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Naomi Osaka fined, faces suspension for refusing to speak to media

Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 for refusing to speak to media after her first round win at French Open and faces expulsion from Grand Slam tournaments if she continues to do so

French Open: Osaka fined $15,000 for skipping post-match news conference

Naomi Osaka was fined $15,000 by the French Open tournament referee for skipping the post-match news conference after her first-round victory

French Open: Naomi Osaka wins opening match, sails into second round

World number two Naomi Osaka got off to a flying start in the French Open as she defeated Patricia Maria Tig 6-4, 7-6(4) on the opening day of the tournament on Sunday.

World No.2 tennis star Naomi Osaka earns record $55 mn in 12 months

Tennis world No.2 Naomi Osaka of Japan ended the 2020-21 financial year as the highest-earning female athlete in the world

Nadal, Federer, Djokovic in the same half of draw for French Open

Thirteen-time champion Rafael Nadal and his big rivals, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, were on Thursday drawn in the same half of the French Open

Rafael Nadal beats World No 1 Novak Djokovic for 10th Rome Open title

World No. 3 Rafael Nadal on Sunday overcame a mid-match surge from No. 1-ranked Serbian Novak Djokovic to win the Italian Open final 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 in two hours and 50 minutes for his 10th title

AITA U-14: Arya Ganapathy wins boys' title, Snigdha Kanta girls' champion

Second seed Snigdha Kanta created a minor upset, overcoming top seed Zynah Amber Salar 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win the girls' U-14 title

Uphill task for India against Latvia in Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs

The Indian players have an onerous task at hand to compete against higher-ranked Latvians, including 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko

ITF Tennis: Swede Bergevi upsets top seed Rawat in first round

Swedish pro Fiip Bergevi produced the biggest upset of Thursday as he knocked out top seed Sidharth Rawat with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 win in the first round of the ITF Men's $15,000 New Delhi.

Top seed Daniil Medvedev reaches 3rd round of Miami Open

Top seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia needed two tie-breaks over more than two-and-a-half hours to overcome an inspired Alexei Popyrin of Australia 7-6 (3), 6-7 (7), 6-4 in the third round

Ankita Raina to lead Hyderabad Strikers in Tennis Premier League

India's top ranked women's player Ankita Raina will lead the challenge of Hyderabad Strikers in the Tennis Premier League, to be held in Mumbai later this year.

Stan Wawrinka out 'a few weeks' after foot surgery

Three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka has undergone surgery for an injury to his left foot. Wawrinka said Thursday that he would be out for a few weeks," with the French Open starting May 23. He won at Roland Garros in 2015. After having some problems in my left foot for a while, I have decided to do a small procedure on it, Wawrinka wrote on his social media accounts. The world No. 21, who turns 36 on Sunday, lost first-round matches at both tournaments he played this month, at Rotterdam and Doha. Wawrinka lost in the second round at the Australian Open in January. He could also target his local clay court tournament in Switzerland in the week before the French Open. Wawrinka won the Geneva Open in 2016 and 2017, which was his last title on the ATP circuit.

AITA U-16 Talent Series: Sriram, Disha through to finals

Vaibhav Krishna Sriram and Suchir Chetan Sheshadri overcame their respective fancied rivals to set up a title clash in the boys' category of the AITA Talent Series-7 U-16 hosted by Tennis360 Academy.

Ankita, Sania to lead India in Billie Jean King Cup WG Play-offs

Country's best singles player Ankita Raina and veteran Sania Mirza will lead India in the next month's Billie Jean King Cup World Group Play-offs away tie against formidable Latvia

AITA U-18 National Ranking Tennis: Gowin Sehwag causes big upset

Gowin brought cheers to the home crowd as he sent third seed Karthik S. Kavin packing while entering the quarterfinals of the boys' U-18 at the Sportle AITA U-18 CS-7 National Ranking Championship

Novak Djokovic ties Federer in weeks at No. 1; Gauff up to No. 38

Novak Djokovic is gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the Grand Slam standings, and he's already caught Federer in another significant statistic

Jennifer Brady loses in 1st match since Australian Open in Doha

Jennifer Brady lost in her first match since the Australian Open final, falling to Anett Kontaveit 6-1, 6-2 Monday in the first round of the Qatar Open

KSLTA u-14 Talent Series tennis: Venkatesh, Meghana upset top seeds

Venkatesh Subramanya and Meghana G.D. stunned the top seeds in the boys' and girls' categories respectively to enter the semifinals of the KSLTA under-14 Talent Series here on Wednesday

AITA under-18 tennis: Amodini Vijay Nayak, Amarnath enter finals

Amodini Vijay Nayak, who won the under-16 crown last week, is in line for a second straight title as she entered the title round in the girls' category of the under-18 AITA Championship Series

Naomi Osaka beats Jennifer Brady to win 2nd Australian Open title

Osaka won her second Australian Open title by beating American Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3