Tennis

Hyderabad hosts GVK-AISTA senior national tennis championship qualifying rounds

The GVK-AISTA Senior National Tennis Championship qualifiers began at LB Stadium, Hyderabad, with players across 35, 45 and 55 years categories. C H Nagaraju led the 45-plus group, while several veterans including Ramgopal, Appala Raju and Samson Yohan registered wins Hyderabad: C H Nagaraju defeated N Mallikarjuna 9-1 in the 45 years & above singles first round (qualifying) of the GVK-AISTA Senior National Tennis Championship at LB Stadium here on Monday. The results: Qualifying: 1st round 35 years & above: Ashish Kothari bt K Anil Kumar 9-0 Rama Chandra bt Shashi Puchakayala 9-5 M Sudhir Reddy bt Sunil Botchu 9-5 Dilip Jain bt Naresh Boora 9-0 Srinivas Yadav bt Sandeep Varma Vagesna 9-2 Surya Teja Malaoaka bt A D L Janardhan…

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Hitesh Chauhan wins three-set thriller to enter ITF M15 Gwalior second round

Hitesh Chauhan, India’s junior No 1, entered the second round of the ITF M15 Gwalior after beating Aditya Balsekar in three sets. Other Indians had mixed results, with Manish Sureshkumar and Maan Kesharwani advancing, while several compatriots exited early Gwalior: Roundglass Tennis Academy athlete Hitesh Chauhan entered the second round of the ITF Men’s World Tennis Tour M15 tournament, being held at the Chambal Tennis Association courts in Gwalior. The 17-year-old Indian Junior Number 1 overcame Aditya Balsekar 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 in a tight three-set encounter. In other matches played on Tuesday, Ivan Lutkin beat Adityavardhan Duddupudi of India 7-5, 6-2; Abhinav Sanjeev Shanmugam defeated compatriot and fifth seed Ishaque Eqbal 6-2, 7-5, while India’s Parth Aggarwal went down to Grigoriy…

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Lakshya Sen beats Chou Tien Chen to enter Australian Open final

Lakshya Sen reached the Australian Open Super 500 final in Sydney after defeating second seed Chou Tien Chen 17-21, 24-22, 21-16. Sen staged a strong comeback and is the lone Indian left in the tournament after other exits Sydney: India’s ace shuttler Lakshya Sen overpowered Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen in a thrilling semifinal to reach the summit clash of the Australian Open Super 500 at Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday. In a remarkable fightback, Sen came from a game down to defeat second seed Chen 17-21, 24-22, 21-16 in a one-hour and 26-minute encounter. Sen, who is still chasing his first title of the season, started the match under pressure as Chen took an early 4-0 lead and entered the…

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Australian Open: Satwik-Chirag move to second round, Treesa-Gayatri bow out

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the second round of the Australian Open Super 500 in Sydney with a straight-game win over Chang Ko-chi and Po Li-Wei. Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand exited early, losing to Indonesian opponents Sydney: Indian men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty moved to the second round of the Australian Open, a BWF World Tour Super 500 event, at Sydney Olympic Park on Tuesday. The Indian duo outclassed Chinese Taipei’s Chang Ko-chi and Po Li-Wei 25-23, 21-16 in 48 minutes to set up a round of 16 clash with Su Ching Heng and Wu Guan Xun, another pair from Chinese Taipei. World No 3 pair Rankireddy and Shetty, coming off consecutive finals at the…

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Aditya Kilari stuns second seed Ayaan in AITA under-14 Championship opener

Aditya Kilari of Telangana pulled off a major upset by defeating second seed U Ayaan 6-2, 6-0 in the boys under-14 first round of the AITA Championship Series in Khammam, as several other youngsters advanced with strong wins Hyderabad: Aditya Kilari of Telangana shocked second seed U Ayaan 6-2, 6-0 in the boys under-14 first round of the AITA Championship Series in Khammam on Monday. Results (first round, boys under-14): Joel Johnson (TN) bt Bhimaneni Dhatresh (AP) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 B Advith (TS) bt Selvan C Jonathan (TN) 6-3, 6-3 Hejeebu Rohan Sesha Sai (TS) bt Viaan Gopinath Radha (TS) 6-0, 6-0 Likhith Janardha (KA) bt Sathya Krish Korupolu (AP) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 Sai Sahasrad Reddy (TS) bt Surya Vishnu Kilaru (TN)…

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Novak Djokovic pulls out of ATP Finals for the second consecutive year due to injury

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the ATP Finals for the second consecutive year due to a shoulder injury. The 38-year-old missed the season-ending tournament last year and has been replaced by Lorenzo Musetti, despite winning his 101st career title in Athens Athens: Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the ATP Finals for the second year in a row, shortly after defeating Lorenzo Musetti in a near three-hour final to win the Hellenic Championship. Djokovic said a shoulder injury would prevent him from playing in the season-ending event for the top eight men’s players, which starts on Sunday in Turin, Italy. “I’m sad to share that I need to withdraw due to an ongoing injury,” Djokovic said in a post on social…

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Tennis Premier League announces return of Race to Gold Masters Tournaments 2025

The Tennis Premier League (TPL) has announced the 2025 edition of its Race to Gold Masters, a grassroots competition across Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Mumbai to identify young tennis talent. Winners will receive scholarships and recognition during TPL Season 7 in Ahmedabad. Hyderabad: In what is a major boost for the tennis ecosystem in India, the Tennis Premier League (TPL), powered by Clear Premium Water, is thrilled to announce the return of the TPL Race to Gold Masters Tournaments 2025. Designed to attract the best young tennis players across the country through the TPL App, the TPL Race to Gold Masters Tournaments 2025 is a premier competition that will be played in three different phases in India. The TPL Race to Gold Masters…

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Leylah Fernandez captures Japan Open title with hard-fought win over Tereza Valentova

Canada’s Leylah Fernandez clinched her first Japan Open title with a three-set victory over Czech teenager Tereza Valentova. The win marks Fernandez’s fifth career title and second of 2025, lifting her to No. 22 in the WTA Live Rankings. Osaka: Leylah Fernandez won her first Japan Open title on Sunday. The No. 4 seed defeated 18-year-old qualifier Tereza Valentova, who was making her WTA final debut, 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 in 2 hours and 11 minutes. The victory marked Fernandez’s fifth career title and her second of 2025. All five of her career titles have been won on hard courts. Her run in Osaka, which included five consecutive wins, was only the second time since her victory in Washington, D.C., in July that…

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Tennis Premier League Season 7: Bidding wars heat up at player auction

The Tennis Premier League (TPL) Season 7 player auction saw fierce bidding wars, with Sriram Balaji and Rithvik Bollipalli securing the highest bids. Top tennis talents like Shrivalli Bhamidipaty, Carole Monnet, and others were also acquired by franchises Hyderabad: The Tennis Premier League (TPL), powered by Clear Premium Water, conducted its highly anticipated Season 7 Player Auction on October 9 in Mumbai, with tennis legends Leander Paes, Sania Mirza, and Mahesh Bhupathi in attendance, alongside league co-founders Kunal Thakkur and Mrunal Jain. The auction witnessed intense bidding as franchises competed to assemble their squads ahead of a landmark season scheduled from December 9 to 14 at the Gujarat University Tennis Stadium in Ahmedabad. SG Pipers Bengaluru, led by Indian doubles legend…

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US Open: Sinner beats Auger-Aliassime to reach final against Alcaraz

Jannik Sinner defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the US Open semi-final to set up a third consecutive Grand Slam final clash with Carlos Alcaraz New York: Defending champion Jannik Sinner overcame a spirited challenge from 25th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime, winning 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in Friday’s U.S. Open semi-final to set up a blockbuster final against Carlos Alcaraz. Moments after Alcaraz dazzled the Arthur Ashe crowd with a dominant win over 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, Sinner – typically known for his clinical precision – had a few stumbles but ultimately held firm to book a third consecutive Grand Slam final meeting with the Spaniard in what has become one of tennis’s most captivating rivalries. Sinner’s…

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