Tennis

Bhupathi-Knowles lose in the Pilot Pen final

The second seeded Indo-Bahamian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles have been convincingly beaten in the finals of the Pilot Pen men’s doubles tournament by Brazillians Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa, by a score of 5-7, 2-6.
The fourth seeded Brazilians, who did not lose even a single set throughout the four matches of the […]

Sania’s rankings dip further

Sania Mirza’s WTA rankings fell further due to her woeful Olympic performance and as a result, she dropped two places to 65th in the singles chart of the latest WTA tennis rankings issued on Monday.
After getting a bye in the first round, the 21-year-old Indian was forced to retire from her second round match in […]

India@Beijing Olympics 2008: Paes-Bhupathi lose in Tennis Quarters

The Indian duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi were knocked out in the quarter finals of the Beijing Olympics 2008 by the fourth seeded Swiss pair of Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka.
India’s best bet in tennis Paes and Bhupathi lost in straight sets from the hands of Swiss duo Federer and Wawrinka. Paes-Bhupathi lost […]

Indian sport headed in the wrong direction ?

Before starting, I would like to point out that not many people are going to like this article. I do not want to take anything away from India’s first individual gold medalist Abhinav Bindra but would like to point out that India really need to get their act together and plan for the next edition […]

India@Beijing Olympics 2008: Tennis begins Monday

India’s Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi will look to regain their old chemistry when they begin their quest for that elusive Olympic medal in men’s doubles as they take on talented Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon of France in the opening round at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre on Monday.
Despite being seeded, the duo has […]

Beijing Olympics begin today

Rajyawardhan Singh Rathore will be leading the Indian contingent as the flag bearer when the Beijing Olympics start with a bang today. The Indian tri-colour was hoisted yesterday at the athletes village and sports minister MS Gill was present.
At the opening ceremony, Sonia Gandhi and her children Rahul and Priyanka will be present as part […]

Sania Mirza Photo Gallery

Sania Mirza is not only a great tennis player, but has also been one of the most controversial players. Here are some pictures of this tennis ace.
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