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  Wimbledon champ Kvitova wins 1st-rounder at Australian Open

  January 20, 2015 11:09 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is through to the second round of the Australian Open after a 6-1, 6-4 win over Richel Hogenkamp of the Netherlands in 63 minutes on Tuesday.Kvitova won her second

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  Australian Open: Djokovic, Wawrinka advance to 2nd round

  January 20, 2015 12:49 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Four-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic returned to Rod Laver Arena for the first time as a husband and father, shrugging off the effects of a cold to beat No. 116-ranked Aljaz Bedene

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  Australian open: Raonic advances in straight sets

  January 20, 2015 10:39 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Canada's Milos Raonic defeated Ukrainian qualifier Illya Marchenko 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.The eighth-seeded Raonic was a semifinalist at Wimbledon last

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  Australian Open: Wozniacki defeats Townsend in 1st round

  January 20, 2015 10:34 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Caroline Wozniacki saved seven of eight break points she faced to withstand a tough challenge from 18-year-old American Taylor Townsend, winning 7-6 (1), 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open on

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  Australian Open: Nishikori advances; Azarenka into 2nd round

  January 20, 2015 8:57 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Kei Nishikori returned to Grand Slam action for the first time since his run to the U.S. Open final, beating Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-2 Tuesday in the first round of the

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  Maria Sharapova wins 1st-round match at Australian Open

  January 19, 2015 17:40 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Second-seeded Maria Sharapova concluded an opening day of matches on Rod Laver Arena with a 6-4, 6-1 win Monday over Croatian player Petra Martic at the Australian Open.Sharapova, who began the season by

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  Australian Open crowd behaved like 'animals': Russian player

  January 19, 2015 16:20 IST

  Melbourne: Russian tennis player Alexander Kudryavtsev accused the Australian fans of behaving like "animals" during his defeat at the hands of local talent Marinko Matosevic on Day 1 of the Australian Open here Monday.“They are

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  Federer wins opening match at Australian Open over Lu

  January 19, 2015 15:56 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Second-seeded and 17-time major champion Roger Federer defeated Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 Monday in a first-round match at the Australian Open.Federer, wearing a neon yellow shirt which matched his shoes,

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  Bhambri better player than his ranking: Murray

  January 19, 2015 15:46 IST

  Melbourne: Scottish tennis ace Andy Murray Monday said India's Yuki Bhambri was a much better player than his ranking suggested.Murray kick-started his Australian Open tennis campaign with a straight-sets win over India's Bhambri here.The sixth-seeded

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  Australian Open: Yuki battles hard before losing to Murray

  January 19, 2015 14:25 IST

  Melbourne: Yuki Bhambri's Australian Open singles campaign came to an end despite a fighting effort against world number six Andy Murray here today but the Indian tennis player walked away with rich appreciation from his

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  Australian Open Scene: Nadal's shorts, Murray's language

  January 19, 2015 12:53 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: After nearly six months away, Rafael Nadal is back. And he's hard to miss.Nadal outshone his first-round opponent Mikhail Youzhny, literally and sartorially, decked out in a pink florescent tennis shirt and a

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  Nadal advances to second round at Australian Open

  January 19, 2015 11:50 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Rafael Nadal didn't show any side effects from a lack of match practice while beating former top-10 player Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday.Playing

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  Fifth-seeded Ivanovic out in 1st round of Australian Open

  January 19, 2015 11:46 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Fifth-seeded Ana Ivanovic struggled with her serve and lost in three sets to Czech qualifier Lucie Hradecka in first big upset of the Australian Open.The former No. 1-ranked Ivanovic, a finalist at the

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  Andy Murray wins 1st-round match at the Australian Open

  January 19, 2015 11:38 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray beat Indian qualifier Yuki Bhambri 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) Monday to begin another quest to win an elusive Australian Open title.Playing in the newly refurbished Margaret Court

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  Djokovic is favourite to win Australian Open: Henman

  January 18, 2015 18:12 IST

  New Delhi: Four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist Tim Henman of Great Britain feels Novak Djokovic has the favourite to win the Australian Open while Roger Federer's best chance to add to his kitty of 17 Grand Slams

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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