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Monday, 12 January 2009 |
 With his giant-killing spree at the Chennai Open, where he finished runner-up, Somdev Devvarman has climbed 48 rungs to be placed 154th in the ATP rankings issued today.
Somdev, who was at 202nd place last week, made some astonishing upsets at the Chennai Open, defeating Spaniard Carlos Moya and Ivo Karlovic before his amazing run finally came to an end with the loss to Croat Marin Chilicloss in the final last night.
The 23-year-old Somdev, currently has 562 points to his name. |
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
 Indian tennis star Sania Mirza said Monday she had recovered from a "career-threatening" injury with help from top cricketer Yuvraj Singh.
A beaming Mirza was delighted to be back on court after the painful wrist problem which forced her out of the Beijing Olympics in tears and left her unable even to lift a fork to eat.
Mirza is taking part in the World Team Challenge exhibition event here following treatment recommended by Singh, her friend and an Indian Test batsman. |
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Saturday, 03 January 2009 |
 A fit-again Sania Mirza will spearhead India’s challenge at the Fed Cup Asia Oceania (Group 1) tennis event to be played in Australia next month.
Sania, who makes a comeback after a prolonged injury hiatus, will be joined by sisters Ankita and Sanaa Bhambri, and veteran Rushmi Chakravarthi after a sports ministry guideline barred expatriate players, without Indian citizenship, from representing the country.
Enrico Piperno will be the non-playing captain of the team.
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Wednesday, 31 December 2008 |
 The security provided to ace tennis star Sania Mirza has been withdrawn by Andhra Pradesh police for "failing" to pay user fee for the security she had obtained.
Hyderabad City Commissioner of Police B Prasada Rao told reporters here today that notices were issued to Sania and others asking them to make necessary payments for the security obtained from City Security Wing (CSW). |
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Saturday, 27 December 2008 |
 Ace Tennis player Sania Mirza conducted a coaching camp organised by corporate giant GVK Group here today.
"Competition in international tennis is ever growing. Right training provided at a tender age goes a long way," she said on the occasion.
The camp was aimed at improving skills and techniques of children undergoing training at the GVK Tennis Academy, said a release.
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Friday, 26 December 2008 |
 Ace tennis player Sania Mirza conducted a clinic organised by corporate giant GVK Group, here today.
" Competition in international tennis is ever growing. Right training provided at a tender age goes a long way,"she said on the occasion.
The camp was aimed at improving skills and techniques of children undergoing training at the GVK Tennis Academy, said a release.
"We aim to produce tennis champions and regular coaching by experienced tennis coaches both from India and abroad can make a lot of difference. We would continue providing the best possible coaching,"GVK Group Chairman G V Krishna Reddy said.
More than 150 children are undergoing training at the tennis academy here.
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Thursday, 25 December 2008 |
 Sania Mirza, who is on a comeback trail after a four-month lay-off due to an injury, was delighted on Wednesday when she was informed that she had been given a direct entry into the Australian Open tennis tournament which is to be held in Melbourne next month.
After a gruelling practice session here, Sania expressed her joy at this very good news. “I think the New Year seems to have started on right note for me,” she said.
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Wednesday, 17 December 2008 |
 After a injury-marred 2008 which even saw her ranking slipping out of the top hundreds, tennis icon Sania Mirza feels that time has come to be back into action and said she will focus on 'singles', which still remains her priority.
''I am pretty young, I am just 22, to focus on doubles.
Sania told ''Even though doubles gives me confidence when I am not doing good in singles, my priority remains singles,''
However, she was elated on the fact she has been paired with former Davis cupper Mahesh Bhupati to compete in mixed doubles competition in the Australian Open. The duo made the final last year in their maiden event as a pair.
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Friday, 05 December 2008 |
 Sania Mirza, who until three months ago was struggling to grip a glass of water in her right hand, is back to striking her dreaded fore hand with military firepower.
The 22-year-old's battered wrist had gone under the knife in April. Later in the summer, Sania made brief comebacks before bowing out of the Beijing Olympic Games in tears.
A period of darkness and doubt ended when she was introduced to Dr Jatin Chaudhry, who specialises in the rare South Korean science of spiral therapy or the regeneration of body cells. Within days, she was on the road to recovery.
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Thursday, 20 November 2008 |
 Due to lack of sponsors, Indian woman tennis ace Sania Mirza's proposed Pakistan tour has reportedly been postponed.
The tour was jointly planned by the PTF (Pakistan Tennis Federation) and the (ITF) Indian Tennis Federation to promote tennis and improve bilateral relations between the two federations, reported the Daily Times.
It added that the PTF had announced that it would host top Indian women tennis star in November or December this year, but lack of sponsorship forced the PTF to postpone the scheduled tour of Sania.
During Pakistan tour, Sania was also scheduled to play a doubles match against Pakistan's top tennis player Aisamul Haq Qureshi. |
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