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Venus Williams beats Wozniacki to reach Miami Open quarters
March 31, 2015 8:08 ISTKey Biscayne, Florida: Basking in her latest victory, a beaming Venus Williams stood near her changeover chair launching autographed balls into the stands, steering her shots with body English and applauding the fans who scrambled
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Serena Williams beats 15-year-old at Miami Open; Nadal loses
March 30, 2015 6:45 ISTKey Biscayne, Florida: When the ball whizzed past Serena Williams for an ace late in Sunday's match, the subdued crowd suddenly erupted with a roar.Williams said she was tempted to join the applause. Everyone wanted
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Serena Williams easily wins opening match at Miami Open
March 29, 2015 13:14 ISTKey Biscayne, Florida: Serena Williams punctuated points Saturday with theatrics worthy of a Grand Slam final. There were squeals, knee kicks, pirouettes and fist pumps, sometimes all at once.In other words, Williams appeared to be
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15-year-old American CiCi Bellis advances at Miami Open
March 28, 2015 6:55 ISTKey Biscayne, Florida: Precocious amateur CiCi Bellis says she's ready to take on the best of the pros — Serena Williams.Bellis, a 15-year-old American who made a big splash at last year's U.S. Open, advanced
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Del Potro loses 1st-round match at Miami Open
March 27, 2015 7:40 ISTKey Biscayne, Florida: Juan Martin del Potro's latest comeback from an injury is off to a slow start, and he's OK with that.Playing his first match since Jan. 15, del Potro lost Thursday to Vasek
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Sharapova loses opening match at Miami Open to Gavrilova
March 27, 2015 7:37 ISTKey Biscayne, Florida: Maria Sharapova is 0-5 in Key Biscayne finals. This year her loss came at the start.Seeded No. 2, Sharapova was upset in her opening match Thursday night by wild-card Daria Gavrilova, 7-6
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Sania Mirza defends Anushka after Twitteratis target her over virat's poor show
March 26, 2015 23:44 ISTNew Delhi: Tennis star Sania Mirza has openly come out in defence of Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, lady love of Team India player Virat Kohli, and said that it is wrong to blame her for
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South African judge convicts retired tennis player Bob Hewitt of rape
March 23, 2015 20:55 ISTJohannesburg: Bob Hewitt, a former Grand Slam doubles tennis champion, was on Monday convicted in a South African court of rape and sexual assault decades after the alleged assaults.Judge Bert Bam said he is satisfied
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Sania Mirza is now world number three in doubles
March 23, 2015 11:26 ISTNew Delhi: Sania Mirza jumped to her career-best rank of three in the doubles, following her stupendous title win at the BNP Paribas Open with Swiss great Martina Hingis.Sania now sits at number three with
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Djokovic beats Federer in 3 sets to win Indian Wells title
March 23, 2015 6:55 ISTIndian Wells: Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2 to win his fourth BNP Paribas Open on Sunday, tying him with Federer for the most titles in the desert after winning for the
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Sania-Hingis clinch the BNP Paribas Open title
March 22, 2015 18:22 ISTIndian Wells: Sania Mirza and Swiss legend Martina Hingis began their partnership with a title win as they overcame Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6-3 6-4 in the summit clash of the BNP Paribas Open,
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Djokovic, Federer advance to Indian Wells final
March 22, 2015 9:42 ISTIndian Wells, California: Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 6-2, 6-3 to reach the final of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday, handing Murray his worst hard-court loss against the world's top-ranked player since 2007.Djokovic will
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Serena Williams withdraws from Indian Wells with knee injury
March 21, 2015 12:50 ISTIndian Wells, California: Serena Williams withdrew before her semifinal at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday night with a sprained right knee, 14 years after her sister Venus did the same thing and triggered an
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Federer rolls, Nadal upset by Raonic at Indian Wells
March 21, 2015 7:09 ISTIndian Wells, California: Roger Federer defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-0 and Milos Raonic outlasted Rafael Nadal 4-6, 7-6 (10), 7-5 in a nearly three-hour marathon to set up a semifinal showdown at the BNP Paribas
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Novak Djokovic reaches Indian Wells semifinals via walkover
March 20, 2015 14:51 ISTIndian Wells, California: Novak Djokovic didn't have to hit a ball to get into the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday when opponent Bernard Tomic withdrew because of a back injury.Tomic's withdrawal was
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Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, Murray reach QFs at Indian Wells
March 19, 2015 11:39 ISTIndian Wells, California: Novak Djokovic defeated John Isner 6-4, 7-6 (5) to reach the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday night in pursuit of his fourth career title in the desert.The world's top-ranked
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Odesnik banned 15 years for 2nd doping violation
March 19, 2015 9:36 ISTLondon: American tennis player Wayne Odesnik was banned Wednesday for 15 years after a second doping violation, a sanction that essentially ends his career and was widely applauded by several top players.The International Tennis Federation
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Nadal, Murray reach QFs at Indian Wells; Nishikori loses
March 19, 2015 6:47 ISTIndian Wells, California: Rafael Nadal reached the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday, beating Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-4 to stay on track for a shot at his fourth career title in the desert.Nadal
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Sharapova out; Federer, Serena, Nadal move on at Indian Wells
March 18, 2015 11:05 ISTIndian Wells, California: Struggling with her serve and a rash of errors, Serena Williams overcame a slow start to beat Sloane Stephens 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 in the fourth round at the BNP Paribas Open
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Error-prone Serena Williams makes quarters at Indian Wells
March 18, 2015 9:12 ISTIndian Wells, California: Struggling with her serve and a rash of errors, Serena Williams overcame a slow start to beat Sloane Stephens 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-2 in the fourth round at the BNP Paribas Open
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Sharapova beats Azarenka on 6th match point at Indian Wells
March 17, 2015 11:10 ISTIndian Wells, California: Maria Sharapova defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-3 on her sixth match point in a third-round pairing of former No. 1-ranked players at the BNP Paribas Open on Monday.Sharapova hit 23 winners, one
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Murray reaches 4th round, Wozniacki upset at Indian Wells
March 17, 2015 8:01 ISTIndian Wells, California: Andy Murray outlasted Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 in a nearly two-hour baseline slugfest under a hot sun at the BNP Paribas Open on Monday.Murray earned the only two breaks of the
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Djokovic, Murray, Sharapova reach 3rd round at Indian Wells
March 15, 2015 10:49 ISTIndian Wells, California: Defending champion Novak Djokovic dispatched Marcos Baghdatis 6-1, 6-3 in 59 minutes to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday night, improving his record to 8-0 against the
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Andy Murray advances to 3rd round at Indian Wells
March 15, 2015 6:55 ISTIndian Wells, California: Andy Murray defeated Vasek Pospisil 6-1, 6-3 to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday, with the hard-serving Canadian making it easier as a result of his 35
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Sania Mirza to lead Indian Fed Cup team
March 14, 2015 23:55 ISTNew Delhi: Tennis ace Sania Mirza will lead a four-member Indian team at the Fed Cup Group II Asia/Oceania contest to be held on the hard courts of the SAAP Tennis Complex in Hyderabad between
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Serena Williams grinds out victory in Indian Wells return
March 14, 2015 10:50 ISTIndian Wells, California: An error-prone Serena Williams beat Monica Niculescu 7-5, 7-5 in her first match at Indian Wells in 14 years Friday night, receiving a warm welcome from the fans in sharp contrast to
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Serena ends 14-year boycott with return to Indian Wells
March 13, 2015 7:17 ISTIndian Wells, California: Serena Williams returned to the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday, ending a 14-year personal boycott of the tournament that began when she was booed as a teenager on her way to winning
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Argentina Open 2015: Nadal beats Monaco to win 1st title in nearly 9 months
March 02, 2015 9:42 ISTBuenos Aires, Argentina: Rafael Nadal won his first title in nearly nine months Sunday after defeating Juan Monaco 6-4, 6-1 at the Argentina Open.The top-seeded Spaniard hadn't reached a final since winning at Roland Garros
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