Indian Tennis Legend Akhtar Ali passes away at the age of 83
Akhtar Ali, a former Davis Cup coach and a legendary figure in Indian tennis passes away on Sunday due to multiple health issues. Akhtar Ali, father of India’s current Davis Cup coach Zeeshan Ali, was 83 and breathed his last in Kolkata. Akhtar, whose coaching style emphasised on playing aggressive serve and volley game, shaped many Indian players, including the
THE ASIAN 14&U CIRCUIT IS BACK TO LIFE
Two back to back tournaments in the city of Aktobe, Kazakhstan marked the return of Asian 14 & under circuit, after the circuit was suspended in March 2020 due to covid-19 pandemic. A new Category 2A was formulated, on resumption of the circuit, to give boost to the tournaments locally at Asian 14&U Circuit till 31st March 2021. Tournaments in Category
Naomi Osaka sails into Semi Finals of Gippsland Trophy
World No.3 Naomi Osaka kept an unblemished run going by booking her spot in the Gippsland Trophy semifinals on Friday, after the three-time Grand Slam champion eased past Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania, 7-5, 6-1. In a competitive opening frame, Osaka saved two break points to hold for 5-4 and prevent Begu from serving out the first set. The Japanese star
Eala, Asian Junior No 1 captures her first ITF Pro title in Manacor
The 15-year-old Alexandra Eala from the Philippines captured her first professional ITF women’s title at the Manacor, showing her rich potential and becoming the one to watch in the upcoming years. Following the final, Nadal congratulated Eala on her young career’s significant moment, urging her to work hard and achieve even more in the years to come. Eala, the current
Asian 14&Under Circuit resumes
The first Asian 14 & under tournament for the year 2021 took placed in Kazakhstan, upon partial resumption of Asian 14 & Under circuit. It has been successfully concluded in the Aktobe city of Kazakhstan under the strict covid-19 measures. It was category 2A tournament, which is a new category of tournament, formulated due to Covid-19 pandemic and is being
Singapore to host ATP 250 in February
Singapore will host an ATP 250 tennis tournament next month, under strict COVID-19 measures and travel protocols for players and officials. This comes after the ATP, the governing body of men’s professional tennis, awarded single-year licences for the 2021 season to Singapore. The Singapore tournament will be a hard court event and is scheduled to take place at the Singapore
Mayo Hibi battled pass her way to Australian Open 2021
The 2021 Australian Open women’s singles qualifiers have been determined after a fierce four-day qualifying event came to a close on Wednesday in Dubai, with 16 women booking their spots in the main draw of the year’s first Grand Slam tournament. WTA ranked 182, Mayo Hibi was one of the fortunate players who battled their way into the main draw,
Aoyama and Shibahara captured the doubles title
No.5 seeds Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara captured their fourth team title at the 2021 Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open, defeating No.8 seeds Hayley Carter and Luisa Stefani 7-6(5) 6-4. The Japanese duo, who first paired at the 2019 Toray Pan Pacific, capped off a successful week that began with having to save four match points to defeat Andrea
Bublik retires due to injury in final of Antalya Open
Alexander Bublik retired in the final of Antalya Open against Aussies player on Wednesday, 13th January. The fourth-seeded Australian was leading eight seed Alexander Bublik 2-0 in the first set, when the Kazakhstani retired after seven minutes of the final. Bublik attempted to play after extensive physio, but had twisted his right ankle on Tuesday in his semi-final victory over
Resumption of Asian 14&U tour
Asian Tennis Federation is pleased to announce plans for the resumption of Asian 14 & Under tour and the tour is set to resume in the week commencing 18th January 2021. To start the resumption of the circuit for the first 3 months of 2021 i.e., till 31st March 2021 only Category 2. An additional Grade “2A” is being introduced for the first