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Feb 02 2023 17:02pm
From winning all the Grand Slams to registering her own name four times as an Olympian, the achievements of Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza not only registered her as the most accomplished Women’s tennis player in the country but also gave her the status of a National Sporting icon. Coming into her final major tournament, Sania had six Grand Slam
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Feb 02 2023 17:02pm
Top-seeded Tatjana Maria of Germany, and Indian pair Ankita Raina – Prarthana Thombare won the singles and doubles titles respectively at the 22nd edition of the NECC Deccan ITF $40000 Women’s Tennis Tournament organised under the auspices of the ITF, AITA and MSLTA by Deccan Gymkhana and sponsored by National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) at the Deccan Gymkhana Tennis Courts,
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Feb 01 2023 17:02pm
The Dutch tennis star Tallon Griekspoor dropped the first set but pulled off a stunning come from-behind 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win against the World No. 60 Benjamin Bonzi in a thrilling singles final to clinch the 5th edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra as well as his maiden ATP Tour title at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune. The blockbuster summit
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Feb 01 2023 17:02pm
In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Tennis in India that a 20-member All Women’s Officiating team worked at the NECC ITF 40K Tennis Championships event that was being held at the Deccan Gymkhana courts, from 23rd to 29th January 2023 in Pune. The All Women’s led by Asia’s Gold Badge Referee Sheetal Iyer, who officiated her 100th plus ITF event had
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Jan 31 2023 17:01pm
Prajnesh Gunneswaran beat Khumoyun Sultanov of Uzbekistan 6-2, 7-6(5) in the final of the $25,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament in Al Zahra, Kuwait, on Sunday. After racing away with the first set, Prajnesh was cruising at 4-1 in the second, when the Uzbek showed his fighting qualities. The 33-year-old Prajnesh was in a spot of trouble as he faced a
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Jan 07 2023 12:01pm
Indian pair of N. Sriram Balaji and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan pulled off one of the major upsets of the fifth edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra, beating the No. 2 seed American duo 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5) in the doubles quarter-finals at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Thursday. Balaji and Jeevan, who entered the tournament as an alternative entry, put
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Jan 05 2023 12:01pm
Marin Cilic made his way into the singles quarter-finals at the fifth edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra after beating Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in an exciting contest at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Wednesday. The 2014 US Open champion Cilic, who received a bye in the opening round, made a dominating start in the match and
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Jan 04 2023 12:01pm
Ramkumar Ramanathan made his way into the doubles quarter-finals along with Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela at the fifth edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra after defeating the pair of Rohan Bopanna and Botic van de Zandschulp 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 11-9 at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune on Tuesday. The Indo-Mexican duo put up a brilliant performance against the strong opposition
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Jan 02 2023 12:01pm
The Indian duo Ankita Raina and Prarthana G Thombare has won the Solapur Open ITF $25k doubles, defeating Priska Nugroho and Ekatarina Yashina. It was Ankita’s 5th doubles title this year and Prarthana’s 3rd. It was an easy straight sets victory by the Indian pair 6-1, 6-2. In the singles event, Ankita Raina was the only Indian to reach the
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Jan 01 2023 12:01pm
Rising India star Manas Dhamne will be competing alongside the World No. 17 Marin Cilic and other global stars at the fifth edition of Tata Open Maharashtra as the 15-year-old tennis prodigy has been given a wildcard in the singles main draw of South Asia’s only ATP 250 event, taking place at the Balewadi Stadium in Pune from December 31
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Jan 01 2023 12:01pm
Second seed Vaidehi Chaudhari was at her fighting best as she beat the top seed Ksenia Laskutova 7-5, 6-4 to clinch the title in the $15,000 ITF women’s tennis tournament at the City Centre Tennis Complex in Gwalior on Sunday. Watched by an appreciative audience which came alive as the match hotted up, Vaidehi bounced back from 1-4 down and
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Jan 01 2023 12:01pm
This New year is going to be a delightful one for Indian tennis enthusiasts as the 5th edition of the Tata Open Maharashtra is knocking at the door. It is the only ATP 250 event in the South East Asian region, scheduled from 31st December to 7th January. It is a special one because last year the tournament was held
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Dec 26 2022 11:12am
Indian tennis is seeing a change in its top spot in both men’s and women’s circuits. Recently Mukund Sasikumar has become the top Indian male tennis player with a 342 ATP ranking surpassing Ramkumar Ramanathan, who currently holds the 3rd spot, while the 2nd spot is being held by Prajnesh Gunneswaran. The 25-year-old, Chennai lad won his sole title of
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Dec 05 2022 11:12am
The top seed in the men’s draw, Vladyslav Orlov came out victorious in the men’s final in Bhilai. The hard-court ITF M15 tournament, scheduled from the 21st to the 27th of November, ended with heartbreak for Indian fans. The hope was high around the 27-year-old, Niki Kaliyanda Pooncha, who hadn’t lost a single set so far in the tournament. The
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Oct 14 2022 15:10pm
It was a victorious ending in Thailand for our trio named Tanussh Ghidyal, Aishwarya Jadhav and Aakruti Narayan Sonkusare as tanussh emerged as singles champion in the boys’ category and the duo of Aishwarya & Aakruti won the doubles crown in the girl’s event. A series of top-ranked players from Asian countries were featured in the tie including from India,
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Sep 23 2022 17:09pm
The National Games 2022 will be held across six cities of Gujarat — Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot and Bhavnagar. Gujarat will host the National Games for the first time, starting September 27 to October 10, 2022. This will be the 36th edition of the National Games, and an estimated 7,000 athletes will take part across 34 sporting disciplines. The iconic
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Sep 22 2022 15:09pm
Indian junior players , Manas Dhamne , Yuvan Nandal, Aryan Shah , Aman Dahiya and Shruti Ahlawat entered the semifinals of the Boys and the girls singles at the MSLTA-PMDTA ITF Asian B1 Championships being organised by MSLTA PMDTA and played at the Deccan Gymkhana Courts in Pune It was a splendid performance by the Indian players as Four Boys reached
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Sep 22 2022 12:09pm
ITF Juniors – MSLTA ITF Asian B1 Tennis Championship got off to a flying start at the Deccan Gymkhana Club, Pune with an impressive opening ceremony that was inaugurated at the hands of Mr. Siddharth Shirole, MLA Shivajinagar, Mr. Namdev Shirgaonkar , Sec MOA, Mr. Sundar Iyer, JT Sec AITA. JT TD Mr. Ashwin Girme, PMDTA Sec Abhishek Tamhane, Mr.
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Sep 21 2022 11:09am
By Sujoy Roy | AITA We are elated to share with you the news that team India (U12 Girls) clinched the Bronze Medal in the recently completed ITF Asia 12&U Team Competition 2022-Finals, held in Nur-Sultan, the capital city of Kazakhstan. A total of Ten teams from South-Asian countries were featured in the tie including team India, which consisted of
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Sep 15 2022 22:09pm
The All India Tennis Association mourns the sad demise of Indian Tennis Legend and former Davis Cup Captain Naresh Kumar. The news is shocking and it’s an irreparable loss to Indian Tennis. The game has lost one of its dedicated followers who has remained an absolute gentleman to the core till the end of his life. We pray for his
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