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  Crowd pleaser Djokovic revives 'tradition' at Aust Open

  January 18, 2015 16:43 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: On the eve of the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic revived what he called his "little tradition" — a moment where he stops talking about tennis, rises from the chair at his pre-tournament news

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  Federer my favourite, says Tim Henman

  January 18, 2015 15:06 IST

  Kolkata: Former World No.4 Tim Henman Sunday said that his favourite tennis player undoubtedly is Swiss great and 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer.“I love Federer. When you see all aspects of him, on and

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  Nadal, Fed, Maria: What to watch Monday at Australian Open

  January 19, 2015 11:29 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: The 2015 Grand Slam season begins Monday with multiple major winners Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova gracing the Melbourne Park courts on the opening day of the Australian Open.The

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  Djokovic set to play Australian Open, recovers from flu

  January 18, 2015 13:53 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Top-seeded Novak Djokovic has overcome a bout of the flu to take his place at the Australian Open.Djokovic was forced to cancel a training session on Saturday and said he may have picked

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  Juan Martin del Potro pulls out of Australian Open

  January 18, 2015 9:01 IST

  Melbourne: Juan Martin del Potro's injury time-off from Grand Slam tournaments just got a little longer.The 2009 U.S. Open winner withdrew Sunday from the Australian Open on the eve of the tournament to avoid re-injuring

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  Yuki up against Andy Murray in Australian Open 1st round

  January 18, 2015 7:34 IST

  Melbourne: Indian youngster Yuki Bhambri could not have asked for a tougher draw as he has been pitted against world number six and two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray in his first round of the

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  A pessimistic Rafael Nadal heads into the Australian Open

  January 17, 2015 15:39 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Asked who will win this year's Australian Open, Rafael Nadal takes a deep breath, shrugs his shoulders and insists it won't be him.   The 14-time Grand Slam winner is back on tennis' big

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  Bopanna-Nestor win Apia International tennis tournament

  January 17, 2015 15:20 IST

  Sydney: Third seeded Indo-Canadian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Daniel Nestor won the Apia International tennis tournament here Saturday, defeating the second seeded team of Dutchman Jean-Julien Rojer and Romanian Horia Tecau 6-4, 7-6 (5).The

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  Nadal shares selfie with Caroline Wozniacki before Australian open

  January 17, 2015 13:56 IST

  Rafael Nadal sounded a note of caution ahead of his return to grand slam action in the Australian Open, especially after being handed a tricky first round clash in Melbourne.Nadal won his ninth French Open

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  Sania wins 1st title of season with Bethanie

  January 17, 2015 7:51 IST

  Sydney: India's Sania Mirza won her first title of the season and 23rd of her career when she and Bethanie Mattek-Sands shocked top-seeded Americans Abigail Spears and Raquel Kops-Jones in the summit clash of the

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  Nadal not optimistic of winning Australian Open

  January 15, 2015 22:42 IST

  Melbourne: World No.3 Rafael Nadal isn't optimistic about winning the forthcoming Australian Open tennis tournament, insisting that he is still on the road to recovery after suffering crippling injuries last year.The 14-time Grand Slam winner

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  My wife is extremely competitive, says Federer

  January 15, 2015 16:14 IST

  Bern: Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer has said his wife is a competitive individual who fights for every point even in friendly knock-ups against him during holidays.Federer's wife Mirka played the game professionally, attaining a

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  Nadal says his body no longer responds as before

  January 15, 2015 14:15 IST

  Paris: Spanish tennis ace and World No.3 Rafael Nadal admitted that though his body no longer responds the way it did when he was 20 years old, he still maintains the same determination and the

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  Djokovic, Serena top seeds in Australian Open

  January 14, 2015 20:25 IST

  Melbourne: World No.1s Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were Wednesday installed as the top seeds of their respective draws for Australian Open Jan 19-Feb 1.Four-time Melbourne Park winner Djokovic, 27, will be looking to atone

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  Sania, Rohan reach semis of Apia International

  January 14, 2015 19:50 IST

  Sydney: Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna scored contrasting victories with their respective partners to storm into the semifinals of the Apia International, here Wednesday.Sania and her American partner Bethanie-Mattek Sands shocked second seeds Martina Hingis

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  Yuki wins but Somdev, Ramkumar bow out of Aus Open qualifiers

  January 14, 2015 18:40 IST

  Melbourne: Yuki Bhambri was the only Indian to cross the first hurdle in the Australian Open qualifiers Wednesday while Somdev Devvarman and Ramkumar Ramanathan fell by the way side after featuring in tight matches.Yuki, ranked

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  Rafael Nadal tries his hand at some disco tennis

  January 14, 2015 16:00 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: A new format called Fast4, which some have dubbed disco tennis, was again on display Wednesday with a recovering Rafael Nadal happy to be on the dance floor.The occasion was the official opening

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  Stan Wawrinka retains Chennai Open crown

  January 14, 2015 15:36 IST

  Chennai: Top seed Stanislas Wawrinka retained the singles title of the Chennai Open with a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 win over Slovenian qualifier Aljaz Bedene in the final, here Sunday.The one-sided final which lasted just 69

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  Federer completes 1000th career win with Brisbane title

  January 11, 2015 18:35 IST

  Brisbane: Tennis ace Roger Federer edged past Canadian Milos Raonic to win the Brisbane International title, thereby completing his 1,000th professional career win, here Sunday.The 33-year-old beat Raonic, 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-4 on Patrick Rafter

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  Serena Williams loses 2 of 3 singles at Hopman Cup

  January 11, 2015 11:04 IST

  Perth, Australia: While her older sister Venus was winning the WTA event in Auckland, New Zealand, Serena Williams was losing two of four singles matches at the Hopman Cup — and then her cool in

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  Sharapova wins Brisbane title; Federer set for a milestone

  January 11, 2015 7:33 IST

  Brisbane, Australia: Maria Sharapova claimed her 34th career title with a victory at the Brisbane International on Saturday, hours after Roger Federer moved within one win of a triple-zero milestone.Top-seeded Sharapova had a 6-7 (4),

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  Federer, Raonic to meet in Brisbane International final

  January 10, 2015 17:17 IST

  Brisbane, Australia: Roger Federer has a chance to go into the Australian Open with 1,000 career match wins to his credit after beating fourth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the final of

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  Raonic edges Nishikori to reach Brisbane final vs Federer

  January 10, 2015 13:50 IST

  Brisbane, Australia: Milos Raonic fired 34 aces to grind out a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) win over second-seeded Kei Nishikori on Saturday to book his place in the Brisbane International final against Roger

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  Leander Paes on course for seventh Chennai Open title

  January 10, 2015 5:05 IST

  Chennai: Top seeds Leander Paes and Raven Klaasen eased into the men's doubles final with a clinical win over Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez at the Chennai Open tennis tournament here Friday.Then Indo-South

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  Chennai Open: Wawrinka leads way into semi-final

  January 09, 2015 21:53 IST

  Chennai: World No.4 and top seed Stan Wawrinka stayed on course to defend his singles title with a 6-2, 7-6(4) win over Gilles Muller and set up a semi-final clash with Belgian David Goffin in

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  Ozbey brace helps Dempo enter Fed Cup final

  January 09, 2015 21:15 IST

  Margao (Goa): Dempo SC rode on Australian striker Tolgay Ozbey's brace to march into the finals of the Federation Cup football tournament after beating local rivals Salgaocar FC 2-0 in the first semi-final here Friday.Ozbey

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  Federer follows next gen trio into Brisbane semifinals

  January 09, 2015 18:04 IST

  Brisbane, Australia: Roger Federer saw what a trio of next generation Grand Slam contenders had to offer Friday before putting on a show of his own, disposing of Australian wild card James Duckworth in 39

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  Paes-Klaasen keep top billing, enter Chennai Open semis

  January 09, 2015 5:06 IST

  Chennai: Top seeds Leander Paes and Raven Klaasen of South Africa lived up to their billing and entered the semifinals of the men's doubles event at the ATP Chennai Open with a hard-fought win over