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Maria Sharapova could have secured a place in the Wimbledon main draw by right had she reached the semifinals at the Italian Open in Rome, but she withdrew injured during a second round match against Mirjana Lucic-Baroni. (Photo: AP)

Maria Sharapova faces 10-match marathon to win Wimbledon title

Maria returned from a 15-month doping ban last month and failed to gain a high enough ranking for automatic entry into...

20 May 2017 12:45 PM GMT

Dominic Thiem of Austria celebrates after beating Rafael Nadal at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome. (Photo: AP)

Italian Open: Nadal nailed in Rome

Dominic Thiem takes out Spanish Bull in straight sets in clay event.

19 May 2017 8:37 PM GMT

Maria Sharapova, who won at Roland Garros in 2012 and 2014, has been denied a wildcard entry for the 2017 French Open. (Photo: AFP)

Maria Sharapova slammed by Andy Murray, WTA shows support

Maria Sharapova had been taking meldonium for years, but overlooked announcements by WADA that it added the drug to its...

17 May 2017 10:22 AM GMT

Maria Sharapova has won five Grand Slam titles. (Photo: AP)

French Open: No wild card for Maria Sharapova

The former world number one, who only returned from a 15-month doping ban last month, will miss the French Open.

16 May 2017 7:20 PM GMT

Tennis champion Shaik Jafreen may be hearing impaired, but that has not weakened her resolve to win a gold medal for India at the upcoming Deaf Olympics in Turkey.

Against all odds

The 18-year-old is currently undergoing rigorous training under renowned Croatian coach, Domagoj Juric in China.

16 May 2017 6:33 PM GMT

Roger Federer will now focus on being in top form for Wimbledon, which begins on July 3 and where he is a seven-times champion. (Photo: AP)

Roger Federer to skip French Open to and focus on Wimbledon

Roger Federer followed his triumph in the Australian Open with wins at Indian Wells and the Miami Open.

16 May 2017 12:27 PM GMT

Roger Federer, the 18-time Grand Slam winner, warned in Miami that he would skip some clay court tournaments, including Masters series events in Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome, while then predicting he might have a two-week warm-up on clay for Roland Garros. (Photo: AP)

Roger Federer opts out of French Open, sets sights on grass and hard...

Federer won the French Open, contested on clay, just once in 2009, and also pulled out of the event last year with knee...

16 May 2017 4:20 AM GMT

Rafael Nadal (left) celebrates after defeating Dominic Thiem in the Madrid Masters final on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Madrid Masters: King of clay reigns on

Spaniard edges out Thiem for his fifth Madrid Masters.

15 May 2017 7:08 PM GMT

Rafael Nadal in action against Novak Djokovic in the Madrid Open semifinal on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Madrid Open: Rafael Nadal ousts Novak Djokovic

Nadal will look to seal his fifth title in Madrid in Sunday's final against Dominic Thiem or Pablo Cuevas.

13 May 2017 8:01 PM GMT

This will be the third semifinal of season for Yuki Bhambri on the ATP Challenger Tour. (Photo: AFP)

Yuki Bhambri shocks top seed to make semis of Karshi Challenger

It was the 1st win over a top-100 player this season for the 273-ranked Indian, as Yuki Bhambri outplayed Sergiy...

11 May 2017 10:48 AM GMT

Unseeded Yuki Bhambri battled past his opponent from Bosnia and Herzegovina 7-5, 7-5 in the second round of the USD 75,000 hard court event. (Photo:

Yuki Bhambri reaches quarters of Karshi Challenger, Sriram Balaji...

Yuki Bhambri remains India's only hope, after Ramkumar Ramanathan, Vishnu Vardhan and Prajnesh Gunneswaran had all lost...

10 May 2017 2:34 PM GMT

Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathihave a 303-103 career record together with a Davis Cup record of longest winning streak in doubles, with 23 straight victories. (Photo: PTI)

Mahesh Bhupathi recollects association with estranged Leander Paes

In their partnership spanning 16 years, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi won 25 ATP doubles title together, including...

10 May 2017 11:13 AM GMT