In the final, Karteek trounced top-seeded Ansu Kumar Bhuyan of Odisha 6-3, 6-3 to win the title

Karteek who entered the tournament as a qualifier, beat second-seed Vilasier Khate of Haryana 6-2, 6-4 to march into the final

Sharapova, won the French title in 2012 and 2014, returned to the tour in April 2017 after serving a 15-month ban for taking drugs.

The London Olympian said he was happy with the way he played in Busan

Nadal had been a clear favourite to face Djokovic in Sunday's showpiece at Caja Magica but the 17-time Grand Slam champion extended his stuttering build-up to the French Open with another surprise defeat.

The world No. 3's aggressive strategy proved to be effective early on, as the Swiss put a sky-high 84 percent of his first serves in play in the first set

The 20-time Grand Slam champion needed just 52 minutes to brush Gasquet aside in the second round, but confessed he had to control his emotions during afternoon match strategy sessions with his team.

In the under-12 girls category, Prapurna got the better of Lakshmi Dyuthi 4-2. She later returned to down Angati Geetanjali 6-2 in the under-14 category.

Presently ranked No.5 in Under-14 category in the country, Chahana will be part of the Indian team that has also Pari Singh and Suhita Maruri in the girls category.

The fourth-seeded Humera advanced into the final as her opponent, top-seeded Salsa Aher retired before the second set, when Humera was leading 6-1.

Pranjala was initially down 2-5 in the first set before breaking the opponents serve in the tenth and 12th games and did well in the tie-break

Chris Hamilton Ross defeated Nikil D’Souza 6-5 while Rithika Daggula edged past Neha Enja 6-5 to clinch the boys and girls under-14 titles respectively in the Goldslam fifth junior tennis tournament at Krishna Swamy Advanced Tennis Academy on Sunday. Results (all finals): U-8 boys and girls mixed event: Dhrithi Sandra b bt Srinikesh Patoju 5-0

In the final, Saneet defeated Sharan 8-3 to lift the trophy. Saneet was felicitated by G Kiran Reddy, national volleyball player and secretary of Sarojini Academy.

Kevin Anderson has withdrawn to give a healing shoulder injury another week of rest.

OU women tennis team had won first position in South Zone and bagged second position at the all India level

Federer will face the 19-year-old Denis Shapovalov in the semi-finals of the Miami Open.

In the women's draw, Simona Halep moved closer to reclaiming her world number one crown after a well-executed triumph over China's Wang Qiang.

The defeat derailed Djokovic's bid for a record seventh Miami Open ATP title.