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  Australian Open: Serena Williams into fourth round, dropped nine total games so far

  January 19, 2019 13:30 IST

  Surely, everything felt a tad different up-close-and-personal with the 37-year-old American in Rod Laver Arena.

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  Australian Open: Angelique Kerber eases into fourth round, Caroline Garcia ousted

  January 18, 2019 21:08 IST

  Angelique Kerber defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-1, 6-0 while Danielle Collins shocked Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-2 in the third round of Australian Open.

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  Australian Open: Nadal eases into 4th round, Cilic overcomes tough Verdasco test

  January 18, 2019 20:49 IST

  Rafael Nadal defeated Australia's Alex de Minaur 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 while Marin Cilic edged past Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8), 6-3 in the third round of Australian Open.

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  Defending champ gone: Maria Sharapova ousts Caroline Wozniacki in Australia Open

  January 18, 2019 12:59 IST

  Sharapova's victory Friday was built on aggressive groundstrokes that gave her a 37-10 edge in total winners.

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  Australian Open: Roger Federer marks 100th match on Rod Laver Arena with 3-set win

  January 18, 2019 11:27 IST

  Roger Federer marked his 100th match on Rod Laver Arena by defeating American Taylor Fritz 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 in the third round.

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  Australian Open: Novak Djokovic tops Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in 2008 final redo

  January 17, 2019 21:17 IST

  Eleven years ago, Djokovic's victory over Tsonga gave the Serb the first of his 14 Grand Slam titles, a total that is tied for third-most for a man.

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  Australian Open: Halep edges young Kenin; Serena enters round three with a bang

  January 17, 2019 18:52 IST

  Halep reached the final in Australia last year after saving match points in the third round and again in the semifinals, but lost the championship match to Caroline Wozniacki.

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  Australian Open: Rafael Nadal enters round three with easy win over Matthew Ebden

  January 16, 2019 20:36 IST

  The win improved 2009 champion Nadal's win-loss record to 57-12 at the Australian Open, surpassing Stefan Edberg's mark of 56 wins.

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  Australian Open: Sharapova up against Wozniacki after beating Peterson in second round

  January 16, 2019 20:33 IST

  Sharapova won the Australian title in 2008 and has reached the final at Melbourne Park three other times.

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  Australian Open: India's men's doubles challenge ends in single day

  January 16, 2019 13:35 IST

  The 15th seeded Indian team of Bopanna and Sharan, who began their partnership with a bang in Pune, lost 1-6, 6-4, 5-7 to the unseeded Spanish pair of Carreno Busta and Garcia-Lopez.

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  Australian Open: Roger Federer battles past Daniel Evans to reach third round

  January 16, 2019 12:04 IST

  Roger Federer also maintained his 100 percent record of reaching the third round at the Australian Open - 20 times in a row.

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  Australian Open: Halep makes impressive comeback; Venus, Osaka advance to round 2

  January 15, 2019 18:37 IST

  Halep reeled off the last four games, and 13 of the final 15 points, to come back and beat Kaia Kanepi 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-2.

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  Australian Open: Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Wawrinka move into second round

  January 15, 2019 18:36 IST

  Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic and Kei Nishikori were all off to winning starts in the first round of Australian Open.

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  Back at it: Serena Williams wins in Australian Open return

  January 15, 2019 11:35 IST

  Williams is pursuing an 8th title in Melbourne and 24th Slam trophy overall, which would equal Margaret Court — whose career spanned the amateur and professional eras — for the most in tennis history.

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  Australian Open: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal ease into second round

  January 14, 2019 21:13 IST

  Roger Federer defeated Denis Istomin 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 while Rafael Nadal got the better of James Duckworth 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 in the first round of Australian Open.

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  Australian Open: Wozniacki begins title defence on bright note; Kerber, Sharapova advance

  January 14, 2019 21:03 IST

  Maria Sharapova got out of the Melbourne heat as quickly as she could, needing just 63 minutes to beat British qualifier Harriet Dart 6-0, 6-0 in the first match.

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  Australian Open: Andy Murray ousted in first round by Roberto Bautista Agut

  January 14, 2019 18:48 IST

  Andy Murray lost to 22nd-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4 6-4 6-7 6-7 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open.

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  Australian Open 2019: India's lone hope in singles Prajnesh Gunneswaran knocked out in first round

  January 14, 2019 11:39 IST

  World No.39 American beat the Indian qualifier in a match that lasted an hour and 52 minutes.

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  Australian Open 2019: Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova advance after straight-sets victories on the opening day

  January 14, 2019 10:57 IST

  The 2008 Australian Open champion got play started on Rod Laver Arena and needed only 63 minutes to advance.

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  Novak Djokovic's start may follow Andy Murray's finale at Australian Open

  January 13, 2019 19:36 IST

  Djokovic has six Australian Open titles, a record he shared with two-time defending champion Roger Federer and Roy Emerson. 

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  Roger Federer says rivals will need to play well to beat him at Australian Open

  January 13, 2019 17:33 IST

  The Swiss said he was aware of the potential of Istomin, who upset defending champion Novak Djokovic in Melbourne in 2017.

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  Australian Open: Rafael Nadal nearing fitness, Alexander Zverev plays down injury scare

  January 12, 2019 18:25 IST

  Rafael Nadal said he is nearing fitness and will be ready in time for the Australian Open, which is scheduled to start on January 14.

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  Tearful Andy Murray announces Australian Open could be his last tournament

  January 11, 2019 15:41 IST

  He said he's considering another hip operation, more to improve his quality of life than as a way of returning to the top level in tennis.

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  Spanish police arrest tennis players in match-fixing ring

  January 10, 2019 18:46 IST

  Police say 15 people were arrested, including some of the tennis players, after 11 houses were raided.

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  Getting back to top won't be easy, says Sania Mirza

  January 10, 2019 18:12 IST

  Sania recently had her first child with cricketer-husband Shoaib Malik. While the winner of six Grand Slams has started training to make a comeback.

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  Australian Open draw ensures that Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer wouldn't meet until final

  January 10, 2019 16:13 IST

  Aiming for a third consecutive Australian championship, a 21st Grand Slam crown and a 100th career singles title, Federer will open against Denis Istomin.

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  Novak Djokovic, Simona Halep top seeds for Australian Open

  January 10, 2019 8:57 IST

  Serena Williams, who won the Australian Open in 2017 while pregnant with daughter Alexis Olympia, returns as the 16th-seeded player after missing last year's tournament.

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  Sydney International: Ashleigh Barty beats No. 1 Simona Halep in Romanian's tour return

  January 09, 2019 15:15 IST

  It was Halep's first match since October after a lengthy layoff due to a herniated disc in her back.