Tennis

Ostapenko beats Aryna Sabalenka in Stuttgart Open final

The Latvian secures a 6-4, 6-1 win in the final to claim her first title on clay since 2017 Stuttgart: Jelena Ostapenko completed a dream week at the Stuttgart Open by taking down No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-1 in the final to claim her ninth career Hologic WTA Tour title — and first on clay since winning Roland Garros in 2017. The fourth time would be the charm either way in the Stuttgart final: either Sabalenka would drive off with her much-coveted first win after three previous losses in the title match, or Ostapenko would post her first win over Sabalenka at the fourth attempt. In the event, it was the Latvian who came out on top of a…

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Carlos Alcaraz beats Musetti, wins Monte Carlo final

Carlos Alcaraz beats Lorenzo Musetti  and won the Monte Carlo final, securing his sixth Masters 1000 career title Monaco: Carlos Alcaraz defeated an injury-stricken Lorenzo Musetti 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 to win the Monte Carlo final on Sunday and secure his sixth Masters 1000 career title. Alcaraz cruised to his first Monte Carlo trophy and his 18th tour-level victory. The 21-year-old Spaniard will reach No. 2 in the world rankings following the triumph in Monaco.Musetti started showing signs of a right-leg injury in the third set and received treatment at 0-3. Playing in his first Masters 1000 final, the 23-year-old Italian had trouble moving and keeping up with Alcaraz toward the end of the match. “This is not the way I want to…

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Jessica Pegula stuns sensational Alexandra Eala in Miami Open semifinal

From 5-2 down to start the match, Pegula turned around the opening set on the way to a 2-hour and 26-minute win Miami: Jessica Pegula has ended the Cinderella run of teenage wildcard Alexandra Eala of the Philippines with a 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-3 victory in the Miami Open semifinal on Friday. From 5-2 down to start the match, Pegula turned around the opening set, crucially breaking serve at 5-3 after Eala double-faulted on set point, on the way to a 2-hour and 26-minute win. No. 140-ranked Eala, whose run this fortnight has included wins over Jelena Ostapenko and Madison Keys and No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek, became just the second wild card to defeat three or more Grand Slam champions in…

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Mirra takes down mighty Sabalenka, youngest to win Indian Wells after Serena; Draper wins men’s title

Russian teen beats No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells (US): Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva came back to beat No. 1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the BNP Paribas Open to make the 17-year-old the tournament’s youngest champion since Serena Williams in 1999. The 11th-ranked Andreeva improved to 19-3 this season — the most wins by a woman on tour — and collected her second Masters 1000 title of 2025. The other came at Dubai in February, which earned her a top-10 ranking for the first time. Andreeva will return to that upper tier in Monday’s WTA rankings. Revisiting a theme from her Dubai victory speech that referred to something rapper Snoop Dogg…

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Jack Draper ends Alcaraz’s 16-match streak, reaches first ATP Masters 1000 final

Draper battled through a thrilling final set to secure a 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 victory, earning his place in the final. His hard-fought, one-hour, 44-minute win also guarantees his debut inside the ATP Top 10 rankings on Monday. Indian Wells: Jack Draper snapped two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz’s 16-match win streak at the Indian Wells Open to power into his maiden ATP Masters 1000 final. Draper powered through a riveting final set to clinch a 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 victory and book his spot in the final alongside. With his one-hour, 44-minute victory, Draper ensured that he will rise inside the Top 10 in the ATP Rankings for the first time on Monday. “It was incredible,” Draper said of his victory. “Especially to…

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Hyderabad players excel in Vertex senior tennis tournament qualifying round

Fourth Vertex All India Senior Ranking Tennis Tournament for 45 years & above singles (qualifying round) held at Bhimavaram HYDERABAD: D Suresh Babu defeated KN Venkatesh 9-0 in the 45 years & above singles (qualifying round) of the fourth Vertex All India senior ranking tennis tournament at Bhimavaram on Saturday. The results: Qualifying: 70 years & above: PK Baba beats BLN Rao 9-4; Bhaskar Rao bt Sadasiva Reddy 9-7. 65 years & above: Kotaiah Goud beats Sana Kishore 9-3; Dara Isaiah beats Simhachalam 9-1; Satyanarayana Raju beats C Ravi Kumar 9-3. 45 years & above: D Suresh Babu beats KN Venkatesh 9-0; K Sathyanarayana beats Exhil Maran 9-4.

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Hyderabad’s Sreemanya Reddy in AITA doubles final

The Hyderabad girl defeated Suhani Gaur of Delhi 6-3, 6-4 in the singles quarterfinal HYDERABAD: A Sreemanya Reddy moved into the singles semifinal and the doubles final of the AITA Rs 1 lakh prize women’s tennis tournament at Navi Mumbai. The Hyderabad girl defeated Suhani Gaur of Delhi 6-3, 6-4 in the singles quarterfinal. In the doubles semifinal, Sreemanya and Danica Fernando of Mumbai scored a 6-2, 6-2 win against Gauri Manogorakar and Jigyasa Narsinghani. In the doubles final, Sreemanya and Danica will take on the Hyderabad duo of Sanjana Sirimalla and Omna Yadav.

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Five-time champion Novak Djokovic crashes out in opening round

Djokovic lost his third match in a row, which last happened in 2018 as part of an injury-hit season Indian Wells: Five-time champion Novak Djokovic suffered an opening round loss at the Indian Wells Open at the hand of lucky loser Botic van de Zandschulp on Sunday (IST). Van de Zandschulp upset Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 to add to his ever growing giant killing reputation. He became the second lucky loser in a row to beat Djokovic at Indian Wells, following in the footsteps of Luca Nardi 12 months ago. Djokovic lost his third match in a row, which last happened in 2018 as part of an injury-hit season. He has dealt with injuries in 2025, too, hurting his hamstring at…

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Much needed push for tennis in Telangana; TSTA, TPL to jointly organise tournaments

Telangana Tennis Association, TPL to hold State-ranking tournaments Hyderabad: Telangana State Tennis Association (TSTA) has joined hands with the Tennis Premier League (TPL) to organise Telangana State-ranking tournaments along with the Race to Gold Scholarship programme for the top-ranked players. A key highlight of this partnership is TSTA’s integration of TPL’s nationwide Race to Gold (RTG) initiative. The RTG programme is an effort to identify and nurture India’s most promising young tennis players, ultimately aiming to produce India’s next Olympic gold medallist. The last time India clinched an Olympic medal in tennis was way back in 1996, through the legendary Leander Paes. Through this initiative, young players across Telangana will compete in Telangana State-ranking tournaments, gaining match experience and improving their…

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WADA’s 3-month ban on Sinner is a transparent decision, says VP Yang Yang

Yang Yang says World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will stay open-minded and welcome public scrutiny New Delhi: The settling of Jannik Sinner’s doping case was “open and transparent” despite the public reaction, and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will stay open-minded and welcome public scrutiny, said its vice president Yang Yang. Tennis men’s world No.1 Sinner twice tested positive for anabolic clostebol in March last year, which he claimed entered his system after his masseur treated a cut on his finger with a product containing clostebol and gave Sinner full body massages. After a review of the case, WADA agreed Sinner’s explanation was scientifically plausible and well evidenced by the facts. Sinner had been initially found by an Independent Tribunal to bear…

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