Maharashtra Open 2019

Maharashtra Open 2019: Kevin Anderson avenges last year's defeat against Gilles Simon to set up final with Ivo Karlovic

Ivo Karlovic cut short the remarkable comeback run of Steve Darcis to set up the Tata Open Maharashtra clash with Kevin Anderson, who avenged his last year's defeat against Gilles Simon on Friday.

Maharashtra Open 2019: Veteran Croatian Ivo Karlovic becomes oldest man in forty years to reach an ATP Final

Big-serving Ivo Karlovic, currently ranked 100, hit 33 aces in the one hour 55 minute battle against the unranked Darcis, who missed all of 2018 due to injury.

Maharashtra Open 2019: Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan survive close call against Simon Bolleli/Ivan Dodig pair to enter final

Bopanna, as usual, was solid with his returns while left-hander Sharan put up a better show than Thursday. It will be the first final on the ATP World Tour for both the players

Kevin Anderson interview: World No 6 on not subscribing to labels, regaining belief in his game after injury-enforced hiatus and more

2019 will be the test of Kevin Anderson's steady progress with Federer, Nadal and Djokovic eager continue their renaissance and a host of NextGen players keen to prove themselves.

LISTEN: Full script of Episode 115 of Spodcast where we discuss Gujarat Fortunegiants' win, Manchester City's title bid and more

Here's the full script of today's Spodcast as we discuss Gujarat Fortunegiants' thrilling victory over UP Yoddha in PKL, the semi-finals showdown between Gilles Simon and Kevin Anderson at Maharashtra Open, Manchester City closing gap on Liverpool and more.

Jaume Munar interview: Spanish star on following mentor Rafael Nadal's mantras, importance of ATP NextGen Finals and more

Jaume Munar is the product of the Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy in Mallorca and is tipped to lead the next generation of Spanish tennis stars.

Maharashtra Open 2019: Former finalists Gilles Simon, Kevin Anderson set up semi-final clash

Top-seed and world number six Anderson did not struggle much in taking out seventh-seed Jaume Munar from Spain 6-3, 6-3 as he fired 14 aces to stroll past his rival.

Maharashtra Open 2019: Rohan Bopanna, Divij Sharan come back from set down to win thrilling quarter-final encounter

Immediately after saving their sixth match point to make it 15-15, Bopanna smashed a volley winner to earn their second match point and finished it with a lob,

LISTEN: Full script of Episode 114 of Spodcast where we discuss Kevin Anderson's victory, Indian football team at AFC Asian Cup and more

Here's the full script of Episode 114, where we discuss Kevin Anderson's victory at Maharashtra Open, Bengaluru Raptors' win over Delhi Dashers, India at AFC Asian Cup 2019 and more.

Firstpost Spodcast Episode 114: Kevin Anderson enters Maharashtra Open quarters; Bengaluru Raptors beat Delhi Dashers and more

Kevin Anderson enters Maharashtra Open quarter-finals, Bengaluru Raptors' win over Delhi Dashers, India at AFC Asian Cup 2019 – we discuss these stories and more on Firstpost Spodcast.