Indian tennis has been a queer case. On one hand the cricket loving nation would still have heard about our doubles stars but the purist will still go for singles play. While it is the doubles that has brought glory but only a few will disagree that it is the singles...

India VS Italy Davis Cup 2019 India takes on Italy on the green grass of the iconic Calcutta South Club (CSC). The stakes are high as a win here will take India straight to the newly formatted World Group. The grass looks greener this of the fence for India as India...

The $125K Mumbai Open was a boon to the Indian Women players. With the opportunity mostly limited to the lower level of tournaments, it is the much awaited tournament for our players to make the most of it. With the Indian players marking their calendar as a must in...

Ryan Fernando is a hard core professional when it comes to sports nutrition in the country. He has made athletes realise that it is the food that they take could be the magical potion of turning them into champions. His long list of champion clients like Sushil Kumar,...

The Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship 2018 has drawn to a close. While it displayed the growing stature of the experienced players, it also gave us the opportunity to have a look at the upcoming bunch. Let us have a look at the top gainers of the tournament:...

Till last year Prajnesh Gunneswaran was still trying to come to terms with the ATP circuit. Come 2018 and we have already seen Prajnesh`s big game that has given him the form of his life. It gave him his first ATP Challenger at Anning. If that was not enough then he...

For the fifth straight time, India will look to try to win the Davis Cup World Group Play-Off tie and be back in the World Group. Pitted against Serbia in Serbia, India is still with a chance. This chance comes as both its top two players, the recently crowned US Open...

Adil Kalyanpur is one of India`s top hopes for the future. The 6 feet 3 inch tall 18 -Year- Old Bangalorean had been a consistent top junior in India before he moved to the Rafa Nadal Academy where he has been doing the residential training for the last few years. He...

Bhakti Parwani is all of 16 years of age but already has set big dreams for herself. One of India`s top junior,s the girl from Gujarat had the distinction of representing India in the Junior Fed Cup and is now gearing up for the next challenge. I caught up with her as...

At the age of 44 years, most professional players hang up their boots for many valid reasons. At that age even if the spirit is high but the body is not. This is all the more relevant in a sport like tennis which is highly demanding and mentally draining. However...