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  At Italian Open, Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal for 7th straight time

  May 14, 2016 8:51 IST

  Novak Djokovic extended his recent mastery over Rafael Nadal with a 7-5, 7-6 (4) win in the Italian Open quarterfinals on Friday, coming from behind in both sets of a match he agreed was “a classic.”

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  Sania Mirza- Martina Hingis lose to Caroline Garcia-Kristina Mladenovic in Madrid final

  May 08, 2016 9:12 IST

  Madrid:Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis lost in straight sets to Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in the women’s doubles final of the Madrid Masters on Saturday. Despite playing well in patches, the top seeded Indo-Swiss

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  Paes-Bhupathi can't get wild card for Rio Olympics, ITS tells AITA

  April 27, 2016 20:01 IST

  International Tennis Federation (ITF) informed the All India Tennis Association (AITA) that no 'wild cards' are available for the Rio Games.

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  Rafael Nadal equals all-time clay titles record with 9th Barcelona Open win

  April 25, 2016 8:08 IST

  Barcelona (Spain): Rafael Nadal beat defending champion Kei Nishikori 6-4, 7-5 to win the Barcelona Open for the ninth time on Sunday, equaling Guillermo Vilas' record of 49 career clay-court titles. Nadal added this title

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  Rafael Nadal beats Gael Monfils to win 9th Monte Carlo Masters title

  April 18, 2016 6:59 IST

  Rafael Nadal claimed his ninth Monte Carlo Masters title, his first ATP crown since July 2014, as the Spaniard defeated Frenchman Gael Monfils in Sunday's final by three sets.

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  Sania Mirza honoured with Padma Bhushan

  April 12, 2016 16:32 IST

  Indian tennis star Sania Mirza was conferred with Padma Bhushan at a glittering investiture at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Tuesday for her contribution to the game.

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  Novak Djokovic wins Miami Open, becomes highest-earning player in ATP history

  April 04, 2016 12:09 IST

  World number one Novak Djokovic surpassed Roger Federer as the highest-earning player in ATP tour history after capturing a third consecutive Miami Open crown with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Japan's Kei Nishikori on Sunday.

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  Maria Sharapova slams media, goes defensive on Facebook

  March 12, 2016 11:48 IST

  Ace player Maria Sharapova, who sent the tennis fraternity into a spin by announcing that she failed a dope test at the Australian Open and was provisionally suspended, has blamed media for distorting the facts and failing to accurately report about

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  Porsche, Tag Heuer, Nike dismiss ties with Maria Sharapova

  March 08, 2016 21:20 IST

  New Delhi: In a severe blow to Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova, three of the top sponsors – Tag Heuer, Nike and Porsche – have suspended their ties with her post her admission of failing

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  Maria Sharapova admits to failing drug test at Australian Open

  March 08, 2016 12:35 IST

  Los Angeles: Tennis star Maria Sharapova shocked the world of sports after she announced a failed drug test at Australian Open, saying a change in the World-Anti-Doping Agency banned list led to the violation.Sharapova said she

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  Sania-Hingis 41-match winning streak comes to a halt

  February 26, 2016 10:56 IST

  Doha: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis' 41-match winning streak came to halt after the world number one womne's doubles pair went down fighting in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open, here. Sania and

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  Sania-Martina win 13th title, stretch winning run to 40

  February 14, 2016 23:13 IST

  St. Petersburg: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis won the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy here on Sunday and extended their remarkable winning streak to 40 matches in the process.The top

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  Andy Murray becomes first-time father with birth of girl

  February 09, 2016 21:58 IST

  London: Andy Murray has become a father for the first time after his wife, Kim Sears, gave birth to a girl.Murray's management company says Sears gave birth on Sunday, a week after the 28-year-old Scot

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  Winning three Grand Slams in a row is an unreal feeling: Sania Mirza

  February 01, 2016 7:53 IST

  Hyderabad: Following her Australian Open triumph, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza on Sunday said it was an unreal feeling to win three Grand Slam titles in a row and she would try to maintain the

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  Djokovic wins 6th Australian title; Murray loses 5th final

  January 31, 2016 18:12 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Novak Djokovic maintained his perfect streak in six Australian Open finals with a 6-1, 7-5, 7-6 (3) victory Sunday that consigned Andy Murray to a fifth defeat in championship deciders at Melbourne Park.Djokovic

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  Sania-Hingis win Australian Open women's doubles title

  January 29, 2016 13:46 IST

  Melbourne: The No. 1-ranked team of Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza have won the Australian Open doubles title, beating the Czech pair of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-6 (1), 6-3 to extend their winning

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  Novak Djokovic enters sixth Australian Open final, shades Federer in semis

  January 28, 2016 17:48 IST

  Melbourne: World No.1 Novak Djokovic moved to his sixth Australian Open final after producing a masterful display to defeat Roger Federer 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the semi-final here on Thursday.The Serbian will be bidding

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  Australian Open: Sania-Ivan knock out Paes- Hingis, enter semis

  January 28, 2016 15:45 IST

  Melbourne: The Indo-Croatian pair of Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig today defeated veteran duo Leander Paes and Martina Hingis in the mixed doubles quarterfinal of Australian Open 2016.Mirza and Dodig took just an hour and

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  Serena Williams storms into seventh Australian Open final

  January 28, 2016 12:41 IST

  Melbourne: Top seed Serena Williams raced through her Australian Open tennis semi-final against No.4 seed Agnieszka Radwanska, clinching a 6-0, 6-4 victory with a flurry of aces here on Thursday.The American heads into her seventh

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  Sania-Martina enter Australian Open final

  January 27, 2016 19:58 IST

  Melbourne: Sania Mirza and her partner Martina Hingis have extended their winning streak to 34 games after they beat the German-American pair of Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Coco Vandeweghe to blizzard into the finals of the

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  Sania, Paes keep Indian flag flying in Australian Open

  January 26, 2016 22:02 IST

  Melbourne: Leander Paes and Sania Mirza made Indian tennis fans proud on the 67th Republic Day, winning their respective matches at the Australian Open here on Tuesday.Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis extended their

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  Sania Mirza scores two victories at Australian Open

  January 23, 2016 16:02 IST

  Melbourne: It was the perfect day for Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, who won both her women's and mixed doubles matches to progress at the Australian Open today.Playing on Show Court 2, women's doubles top

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  Father plays, daughters blasé: Federer's kids show zero interest in his game

  January 21, 2016 22:54 IST

  New Delhi: The entire world is an avid admirer of Roger Federer's tennis skills. Millions of people across the globe are glued into their TV screens whenever this man is on the court.He has established

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  Match-fixing reports in Grand Slam rock the world of tennis

  January 18, 2016 18:49 IST

  New Delhi: The entire world of tennis was rocked today with reports claiming widespread match-fixing at top levels, including at Wimbledon.According to media reports, BBC and BuzzFeed News claimed they have seen secret files exposing

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  Sania-Martina win Sydney International

  January 15, 2016 18:25 IST

  Sydney: Indo-Swiss tennis combine of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis beat French third seeds Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic to clinch the women's doubles title of the Sydney International on Thursday.The top seeds won 1-6,

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  Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis claim 29th straight win, in Sydney final

  January 15, 2016 18:09 IST

  Sydney: Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis survived a scare to win their 29th consecutive match as a pair to set a record for most consecutive wins in women's doubles here on Thursday.The Indo-Swiss

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  Raonic wins Brisbane title, reversing 2015 result v Roger Federer

  January 10, 2016 18:02 IST

  Brisbane, Australia (AP): Milos Raonic held his nerve and broke Roger Federer's serve once in each set to win the Brisbane International final 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday night, reversing the outcome of the 2015 decider

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  Mirza-Hingis Win 25th doubles match in a row

  January 08, 2016 18:19 IST

  Brisbane: World No.1 women's doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won their 25th match in a row, beating Andreja Klepac and Alla Kudryavtseva 6-3, 7-5, at the Brisbane International on Friday.The top seeds