File image of Sumit Nagal.© X (Twitter) Perugia (Italy): Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal continued his fine form as he entered the quarterfinal of the ongoing Perugia Challenger here. On Wednesday, the sixth-seeded Indian toppled unseeded local Alessandro Giannessi in a three-set thriller 0-6, 7-5, 7-6(7-5). Last week, India’s top singles player had won … Read more
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz are set to pair up in Paris 2024.© X (Twitter) French Open champions Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal have been named in the Spain team for the 2024 Olympic Games, the Spanish tennis federation (RFET) announced Wednesday. World number two Alcaraz last weekend won his first Roland Garros … Read more
Tennis legend Roger Federer gave inspiring life lessons to students at the Dartmouth College after the 20-time Grand Slam champion received an honourary doctorate in Humane Letters on Sunday. While addressing the Class of 2024, the Swiss maestro revealed that this was only the second time he was setting foot on a college … Read more
Tennis stars Rohan Bopanna and Sumit Nagal have secured their Paris Olympics 2024 quotas for India through their Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Rankings in doubles and singles competition respectively. The qualification window for Paris Olympics ended on Monday for Tennis and the world number four Bopanna earned his quota comfortably, sitting pretty … Read more
File photo of Sumit Nagal© AFP India’s Sumit Nagal climbed 18 places to a career-best 77th in the latest ATP rankings issued on Monday, all but sealing a spot in the Paris Olympics men’s singles draw. Nagal has 713 ATP points. The improvement in his rankings was due to Nagal bagging the men’s … Read more
Carlos Alcaraz battled cramps to recover from 2-1 down in sets and win a gripping contest.© AFP Carlos Alcaraz fought back to defeat Alexander Zverev in a five-set French Open final on Sunday and become the youngest man to win Grand Slam titles on all three surfaces. The 21-year-old battled cramps to recover … Read more
File photo of Sumit Nagal© X (formerly Twitter) India’s top ranked singles player Sumit Nagal won the Heilbronner Neckarcup ATP Challenger event beating Alexander Ritschard of Switzerland in three hard-fought sets 6-1, 7-6(7-5), 6-3 on Sunday. With this title triumph, he will be entering the top 80 of the ATP Rankings, making him … Read more
Rohit Sharma (L) and Babar Azam© AFP Legendary West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle has pinned the tag of favourites on India ahead of their marquee T20 World Cup match against Pakistan on Sunday. India made a sound start to the ICC showpiece with a win over Ireland, while Pakistan were derailed by a … Read more
French Open 2024 Mens Final, Carlos Alcaraz vs Alexander Zverev LIVE© X (Twitter) Live French Open 2024 Final, Carlos Alcaraz vs Alexander Zverev: Alexander Zverev will bid for a maiden Grand Slam as he takes on world no. three Carlos Alcaraz in the French Open 2024 men’s singles final. The 27-year-old German is into … Read more
Poland’s Iga Swiatek extended her French Open reign on Saturday as she thrashed Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-1 in the final to win her third successive Roland Garros title. World number one Swiatek dominated Italian 12th seed Paolini, a first-time Grand Slam finalist, needing just 68 minutes to capture a fourth crown in five years in Paris. Swiatek has … Read more