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.

Sep 27, 2018 14:09
MELBOURNE: Japanese sporting manufacturer Yonex has extended their agreement as official Australian Open stringer in a new multi-year deal.   The partnership extension was announced at special Australian Open launch function in Tokyo Wednesday.  
Sep 21, 2018 10:09
CHENNAI: Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj was Thursday elected the new president of the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) at its 96th annual general meeting (AGM) of the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association (TNTA) held at the Madras Cricket Club here.
Sep 14, 2018 15:09
MUMBAI: The first of many, by the looks of things. Shortly after revealing on the Ellen DeGeneres TV show this week that she doesn't own a car, US Open champion Naomi Osaka landed in Japan and signed her first big deal after her historic win - with a big car company no less. 
Sep 12, 2018 16:09
MUMBAI: US Open champion Naomi Osaka is reportedly set to renew her sponsorship deal with German sportswear giant adidas, which is coming to a close at the end of the year, for an astronomical $8.46 million per year. The monster deal, reported by UK's Times, would be the third richest sponsorship deal in women’s tennis and the highest payout adidas has ever handed to a female tennis player. 
Sep 11, 2018 17:09
VIENNA: One of the rising stars in the ATP circuit, World No.9 Dominic Thiem’s matches can be viewed by audiences free of costs in his home country, Austria on kia.com, the official website of the global automobile manufacturer, Kia Motors. Kia also happens to be one of Thiem’s top sponsors.
Sep 11, 2018 16:09
NEW YORK: The recently concluded US Open 2018 at the Flushing Meadows in the city saw 828,798 spectators watch all the matches in total which included the Qualifiers and the Main Draw. 
Sep 10, 2018 17:09
MELBOURNE: Indian technology major Infosys has been named the official digital innovation partner of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the tennis calendar.
Sep 10, 2018 16:09
MADRID: LaLiga has announced an extension of its agreement with global technology powerhouse Microsoft which will result in the tournament’s digital content being made available to users of the company’s products and services throughout the world. 
Sep 07, 2018 15:09
TENNIS ICON Vijay Amritraj spoke to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of the 41st National Convention of the Sports Journalists Federation of India and presentation of the SJFI's inaugural Gold Medal to him in Bengaluru for his overall contribution to tennis and promotion of the sport through the media.  Excerpts: Your views on the new Davis Cup format?
Aug 30, 2018 14:08
TOKYO: Celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, the 'Citizen' group has named Japan’s top female tennis player, Naomi Osaka as its brand ambassador. Osaka has been seen endorsing the watch brand at the on-going US Open 2018 with the ‘Eco-Drive Bluetooth BZ4006-01E’ edition which will be launched globally this autumn.