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  China Open: Simona Halep notches first career win over Maria Sharapova

  October 04, 2017 20:00 IST

  As the same as in the first set, the Romanian star won the set in the eighth game when she served, snatching her first ever career victory over Sharapova.

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  Serena Williams may lack 'intimidation factor' on return, says Chris Evert

  October 04, 2017 16:53 IST

  Evert feels the 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena might find her comeback tough as the standards in women's tennis have risen since Williams took a layoff from the game.

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  British Davis Cup winner Dan Evans receives one-year ban in cocaine case

  October 04, 2017 11:59 IST

  The 27-year-old Evans, who was in Britain's Davis Cup-winning squad in 2015, is banned though April 23, 2018.

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  Roger Federer back for Switzerland at Hopman Cup team event

  October 04, 2017 11:54 IST

  After the last Hopman Cup, Federer went on to win the Australian Open and Wimbledon, his 18th and 19th Grand Slam singles titles.

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  Rafael Nadal saves 2 match points, advances at China Open

  October 04, 2017 1:39 IST

  Nadal is 57-9 this season and leads the tour with five ATP singles titles, including the French Open and US Open.

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  Rafael Nadal credits passion and overcoming injuries for success

  October 03, 2017 9:09 IST

  Rafael Nadal won the US Open and reclaimed the No.1 spot from Andy Murray in September.

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  I'm not insecure, but possessive about my personal life: Sania Mirza

  September 26, 2017 19:35 IST

  The tennis star recalled the time when she was thrown out of the Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad.

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  New mom Serena Williams extremely focused on tennis return, says Caroline Wozniacki

  September 26, 2017 14:13 IST

  Last month, Serena had revealed that she has set herself the most 'outrageous' goal of making a comeback at the Australian Open in January.

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  Roger Federer beats Nick Kyrgios as Europe lift 1st Laver Cup title

  September 25, 2017 14:48 IST

  The tournament is organized to honour the legendary Rod Laver, an 11-time major champion who won two calendar-year Grand Slams.

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  Caroline Wozniacki beats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to retain Pan Pacific title

  September 24, 2017 16:02 IST

  The victory gives Wozniacki her first title of the year. The Dane had lost all six of her previous finals in 2017.

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  Roger Federer helps strengthen Team Europe's grip on Laver Cup

  September 24, 2017 0:27 IST

  Team Europe ended the first day of competition with a 3-1 lead thanks to three singles win, but they suffered one doubles defeat.

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  Caroline Wozniacki upsets Garbine Muguruza to reach final of Pan Pacific Open

  September 23, 2017 14:12 IST

  Playing in her first tournament since earning the WTA's top ranking, Wimbledon champion Muguruza had 29 unforced errors to drop the final 10 games of the match.

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  Leander Paes, Purav Raja reach semi-finals of St. Petersburg Open

  September 22, 2017 19:42 IST

  The Indian duo will now clash with Chilean J. Peralta and Argentinian H. Zeballos in the semi-finals of the tournament.

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  Leander Paes and Purav Raja enter quarterfinals of St Petersburg Open

  September 21, 2017 15:25 IST

  Paes and Raja converted four of the 10 break points they earned and saved three of the five break points they faced on their serves. Paes and Raja converted four of the 10 break points they earned and saved three of the five break points they faced o

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  Garbine Muguruza says topping WTA ranking makes her calmer

  September 19, 2017 0:49 IST

  Despite an early loss to Petra Kvitova in the last 16 of US Open, Muguruza topped the WTA rankings for the first time in her career dethroning Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova.

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  Davis Cup: Yuki Bhambri gets consolation win but India lose 2-3 to Canada

  September 18, 2017 18:37 IST

  With the outcome already decided, Yuki Bhambri won the dead fifth rubber against Canada's Brayden Schnur 6-4 4-6 6-4 as India lost the World Group Play-off tie 2-3 to the hosts.

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  Davis Cup: Bopanna-Raja defeat puts India down 1-2 against Canada

  September 17, 2017 14:46 IST

  Bopanna and Raja lost 5-7 5-7 7-5 3-6 to the seasoned pair of Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil in two hours and 52 minutes to leave India with the difficult task of winning both the reverse singles to qualify for the elite 16-nation World Group.

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  Davis Cup: Ramkumar wins, Denis Shapovalov defeats Yuki Bhambri; India, Canada 1-1

  September 16, 2017 12:13 IST

  Yuki proved that his recent win over world number 22 Gael Monfils was no fluke and he gave a good fight to the world's top players.

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  Leander Paes not surprised with Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer's re-emergence

  September 14, 2017 22:34 IST

  Paes hailed the duo for having transformed their careers.

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  I've nothing to prove, my career speaks for itself: Leander Paes

  September 14, 2017 18:35 IST

  The 44-year-old veteran tennis star is presently languishing at the 62nd spot in world rankings, which is something he is eager to improve.

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  This Canada team is stronger than 2015 Czech Republic side, says Mahesh Bhupathi

  September 12, 2017 15:29 IST

  After dominating the Asia/Oceania zone, India lost to tennis power-houses Serbia (2014), Czech Republic (2015) and Rafael Nadal-led Spain (2016) at the World Group Play-off stage.

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  Garbine Muguruza replaces Karolina Pliskova to top WTA rankings

  September 12, 2017 13:35 IST

  Muguruza becomes the 24th woman overall to hold the number one ranking and the second player representing Spain to achieve this historic milestone.

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  Rafael Nadal continues to top ATP rankings after claiming US Open title

  September 11, 2017 16:54 IST

  On Sunday, the Spanish legend overwhelmed big-serving South African Kevin Anderson in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 to win his third championship title at Flushing Meadows.

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  Sweet 16: After 2 rough years, Rafael Nadal back on top at US Open

  September 11, 2017 16:10 IST

  The world number one Nadal overwhelmed Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to win his third championship title at Flushing Meadows.

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  Rafael Nadal beats Kevin Anderson to win third US Open, 16th Grand Slam title

  September 11, 2017 7:53 IST

  Rafael Nadal on Sunday beat South African Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the US Open final to win his 16th Grand Slam title

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  AITA wants top players for Nationals but won't force them

  September 10, 2017 16:56 IST

  AITA contends that if top players come and play the nationals it will become easier for the federation to get financial assistance from the government for the players.

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  Perfect partnership: Martina Hingis, Jamie Murray win US Open mixed doubles title

  September 10, 2017 14:25 IST

  Hingis and Murray won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title on Saturday, beating Michael Venus and Chan Hao-Ching 6-1, 4-6, 10-8 in a match tiebreaker for their second Grand Slam title in two tournaments as a pair.

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  US Open final: Rafael Nadal vs Kevin Anderson seems a mismatch, but upsets happen

  September 10, 2017 8:36 IST

  Rafael Nadal goes for his 16th Grand Slam title against Kevin Anderson, who will be trying for his first.