaniard eased to his 59th victory of the year, breaking sixth seed Isner at 5-4 and holding his nerve to sweep a second-set tiebreak.
Oct 06, 2017, 23:27 PM IST
Simona Halep wins Daria Kasatkina grudge match to reach China Open semis
Halep, who lost to Kasatkina in the second round of last month`s Wuhan Open, was never at risk of suffering a second consecutive defeat by the 20-year-old, sending down 19 winners to wrap up the win in just over an hour.
Oct 06, 2017, 23:23 PM IST
Kei Nishikori in race to return for Australian Open
Nishikori has dropped to 14th in the rankings after missing the U.S. Open, the final grand slam of the year, but is also entered to play in the Brisbane International, a warm-up for the year`s first major in Melbourne.
Oct 06, 2017, 00:09 AM IST
Rafael Nadal marches into China Open quarters
Currently, Nadal leads the ATP World Tour with 58 match wins in 2017 and is chasing his sixth tour-level crown in what has been an outstanding season.
Oct 05, 2017, 20:49 PM IST
Sing-along Nick Kyrgios swaggers through in Beijing
Zverev, ranked 27 in the world and the older brother of rising star Alexander, surrendered his first service game of the second set and Kyrgios was never in trouble after that.
Oct 04, 2017, 12:13 PM IST
China Open 2017: Maria Sharapova breezes past Ekaterina Makarova to enter third round
The former number one, on the comeback trail after a 15-month drug ban, was never really comfortable on her serve on the outside hard court in Beijing, where she had the crowd behind her.
Oct 03, 2017, 18:30 PM IST
Rafael Nadal survives Lucas Pouille fright to progress at China Open
The world number one, who was beaten by Pouille the last time they met at the 2016 U.S. Open, lost a close first set before saving two match points in a second-set tiebreak to level things up.
Oct 03, 2017, 18:27 PM IST
Heartbroken Rafael Nadal 'wants to cry' over Catalan vote
Sunday`s plebiscite was organised under the threat of reprisals and criminal charges but thousands of Catalans stood in defiance of the central government in Madrid.
Oct 02, 2017, 23:36 PM IST
Virus-hit Garbine Muguruza retires in China Open first round
Spain`s Muguruza suggested in the build-up that she was not fully fit after a leg injury and she lost the first set 6-1 to unseeded Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic.
Oct 02, 2017, 23:34 PM IST
Caroline Garcia overpowers Ashleigh Barty, claims maiden Wuhan Open title
Ranked 20 in the world, Garcia battled her way through two tight sets against Barty before breezing the third to claim the biggest title of her career.
Oct 01, 2017, 00:04 AM IST
China Open: Maria Sharapova takes revenge on Anastasija Sevastova in Beijing
It was the five-time Grand Slam winner`s first appearance since she was beaten by Sevastova at the US Open in early September and gets her stop-start return from a doping ban back on track.
Oct 01, 2017, 00:01 AM IST
Ashleigh Barty stuns Jelena Ostapenko, faces Caroline Garcia in Wuhan final
Unseeded Barty fired seven aces and 15 winners against Ostapenko, who was on an eight-match winning streak after lifting the title in Seoul last week.
Sep 29, 2017, 20:47 PM IST
Mother Serena Williams 'can fix everything', says Li Na
Chinese great Li Na backed Serena Williams to pull off a quickfire return to tennis after the birth of her first child -- but said there was no way she could have rushed back to the sport.
Sep 29, 2017, 00:10 AM IST
Wuhan Open 2017: Jelena Ostapenko sinks Garbine Muguruza, faces Ashleigh Barty in semis
Latvia`s Jelena Ostapenko sunk Spaniard Garbine Muguruza at a shock-prone Wuhan Open on Thursday, powering through a tight match to bag a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory against the world number one.
Sep 29, 2017, 00:07 AM IST
Novak Djokovic to keep Andre Agassi as head coach
"We can confirm that Agassi remains the head coach while Italian Marco Panichi will take over as the fitness coach and Argentine Ulises Badio is the new physio," Djokovic`s press office said in a statement.
Sep 26, 2017, 23:36 PM IST
Simona Halep, Caroline Wozniacki out at Wuhan Open; Garbine Muguruza sails through
The world number two headed for the exit along with Dane Caroline Wozniacki, ranked six, who crashed out 7-5, 6-3 to Maria Sakkari of Greece.
Sep 26, 2017, 22:55 PM IST
Roger Federer leads Team Europe to maiden Laver Cup title
Isner's greatest moment was yet to come as the world number 17 edged Nadal, this year's French and US Open champion.
Sep 25, 2017, 09:45 AM IST
Caroline Wozniacki beats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to claim second straight Pan Pacific title
Wozniacki`s 26th career title also ensured that the Dane maintained her streak of winning at least one WTA tournament every year since 2008 as she became the fourth player to have captured the Pan Pacific Open title three or more times.
Sep 24, 2017, 13:23 PM IST
Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer claim first doubles win at Laver Cup
The world's highest ranking duo handed Team Europe, skippered by Bjorn Borg, a 9-3 lead over Team World, captained by John McEnroe, after two days of action in Prague.
Sep 24, 2017, 08:57 AM IST
