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Emotional Nagal breaks into top 100 with Chennai triumph

Mumbai, Feb. 12 -- On February 12, 2023, Sumit Nagal played the first qualifying round of the ATP Chennai Open Challenger as a player ranked 506 in the world. On February 12, 2024, Nagal will become ... Read More


Sahaja's hard-won progress fills her with immense belief

Mumbai, Feb. 10 -- Sahaja Yamalapalli was happy when she glanced through the draw of the WTA 125K L&T Mumbai Open. Odd, because she was slotted to face top seed Kayla Day first up. "I wanted to see wh... Read More


Sahaja's hard-won progress fills her with immense belief

Mumbai, Feb. 10 -- Sahaja Yamalapalli was happy when she glanced through the draw of the WTA 125K L&T Mumbai Open. Odd, because she was slotted to face top seed Kayla Day first up. "I wanted to see wh... Read More


Russian teen star Korneeva is just getting started

Mumbai, Feb. 9 -- Most times, Alina Korneeva doesn't really come across as a 16-year-old while playing or talking tennis. But it does hit the Russian in those rare instances. Like when she begins answ... Read More


As coach, Khade still dreams of Olympic glory

Mumbai, Feb. 9 -- Virdhawal Khade is done as a swimmer. Not quite with swimming though. Among India's most decorated swimmers and the 2010 Asian Games bronze medallist has dived right into coaching a... Read More


As coach, Khade still dreams of Olympic glory

Mumbai, Feb. 9 -- Virdhawal Khade is done as a swimmer. Not quite with swimming though. Among India's most decorated swimmers and the 2010 Asian Games bronze medallist has dived right into coaching a... Read More


Russian teen star Korneeva is just getting started

Mumbai, Feb. 8 -- Most times, Alina Korneeva doesn't really come across as a 16-year-old while playing or talking tennis. But it does hit the Russian in those rare instances. Like when she begins answ... Read More


Teen star Alina Korneeva is just getting started

India, Feb. 7 -- Most times, Alina Korneeva doesn't really come across as a 16-year-old while playing or talking tennis. But it does hit the Russian in those rare instances. Like when she begins answe... Read More


Sahaja stuns top seed in a glimpse of India's future

Mumbai, Feb. 6 -- Around this time a couple of years ago when she captured her first ITF title, Sahaja Yamalapalli was ranked in the 1000s. On Monday playing her first match at WTA level as India wome... Read More


Indians seek gains as WTA event returns

Mumbai, Feb. 5 -- What's common between the 2017 WTA Mumbai Open and the 2024 Australian Open? The women's singles champion: Aryna Sabalenka. That seems a long way back in the tennis life of the now ... Read More