Tennis Briefs - Ratnika Batra wins women's National title

The Hindu, NEW DELHI: Ratnika Batra bounced back from an indifferent start to outplay Shweta Chandra Rana 6-3, 6-0 in the final of the DSCL National women's tennis championship at the DLTA Complex here on Saturday. For more, click here.

The Press Trust of India, MUMBAI: A bunch of players aged 45 and above, including former national-ranking singles players Mayur Vasant and Chetan Desai, will be seen in action in the GVK AISTA senior National Ranking Tennis tournament to be held at the Practennis courts in Andheri next month. For more, click here

Tennis Briefs - Bhupathi/Knowles qualify for ATP Tennis Masters Cup

The Press Trust of India, NEW DELHI: Indian ace Mahesh Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles's final appearance at last week's Madrid Masters has booked the duo a berth in the season-ending prestigious Tennis Masters Cup to be held in Shanghai next month. For more, click here

The Press Trust of India, NEW DELHI: Forced to stay away from courts for almost half the season, a fit again Sania Mirza is eyeing a comeback at January's Classic tennis tournament in Hong Kong and revealed that she almost sunk into depression while struggling to recover from a wrist injury. For more, click here

The Times of India, BANGALORE: Sania Mirza is back on the tennis court, cracking forehands - pain free. Only two months ago, scenes of the big-hitting 21-year-old making a premature exit from the Olympic Games in a pool of tears were flashed from Beijing. Sania was frustrated as much by the physical pain as with the hopelessness of her situation. For more, click here

The Press Trust of India, NEW DELHI: Apollo Tyres on Tuesday reiterated that it would not show the details of its spending on the 'Mission 2018' project to anyone but refuted suggestions that the company was trying to take control of tennis in India. For more, click here