Hobart International 2020: Sania Mirza makes a dream comeback, wins the doubles title
Saina Mirza, the former World no. 1 in doubles discipline, made a stunning comeback by winning the Hobart International doubles title 2020. Returning from a two-year break, Sania lifted the WTA Hobart International trophy with her partner, Nadiia Kichenok, defeating Peng Shuai and Shuai Zhang,…
Maria Sharapova hangs up her boots at the age of 32
The headline in the New York Times read ‘Maria Sharapova Wants to Be Clear: She Is Retiring From Tennis, Not Quitting.’ For women like her, quitting isn’t even a word. “I look at photos of myself and of the motion where I’m just about to…
India’s journey in the Olympics so far
28 in the last 120 years. No, we aren’t talking about all the revolutions in the world, but India’s medal tally at the Olympics! It presents a dismal picture of the second-most populous country in the world, but having collected eight of them in the…
FALLING STANDARDS OF INDIAN TENNIS
As expected, curtains fall on Indian singles hope before the quarter-final at Maharashtra Open 2020. Prajnesh tried hard to remain in the competition but the nation’s hopes extinguish yet again. In the round of 16, South Korean Kwan Soon Woo scotched southpaw with a straight-set…
TOP MOMENTS OF AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2020
Australian Open is known for many “edges off the seat” matches. This year was no different. Novak Djokovic lifted his record-extending 8th Australian Open title. Thiem fought hard. He was in excellent form. In the previous 29 hard court games, he registered wins in 23….
AUSTRALIAN OPEN – ALL THE WINNERS
This year’s Australian open produced many heart-stopping moments. Most of the matches witnessed the intense battle and courageous play from the players. Let’s have a look at all the winners. In the men’s singles category, fans were judging tough time for Novak Djokovic. Again, he…
About Jarry’s suspension for anti-doping
Chile’s Nicholas Jarry is the world’s 78th ranked tennis player hailing from Chile. Jarry has soared to a great singles ranking of 38 in July 2019, though he never qualified past the second round at any of the four Grand Slams. He has achieved one…
Australian Open: Environmental and health issues caused by the wildfire
Australia is facing the worst wildfire in decades so far, with large swaths of the country being devastated since the fire began in late July. Lately, in December, the smoke was so bad in Sydney that air quality measured 11 times the hazardous level. The…
Controversies that surround Nick Kyrgios
He’s defeated the troika of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and the out-worldly Roger Federer the first time he played each of them. He’s just one of the three players to achieve this feat. The outrageous amount of talent Nick Kyrgios has is often clouded by…
Australian Open: Sania Mirza to partner with Rohan Bopanna
Indian Tennis Veterans, Sania Mirza, and Rohan Bopanna will partner with each other for the Australian Open this year in the mixed doubles category. The last time where Mirza and Bopanna played as a team was in the Rio Olympics 2016, where they finished fourth….