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Ever since Naomi Osaka won her first title in 2018 at Indian Wells — dubbed the fifth Grand Slam in tennis — and backed up that victory by defeating the legendary Serena Williams in the very next tournament in Miami, she has lived a life…

Ramesh Krishnan says his storied career ‘feels like it was from another lifetime’ Former Indian tennis star Ramesh Krishnan had a long and successful career, spanning 15 years on the international circuit.He achieved a career-best world…

Serena Williams sent out a warning to the rest of the depleted women's draw on Friday with a dominant straight-sets win over Danielle Collins to reach the French Open last 16 for the first time since 2018.The 39-year-old, still one short…

Down 4-1 in the third set, Alexander Zverev decided it was time to shorten his match at Roland Garros.He was determined to avoid another lengthy fight following a five-set battle in the previous round, so he applied pressure on qualifier…

On Sunday, officials at Roland Garros threatened Osaka, the World No. 2, with disqualification if she persists in boycotting media press conferences, which she claims are detrimental to her mental health. Naomi Osaka’s coach says she is…

Fourth seed Dominic Thiem blew a two-set lead to be dumped out of Roland Garros in the first round by Spanish veteran Pablo Andujar on Sunday.The 35-year-old Andujar staged a remarkable comeback to defeat the two-time Roland Garros…

Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal dispatched his Madrid Masters slayer Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Italian Open semifinals on Friday.Second-seed Nadal had lost to Zverev in the Madrid last-eight last week. But the 34-year-old…

Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal saved two match points to defeat Canada’s Denis Shapovalov in a three-set battle and advance to the quarterfinals of the Italian Open at the Foro Italico on Thursday.Second seed Nadal won through 3-6, 6-4,…

Ashleigh Barty avenges Charleston loss to Paula Badosa to reach yet another final Rafael Nadal swept into the Madrid Open quarterfinals on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Alexei Popyrin, while Ashleigh Barty booked her spot in the…