Tennis

Ariake Tennis Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Naomi Osaka of Japan celebrates after winning her first round match against Zheng Saisai of China
3 years ago

Osaka marches into third round of Tokyo Olympics

23-year-old Naomi Osaka will take on Marketa Vondrousova in the third round on...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Naomi Osaka - Tokyo 2020 - OG
3 years ago

Your daily guide to tennis at the Olympics: Osaka headlines women’s action on Monday July 26

23-year-old Osaka opens proceedings on Day 3 at the Tokyo Olympics with a...
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Samuel Hamon
Djokovic-Tokyo-2020-OG
3 years ago

Your daily guide to tennis at the Olympics: Djokovic, Zverev and Medvedev headline men’s action on Monday July 26

Djokovic will hope to improve to 6-0 lifetime against Germany's Jan-Lennard Struff and...
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Samuel Hamon
Stefanos Tsitsipas at Tokyo Olympics in 2021
3 years ago

Tsitsipas needs three sets to reach second round at Tokyo Olympics

The No. 3 seed beat Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to become...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Kei Nishikori, Miami, 2021
3 years ago

Home favourite Nishikori stuns Rublev at Tokyo Olympics for 1st top 10 win since 2018

The former world No 4 scored defeated Rublev in straight sets to move...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Ariake Tennis Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Gael Monfils of France in action during his first round match against Ilya Ivashka of Belarus
3 years ago

Mixed fortunes for the Monfils at Tokyo Olympics: Gael exits, Elina wins in first round

Playing their first matches since their wedding, 10th seed Gael Monfils was defeated...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Australia's Max Purcell in action during his semi final match
3 years ago

Murray’s replacement Max Purcell stuns ninth seed Felix Auger-Aliassime

Ranked No 190 in the world in singles, 23-year-old Purcell came in as...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Ariake Tennis Park, Tokyo, Japan - July 23, 2021 - Naomi Osaka of Japan during training.
3 years ago

Osaka scores straight-sets win at Tokyo Olympics in first match since French Open withdrawal

23-year-old Naomi Osaka is through to the second round of the singles event...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Ariake Tennis Park, Tokyo, Japan - July 22, 2021 Alexander Zverev of Germany during training.
3 years ago

Zverev and Hurkacz score straight-set wins to reach second round of Tokyo Olympics

Fourth seed Alexander Zverev scored a 6-1, 6-3 win over Yen-Hsun Lu while...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Carla Suarez Navarro
3 years ago

Cancer survivor Carla Suarez Navarro beats Ons Jabeur to reach Tokyo Olympics second round

The Spaniard, who returned to the tour after successfully fighting off Hodgkin's Lymphoma,...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Jennifer Brady, Australian Open, 2021
3 years ago

American Jennifer Brady upset in first round of women’s singles at Olympics

11th seeded Brady, the only American tennis player to be seeded in singles...
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Haresh Ramchandani
3 years ago

Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova through to second round of Tokyo Olympics

Fifth seeded Pliskova scored a 6-1, 6-3 win over Frenchwoman Alize Cornet and...
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Haresh Ramchandani
3 years ago

World No. 1 Barty stunned in Olympics singles first round by Sorribes Tormo

Fresh off her Wimbledon title, top seeded Barty was defeated in straight sets...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Aryna Sabalenka, Abu Dhabi 2021
3 years ago

Third seed Aryna Sabalenka opens Olympics campaign with straight-sets win

The No. 3 seed from Belarus scored a 6-2, 6-1 win over Poland's...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Andy Murray OLYMPICS : Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Tennis Training - Ariake Tennis
3 years ago

“I’m very sad, but medical staff have advised me against playing in both events” Andy Murray pulls out of Olympic singles to focus on men’s doubles

Murray has come back to the tennis circuit after two hip surgeries in...
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Haresh Ramchandani