Tennis

As part of its drive to keep the tennis fraternity engaged, especially at the junior level, the Tennis Premier League (TPL) has started its initiative with the Gujarat State Tennis Association (GSTA) to have a series of tournaments across the State.

There will be tournaments in different cities and the winners will compete in the Masters event to be held in Ahmedabad. Boys and girls in the under-10, 12 and 14 age groups apart from men and women would stand to gain scholarships.

May 15, 2019 17:05
PARIS: The French Tennis Federation (FFT) and OPPO announced Tuesday the signing of an historic partnership agreement that sees the leading Chinese smartphone brand become a premium partner of Roland-Garros and of the Rolex Paris Masters for the next three years (2019-2021).
May 02, 2019 00:05
NEW DELHI: Top-seed Mann Maulik Shah and 4th-seed Shaikh Humera booked their tickets for the International Finals of the Roland-Garros Junior Wild Card Series to be held in Paris as the two players won their respective Final matches of the India-edition of the Roland-Garros Junior Wild-Card Series 2019 held here Wednesday at the clay courts of the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA).
Apr 26, 2019 15:04
LONDON: Chinese smartphone major OPPO has become the first official smartphone partner of Wimbledon tennis championships, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) announced on Thursday. OPPO, a Chinese smartphone brand loved by Millennials, signed a five-year deal with AELTC at the Champions Room of the world's most famous tennis tournament, Xinhua news agency reports.
Apr 26, 2019 14:04
NEW YORK: ASHE '68, the immersive VR film about Arthur Ashe's triumphant win at the 1968 US Open has been nominated for an Emmy by The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) 40th Annual Sports Emmy Awards.
Apr 25, 2019 14:04
LONDON: The ATP announced Wednesday day that the city of Turin, Italy, has been selected to host the ATP Finals from 2021-2025. The five-year agreement will see the world’s greatest players in men’s professional tennis compete for the biggest indoor tennis title in the world at Turin’s Pala Alpitour stadium, Italy’s largest indoor sporting arena.
Apr 13, 2019 14:04
WASHINGTON: The Washington Kastles Friday announced they will play the 2019 World TeamTennis season in a new stadium specially constructed by EDENS on the existing roof of Union Market. Kastles Stadium at Union Market aims to reimagine tennis with the sky-breaking rooftop stadium offering sweeping views of the district and a new game-day experience for Kastles fans including extraordinary culinary options.
Apr 12, 2019 16:04
NEW DELHI: The French Tennis Federation (FFT), organisers of the world’s premier clay court event – Roland-Garros - in association with the All India Tennis Association (AITA), Friday announced the fifth edition of the ‘Roland-Garros Junior Wild Card Series’.
Apr 03, 2019 17:04
WASHINGTON: Washington, D.C.-based venture capitalist, entrepreneur and civic leader Mark Ein Tuesday announced that the Citi Open tournament will remain in the US capital, after closing a deal to acquire the management rights of the Citi Open from the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation (WTEF), a non-profit which provides free tennis and educational programs for children in underserved communities.
Mar 29, 2019 12:03
SYDNEY: The International Tennis Federation (ITF), the governing body of global tennis confirmed Thursday that it has terminated its exclusive licensing agreement with Tennis Australia for the Hopman Cup with immediate effect.
Mar 27, 2019 16:03
MADRID: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) along with its organizers Kosmos Tennis, have confirmed that it has renamed the annual Davis Cup competition as ‘Davis Cup, The World Cup of Tennis’.