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Divij-Ebden pair exits

Divij Sharan, seeded third with Matthew Ebden of Australia, was beaten 6-1, 6-4 by Treat Huey and Frederik Nielsen in the doubles pre-quarterfinals of

Tennis | Sania back on track for Tokyo Olympics

Sania Mirza was one set away from at least a silver medal — with Rohan Bopanna in the mixed doubles semifinals — in the 2016 Rio Olympics. They lost to Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram and were also denied a bronze by the Czechs, Radek…

Indian women raring to take on Latvia

Taking on Latvia in the World Group play-off tie of the Billie Jean King Cup will be a daunting task, but the Indian team views it as a privilege and the best chance to make an impact on the world stage.Qualifying for the first time for…

Sasikumar enters final

Top seed Sasikumar Mukund sailed past fourth seed David Poljak of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals of the $15,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament on Saturday. He will play sixth seed Paul Jubb in the final. In the ATP Masters…

Tennis | Jeevan back on the pro Tour

After enduring hard quarantine for two weeks in Singapore, when he was negative for coronavirus all the time, Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan is back on the professional Tour, competing in the Orlando Challenger in the US.Road back“I am excited at…

Priyanka to meet Aishwarya in final

Eighth seed Priyanka Rana outplayed fifth seed Mahika Khanna 6-0, 6-1 to set up a title clash with second-seeded Aishwarya Jadhav in the girls’ section of the Altevol Asian under-14 tennis tournament. In the boys’ event, Samprit Sharma…

Billie Jean King Cup | Ostapenko outlasts Ankita

Former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko overcame a fiercely determined Ankita Raina 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 to put host Latvia 1-0 ahead in the Billie Jean King Cup World Group playoff tie at the indoor arena in Jurmala on Friday.With the…