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  Sharapova rallies to beat Suarez Navarro for Rome title

  May 17, 2015 21:19 IST

  Rome: Maria Sharapova rallied to beat 10th-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 Sunday and win her third Italian Open title.The victory gives Sharapova confidence on clay as she prepares to defend her title at

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  Sania-Martina lose Rome Masters final

  May 17, 2015 18:38 IST

  Rome: Indo-Swiss tennis combine of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis did not live up to expectations as the top seeds were upset by Hungarian-French pair of Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets in

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  Federer and Djokovic to renew rivalry in Italian Open final

  May 17, 2015 15:58 IST

  Rome: Roger Federer will renew his rivalry with Novak Djokovic in the Italian Open final on Sunday, giving the 17-time Grand Slam champion another chance to add an elusive title to his collection.Federer dispatched Swiss

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  Djokovic beats Ferrer to reach Italian Open final

  May 16, 2015 21:26 IST

  Rome: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic played more solidly than he had all week in a 6-4, 6-4 win over seventh-seeded David Ferrer on Saturday to reach the Italian Open final.Djokovic lost a set in each of

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  Sania-Martina reach Rome Masters final

  May 16, 2015 19:52 IST

  Rome:  Indian tennis player Sania Mirza came out with all guns blazing with Swiss partner Martina Hingis to enter the Rome Masters women's doubles final on the outdoor clay courts of the Foro Italico here

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  Rafael Nadal crashes out of Italian Open

  May 16, 2015 7:54 IST

  Rome: Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka made an improbable comeback in the first-set tie-breaker and then dominated the action in the second set en route to a 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 victory on Friday in the Italian Open

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  Federer beats Berdych to reach Italian Open semifinals

  May 15, 2015 20:08 IST

  Rome: Roger Federer kept up his pursuit of the elusive Italian Open title with a 6-3, 6-3 win over sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych on Friday to reach the semifinals of the clay-court tournament.Along with Monte Carlo,

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  Sania in semifinals, Bopanna crashes out in Rome

  May 14, 2015 22:11 IST

  Rome: Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis stormed into the semifinals of the Rome Masters tennis tournament with a straight-set victory over the pair of Julia Goerges and Silvia Soler-Espinosa in the women's

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  Rohan Bopanna is now India's number one doubles player

  May 11, 2015 20:27 IST

  New Delhi: India's Rohan Bopanna gained three places to be world number 21, following his stupendous title win at the Madrid Open with Romanian partner Florin Mergea. Bopanna gained 1000 points for his efforts and is

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  Rishika, Snehadevi sail into round two

  May 11, 2015 20:27 IST

  Nashik:  Second seed Rishika Sunkara, fourth seed Bhuvana Kalva and sixth seed Snehadeviv Reddy enjoyed a relatively easy passage into the second round of the USD 10,000 NIWEK ITF women's tennis championships here.On the first

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  Rafael Nadal drops to lowest ranking in 10 years

  May 11, 2015 17:34 IST

  Madrid: Rafael Nadal showed an improvement in his game during the Madrid Open but lost 400 points when he was unable to defend the title against Andy Murray, causing him to fall to seventh place

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  Murray beats Nadal 6-3, 6-2 to win the Madrid Open final

  May 11, 2015 15:36 IST

  Madrid: Andy Murray beat Rafael Nadal on clay for the first time Sunday, dominating the Madrid Open final to win 6-3, 6-2 against the four-time champion.It was Murray's first Masters title on clay, a week

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  Bopanna lifts Madrid Open trophy with Florin Mergea

  May 10, 2015 22:04 IST

  Madrid: Indian tennis ace Rohan Bopanna won his third title of the 2015 season and first with new partner Florin Mergea as they lifted the Madrid Open trophy with a tense win over Nenand Zimonjic

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  Kvitova wins Madrid final, Nadal v Murray in men's finale

  May 10, 2015 16:08 IST

  Madrid: Petra Kvitova eased to her second Madrid Open title when she beat an unwell Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-2 in the final on Saturday.A day after ending Serena Williams' unbeaten start to the year, Kvitova's

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  Indian-Romanian pair Bopanna-Mergea enters Madrid Open final

  May 10, 2015 8:19 IST

  Madrid: The unseeded Indian-Romanian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea beat the Spanish pair of Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 7-6, 3-6, 11-9 to enter the men's doubles final of the Madrid Open on

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  Williams, Sharapova both lose in Madrid Open semifinals

  May 08, 2015 21:44 IST

  Madrid: Serena Williams was beaten in the Madrid Open semifinals, a short time after Maria Sharapova also lost.Petra Kvitova defeated the top-ranked Williams 6-2, 6-3 Friday, while Svetlana Kuznetsova ousted Sharapova 6-2, 6-4.In the men's

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  Sharapova loses to Kuznetsova in Madrid Open semifinals

  May 08, 2015 18:15 IST

  Madrid: Defending champion Maria Sharapova lost in the Madrid Open semifinals on Friday, falling to Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 6-4.Kuznetsova beat Sharapova for the first time in seven years, breaking her opponent's serve three times and

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  Defeat for Sania Mirza, Leander Paes but Rohan Bopanna wins in Madrid Open

  May 08, 2015 17:47 IST

  Madrid:  Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis suffered their second defeat since joining forces as they lost 7-6 (5) 3-6 9-11 to Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova, at the Madrid Open here.The fallout of

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  Nadal into Madrid quarters; Serena, Sharapova to semifinals

  May 07, 2015 22:53 IST

  Madrid: Rafael Nadal reached the Madrid Open quarterfinals by easing past Simone Bolelli of Italy 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday.Nadal, a four-time champion, broke Bolelli four times and saved two break points.Serving for the match, Nadal

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  Kyrgios knocks Federer out of 2nd round at Madrid Open

  May 07, 2015 19:40 IST

  Madrid: Top-seeded Roger Federer made an early exit from the Madrid Open on Wednesday after a narrow, second-round loss to Nick Kyrgios.The 20-year-old Australian ended Federer's hopes of a fourth title at the Spanish tournament

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  Serena beats Azarenka to join Sharapova in Madrid quarters

  May 06, 2015 22:20 IST

  Madrid: Victoria Azarenka double-faulted on match point and allowed Serena Williams to reach the Madrid Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (1) win on Wednesday.After early breaks in the deciding set, Williams overshot

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  Sania Mirza enters Madrid quarters, Mahesh Bhupathi ousted

  May 06, 2015 17:08 IST

  Madrid:  Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, partnering Swiss Martina Hingis, entered the women's doubles quarterfinals with a straight sets win, while compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi had to bite the dust at the Madrid Open with a

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  Bopanna-Mergea crosses first-round hurdle at Madrid Open

  May 05, 2015 21:44 IST

  Madrid: 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 IST

  Madrid:  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 IST

  MUNICH (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 IST

  MADRID (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 IST

  Madrid: 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 IST

  ISTANBUL (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