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Djokovic to face Nadal in Monte Carlo Masters semifinals
April 18, 2015 16:19 ISTMonaco: Winning a game against Novak Djokovic these days is quite an achievement. Even when you're an U.S. Open champion.Djokovic won the first eight games of his Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinal match Friday before Marin
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Roger Federer loses in 3rd round at Monte Carlo Masters
April 17, 2015 11:58 ISTMonaco: Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka both exited the Monte Carlo Masters in the third round Thursday, and Rafael Nadal continued his road to recovery by overcoming John Isner in three sets.Federer, who played his
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I want to win more Grand Slams before retiring: Sania Mirza
April 17, 2015 11:26 ISTHyderabad: Sania Mirza added another feather in her decorated cap by scaling the ranking peak in the doubles but the Indian star says there is never enough and she wants to win more Grand Slam
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Prarthana Thombare shines as India beat Malaysia 2-0 in Fed Cup
April 16, 2015 22:13 ISTHyderabad: Prarthana Thombare yet again scored an impressive win but Ankita Raina had to work hard as India defeated Malaysia 2-0 in the Asia/Oceania Group II matches in the Fed Cup 2015, here on Thursday.Prarthana
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Paes-Nestor ousted from Monte Carlo Masters
April 16, 2015 18:54 ISTMonaco: Wildcard tennis pair of Benoit Paire and Stan Wawrinka accounted for the Leander Paes and Daniel Nestor as the Indo-Canadian combine lost their men's doubles second round match to be ousted from the Monte
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Sania Mirza is pride of Pakistan too: Shoaib Malik
April 16, 2015 16:48 ISTNew Delhi: Sania Mirza created history by becoming the first female tennis player from India to achieve the world number one ranking in doubles and the good news has very much pleased her husband Shoaib
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Djokovic, Dibaba bag Laureus Awards
April 16, 2015 11:40 ISTShanghai: Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic and Ethiopian sprinter Genzebe Dibaba were named the Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year respectively in a glittering ceremony here Wednesday. The ceremony also saw the induction of Indian
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India thrash Pakistan 2-0 in Fed Cup
April 16, 2015 11:37 ISTHyderabad: Ankita Raina and Prarthana Thombare trounced their rivals in the singles matches as India blanked Pakistan 2-0 in their opening tie in the Asia/Oceania Group II of the Fed Cup here Wednesday. Prarthana trounced Sara
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Hope more youngsters take up sports as career: Sania
April 15, 2015 14:01 ISTHyderabad: Back in the country after a third successive WTA title triumph which catapulted her to the top of world doubles rankings, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza hopes that her feat would inspire youngsters to
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Serena Williams could be asked to play 3 matches in 2 days
April 15, 2015 11:14 ISTRome: Serena Williams has been virtually unbeatable this year. The top-ranked player could face quite a challenge this weekend, though, when she may have to play three matches in two days before a hostile crowd
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Djokovic eases into 3rd round at Monte Carlo Masters
April 15, 2015 11:12 ISTMonaco: Even when it comes to foreign languages skills, Novak Djokovic wants to be the best.After strolling into the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-1, 6-4 win over qualifier Albert Ramos-Vinolas,
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Sharapova pulls out of Russia Fed Cup clash with Germany
April 15, 2015 11:09 ISTMoscow: Maria Sharapova has pulled out of Russia's Fed Cup semifinal against Germany this weekend, citing a leg injury.In comments released by the Russian Tennis Federation, second-ranked Sharapova said she "couldn't wait" to compete at
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Sania to lead Indian challenge in Fed Cup
April 14, 2015 10:43 ISTHyderabad: India will be led by newly-crowned world number one Sania Mirza as 11 nations will strive to get promotion to Asia/Oceania Group I when the Fed Cup tennis competition begins here Tuesday.Since Iraq has
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Sania Mirza, first Indian tennis player to reach the top spot in WTA doubles ranking
April 14, 2015 7:32 ISTNew Delhi: Sania Mirza created history by becoming the first female tennis player from India to achieve the world number one ranking in doubles, following her stupendous title win at the WTA Family Circle Cup
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King of Clay: Nadal back to favorite surface in Monte Carlo
April 12, 2015 23:56 ISTMonaco: Does Rafael Nadal remain the King of Clay? That's the big question surrounding the 14-time Grand Slam winner as the world's best players gather in Monte Carlo this week for the first Masters of
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Celebs praise Sania Mirza on twitter for becoming no. 1
April 12, 2015 23:35 ISTNew Delhi: A host of sports celebrities and politicians showered encomiums on tennis star Sania Mirza for becoming the first woman tennis player from the country to achieve the number one rank.Sania won the WTA
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Indian team snares Rafael Nadal for IPTL-2
April 12, 2015 22:29 ISTDubai: Spanish legend Rafael Nadal will play for the Indian side in the second edition of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), where Japan Warriors will be the new franchise in the competition, scheduled to
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Sania Mirza seals historic world no. 1 rank with Charleston title
April 12, 2015 22:13 ISTCharleston (USA): Sania Mirza on Sunday created history by becoming the first female tennis player from India to achieve the world number one rank in doubles, following her stupendous title win at the WTA Family
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Sania Mirza a win away from becoming World No.1 doubles player
April 12, 2015 16:14 ISTCharleston (US): Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis survived a tough test to reach the final of the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament here on Saturday.The No.1 seeded Sania and Martina beat 6-4, 1-6, 10-7 Alla
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Sania-Martina secure top spot on leaderboard for WTA Finals
April 11, 2015 16:53 ISTCharleston: Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis secured the No.1 position on the doubles leaderboard for the end-of-season tennis championships after defeating Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues and Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova in the quarter-finals of the Family
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US Men's Clay Court Championship: Defending champion Verdasco reaches semifinals
April 11, 2015 11:26 ISTHOUSTON (AP): Defending champion Fernando Verdasco beat Russia's Teymuraz Gabashvili 6-2, 6-3 on a stormy Friday to reach the semifinals in the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship.The sixth-seeded Verdasco, from Spain, will face eighth-seeded Sam
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Ivanisevic backs Federer to win 18th Grand Slam title
April 10, 2015 11:38 ISTNew Delhi: Roger Federer has not won a Grand Slam title since winning Wimbledon in 2012 but he is still good enough to add to his record tally of 17 majors, feels Goran Ivanisevic.With Rafael
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Sania-Hingis enter Charleston WTA doubles quarter-finals
April 10, 2015 11:05 ISTCharleston (US): Fresh from their second straight title triumph in the Miami Open earlier this week, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis entered the women's doubles quarter-finals of the Charleston
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'India needs Grand Slam champion to inspire singles players'
April 09, 2015 18:46 ISTNew Delhi: Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic on Thursday said India needs a top singles tennis star to inspire a generation that will have success in the discipline.India have multiple Grand Slam doubles champions such
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Road to Wimbledon to continue in India
April 09, 2015 16:57 ISTNew Delhi: The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) will continue to run its Road to Wimbledon programme in association with Indian body AITA until at least 2017. The Road to Wimbledon initiative was only a UK
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Maria Sharapova to play for Russia in Fed Cup against Germany
April 08, 2015 21:00 ISTMoscow: The Russian Tennis Federation has confirmed that Maria Sharapova will play for her country against Germany in the Fed Cup semifinals this month.The second-ranked Sharapova rarely plays Fed Cup, citing a busy schedule, but
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Miami Open: Sania Mirza wins 25th career doubles title
April 06, 2015 16:02 ISTMiami (USA): Sania Mirza achieved yet another career milestone by capturing her 25th WTA doubles title as the Indian ace continued her dream start with Martina Hingis to win the Miami Open trophy, here Sunday.The
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Sania-Martina enter Miami Open final
April 04, 2015 17:02 ISTMiami: Indo-Swiss tennis combine Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis reached their second successive women's doubles final when they entered the summit clash of the Miami Open with a straight sets win at the Tennis Center
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