Bengaluru Open | Harris’ baseline power trumps Schoolkate’s serve and volley

Billy Harris in action against Tristan Schoolkate of Australia at the Bengaluru Open 2025 on Friday 28 February 2025. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Diversity of playing styles is not commonplace in today’s men’s game. But on Friday afternoon here at the KSLTA courts, Tristan Schoolkate’s serve-and-volley met Billy Harris’ baseline-driven first-strike tennis. After sparring…

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Carlos Alcaraz stunned by Jiri Lehecka in Qatar Open quarterfinals

Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka shakes hands with Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz after winning their quarter final match. | Photo Credit: Reuters Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz lost for just the second time this year on Thursday when 25th-ranked Jiri Lehecka beat him 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open. Alcaraz’s only other defeat in 2025 was to Novak…

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Manas goes down fighting to top seed Harris

Manas, right, gave a good account of himself against Harris. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Wild card Manas Dhamne went down fighting 4-6, 4-6 to top seed Billy Harris of Britain in the first round of the Pune Metropolitan $160,000 Maha Open Challenger tennis tournament at the Balewadi Stadium on Tuesday. Despite the big difference…

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Djokovic calls for overhaul of ‘unfair’ anti-doping system

Novak Djokovic urged tennis authorities to overhaul the sport’s anti-doping system, pointing to “inconsistencies” in cases involving top stars Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek. File photo | Photo Credit: Vince Caligiuri Novak Djokovic on Monday urged tennis authorities to overhaul the sport’s anti-doping system, pointing to “inconsistencies” in cases involving top stars Jannik Sinner and…

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