India's Sania Mirza has crashed out of the first round of the MPS Group Championships tennis. The unseeded Indian went down to seventh seed Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 4-6,3-6 here Monday.
Serena Williams remains on course for a record sixth win at the Sony Ericsson Open after beating sister Venus 6-4 3-6 6-3 to set up a final meeting with 19-year-old Belarusian Victoria Azarenka.
World number one Serena Williams struggled to a 7-5 5-7 6-3 win over China's Zheng Jie on Monday to earn a place in the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open.
Having been forced to retire from the Australian Open while one set up over Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka is eager to finish off the job when she meets the world number one on Saturday.
World number one Rafael Nadal held off a strong challenge from Portugal's Frederico Gil on Monday to win 7-5 6-3 and book a place in the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open.
Guillermo Canas of Argentina completed a sweep of the top two seeds in the US Men's Clay Court Championships with a 6-4 6-4 victory over top-seeded James Blake.
India's Somdev Devvarman seeded eighth, beat Korean Davis Cupper Kyu Tae Im 6-7(4), 6-2,6-2 to enter the second round of the $50,000 ATP Challenger tennis tournament.
Former tennis player Vijay Amritraj has urged Australia to set aside its security apprehensions about playing its Davis Cup tie in Chennai, saying India is a safe sporting venue.
India's Sania Mirza and Chia-Jung Chuang of Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) registered an upset win over eighth-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta and Russian Maria Kirilenko.
Despite making the men's doubles final at the Australian Open, Mahesh Bhupathi remains at number six in the latest ATP ranking list while Leander Paes, who made the semi-finals rose to seven.
India's star tennis player Sania Mirza said Monday that winning the Australian Open mixed doubles title with Mahesh Bhupathi was the best way she could make a comeback in the international circuit.
Yuki Bhambri had left Indian shores for the Australian Open unnoticed, but Monday he returned home as a star amid a frenzied reception that clearly left the junior champion pleasantly surprised.
India's star tennis player Sania Mirza said Monday that winning the Australian Open mixed doubles title with Mahesh Bhupathi was the best way she could make a comeback in the international circuit.
Serena Williams will have to decide if she has the interest or the staying power to defend her new No.1 ranking, achieved as she won a fourth Australian Open title at the weekend.
Australian Open champion Nadal is the undisputed king of men's tennis after he surged home to prevent Federer from equalling the all-time majors record in an epic five-setter in Sunday's final.
It was a proud moment not just for Sania Mirza's family but for this southern city as the tennis ace Sunday became the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam title.
Delighted over his son Mahesh Bhupathi's seventh mixed double Grand Slam title, C.G.K. Bhupathi said it was special as it came with an Indian girl, Sania Mirza.