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  • Top-ranked Barty named WTA Player of the Year

    Top-ranked Barty named WTA Player of the Year

    Los Angeles, Dec 12 (AFP/APP): Australian Ashleigh Barty, whose breakout 2019 campaign included a French Open crown and world number one ranking, was named the WTA Player of the Year on Wednesday. Barty, who is the first Australian to top the women’s tennis rankings since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976, took the award with 82…

  • India’s Mirza set for tennis comeback in Hobart

    New Delhi, Nov 28 (AFP/APP): Indian tennis star Sania Mirza on Thursday announced her return to competitive tennis at the Hobart International in January, two years after taking a maternity break. The 33-year-old, who last played at the China Open in October 2017, will team up with Ukraine’s Nadiia Kichenok — ranked 38 in the…

  • Nadal inspires Spain to sixth Davis Cup triumph

    Madrid, Nov 25 (AFP/APP): Rafael Nadal put the finishing touches to his extraordinary year by clinching a sixth Davis Cup title for Spain on Sunday as he beat Denis Shapovalov in Madrid to seal victory over Canada. Nadal’s 6-3, 7-6 (9/7) win over Shapovalov in front of an adoring home crowd at the Caja Magica…

  • Pique Says Soul Preserved at New Davis Cup, Despite Mixed Attendances

    Madrid, Nov 24 (AFP/APP): Gerard Pique claimed on Sunday the new Davis Cup has preserved the emotion and drama of the old format while insisting attendances will improve next year. Pique, the Barcelona defender at the forefront of changes made to the 119-year-old competition, hailed this week’s tournament as laying the foundations for a “unique…

  • Russia beat Serbia in cliff-hanger to Reach Davis Cup Semis

    Madrid, Nov 22 (AFP/APP): Russia beat Novak Djokovic’s Serbia on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Davis Cup following a cliff-hanger match that went all the way to a deciding tie-breaker. With the quarter-final level at 1-1 following the singles, the Russian pairing of Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev faced Djokovic and Viktor Troicki…

  • Tennis: Davis Cup Finals Results

    Madrid, Nov 21 (AFP/APP): Results from the fourth day of the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid on Thursday: Group A Serbia 2 France 1 Singles Filip Krajinovic (SRB) bt Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 7-5 7-6 (7/5) Novak Djokovic (SRB) bt Benoit Paire (FRA) 6-3, 6-3 Doubles Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut (FRA) bt Janko Tipsarevic/Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-4,…

  • Murray Tells Sceptics to Give new Davis Cup a Chance

    Murray Tells Sceptics to Give new Davis Cup a Chance

    Madrid, Nov 19 (AFP/APP): Andy Murray believes negativity around the reformed has been unfair and is urging people to give the new competition a chance to succeed. The inaugural Finals of the 119-year-old tournament started on Monday in Madrid, where 18 teams will now compete across the week at the Caja Magica for the chance to…

  • Nadal ends year as number one for fifth time

    Paris, Nov 18 (AFP/APP): Rafael Nadal was confirmed as the year-end world number one for the fifth time after the ATP released its season-closing rankings on Monday. The Spaniard did not make it beyond the group stage of last week’s ATP Finals in London but Novak Djokovic’s failure to reach the semi-finals meant Nadal closed…

  • New era or false dawn? Tsitsipas win invites caution

    London, Nov 18 (AFP/APP): Stefanos Tsitsipas said he was ready for a breakthrough Grand Slam victory after winning the ATP Finals in London — but a glance at recent history invites caution. The 21-year-old Greek was in bullish mood after he beat Dominic Thiem, having ousted Roger Federer in the semi-finals, to become the season-ending…

  • Serbia Confident Djokovic will be Fit for Davis Cup

    Madrid, Nov 17 (AFP/APP): Serbia’s Davis Cup captain Nenad Zimonjic was optimistic on Sunday that world number two Novak Djokovic will be fit to play in this week’s new look Davis Cup in Madrid. Djokovic lost to Roger Federer on Thursday, missing out on a place in the ATP Finals semi-finals in London, revealing afterwards…