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8
Feb

India’s Return to Tennis journey marches on with ‘High Performance Training Camp’ for Junior Girls

After the much appreciated and successful conduct of a High Performance Training Camp for Junior Boys held in January 2021, the All India Tennis Association’s (AITA) ‘Return to Tennis’ endeavour continues with a ‘High Performance Training Camp’ for Junior Girls underway at R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi. The aim of this camp is to mark the return to tennis

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7
Feb

RIP Akhtar Ali Ji

6
Feb

Australian Open: Sumit Nagal to face Ricardas Berankis in 1st round

Ace India tennis player Sumit Nagal will face Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis in the men’s singles first round of the 2021 Australian Open which begins on February 8. The draw for the first Grand Slam of the season was held on Friday. Nagal, ranked 139 in the world, faced 72nd ranked Berankis in his last match as well at the Murray

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4
Feb

Women’s matches shortened in Australian Open tuneups

Women will play shorter matches at the Australian Open tuneups from Friday due to a logjam in fixtures after Thursday’s play was cancelled on news a quarantine hotel worker was infected with the coronavirus. Thursday’s matches at the six events ahead of the Feb. 8-21 Grand Slam were cancelled after a worker at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, which was used

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21
Jan

Manav creates ripples at AITA Men’s Championship

Young Manav Jain wrote the script of the biggest upset of the tournament when he overcame second seed Suraj Prabodh to enter the quarterfinals of the Rs 1-lakh prize money AITA Men’s Championship being held at the at the PBI-CSE Tennis Academy, Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, here on Wednesday. The 17-year-old Manav, who is also the youngest player in

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19
Jan

Improved scheduling and enhanced fan experience the focus for Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals

The ITF has today confirmed it is considering a series of proposals by event partner, Kosmos Tennis, to enhance the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals following a thorough review of the inaugural event in 2019. Under the proposals, the ITF Board has already approved the Finals becoming an 11-day event with the 2021 edition set to take place from 25

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11
Jan

Ramkumar Ramanathan, Ankita Raina advance to 2nd round of Australian Open Qualifiers

Ramkumar, who is yet to make a Grand Slam main draw appearance, ousted 10th seed Argentine Facundo Bagnis with a hard-fought 7-6(6) 7-5 victory in one hour and 53 minutes in men’s singles first round. Indian tennis players Ramkumar Ramanathan and Ankita Raina advanced to the second round of the Australian Open Qualifiers after recording wins in their respective singles

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9
Jan

Yuki Bhambri utilizes AITA’s Return to Tennis initiative and trains with top Juniors at ‘High Performance Training Camp’

Former junior world number one and top-ranked Indian singles player, Yuki Bhambri joined few of the country’s finest upcoming and talented junior boys at the on-going High Performance Training Camp at R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi today. Bhambri, who is a Junior Australian Open champion, is on his road to return to competitive tennis after a long injury layoff

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4
Jan

Kajal creates the biggest flutter of the day at U-18 Championship Series

Kaajal Ramisetty celebrated the New Year by creating the biggest flutter of the day when she showed third seed Utsah Kalra the door with a 8-6 victory in the first round of the AITA Under-18 Tennis Championship Series that began at the Rohan Bopanna The Sports School Tennis Academy here on Monday. The three day event is held under the

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4
Jan

Dr. Anil Jain flags off India’s Return to Tennis with ‘High Performance Training Camps’ for Juniors

The All India Tennis Association (AITA) President, Dr. Anil Jain (MP, Rajya Sabha), in the presence of Mr. Anil Khanna, Vice President (Chair), AITA and Mr. Rohit Rajpal, President, DLTA, inaugurated the ‘High Performance Training Camp’ for Junior Boys today at R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium, New Delhi. Under Dr. Jain’s leadership and the able support from the office bearers, the

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