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  Rafael Nadal downplays Roger Federer's absence at French Open

  May 25, 2018 22:02 IST

  For the second year in a row, Federer opted to quit the entire clay season, where Nadal is always the favorite, to focus on grass court-play.

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  Williams sisters to team up in doubles at French Open

  May 25, 2018 15:58 IST

  The American sisters were handed a wild-card entry on Thursday into the tournament which they won together in 1999 and in 2010.

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  Serena Williams could face Maria Sharapova in 4th round at French Open

  May 25, 2018 12:16 IST

  Serena Williams resumes her comeback after maternity leave following two consecutive losses in March.

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  Simona Halep hoping for 1st Grand Slam title in Paris

  May 25, 2018 12:07 IST

  Simona Halep needs to reach the semifinals in Paris to have a chance of keeping her top spot in the rankings.

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  Stan Wawrinka, top-seeded Sam Querrey lose at Geneva Open

  May 25, 2018 12:01 IST

  Wawrinka was swept aside by Marton Fucsovics of Hungary 6-4, 6-0 in the quarterfinals for his first defeat in front of home fans at Geneva since 2015.

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  Australian Open semifinalist Chung Hyeon pulls out of French Open

  May 24, 2018 18:13 IST

  Chung, who had to retire in his semifinal against eventual champion Roger Federer at Melbourne Park in January because of severe blisters, said he had been carrying the ankle injury through the clay-court season.

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  French Open 2018: Savour Rafael Nadal's bid for 11th French title

  May 24, 2018 16:42 IST

  Nadal is 79-2 for his career in the French Open, a .975 winning percentage and he is 104-2 in all best-of-five-set matches on clay.

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  French Open 2018: From Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal to rain, what to know

  May 23, 2018 18:54 IST

  As usual, all eyes are on Serena Williams, no matter what — whether she's attending the most talked-about wedding of the year or practicing at Roland Garros.

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  FRENCH OPEN 2018: Will No. 1 Halep ever win a Slam title?

  May 23, 2018 16:51 IST

  Despite playing three major finals, Simona Halep has yet to overcome a mental barrier which has kept her away from getting her hands on the coveted Grand Slam trophy.

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  French Open organisers not in favour of giving Serena Williams a seeding

  May 22, 2018 17:08 IST

  Without a seeding, the 23-time Grand Slam champion risks facing highly ranked players in the early rounds.

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  With Rome title, Rafael Nadal back on track entering French Open

  May 21, 2018 11:40 IST

  Nadal will reclaim the No. 1 ranking on Monday from Roger Federer, who is sitting out the clay season to prepare for Wimbledon.

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  Rafael Nadal wins record 8th Italian Open; Elina Svitolina successfully defends title

  May 21, 2018 13:46 IST

  Nadal improved to 5-0 in his career against Zverev and gained an extra measure of confidence entering the French Open, which starts next Sunday.

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  Simona Halep retains top spot in WTA rankings

  May 19, 2018 19:05 IST

  The top-seeded stormed into the last-four of Rome Masters after easing past seventh-seed Caroline Garcia of France 6-2, 6-3 in a one-sided quarter-final clash that lasted one hour and 14 minutes.

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  Rome Masters: Rafael Nadal routs Novak Djokovic in semifinals; Elina Svitolina edges Anna Kontaveit

  May 19, 2018 22:55 IST

  Defending champion Elina Svitolina returned to the Italian Open final with a comfortable 6-4, 6-3 win over 26th-ranked Anna Kontaveit.

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  Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic to renew rivalry in Italian Open semis

  May 19, 2018 10:24 IST

  Nadal and Djokovic have played each other 50 times but their last meeting came more than a year ago, when Nadal won in the Madrid Open semifinals.

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  Rafael Nadal overcomes crowd and Fognini to reach Italian Open semifinals

  May 18, 2018 21:53 IST

  For a spot in the final, Nadal will play four-time Rome champion Novak Djokovic or Kei Nishikori.

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  Rafael Nadal gains a measure of revenge against Denis Shapovalov in Rome

  May 17, 2018 23:14 IST

  Nadal, who hasn't won the Italian Open since 2013, will next face Fabio Fognini, who beat Peter Gojowczyk 6-4, 6-4 to reach his first quarterfinal in 11 appearances at his home tournament.

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  Bopanna-Roger-Vasselin crashes out of Rome Masters

  May 17, 2018 22:52 IST

  The seventh-seeded Indo-French pair lost 6-7(5) 4-6 to their unseeded opponents of Pablo Cuevas and Marcel Granollers in one hour and 32 minutes.

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  With no.1 ranking intact, Simona Halep advances to quarterfinals in Rome Masters after Madison Keys retires

  May 17, 2018 20:33 IST

  Halep needed to reach the quarterfinals to progress further than No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki to hold onto the top spot, and she accomplished the first task.

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  Nadal, Fognini make impressive start at Italian Open; Halep begins strong

  May 16, 2018 20:38 IST

  Nadal, a seven-time Rome champion, routed 31st-ranked Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 6-0.

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  Serena Williams' coach says she will return for French Open

  May 15, 2018 23:52 IST

  The tournament will mark the 23-time Grand Slam champion's first major since returning to the tour from maternity leave.

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  Alexander Zverev beats Dominic Thiem to win Madrid Open title

  May 14, 2018 0:23 IST

  The 21-year-old Zverev won his eighth career title and second of the season after also winning the Munich Open last weekend.

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  Dominic Thiem stuns Kevin Anderson to reach Madrid Open final

  May 12, 2018 22:28 IST

  Thiem beat the sixth-seeded Anderson after breaking both of his first service games in each set.

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  Rafael Nadal suffers first loss on clay in 1 year, loses to Thiem Dominic at Madrid Open

  May 11, 2018 23:16 IST

  Nadal hadn't lost a single set on clay since falling to Thiem at the Rome Open quarterfinals one year ago.

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  Kiki Bertens beats Caroline Garcia to reach Madrid Open final

  May 11, 2018 21:28 IST

  Kiki Bertens beat seventh-seeded Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the Madrid Open final on Friday.

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  Top-ranked Halep loses to Pliskova in Madrid quarterfinals; Sharapova bows out

  May 10, 2018 23:03 IST

  Pliskova's only prior victory from a previous seven matches against Halep was in the 2016 Fed Cup.

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  Novak Djokovic tries to remain optimistic despite another setback

  May 10, 2018 15:58 IST

  Novak Djokovic has struggled since returning from a layoff for a right elbow injury and is yet to reach the quarterfinals in the six tournaments he has played this year.

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  Novak Djokovic loses to Kyle Edmund in 2nd round of Madrid Open; Rafael Nadal advances

  May 09, 2018 23:32 IST

  Djokovic lost in the third round in Monte Carlo and in the second round in both Miami and Indian Wells. The 12th-ranked Serb also failed to advance past the last 16 at the Australian Open.