Tennis News

Australian tennis player arrested over alleged date rape

An Australian tennis player has been arrested over an alleged date rape. Paul Hanley 30 years old is on bail after a woman in her 20s accused of him of sexual assault.
A senior official of Police said that the pair went to Hanley’s home after meeting at a bar near the All England Club in Wimbledon, London.
Hanley, who specialises in doubles tennis, split with long-time doubles partner Wayne Arthurs in 2006 & now plays with Kevin Ullyett ….

Read More: Australian tennis player arrested over alleged date rape

India beat Japan, reached Davis Cup World Group Playoff

India has beat Japan on Saturday. Leander Paes & Mahesh Bhupathi put behind personal differences to win the doubles tie against Japan & guide India to the Davis Cup World Group Playoff in Delhi today.
The “Indian Express” pair beat Satoshi Iwabuchi & Takao Suzuki 7-6 (2) 3-6 6-3, 6-4 to complete a 3-0 win. Yesterday, Rohan Bopanna & Prakash Amritraj won both the singles matches to put the host 2-0 ahead.

Read More: India beat Japan, reached Davis Cup World Group Playoff

Banglore open begins on Monday

The Bangalore Open begins on Monday in Bangalore. The Indian tennis queen Sania Mirza has opted to stay out of the event in a bid to avoid the many controversies that have marred her career whenever she played at home. However, the organisers have roped in the William sisters world No 7 Serena & world No 8 Venus Williams of the US to make up for the 21 years old Hyderabadi’s absence. World No. 4 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia gave ….

Read More: Banglore open begins on Monday