Watching Jasmine Paolini compete on a tennis court is like watching a child at play. All of 5’4”, she is a bundle of joy; she glides across the surface as if she has rollerskates on, caresses the ball more than hitting it and breaks into an innocent smile — often in disbelief — whenever she … Read more
May 18, 2025, final will mark the first meeting between Sinner and Alcaraz since October, when Alcaraz won the China Open final in a third-set tiebreaker. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Jannik Sinner has gone all the way to the final in his first tournament back from a three-month doping ban, and Carlos Alcaraz is … Read more
Representational image. | Photo Credit: Freepik With a plan to monitor its athletes closely, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has now made it clear that they cannot compete or train abroad without its clearance. The AFI will also take action against athletes who compete in international meets without seeking its permission and their results … Read more
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his semi final match against Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Carlos Alcaraz advanced to his first Italian Open final with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Lorenzo Musetti on Friday. It’s the third final in three clay-court events this season for Alcaraz, who won the Monte Carlo Masters … Read more
Siddhant Banthia in partnership with Alexander Donski beat Alexander Merino and Christoph Negritu 6-2, 7-6(6) in the doubles semifinals of the $100,000 Challenger tennis tournament in Tunis, Tunisia, on Friday. In the $15,000 ITF men’s event in Tehran, Iran, Prajwal Dev missed a match point on his serve at 5-3 in the third set, and … Read more
Shrivalli Bhamidipaty made heads turn with persistent wins, five in five singles matches, in India’s progress to the World Group play-off in the Billie Jean King Cup women’s tennis championship in Pune recently. Playing in the team competition at home for the first time, the 23-year-old Shrivalli had a hand in five of the nine … Read more
Italy’s Jasmine Paolini celebrates after winning her semi final match against Peyton Stearns of the U.S. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Jasmine Paolini became the first Italian woman in more than a decade to reach the final of her home Italian Open when she beat American Peyton Stearns 7-5 6-1 on Thursday. Paolini is the first … Read more
Animesh Kujur won the 200m with ease. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: RITU RAJ KONWAR National record-holder Animesh Kujur won the 200m comfortably while P. David Solomon took the men’s long jump title in the UAE Athletics Grand Prix, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze-level event, in Dubai on Friday. Animesh’s time, 20.45s, is the … Read more
India’s Neeraj Chopra during the Men’s javelin throw qualification round at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI The inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic, scheduled to be held on May 24 in Bengaluru, was on Friday postponed indefinitely amid heightened tension with Pakistan. Double Olympic medallist Chopra had … Read more
Coco Gauff of the U.S. in action during her quarter final match against Russia’s Mirra Andreeva. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Carlos Alcaraz won in straight sets despite a strong challenge from Jack Draper to reach the Italian Open semifinals, and Coco Gauff extended her unbeaten streak against Mirra Andreeva to also advance to the last … Read more
Top-ranked Jannik Sinner passed a big test in his return from a three-month doping ban, beating accomplished clay-court player Francisco Cerundolo 7-6 (2), 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals. The 18th-ranked Cerundolo has a tour-best 18 wins on clay this year and was coming off a run to the Madrid Open semifinals. … Read more
The four fastest men in Indian athletics together set a new 4x100m National record in challenging conditions, clocking 38.69 seconds to finish on top at the second Indian Open Relay competition at the Sector 7 Stadium here on Wednesday. The quartet of Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidhar and Amlan Borgohain bettered the previous NR … Read more
Manikanta Hoblidhar played volleyball, kabaddi and handball to a high standard at school. But once he had a taste of athletics at 17, there was no looking back. The 23-year-old is currently one of the country’s fastest men, hungry to regain his 100m National record which he had surrendered to Gurindervir Singh (10.20s) by two … Read more
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic with coach Andy Murray during a practice session. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Novak Djokovic is splitting with coach Andy Murray, just two weeks ahead of the French Open. Murray’s representatives said in a statement on Tuesday (May 13, 2025) that the two former No. 1-ranked players will “no longer be working … Read more
Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka celebrates after winning her round of 32 match against Sofia Kenin of the U.S. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Carlos Alcaraz joined reigning Italian Open champion Alexander Zverev in the last 16 in Rome after seeing off Laslo Djere 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 on centre court on Sunday. Four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz reached … Read more
Dalilah Muhammad. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN A disappointing show at the 2012 United States Olympic trials only added fuel to Dalilah Muhammad’s desire to become a world-class athlete. From finishing 16th and failing to make it to London, Dalilah fashioned a glorious turnaround to claim the women’s 400m hurdles gold medal at the 2016 … Read more
Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei winning the men’s crown at the TCS 10K Marathon on Sunday. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN It was a Ugandan double in the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2025, with Joshua Cheptegei and Sarah Chelangat claiming victories in the international elite men’s and women’s categories respectively here on Sunday. Cheptegei and Sarah won $26,000 … Read more
Tejaswin Shankar. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With the wait to better his high jump national record getting longer and torturous, Tejaswin Shankar is now looking to the decathlon for comfort. He is now aiming to become the first Indian to break the 8000-point barrier in the multi-eventer and feels he could get there soon. … Read more
S. Mukund. | Photo: Kamesh Srinivasan In the intensely competitive world of tennis, it is easy to lose one’s way — and game — in the rat race for rankings. Experience has taught 28-year-old S. Mukund the need to occasionally step back and re-focus, get stronger with one’s game and fitness. Mukund has slipped to … Read more
Karan makes singles final, wins doubles title with Javia
In mid-February, when Jannik Sinner accepted a three-month ban from tennis after entering into a case-resolution agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for two positive tests in March 2024 for the banned anabolic steroid clostebol, many in the tennis world thought that the Italian had gotten away lightly. After the International Tennis Integrity Agency … Read more
Indian tennis is healthy. There are Indian players competing at all levels – from the $15,000 tournaments on the professional circuit, to the ATP tournaments to the prestigious Masters events all the way up to the Grand Slam tournaments. Week in and week out there are Indians competing in the business end of competitions across … Read more
Indian tennis has many juniors striving hard to make a mark and forge their path towards becoming professionals. While there is no dearth of effort from most, some stand out to the discerning eye, like Tavish Pahwa, who wound up 2024 as the country’s No. 1 in both the under-16 and under-14 sections. The best … Read more
Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during his match against Matteo Arnaldi of Italy during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, on April 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Italian Open in the midst of a three-match losing streak, shedding doubt on how well he’ll be able to … Read more
Coco Gauff of USA serves against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland during the Women’s Round of 16 match on Day Seven of the Mutua Madrid Open at La Caja Magica on April 28, 2025 in Madrid, Spain. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Former U.S. Open champion Coco Gauff was preparing to shower in a dark locker … Read more
Coming in as a replacement in the second tournament, M. Sendilkumar fought his way to a 6-7(6), 6-0, 6-3 victory over Gwar Si of Myanmar in the first round of the Asian under-14 tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on Monday. In the girls’ section, Srishti Kiran had a 6-0, 6-2 win over Amanda Teng … Read more
Fifth seed Zeel Desai beat second-seeded Arabella Koller of Austria 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 in the semifinals of the $15,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament in Monastir, Tunisia, on Saturday. Zeel will challenge her doubles partner Anastasiia Gureva in the final. The top-seeded Zeel and Anastasiia lost the doubles final 4-6, 2-6 to third seeds Abigail Rencheli … Read more
Cheptegei, Chepngeno and Geay. | Photo Credit: PTI The 17th edition of the TCS World 10K run, with nearly 35,000 enthusiastic participants, is set to liven up an idyllic Sunday morning here. The streets of central Bengaluru will wear a festive look bright and early, as the event commences at 5.30 a.m. with the elite … Read more