John Isner advances to Atlanta Open quarterfinals
Second-seeded John Isner beat Canada’s Vasek Pospisil 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday night in the 6-foot-10 former University of Georgia star’s opening match in the BB&T Atlanta Open.
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Mithali Raj ‘incredible ambassador’ for cricket: Sania Mirza
Ace tennis player Sania Mirza recently lauded the Indian Women’s cricket team and its skipper Mithali Raj for their excellent performance in ICC Women’s World Cup. Terming Mithali an ‘incredible ambassador,’ the 30-year-old told ANI, “Mithali (Raj) has been performing amazingly for many years; she is an incredible ambassador for the game of cricket.” Adding, “I really hope this appreciation […]
» Read moreFormer Australian tennis pro Peter Doohan passes away
Former Australian tennis professional Peter Doohan, whose most famous victory was over Boris Becker at Wimbledon in 1987, has died aged 56, Tennis Australia said in a statement on Saturday. Doohan was diagnosed nine weeks ago with a particularly aggressive form of motor neurone disease, known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
» Read morePliskova becomes world number one after Halep defeat
Czech Karolina Pliskova rose to the top of the WTA rankings without striking a ball on Tuesday as results at Wimbledon saw her overhaul Germany’s Angelique Kerber. By a quirk of the points-based ranking system the 25-year-old rose to the summit – the 23rd player to do so – thanks to Simona Halep’s quarter-final loss to Johanna Konta. Romanian Halep […]
» Read moreSania advances in women, mixed events
A great day for India, Sania Mirza advanced to the third round of both the women’s and mixed doubles events, while Rohan Bopanna and Purav Raja also won their respective mixed doubles matches at the Wimbledon. Mirza and Croatia’s Ivan Dodig, who are seeded fourth, needed an hour and 18 minutes to see off the Japanese duo of Yusuke Watanuki […]
» Read moreWimbledon: Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal reach third round
Defending champion Andy Murray and 10-time French Open winner Rafael Nadal both moved to the third at Wimbledon with a straight-sets wins. World No 1 Murray took only an hour and 36 minutes to beat Germany’s Dustin Brown 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 while Nadal, who from 2012 to 2015 was defeated by players ranked respectively by No 100, No 135, No […]
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