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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

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  Nadal bullish about Australian Open despite setback

  January 08, 2015 19:40 IST

  Doha: Rusty World No.3 tennis player Rafael Nadal has denied reports that injuries might force him to sit out this month's Australian Open.Nadal suffered a shock first-round loss Wednesday to 34-year-old German qualifier Michael Berrer.Nadal

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  Australian Open to have new 'heat policy'

  January 08, 2015 16:08 IST

  Sydney: With temperatures soaring over 40 degrees Celsius in the last edition of the Australian Open, the tournament organisers have introduced a new 'heat policy' this time around to ensure players' do not suffer in

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  I always backed Bhupathi's IPTL, says Australian Open Director

  January 08, 2015 15:24 IST

  Sydney: Working hard to make this edition of the Australian Open a grand success, Tournament Director Graig Riley today said that he is always open to 'innovation' in the game and was one of the

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  Bhupathi wins doubles pre-quarters to set up clash with Paes

  January 08, 2015 4:45 IST

  Chennai: Indian tennis veteran Mahesh Bhupathi, teaming up with compatriot Saketh Myneni won a hard fought doubles pre-quarterfinal match to set up a mouth-watering clash with his former partner Leander Paes at the ATP Chennai

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  David Goffin gets into Chennai Open quarters

  January 07, 2015 21:19 IST

  Chennai: Fourth seed David Goffin of Belgium became the first player to enter the men's singles quarterfinals at the Chennai Open tennis tournament by getting past Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania here today.Goffin, ranked 22, had

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  Nishikori opens with a straight sets win at Brisbane

  January 07, 2015 13:54 IST

  Brisbane, Australia: Kei Nishikori beat Steve Johnson 6-4, 7-5 at the Brisbane International on Wednesday, making a winning start to a season in which he's aiming to be at the vanguard of young players aiming

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  Paes enters Chennai Open 2nd round with straight sets win

  January 07, 2015 5:47 IST

  Chennai: Indian tennis veteran Leander Paes, teaming up with South African Raven Klaasen, Tuesday made a winning start to his Chennai Open doubles campaign, notching up a comfortable straight sets victory in the first round. 

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  Chennai Open tennis: Somdev, Ramkumar bow out

  January 07, 2015 5:37 IST

  Chennai: The rather insipid Indian challenge in singles came to a sorry end as both the wild card entries, Somdev Devvarman and Ramkumar Ramanathan, lost their respective first round matches in straight sets in the

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  Wawrinka keen to do well in Chennai before Oz Open defence

  January 05, 2015 18:14 IST

  Chennai: Defending champion and World No.4 Stanislas Wawrinka wants to have a few wins under his belt at the ATP Chennai Open in run up to the Australian open, the first Grand Slam of the

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  Prashanth shocks Bhambri in Chennai Open

  January 04, 2015 18:38 IST

  Chennai: N. Vijay Shankar Prashanth knocked out Davis Cupper Yuki Bhambri 1-6, 7-6(3), 6-3, in the second round of the qualifying competition of the Aircel Chennai Open here Sunday.Also making his exit was second seeded

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  Top Indians begin new year at home with Chennai Open

  January 04, 2015 17:22 IST

  Chennai: Somdev Devvarman begins his bid for a top-100 return while an age-defying Leander Paes could again run into his estranged doubles partner Mahesh Bhupathi, who returns to the court after a nine-month gap with

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  Perth heat will help my Australian Open ambitions: Serena

  January 04, 2015 17:00 IST

  Perth: Women's World No.1 Serena Williams has said playing in the Hopman Cup under hot weather conditions here will help her excel in the Australian Open starting Jan 19.Williams will be in action in the

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  Wozniacki, Venus to compete in Auckland Classic

  January 04, 2015 12:51 IST

  Auckland: Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki and Venus Williams will headline the Auckland Classic which starts Monday in the build-up to the Australian Open.They are drawn to potentially clash in the final of the

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  Eugene takes another break to gear-up for Grand Slams

  January 03, 2015 16:39 IST

  The Canadian glamour girl and World No.7, Eugenie Bouchard, went on a unique two day holiday to the Arctic to raise awareness on plight of polar bears.This has come just before Australian Open – Grand

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  Martina Navratilova becomes Mrs, ties knot with Julia Lemigova

  January 03, 2015 13:01 IST

  Former Women's Tennis queen Martina Navratilova, 58, married Julia Lemigova, former Russian model last month before Xmas.Martina has always been forthright on the subject of both her own sexuality (she came out as bisexual 33

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  Sharapova wants to play her top tennis in New Year

  January 01, 2015 16:30 IST

  Brisbane: Maria Sharapova says her target for 2015 is playing her best tennis rather than wrestling the World No.1 ranking back from Serena Williams.Should World No.2 Sharapova win the Brisbane International, she will cut the

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  Del Potro withdraws from Brisbane International

  January 01, 2015 12:52 IST

  Canberra: Former chas withdrawn from the Brisbane International, officials said Thursday, further delaying his return to the court from an injury-blighted 2014.The Argentine had been scheduled to play in the Jan 4-11 Brisbane event, ahead

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  Govt. sanctions Rs 2 crore for Chennai Open

  December 31, 2014 14:57 IST

  Chennai: As part of its sports promotion activities, Tamil Nadu government today sanctioned Rs two crore for conducting the popular tennis tournament, Chennai Open here.This was in line with the former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's

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  Doubles field looks stronger than singles in Chennai Open

  December 29, 2014 21:02 IST

  Chennai: With some of the world's best players vying for the top honours, the doubles field of the upcoming ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament looks stronger than even the singles draw.Three of the top-20 singles

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  Chennai Open season tickets on sale from Friday

  December 25, 2014 15:50 IST

  Chennai: Season ticket sales of Chennai Open, in its 20th year, will commence at the Sports Development Authority Of Tamil Nadu tennis stadium here Friday, organisers said Thursday.The online sale of the season tickets, priced

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  Leander Paes undergoes dope test

  December 25, 2014 7:18 IST

  Mumbai: Indian tennis star Leander Paes underwent a routine dope test conducted by National Anti-doping Agency (NADA) officials Wednesday.“I had early morning visitors...Thanks WADA for keeping my sport clean!!!,” the 41-year-old, who won Olympic bronze

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  Bhupathi to pair with Myneni in Chennai Open

  December 22, 2014 19:16 IST

  Chennai: Former Davis Cupper and multiple Grand Slam winner Mahesh Bhupathi will partner Saketh Myneni while Sriram Balaji will pair up with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan as both combinations received wild card entries for the doubles draw

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  Terrific 2014 for Sania but struggle for others

  December 26, 2014 13:17 IST

  New Delhi: Sania Mirza grabbed her third mixed doubles Grand Slam title and wrapped up her dream season with the year-end finale trophy even as India's established male tennis players found the going tough in

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  Djokovic, Serena named World Champions for 2014

  December 19, 2014 12:41 IST

  Paris: Leading players Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams have been titled the men's and women's World Champions for 2014 by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).The 27-year-old Djokovic won Wimbledon, the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)