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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

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  Australian Open 2015: Sharapova to play Makarova in semifinals

  January 27, 2015 10:14 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Maria Sharapova moved closer to another Australian Open title, set to face a fellow Russian in the semifinals who has never beaten her.Sharapova made all the big points look easy Tuesday in defeating

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  Australian Open 2015: Maria Sharapova through to semifinals

  January 27, 2015 8:41 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova put the brakes on Eugenie Bouchard's quest for a first major title, beating the young Canadian 6-3, 6-2 Tuesday to advance to the Australian Open semifinals.In a

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  Australian Open 2015: Makarova 1st to semifinals, beats Halep

  January 27, 2015 7:38 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Ekaterina Makarova raced to a 3-0 lead in the first nine minutes of the match and beat third-seeded Simona Halep 6-4, 6-0 in the first quarterfinal at the Australian Open on Tuesday.The win

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  Australian Open 2015: Novak Djokovic enters quarter-finals

  January 27, 2015 11:28 IST

  Melbourne: World No.1 Novak Djokovic ended Gilles Muller's inspired Australian Open run Monday night with a 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 victory over the Luxembourg native to reach the quarter-finals.In his 23rd consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final, Djokovic

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  Australian Open 2015: Bryan brothers out in 3rd round of doubles

  January 26, 2015 16:22 IST

  Melbourne: Mike and Bob Bryan lost in the third round of men's doubles at the Australian Open on Monday, the second straight year the twin brothers have failed to reach the quarterfinals.The top-seeded Bryans lost

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  Australian Open 2015: Sania, Paes reach mixed doubles quarters

  January 26, 2015 16:06 IST

  Melbourne: Sania Mirza and Leander Paes carved out contrasting wins with different partners to reach the mixed doubles quarterfinals at the Australian Open tennis tournament here today.Top seeds Sania and her Brazilian partner Bruno Soares

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  Australian open 2015: Wawrinka defeats Garcia-Lopez to reach quarter-finals

  January 27, 2015 11:00 IST

  Melbourne: Defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka survived Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6(2), 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(8) in their fourth-round match at the Australian Open tennis tournament here Monday in Melbourne.It took the Swiss World No.4 70 winners and

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  Australian Open 2015: Sania-Soares enter mixed doubles third round

  January 26, 2015 13:20 IST

  Melbourne: The top seeded mixed doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares entered the third round of the mixed doubles competition in the Australian Open tennis tournament here at the Melbourne Park Monday.The Indo-Brazilian

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  Australian open 2015: Serena Williams to meet Cibulkova in quarters

  January 27, 2015 11:26 IST

  Melbourne: Serena Williams avenged her heaviest Grand Slam defeat with a comeback 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Garbine Muguruza on Monday to reach the Australian Open quarterfinals.   The top-ranked Williams was pushed all the way

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  Australian open 2015: Cibulkova ends unseeded Azarenka's run

  January 26, 2015 10:10 IST

  Melbourne: Dominika Cibulkova reproduced the kind of tennis that helped her reach the final last year as she beat two-time champion Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the fourth round of the Australian Open.Under the

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  Australian Open 2015: Kyrgios to meet Murray in quarterfinals

  January 25, 2015 21:37 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: He upset Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon, and followed up Sunday by beating the guy who ousted Roger Federer at the Australian Open. Next up for Nick Kyrgios is a quarterfinal against Andy Murray