Page 7 - Tennis

Novak Djokovic beats Andrey Rublev to reach ATP Finals semifinals

The top-ranked Djokovic is attempting to match Roger Federer's record of six titles at the season-ending event

Can maths help you be number one in sports? Raducanu may have the answer

Sport and maths are very different activities, but some aspects of the mindset required to be successful in maths or sport can certainly help you to achieve success in the other.

US Open champ Raducanu gets wild card into BNP Paribas Open

U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has received a wild card into the BNP Paribas Open next month. The combined men's and women's tournament will be played Oct. 4-17 in the Southern California desert, a move from its usual March date because of the coronavirus pandemic. The 18-year-old Brit stunned the tennis world earlier this month by becoming the first qualifier in the professional era to win a Grand Slam singles title. Raducanu made her WTA Tour debut in June and soon reached the fourth round at Wimbledon. World No. 1 Ash Barty has withdrawn from the tournament, joining Naomi Osaka and Roger Federer among those on the sidelines. The remaining wild cards will be announced later.

Davis Cup: Prajnesh, Ramkumar lose, India trail 0-2 against Finland

Prajnesh Gunneswaran yet again lost to a lower-ranked player in the Davis Cup while Ramkumar Ramanathan went down fighting in second singles as India trailed 0-2 in World Group I tie against Finland

Davis Cup: India's singles players need to give their all against Finland

India's singles players will need to back their talent with some killer instinct for the team to emerge victorious against a reasonably strong Finland in Davis Cup World Group I tie, starting Friday

From NYSE to Met Gala, Emma Raducanu enjoying her celebrity status

Teenage tennis ace Emma Raducanu of Great Britain is thoroughly enjoying her celebrity status while in New York after clinching the US Open women's singles title on Sunday

Tough to swallow loss but in tennis we learn very quickly: Djokovic

World No.1 Novak Djokovic said that the defeat in the US Open final to Russian Daniil Medvedev, which cost him the calendar Grand Slam, was "tough to swallow" and that a "part of me is very sad".

Daniil Medvedev ends Novak Djokovic's bid for year Slam at US Open

Novak Djokovic's bid for the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men's tennis since 1969 ended one victory short with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 loss to Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final on Sunday.

US Open: Medvedev came out very determined on the court, says Djokovic

World No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic praised Daniil Medvedev for coming into the final of the US Open with a "lot of clarity" and "executing" the plans perfectly in the summit clash

Medvedev stands in the way as Djokovic aims for calendar Grand Slam

Russia's Daniil Medvedev will look to deny Serbian Novak Djokovic his 21st major, which will also make him just the third man to complete the calendar Grand Slam

Qualifier to champion: Britain's Emma Raducanu, 18, wins US Open

This was the first major final between two teens since Williams, 17, beat Martina Hingis, 18, at the 1999 US Open and the first between two unseeded women in the professional era, which began in 1968

Tennis: Rogers stuns No. 1 Barty in 3 sets to advance at US Open

Rogers rallied from down 5-2 in the third set to upset Barty 6-2, 1-6, 7-5 (5) on Saturday night

Sania-Christina pair ends runner-up at WTA 250 event in Cleveland

Courtesy her first final of the season, Sania Mirza added 180 ranking points to her kitty and earned a prize money of USD 3,000.

US Open champs get lowest payout since 2012; total prize money to rise

The two singles champions at this year's U.S. Open will earn 35% less than in 2019, the last time the Grand Slam tennis tournament allowed spectators

Rafael Nadal to miss rest of 2021 season due to foot injury, out of US Open

Rafael Nadal on Friday announced he will miss the rest of the 2021 season including this month's US Open due to a left foot injury that has been troubling him for a year.

Citi Open: Rafael Nadal loses to 50th-ranked Lloyd Harris in Washington

If Rafael Nadal was hoping to ease his painful left foot back into action after nearly two months off tour, that's hardly what happened in his Citi Open debut, which ended after just two matches.

Karen Khachanov advances to gold-medal match in Tokyo Olympics tennis

Karen Khachanov is into the gold-medal match in tennis at the Tokyo Olympics. The 25th-ranked Russian player beat Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain 6-3, 6-3 on Friday to reach the biggest final of his career. Khachanov's opponent for gold will be either top-ranked Novak Djokovic or Alexander Zverev of Germany, who were next to play on another humid but overcast day at the Ariake Tennis Park. Khachanov was pushed to three sets in three of his previous four matches in Tokyo but showed no signs of fatigue against Carreno Busta, who had knocked off second-seeded Daniil Medvedev in straight sets a day earlier. To celebrate, Khachanov launched a ball high into the air that landed on the arena's retractable roof. Khachanov is coming off a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon. Later, there's an all-Croatian gold-medal match in men's doubles featuring the top-seeded pair of Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic against Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig. Also, Djokovic was to play again with Serbian partner N

Olympics: Djokovic's Golden Slam hopes come crashing after defeat to Zverev

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia cannot achieve a 'Golden Slam' now after losing to Germany's Alexander Zverev in the men's singles semifinals at the Tokyo Olympic Games here on Friday

Djokovic loses to Zverev at Olympics, ending Golden Slam bid

The top-ranked Serb lost to Alexander Zverev of Germany 1-6, 3-6, 6-1

Tokyo Olympics: Novak Djokovic defeats Kei Nishikori to enter semi-finals

Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic cruised into the semi-finals of men's singles event at the Tokyo Olympics here at Ariake Tennis Park on Thursday