Topic: Tennis players

Roger Federer Retires

On September 15, 2022, Roger Federer announced his retirement from the international tennis. Key facts The Laver Cup, which is set to commence on September 23, will be...

September 16, 2022    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Ankita Raina led India to progress to World play-offs

Ankita Raina, was seen in news as she delivered an outstanding game in the ongoing Federation Cup Tennis tournament, which led India to progress to the World play-offs....

March 11, 2020

Djokovic wins Dubai Tennis Championships

World number one Novak Djokovic has recently won the Dubai Tennis Championships for the first time since 2013. In the summit match of the men’s singles, the 32-year-old...

March 3, 2020

Maria Sharapova retires

Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion and former WTA World No.1 has recently announced her retirement from professional Tennis. The 32-year-old Tennis icon from Russia has won...

February 28, 2020

Ashleigh Barty wins ‘The Don’ award

Ashleigh Barty has won ‘The Don’ award at the annual Sport Australia Hall of Fame and was recognized as currently the top Australian athlete. She won the 2019...

October 14, 2019

Novak Djokovic wins 2019 Japan Open tennis title

Novak Djokovic, World No. 1 won his 76th tour-level title by defeating Aussie John Millman 6-3, 6-2 to win the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships. It is the...

October 7, 2019

Sumit Nagal becomes first Indian tennis player to win on South American clay court

In Tennis, Sumit Nagal from Haryana has won the men’s singles title of 2019 ATP Challenger Tournament at Buenos Aires in Argentina. He defeated local favourite Facundo Bognis...

September 30, 2019

Rafael Nadal wins 2019 edition of men’s singles US Open Tennis title

Spain’s Rafael Nadal has won the 2019 edition of men’s singles US Open Tennis title by defeating Daniil Medvedev in a five-set epic with a thrilling 7-5, 6-3,...

September 9, 2019

Bianca Andreescu becomes 1st teen to reach US Open semi-finals in decade

The 19-year-old Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu has become the first teen to reach US Open semi-finals in a decade since Caroline Wozniacki in 2009. To spot in the...

September 5, 2019

Smriti Mandhana conferred with 2018 Arjuna Award

Star Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana and ace tennis player Rohan Bopanna have been conferred with the 2018 Arjuna Awards by Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijeju...

July 18, 2019

Simona Halep wins women’s title at 2019 Wimbledon tennis tournament

In Tennis, Simona Halep defeated Serena Williams in the final by 6–2, 6–2 to win the Ladies’ Singles tennis title at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. Halep became the...

July 16, 2019

Rafael Nadal clinch men’s title at 2019 Italian Open Tennis tournament

In Tennis, defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain has clinched the Italian Open 2019 title after beating Novak Djokovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 in the final in Rome on...

May 20, 2019