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  Caroline Wozniacki stokes sexism fire at Wimbledon

  July 07, 2015 16:49 IST

  Wimbledon:Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki has sparked a sexism row at Wimbledon after saying women do not play enough on the major courts.The former world No.1 on Monday said she would "love" to play on

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  Wimbledon 2015: Novak Djokovic, Kevin Anderson match suspended after four sets, play to resume today

  July 07, 2015 8:45 IST

  London: For two sets in Wimbledon's fourth round on Monday, defending champion Novak Djokovic was in serious trouble, unable to solve 6-foot-8 (2.03-meter) Kevin Anderson's big serve.Djokovic dropped both of those sets, 7-6 (6), 7-6

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  A win, then a hug: Serena Williams tops Venus at Wimbledon

  July 06, 2015 23:49 IST

  London: A decades ago, when the Williams sisters were kids in California, taking tennis lessons from Dad on a municipal court and imagining playing at Grand Slam tournaments one day, it was Venus — older,

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  Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis enter Wimbledon quarters

  July 06, 2015 18:32 IST

  Wimbledon: The Indo-Swiss tennis combine of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis came out with a clinical performance to enter the women's doubles quarterfinals of Wimbledon here on Monday.The top seeds needed only an hour and

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  Wimbledon: Paes-Hingis and Sania-Soares advance, Rohan Bopanna out

  July 05, 2015 20:11 IST

  London:  Leander Paes and Martina Hingis eased into the mixed doubles pre-quarterfinals of Wimbledon but it was curtains for Rohan Bopanna and his Spanish partner Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in London.Seventh seeds Paes and Hingis

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  Bernard Tomic suspended from Davis Cup for Australia over comments

  July 05, 2015 18:17 IST

  Sydney (AP):   Bernard Tomic has been suspended from Australia's home Davis Cup quarterfinal against Kazakhstan for his verbal attack on Tennis Australia officials, including Pat Rafter and chief executive Craig Tiley.Australian Associated Press reported

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  Wimbledon 2015: Third seed Andy Murray defeats Andreas Seppi to reach the fourth round

  July 05, 2015 9:12 IST

  London: Third seed Andy Murray on Saturday defeated 25th-seed Andreas Seppi to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon.Murray stumbled in the third set before closing out a relatively comfortable victory over Seppi.Murray was broken twice

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  Wimbledon 2015: Roger Federer beats Sam Groth to advance into last 16

  July 05, 2015 7:48 IST

  London: Seven-time champion Roger Federer defeated big-serving Australian Sam Groth to reach the Wimbledon last 16 on Saturday.Second seed Federer clinched a  6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2 victory over the world No. 69 who fired

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  Wimbledon 2015: Defending champion Petra Kvitova loses to 28th seed Jelena Jankovic

  July 05, 2015 7:27 IST

  London: About an hour after flopping on her back and kicking her feet overhead to celebrate a stunning comeback against defending Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, Jelena Jankovic still was giddy."I cannot stop smiling. ... I

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  Wimbledon 2015: Dustin Brown crashes out 2 days after beating Rafael Nadal

  July 05, 2015 7:09 IST

  London: The curse of beating Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon has struck again.Dustin Brown, the German qualifier with the dreadlocks who surprisingly beat the two-time Wimbledon champion in the second round on Centre Court, lost Saturday

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  Wimbledon 2015: Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis cruise into third round

  July 05, 2015 7:08 IST

  London: Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis advanced comfortably to the third round of the women's doubles event, beating the Japanese-Italian pair of Kimiko Date-Krumm and Francesca Schiavone 6-0, 6-1 at Wimbledon on Friday. The top-seeded

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  Wimbeldon 2015: Serena Williams to face sister Venus Williams in fourth round

  July 04, 2015 14:49 IST

  London: Twice, Serena Williams stood merely two points from a loss at Wimbledon against a British opponent buoyed by a roaring, flag-waving Centre Court crowd. Williams was oh-so-close to the end of her bid for

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  McEnroe says struggling Nadal needs a new coach

  July 04, 2015 11:07 IST

  London: Spain's Rafael Nadal, whose dismal season continued with a second-round loss this week at Wimbledon, needs a new coach to overcome his struggles, American former tennis great John McEnroe said in an interview with

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  Novak Djokovic keeps up Wimbledon charge with 3-set win

  July 03, 2015 22:41 IST

  London: Novak Djokovic isn't facing much of a test so far in the defense of his Wimbledon title. He's played three matches, won all in straight sets, and never dropped more than four games in

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  Wimbledon: Bopanna-Mergea enter third round of men's doubles

  July 03, 2015 21:19 IST

  London: The Indo-Romanian tennis pair of Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea entered the third round of men's doubles at the Wimbledon Championships with a tight straight sets victory against the Brazilian-Argentine pair of Thomaz Bellucci

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  Nadal fears his best Wimbledon days may be over

  July 03, 2015 17:46 IST

  Wimbledon : Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal says he may not be able to return to his heydays in Wimbledon after he was knocked out from the competition in the second round by German qualifier

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  Bhupathi-Tipsarevic knocked out at Wimbledon

  July 03, 2015 11:47 IST

  Wimbledon : The Indian-Serbian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Janko Tipsarevic were knocked out of the Wimbledon tennis championships, as they lost in straight sets in the first round of the men's doubles on Thursday.Bhupathi-Tipsarevic

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  Rafael Nadal ousted by Dustin Brown in 2nd round at Wimbledon

  July 03, 2015 8:03 IST

  Two-time champion Rafael Nadal is making another early exit from Wimbledon, after losing in the second round to a 102nd-ranked qualifier who played the match of his life.Dustin Brown, a German of Jamaican heritage with

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  Sania-Martina cruise into second round at Wimbledon

  July 02, 2015 15:32 IST

  Wimbledon : The Indo-Swiss pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis thrashed their unseeded opponents Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan and Zheng Saisai of China 6-2, 6-2 in only 68 minutes to enter the second round

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  Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal move into second round at Wimbledon

  June 30, 2015 22:44 IST

  Wimbledon:  Swiss Tennis ace Roger Federer and Spanish star Rafael Nadal stormed into the men's singles second round of Wimbledon by beating Damir Dzumhur and Thomaz Bellucci respectively on Tuesday.Federer was clinical in his Wimbledon

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  Petra Kvitova opens Wimbledon defense with 6-1, 6-0 win

  June 30, 2015 20:47 IST

  London:  Petra Kvitova wasted no time as she opened the defense of her Wimbledon title in overpowering fashion.Winning 28 of 29 points on serve, the two-time champion needed only 35 minutes to overpower Kiki Bertens

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  Djokovic, Williams, Sharapova reach second round at Wimbledon

  June 30, 2015 14:15 IST

  Wimbledon: Top tennis stars Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova all reached the second round on the opening day's competition of Wimbledon here.Defending champion Djokovic, the World No.1, dispatched Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-4,

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  Bopanna-Mergea enter second round at Wimbledon

  June 29, 2015 23:44 IST

  Wimbledon:  The Indian-Romanian tennis pair of Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea earned a straight sets victory in the men's doubles first round to enter the second round of the Wimbledon Championship on the grass courts

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  Djokovic debuts in Wimbledon against Kohlschreiber

  June 27, 2015 6:23 IST

  London: Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic will face German Phillip Kohlschreiber on Monday in the first round of Wimbledon, media reported on Saturday.The world No. 1, who is playing on grass for the first time

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  No Indians in Wimbledon singles as Bhambri, Devvarman, Myeni lose

  June 26, 2015 17:04 IST

  London: For the second consecutive Grand Slam this year, there will be no Indian featuring in the singles event as Saketh Myneni bowed out of the Wimbledon qualifiers following compatriots Yuki Bhambri and Somdev Devvarman.

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  Sania-Martina reach Eastbourne semis

  June 25, 2015 14:29 IST

  Eastbourne: The Indo-Swiss tennis combine of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis entered the women's doubles semifinals of the $731,000 Eastbourne International here, the last warm-up event before Wimbledon.It wasn't an easy outing for the top

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  Djokovic, Serena named top seeds at Wimbledon

  June 25, 2015 7:25 IST

  London:  Men and women's No.1 ranked tennis players, defending champion Novak Djokovic and five-time winner Serena Williams, respectively, were on Wednesday named top seeds for the upcoming Wimbledon starting June 29.Former No.1 Rafael Nadal was

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  Tennis legend Steffi Graf to Promote Kerala's Ayurveda

  June 24, 2015 18:14 IST

  Germany tennis legend Steffi Graf, who reigned the field of sports for nearly two decades in 1980s and 1990s, will now promote Kerala's famed Ayurveda system of healthcare.46-year-old Graf was today appointed the Ayurveda brand