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  Lopez, Verdasco to square-off in Ecuador ATP semis

  February 07, 2015 10:37 IST

  Quito: Top-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain defeated seventh-seeded Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 to reach the Ecuador Open ATP semifinals where he will face compatriot Fernando Verdasco, who beat Italy's Paolo Lorenzi.Third-seeded Verdasco

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  Serena Williams to end 14-year boycott at Indian Wells

  February 04, 2015 23:17 IST

  Serena Williams says she will return to play in the tournament at Indian Wells, California, next month after boycotting the event for 14 years.In a column for Time.com, Williams writes about the jeering and booing

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  Somdev loses to lower-ranked Tearney in OZ Challenger

  February 03, 2015 14:06 IST

  Burnie (Australia): India's struggling singles star Somdev Devvarman suffered yet another first round defeat and this time against a player who is ranked outside the bracket of 1600.Third seed Somdev, competing in a USD 50,000

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  Australian Open 2015: Andy Murray questions Djokovic's injury crisis in final

  February 02, 2015 16:43 IST

  Melbourne: Scottish tennis ace Andy Murray has questioned World No.1 Novak Djokovic's dramatic body language after the 27-year-old came back from a ‘physical crisis' to win the Australian Open men's singles title for a record

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  Australian Open 2015: Djokovic beats Murray, wins 5th title

  February 01, 2015 18:27 IST

  Melbourne: Novak Djokovic won his fifth Australian Open title and extended Andy Murray's misery at Melbourne Park by beating the Scotsman 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-0 in the final Sunday.   Murray has now been

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  Australian Open 2015: Paes-Hingis clinch mixed-doubles crown

  February 01, 2015 13:06 IST

  Melbourne: Indian tennis star Leander Paes clinched his 15th Grand Slam title as he and Swiss ace Martina Hingis won the Australian Open mixed-doubles title, here Sunday.The seventh seed Indo-Swiss pair turned back the clock

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  Hingis, 34, back in Aussie Open final, 20 years after debut

  February 01, 2015 10:27 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: When Martina Hingis came out retirement for the second time in her career two years ago, she set some ground rules for herself.She would only play doubles, no singles. And she only wanted

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  Fognini, Bolelli win men's doubles at Australian Open

  January 31, 2015 23:09 IST

  Melbourne, Australia:  Fabio Fognini and Simone Bolelli became the first all-Italian team to capture a Grand Slam men's doubles title in more than 50 years after beating the French pair of Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues

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  Australian open 2015: Serena Williams wins 19th major title

  February 01, 2015 6:26 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Serena Williams won her 19th Grand Slam title, continued her unbeaten run in six Australian Open finals and extended her decade-long domination of Maria Sharapova with a commanding 6-3, 7-6 (5) win on

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  Australian Open 2015: Djokovic beats defending champ Wawrinka to reach final

  January 30, 2015 19:08 IST

  Melbourne: Novak Djokovic reached his fifth Australian Open final with a five-set win over defending champion Stan Wawrinka that fell flat compared with their previous encounters at Melbourne Park.The top-ranked Djokovic finished over the top

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  Australian Open 2015: Paes advances to final, Sania crashes out in mixed doubles

  January 30, 2015 14:40 IST

  Melbourne: Leander Paes kept himself in line for his 15th Grand Slam title by reaching the Australian Open mixed doubles final with Martina Hingis but Sania Mirza bowed out with Bruno Soares after losing the

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  Australian Open 2015: Mattek-Sands, Safarova win doubles title

  January 30, 2015 13:28 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic won the Australian Open women's doubles title in their first tournament as a combination, beating Chan Yung-jan of Taiwan and China's Zheng Jie

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  Australian Open 2015: Paes and Hingis storm into finals

  January 30, 2015 13:23 IST

  Melbourne: Leander Paes kept himself in line for his 15th Grand Slam title by reaching the Australian Open mixed doubles final with Martina Hingis as they defeated Su-Wei Hsieh and Pablo Cuevas in straight sets,

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  Williams aims for 19th major after reaching Aussie final

  January 30, 2015 10:51 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: It wasn't until Serena Williams forced herself to relax, and not focus too intently on a milestone Grand Slam title, that she rediscovered the art of winning the biggest events in tennis.Now she's

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  Australian Open 2015: Murray, Williams, Sharapova in finals

  January 30, 2015 9:59 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Andy Murray has reached the Australian Open final for the fourth time, beating Tomas Berdych in a tension-filled semifinal to earn one more shot at a long elusive title.Serena Williams has five titles

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  Serena Williams to maintain No 1 ranking after Melbourne

  January 29, 2015 13:08 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will remain No. 1 and No. 2 in the WTA rankings, regardless of who wins when they meet in the Australian Open final on Saturday.Sharapova needed to win

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  Lleyton Hewitt says next Australian Open likely his last

  January 29, 2015 12:29 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Lleyton Hewitt says next year's Australian Open will likely be his last and, after he retires, he'll likely take over the country's Davis Cup captaincy.Hewitt, who turns 34 next month, was knocked out

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  Australian Open 2015: Williams, Sharapova to meet in finals

  January 29, 2015 11:56 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Serena Williams weathered a barrage of big serves and heavy groundstrokes in the first set before beating 19-year-old Madison Keys 7-6 (5), 6-2 to set up an Australian Open final against Maria Sharapova.Williams

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  Australian Open 2015: Maria Sharapova beats Makarova to reach finals

  January 29, 2015 10:37 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Maria Sharapova has reached the Australian Open final for the fourth time, beating fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-2 in a lopsided semifinal on Thursday.The second-ranked Sharapova needed 10 minutes to hold in

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  Australian Open 2015: Djokovic to face Wawrinka in semis

  January 28, 2015 17:56 IST

  Melbourne: World No.1 Novak Djokovic will face Stanislas Wawrinka in the Australian Open semi-finals after defeating Milos Raonic 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-2 here Wednesday night.Fans will be hoping for another epic as Djokovic and Wawrinka clash

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  Australian Open 2015: Djokovic's No. 1 fan

  January 28, 2015 17:23 IST

  Melbourne: During Novak Djokovic's Australian Open quarterfinal, a photo of his three-month-old son started making the rounds on social media.The photo posted by his wife showed the hairless head of young Stefan in a baby

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  Australian Open 2015: Sania-Bruno enter semis

  January 28, 2015 13:58 IST

  Melbourne: Top-seeded mixed doubles duo Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares marched in to the semi-finals of the Australian Open, beating local pair Casey Dellacqua and John Peers 6-2, 6-2 in a last-eight match here Wednesday.The

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  Australian Open 2015: Stan Wawrinka beats Nishikori, advances to semifinals

  January 28, 2015 12:14 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Defending champion Stan Wawrinka advanced to the semifinals of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (6) win over U.S. Open runner-up Kei Nishikori on Wednesday.Wawrinka, who beat Rafael Nadal last year

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  Australian Open 2015: Serena Williams advances, Venus crashes out

  January 28, 2015 11:38 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Madison Keys got one Williams sister out of the way on Wednesday at the Australian Open. On Thursday, the 19-year-old American will try to make it two, and this sibling might be a

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  Australian Open 2015: Keys beats Venus Williams in quarterfinals

  January 28, 2015 8:42 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: American teenager Madison Keys overcame a left thigh injury to beat Venus Williams 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 at the Australian Open on Wednesday, ensuring there would be no Williams sisters semifinal.The 19-year-old Keys will

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  Australian Open 2015: Murray beats local hope Kyrgios in 3 sets

  January 27, 2015 16:24 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Andy Murray ensured there would be no five-set comeback for local hope Nick Kyrgios on Tuesday night, beating the 19-year-old Australian 6-3 7-6 (5), 6-3 in a quarterfinal match at the Australian Open.Kyrgios

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  Australian Open 2015: Nadal out, Sharapova, Makarova advance to semifinals

  January 27, 2015 11:53 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Rafael Nadal's lack of match fitness from nearly six months of inactivity finally caught up with the 14-time Grand Slam singles champion at the Australian Open on Tuesday.Nadal was never much of a

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  Australian Open 2015: Nadal loses in quarterfinals to Berdych

  January 27, 2015 11:17 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Rafael Nadal is out of the Australian Open, beaten 6-2, 6-0, 7-6 (5) in the quarterfinals by seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych on Tuesday.The third-seeded Nadal , a 14-time Grand Slam singles champion, said before