Tennis

As part of its drive to keep the tennis fraternity engaged, especially at the junior level, the Tennis Premier League (TPL) has started its initiative with the Gujarat State Tennis Association (GSTA) to have a series of tournaments across the State.

There will be tournaments in different cities and the winners will compete in the Masters event to be held in Ahmedabad. Boys and girls in the under-10, 12 and 14 age groups apart from men and women would stand to gain scholarships.

Feb 01, 2018 18:02
MUMBAI: The cream of Indian men's and women's players will be vying for the top honours in the AITA Ranking Rs 2.2 million prize-money JVPG Anirudh Desai All-India Open Tennis Tournament 2018, to played at the Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana’s floodlit tennis courts from February 5 to 11, 2018. 
Jan 30, 2018 14:01
MELBOURNE: South Korean auto major Kia Motors has agreed a record payout to extend its partnership with the Australian Open for a further five years to 2023. 
Jan 27, 2018 10:01
LONDON: The ITF, in partnership with Sportradar, has announced its new media platform for the ITF Pro Circuit, which will allow tennis fans to follow more than 50,000 matches a year to bring them even closer to their favourite players and tournaments.
Jan 23, 2018 12:01
MELBOURNE: Global payments company Mastercard remains open to the idea of evaluating tennis sponsorships in India despite tournaments have vanished off the calendar due to lack of corporate and government support.
Jan 19, 2018 13:01
St. PETERSBURG, FL, USA: The WTA announced Thursday its selection of the city of Shenzhen, China to host the WTA Finals, the most prestigious event on the WTA calendar, from 2019 through 2028.
Jan 17, 2018 11:01
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India’s video streaming platform SonyLIV has roped in three sponsors for the Australian Open 2018 -Johnnie Walker (presenting), HP (powered-by) and Volkswagen (associate sponsor).
Jan 15, 2018 14:01
BHUBANESWAR: The Odiya state capital, which is fast emerging as an international sport venue, is all set to host its first ever International Tennis Federation sanctioned tournament for men at the Kalinga Stadium here from February 26. The seven-day $15,000 tournament, named ‘India Future’, would end on March 4.
Jan 08, 2018 12:01
PUNE: It was a mixed day at the office for singles world no. 89 Gilles Simon as he was crowned as the Tata Open Maharashtra singles champion but lost the doubles final with his partner Pierre-Hugues Herbert to the Dutch pairing of Robin Haase and Matwe Middelkoop in straight sets 6-7, 6-7 in an entertaining final held at the Mhalunge Balewadi Stadium here on Saturday.
Dec 14, 2017 09:12
NEW DELHI: Asian Tennis Federation (ATF) president Anil Khanna has been nominated for four key positions of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for a two-year term, reports PTI. Khanna, who was on the Board of Directors of ITF from 2003 to 2011 and was re-elected, has been nominated to hold key positions in four important committees and Taskforce of the ITF for 2018-2019.
Dec 14, 2017 09:12
MUMBAI: IIFL Investment Managers, one of the country’s largest wealth management firms, on Wednesday announced it would develop junior sport in the country by building independent Asian and global ranking properties across three sports - chess, golf and tennis - under their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative with EKA (pronounced, ek).