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Bopanna-Mergea crosses first-round hurdle at Madrid Open
May 05, 2015 21:44 ISTMadrid: Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea came from a set down to get the better of Marin Draganja and Henri Kontinen in the first round of the men's doubles event at the
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Maria Sharapova advances to 3rd round of Madrid Open
May 05, 2015 22:34 ISTMadrid: Maria Sharapova advanced to the third round of the Madrid Open by beating Mariana Duque-Marino of Colombia 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday.The third-seeded Russian and defending champion broke Duque-Marino's serve four times while saving three
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Andy Murray wins BMW Open for 1st clay-court title
May 05, 2015 17:10 ISTMUNICH (AP): Andy Murray won his first clay-court title on Monday when he overcame Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6 (4), 5-7, 7-6 (4) in the rain-delayed final of the BMW Open.The top-seeded Murray was the steadier
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Serena Williams beats Sloane Stephens, advances to Madrid Open 3rd round
May 05, 2015 16:57 ISTMADRID (AP): Serena Williams needed just 58 minutes to beat fellow American Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-0 Monday and reach the third round of the Madrid Open.The top-ranked Williams broke Stephens four times and saved
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Serena Williams eases into second round in Madrid Open
May 05, 2015 9:30 ISTMadrid: World number one Serena Williams needed less than an hour on Monday to get her campaign for the Mutua Madrid Open off to a comfortable start with a 6-4, 6-0 win over fellow American
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Roger Federer wins Istanbul Open in straight sets
May 04, 2015 17:22 ISTISTANBUL (AP): Top-seeded Roger Federer claimed his 85th title Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (11) win over Pablo Cuevas in the final of the Istanbul Open.The 17-time Grand Slam winner fended off strong resistance
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Murray wins twice to reach BMW Open final
May 02, 2015 21:32 ISTMunich: Top-seeded Andy Murray won two matches Saturday and advanced to the BMW Open final with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain.Murray fired nine aces and saved five of the six
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Federer advances to Istanbul Open final
May 02, 2015 21:29 ISTIstanbul: Top-seeded Roger Federer rallied past Diego Schwarzman 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 Saturday to reach the Istanbul Open final after a near two-hour match.Federer recovered from a sloppy start against the eighth-seeded Argentine player to remain
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Yuki Bhambri's campaign ends at Taipei Challenger
May 02, 2015 21:03 ISTTaipei: Yuki Bhambri's good run at the Taipei ATP Challenger event ended with a close semifinal defeat against Australian second seed Sam Groth, here today.The unseeded Indian fought his heart out before losing the match
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Rafael Nadal receives Spanish award
May 02, 2015 18:08 ISTMadrid: Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy awarded the Gold Medal for Merit to tennis star Rafael Nadal, who stated that "victory is accomplished through work".The ceremony was held at the Moncloa Palace here on Friday,
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Kunal Anand, Haadin Bava enter finals with contrasting wins
May 02, 2015 17:03 ISTMumbai: Unseeded Kunal Anand of Delhi and third seed Haadin Bava of Kerala set up the singles title clash in the Khar Gymkhana All India Men's Open Tennis Tournament here today after contrasting semi-final wins.While
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Paes-Stepanek knocked out of BMW Open
April 30, 2015 21:15 ISTMunich: The Indo-Czech pair of Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek was thrashed by Austrian-Brazilian duo Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in the men's doubles quarterfinals of the BMW Open tennis here on Thursday. The top seeds
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Wimbledon announces 7 percent increase in prize money
April 28, 2015 21:28 ISTLondon: Prize money keeps going up at Wimbledon, with first-round losers as well as champions cashing in on record rewards.The All England Club announced Tuesday that prize money for this year's grass-court Grand Slam will
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Serena Williams holds top spot in WTA rankings
April 27, 2015 19:57 ISTMadrid: With 9,981 points, American Serena Williams continues to lead the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) singles rankings published on Monday.In this week's rankings, Romanian Simona Halep, with 7,755 points, snatched the second spot from Russian
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Djokovic holds top spot in tennis singles rankings
April 27, 2015 19:55 ISTMadrid: With 13,845 points, Serbian star Novak Djokovic held on for the 144th week the top spot in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings issued on Monday.Swiss Roger Federer placed a distant second
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Nishikori beats Andujar to defend Barcelona Open title
April 27, 2015 19:55 ISTBarcelona, Spain: Top-seeded Kei Nishikori successfully defended his title at the Barcelona Open by beating Spaniard Pablo Andujar 6-4, 6-4 in Sunday's final.The fifth-ranked Japanese fought back from early breaks in both sets to claim
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Nishikori to play Andujar in Barcelona Open final
April 25, 2015 23:01 ISTBarcelona, Spain: Defending champion Kei Nishikori is back in the final of the Barcelona Open after beating Martin Klizan of Slovakia 6-1, 6-2 Saturday.The top-seeded Japanese will face Spaniard Pablo Andujar in Sunday's final after
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Nishikori, Ferrer advance to Barcelona Open semifinals
April 24, 2015 23:40 ISTBarcelona, Spain: Defending champion Kei Nishikori made his way into the Barcelona Open semifinals by holding off Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 on Friday. Third-seeded David Ferrer also advanced by beating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 7-6
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Nadal loses to Fognini in 2 sets at Barcelona Open
April 23, 2015 23:03 ISTBarcelona, Spain: Rafael Nadal's clay-court woes mounted on Thursday at the Barcelona Open with another loss.The eight-time champion fell to Fabio Fognini 6-4, 7-6 (6) in the third round, a year after his 41-match winning
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Nishikori beats Giraldo to reach Barcelona Open quarterfinal
April 23, 2015 20:05 ISTBarcelona, Spain: Defending champion Kei Nishikori eased past Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 6-2, 6-1 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open.Four-time finalist David Ferrer also advanced after fending off a challenge from 19-year-old
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World Table Tennis Championship to be led by Sharath Kamal
April 23, 2015 14:52 ISTSuzhou (China): World No.44, Sharath Kamal will spearhead the Indian challenge in the QOROS World Table Tennis Championship (WTTC) which will be held here from April 26 to May 3.National champion and India's No.2, Soumyajit
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Sania-Martina suffer shock first defeat
April 23, 2015 13:54 ISTStuttgart: Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis lost their first competitive match as a women's doubles team as they crashed out of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix here.First-time pairing of Petra Martic and Stephanie Vogt pulled
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Nadal beats Almagro, Cilic loses in Barcelona Open 2nd round
April 22, 2015 23:08 ISTBarcelona, Spain: Rafael Nadal avenged last year's loss to Nicolas Almagro by beating his fellow Spaniard 6-3, 6-1 at the Barcelona Open on Wednesday, while U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic slumped to a second-round exit.The
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Top-seeded Nishikori eases past at Gabashvili in Barcelona
April 21, 2015 23:16 ISTBarcelona, Spain: Top-seeded Kei Nishikori began the defense of his Barcelona Open title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia on Tuesday.Nicolas Almagro also advanced to the second round, where he will
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Nadal aims to progress as far as possible in Barcelona Open
April 21, 2015 17:11 ISTBarcelona, Spain: Rafael Nadal is fully focused on progressing as far as possible in this week's Barcelona Open, which he refers to as his home tournament.The eight-time former champion says he is wary of his
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Djokovic beats Berdych in Monte Carlo Masters final
April 19, 2015 23:15 ISTMonaco: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic won the Monte Carlo Masters for the second time in three years by defeating sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 on Sunday.Djokovic, who has lost only two matches in 2015, became
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Serena Williams overcomes the wind and Errani in Fed Cup
April 19, 2015 19:50 ISTBrindisi, Italy: Top-ranked Serena Williams had to fight back from a set down and figure out how to deal with strong winds before overcoming Italy's Sara Errani 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3 in a Fed Cup
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Will do all I can to remain number one: Sania Mirza
April 19, 2015 17:25 ISTHyderabad: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza says she would do all it takes to maintain her world number one ranking."I wish I could tell the future. But, I can't. So, I am going to try
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