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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

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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