The Tennis Premier League (TPL) conducted its highly anticipated Season 7 Player Auction on Thursday in Mumbai, with tennis legends Leander Paes, Sania Mirza, and Mahesh Bhupathi in attendance alongside league Co‑Founders Kunal Thakkur and Mrunal Jain. The auction witnessed intense bidding, as franchises competed to assemble their squads ahead of a landmark season scheduled…
Daniil Medvedev on Wednesday got his revenge against US teenager Learner Tien, beating him in a nail-biter 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (1/7), 6-4 to proceed to the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals. There he will meet world number seven Alex de Minaur, who cruised past Portugal’s Nuno Borges 7-5, 6-2 earlier in the day. Victory in Shanghai comes…
Novak Djokovic said Thursday that talk about reorganising the tennis schedule has been going on for at least 15 years and his fellow players are “still not united enough”. The amount of tennis the elite play was thrust back into the spotlight this week after world number one Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of the Shanghai…
Alexander Zverev beat racket snapper Corentin Moutet on Sunday to book a quarterfinal date with Daniil Medvedev at the China Open. The world number three from Germany kept his calm to edge out the Frenchman 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 and set up a 21st Tour meeting with his Russian rival. “I’m looking forward to the…
Comeback victories from Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro against Great Britain sent the United States through to its first Billie Jean King Cup final since 2018 in Shenzhen on Saturday. After Navarro opened proceedings with a hard-fought 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Sonay Kartal, Pegula sealed the tie for the Americans with a 3-6, 6-4,…
Two-time major singles finalist Jasmine Paolini vowed Monday to “fight until the last ball” as she hopes to guide Italy to a second consecutive Billie Jean King Cup title this week in Shenzhen. The Italians are looking to become the first country to successfully defend their crown in the women’s team competition since the Czech…
Serena Williams made a surprise — and early — appearance at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, emerging from behind the stage to introduce “former rival, former fan and forever friend” Maria Sharapova for her induction on Saturday night. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion who will be eligible for her own enshrinement in 2027,…
Ben Shelton earned his first career win over gritty Frenchman Adrian Mannarino on Wednesday, posting a 6-2, 6-3 victory to earn a third-round spot at the ATP Toronto Masters. The American fourth seed came to the court with a pair of losses against 37-year-old qualifier Mannarino, but said he was able to vary his serve…
Alex De Minaur rallied from a set down and saved three match points to claim the Washington Open title with a 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(3) win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final of the ATP 500 event on Sunday. The Australian number one, who lost the 2018 final to Alexander Zverev, felt he rode his…
Leylah Fernandez earned the biggest win of her career as she beat Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 6-2 in the Washington Open final on Sunday. After a brief rain delay in the nation’s capital, Fernandez – who was just one game away from defeat in the semifinals – overcame the extreme humidity to capture her first WTA…