DUBAI (REUTERS) – Czech fourth seed Petra Kvitova pulled out of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday (March 9) after suffering a thigh problem in her second round match. Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion who lifted the Qatar Open title over the weekend, received a bye into the second round in Dubai but retired in... » read more
THE HAGUE (AFP) – Andrey Rublev beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (7/2) on Saturday (March 6) to advance to the final in Rotterdam and extend his winning run in ATP 500 events to 19 matches. Fourth seed Rublev broke Tsitsipas twice in the opening set and put the second-seeded Greek away with a dominant tie-break... » read more
Following Naomi Osaka’s fourth Grand Slam win at the Australian Open last Saturday, the time has come for more Asian players to try to reach her level, said Yoshihito Nishioka, the second-ranked male player in Japan. The 25-year-old told The Straits Times via a video conference call last Sunday: “She’s very supportive of Japanese tennis... » read more
World Table Tennis (WTT), a subsidiary created by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in March 2019 to manage all its commercial and events business, was set up with good governance and financial compliance, independent consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have concluded. The review was commissioned by the ITTF executive committee in response to concerns raised by... » read more
Melbourne Park to host tennis bonanza MELBOURNE • Melbourne Park will host the ATP Cup, two WTA 500 events, and two ATP 250 tournaments in a blockbuster summer of tennis that culminates with the Australian Open, Tennis Australia said on Saturday. Though the state of Victoria, with Melbourne as the capital city, is facing a... » read more