Bhupathi-Bopanna in Cincinnati tennis quarters
August 17th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Cincinnati, Aug 17 (IANS) Sixth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna moved into the men's doubles quarterfinal here at the Cincinnati Masters tennis after receiving a walkover.Dutch Robin Haase ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Olympic tennis: Paes-Vardhan, Bhupathi-Bopanna in second round (Third Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) India's doubles entries Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan and the seventh seeded pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna crossed the first hurdle in the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Bhupathi-Bopanna start Olympics campaign with win (Second Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna started their Olympics campaign with a hard fought win against Max Mirnyi and Alexander Bury in the first round ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Bhupathi-Bopanna start Olympics campaign with win (Lead)
July 30th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna started their Olympics campaign with a win against Max Mirnyi and Alexander Bury in the first round of men's ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Olympic tennis: Vardhan loses in first round
July 30th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Indian Davis Cupper Vishnu Vardhan's dream outing in the Olympic men's singles of tennis competitions was short-lived as he went down in straight sets to ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Olympics: Lucky Vardhan to play tennis singles too
July 29th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Indian tennis player Vishnu Vardhan Sunday has got a lucky place in the men's singles draw replacing German Philipp Kohlschreiber who pulled out of the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Olympics: Schedule of events involving Indian athletes Sunday
July 29th, 2012 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes on day three of the London Olympic Games here Sunday.Archery: women's team eliminations: India vs Denmark.Badminton: ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the London Olympics Sunday
July 29th, 2012 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes on day three of the London Olympic Games here Sunday.Archery: women's team eliminations: India vs Denmark.Badminton: ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Olympic tennis: Last chance for Paes and Bhupathi (Preview)
July 27th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) The only time India won a medal in tennis at the Olympic Games was when Leander Paes beat Fernando Meligini of Brazil for a bronze ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Tough draw for Indians in men’s doubles tennis
July 26th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) Indian men's doubles pairs of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, and Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan have been handed a tough first round match in ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Bopanna-Qureshi enter first ATP Tour 1000 Masters final
November 13th, 2011 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Nov 12 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi entered their first ATP World Tour 1000 Masters final, stopping Canadian Daniel Nestor and Max Mirnyi ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Halle win will make us mentally tougher: Bopanna-Qureshi
June 13th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, who won their second ATP World Tour team at Halle Sunday, feel the hard fought victory in ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Bopanna-Qureshi win second ATP World Tour team title (Lead)
June 12th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Halle (Germany), June 12 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan claimed their second ATP World Tour team title at the Gerry Weber Open with a fighting ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Federer, Djokovic into fourth round of Australian Open
January 21st, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 21(ANI): Defending champion Roger Federer on Friday breezed into the fourth round of the Australian Open by beating Belgian Xavier Malisse 6-3, 6-3, 6-1.Federer, who endured a gruelling five-set ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
The win feels great but it was tough physically: Lee-Hesh
January 10th, 2011 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 9 (IANS) Winning their fifth ATP Chennai Open doubles crown after nine years surely felt good, but physically, it was not the same said Mahesh Bhupathi who along with Leander ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Paes, Bhupathi win doubles title at Chennai Open
January 10th, 2011 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 9 (IANS) Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi recorded their first tour win as a team since 2004 when they outplayed the first-time combination of Robin Haase and David Martin 6-2, ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Malisse enters final of Chennai Open
January 8th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Xavier Malisse proved that age is not necessarily a factor at the competitive level as he ousted a younger Janko Tipsarevic, the sixth seed, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, to ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Tipsarevic survives Nishikori scare
January 8th, 2011 - 1:48 am ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Jan 8 (IANS) Serbian Davis Cupper Janko Tipsarevic, the sixth seed, ended Kei Nishikori's dream run in the Aircel ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament here Friday by defeating ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Aircel ATP: Paes, Bhupathi romp into semis
January 7th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) The two old warhorses Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi showcased their doubles skills and guile for a comfortable 6-4, 7-6 (3) win against Philipp Marx and Ken Skupski ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Wawrinka survives Goffin scare
January 7th, 2011 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Jan 7 (IANS) Qualifier David Goffin showcased raw talent and the freshness of youth to stretch third seed Stanislas Wawrinka who eventually survived two tie-breaks to book his ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Aircel ATP: Tipsarevic through to last 8
January 6th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) Serbian Davis Cupper and sixth seed Janko Tipsarevic kept his emotions in check to ward off a stiff second set challenge from Russian qualifier Alexandre ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Bopanna, Qureshi in round of 8
January 5th, 2011 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) The Indo-Pak Express' of Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Ul-Haq Qureshi steamed into the quarter-finals of the doubles event in the Aircel ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament with ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Indians knocked out of Chennai Open singles (Roundup)
January 5th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) It was a black Tuesday for home players as Somdev Devvarman, Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri were knocked out of the singles competition in the Aircel ATP ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Hawk-Eye debuts at Chennai Open
January 4th, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Linespersons at the Aircel ATP Chennai Open have come out on top following the introductory implementation of the Hawk-Eye electronic review system, a referral for line call ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Paes, Bhupathi script fairytale win
January 4th, 2011 - 3:26 am ICT by IANS
By Anand Philar
Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Top seeds Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi rolled back the years as they rallied brilliantly to overcome the Canadian-Swiss combo of Frank Dancevic and Stanislas ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Chennai Open: Bopanna starts campaign against Wawrinka
January 1st, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) Top seed and title favourite Tomas Berdych, the World No.6 from the Czech Republic, will take on Portuguese journeyman and 101 ranked Frederico Gil in the first ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Wimbledon practice more important to Nadal than meeting the Queen
June 25th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 25(ANI): Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal has admitted that he declined an invitation to meet the Queen because he wanted to focus on his second round Wimbledon match against ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
“Ass” Yells James Blake At Pam Shriver
June 23rd, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Wimbledon, England, June 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) ESPN tennis analyst Pam Shriver, who had herself remained a well known tennis player and had won 21 Grand Slams doubles titles during her ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Nadal makes winning return at Wimbledon
June 22nd, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 22 (DPA) The 2008 champion Rafael Nadal made an emphatic winning return to Wimbledon after missing last year through injury as the Spanish second seed crushed Japan's Kei Nishikori ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Karlovic to face Llodra in Rotterdam tennis semis
February 23rd, 2008 - 12:48 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Rotterdam (The Netherlands), Feb 23 (DPA) Ivo Karlovic fired a dozen aces while Michael Llodra produced 13 as the big-hitting pair have booked a semi-final date at the seed-short ABN-AMRO World Tennis. ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Nadal off to a fast start with Rotterdam win
February 21st, 2008 - 12:12 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Rotterdam, Feb 21 (DPA) World No.2 Rafael Nadal thrilled a sell-out crowd of 8,000 as he blunted the big game of Russian Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday to race into the second ... Read more...
Posted in World |