KIYG: Gujarat's late bloomer Dhruv Hirpara pockets boys singles tennis gold

Jun 12, 2022

The boy from Tori Gaon in Amreli district of Gujarat had not even held a tennis racquet till he was 13. He would probably...

Excited to win my first BWF Tour title: Sathish Kumar Karunakaran

Dec 26, 2023

Sathish Kumar Karunakaran beat Ayush Shetty 21-18, 19-21, 21-14 to win the Men's Singles final title. Coming into this tournament, Sathish had a good...

GD Birla Memorial: Ajita wins thriller for singles title

Apr 14, 2026

After dropping the closely contested opening game 24-26, Ajita clawed back to win the second 21-19 and, with both players fighting tooth and nail...

WTT Youth Contender 2026: Aadya Baheti, Rajdeep Biswas clinch U-11 girls and U-11 boys singles titles

Jan 05, 2026

Aadya Baheti and Rajdeep Biswas registered comfortable wins to be crowned the U-11 girls singles and U-11 boys singles champions respectively in the WTT...

Tanya Hemanth wins women's singles title at Saipan International 2025

Aug 16, 2025

The 21-year-old Tanya Hemanth, 86th in the badminton rankings and the top-seeded player in the tournament, outplayed Japan's unseeded Kanae Sakai 15-10, 15-8 in...

Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship: Shanker, Prisha capture U16, U14 titles

Oct 14, 2023

The No. 16 seed Shanker displayed excellent baseline play and defeated seventh seed Thirumurugan V of Tamil Nadu 6-1, 6-2 in straight sets to...