Kwon Soon-woo beat Seppi to reach 3rd round at RG
South Korean player Kwon Soon-woo advanced to the third round in the men’s singles at the French Open on Thursday. Kwon, world No. 91, took down the 98th-ranked Andres Seppi in straight sets 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 at Roland-Garros in Paris. Kwon who has advanced past round 2 for the first time in his career at any Grand Slam tournament, will
Obituary – Mr. Edwin Lee
Asian Tennis Federation is saddened to learn of sudden demise of Mr. Edwin Lee, the former President of the Singapore Tennis Association, who passed away on 29th May 2021. Mr. Lee was president of Singapore Tennis Association for 15 long years from 2000-2015. After his tenure as president, Mr. Lee was still attached with the STA as an advisor till
Kei Nishikori scripts five-set win to reach third round
Kei Nishikori, the Japanese star once again proved to be an ironman on Wednesday when he fought back to beat Russian 23rd seed Karen Khachanov 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in four hours for a place in the Roland Garros third round. Three days on from another five-set comeback over Italian Alessandro Giannessi, the former World No. 4 refused to
ITF World Junior Tennis Final Qualifying Event- Asia/ Oceania Region
The 14U ITF World Junior Tennis Final Qualifying Event for Asia/Oceania, scheduled to take place in Kazakhstan from 7 June 2021 (boys) and 14 June 2021 (girls), will not be taking place. This unfortunate decision is due to the withdrawal of seven (7) boys’ teams and eight (8) girls’ teams in recent days and weeks, meaning a suitable participation threshold
ITF Asian 14 & under team to Europe
For past many years the young stars of 14 & under boys and girls from Asia have been going on a 5 tournament swing to Europe, which was part of GSDF project for development of tennis in Asia. This tour has always been looked upon as a big motivation for the talented boys and girls looking to further grow their
Wang Xiyu and En-Shuo Liang battles through to make French Open debut
China’s Wang Xiyu and Taiwan’s Liang En-Shuo will make their French Open debut after winning the final round of the women’s qualification on Friday. The 2018 US Open Junior winner and World No 145, Xiyu Wang came through a three set battle with a 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 – epic win in two hour and 21 minute clash against the world No 113,
Daniel and Denis moved to the second round of Roland Garros qualification
The Japanese player, Taro Daniel moved one step closer to the main draw of Roland Garros with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Italian player Paolo Lorenzi in the first round of qualifying on Tuesday, 27th May. Daniel , who is pushing hard to get into top ranks has enlisted a dedicated mental coach since October to combine with his renowned coach Sven Groeneveld.
India’s Sumit Nagal and Ramkumar Ramanathan move to round 2 at Roland Garros-Qualifying
India’s top single player, Sumit Nagal claimed a thumping win against 191st ranked Roberto Marcora of Italy in the opening match of qualification of the Roland Garros. He won the match 6-3, 6-3 in his quest to progress to the next round of the Paris showpiece event. The 23-year-old will next face Alejandro Tabilo of Chile. The 23-year-old is one
India’s Ankita Raina fights her way into QR1 of Roland Garros
Ankita Raina from India had to sweat it out as she defeated Australian player, Arina Rodionova in a hard fought 3 setter. After conceding the opening set , Ankita came strongly to clinch the victory by winning the next 2 sets. In the end the score line read 36, 6-1, 6-4 in favour of Indian girl. Raina dominated the match
Wang Qiang sails past Stephens to make finals of Emilia-Romagna open
China’s Wang Qiang reached the final of WTA 250, the Emilia-Romagna Open after preserving a perfect head-to-head record over Sloane Stephens. No.6 seed Wang came from 1-5 down in the second set and saved three set points against Sloane Stephens for a 6-2, 7-6(3). She captured three multi-deuce games, saving set points at 1-5, 2-5, and 4-5, to level at