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  India have a good chance in Davis Cup: Paes

  September 10, 2014 19:46 IST

  Bangalore: India's most experienced tennis player Leander Paes believes that India have a good chance to beat a depleted Serbia in the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie commencing here Friday while reiterating that the

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  Bopanna, Sania, Paes to skip Asian Games

  September 11, 2014 7:31 IST

  Bangalore: The All India Tennis Association today allowed Leander Paes, Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna to skip the Asian Games for ATP and WTA events with the players saying that they had an obligation to

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  Know how Serena conquers New York Fashion Week after US Open win

  October 27, 2014 10:46 IST

  NEW YORK :  Serena Williams was in the middle of settling down for an interview when she was interrupted by a message: "Anna is here."   That would be the Anna Wintour, the Vogue editor who

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  Cilic to No. 9 with US Open title; Kei Nishikori 8th

  September 10, 2014 7:47 IST

  NEW YORK:  U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic's first Grand Slam title moved him up to No. 9 from No. 16 in the ATP rankings Tuesday, while runner-up Kei Nishikori rose three spots to a career-best

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  Marin Cilic calls US Open title 'life-changing'

  September 10, 2014 7:36 IST

  NEW YORK : After partying at a Manhattan nightclub until 5 a.m., then getting about three hours of sleep, Marin Cilic awoke Tuesday as a Grand Slam champion for the first time -- and began

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  US Open: Despite loss, Japanese fans proud of Kei Nishikori

  September 09, 2014 8:26 IST

  MATSUE, Japan :  While Japanese fans were understandably disappointed after Kei Nishikori missed out on a U.S. Open title, his unprecedented run to the final will do much to boost his career and the sport's

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  Serena Williams not yet thinking about 22 Grand Slam titles

  September 09, 2014 7:26 IST

  NEW YORK : Serena Williams is building a new house, complete with a karaoke room and a purse room for her "bag problem." She and big sister Venus are finally moving apart after more than

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  US Open: Cilic tops Nishikori at US Open for 1st Slam title

  September 09, 2014 7:06 IST

  NEW YORK: Unable to play in the U.S. Open a year ago because of a doping suspension, Marin Cilic is now the tournament's champion.   Croatia's Cilic won his first Grand Slam title by beating Japan's

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  Djokovic to skip Davis Cup tie against India

  September 08, 2014 16:46 IST

  Bangalore: World No.1 Novak Djokovic has decided to skip the Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against India scheduled to be played here from Sep 12-14, according to the visiting team's non-playing captain Bogdan Obradovic.“Novak

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  US Open: Serena Williams wins 3rd final in a row, 18th Slam

  September 08, 2014 7:02 IST

  NEW YORK : Serena Williams ended a difficult-for-her Grand Slam season in the best way possible, winning her third consecutive U.S. Open championship and 18th major title overall.  And like each of her matches at Flushing

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  US Open: Bryan brothers win 5th doubles title, 16th major

  September 07, 2014 23:50 IST

  NEW YORK: Bob and Mike Bryan won a record-tying fifth U.S. Open doubles championship Sunday for their 100th tournament title.The top-ranked twins beat 11th-seeded Spaniards Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 6-3, 6-4. The Bryans matched Richard

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  Leander Paes confirmed for Davis Cup tie against Serbia: Anand Amritraj

  September 07, 2014 17:48 IST

  New Delhi: Veteran star Leander Paes is set to combine with Rohan Bopanna for the doubles rubber during the Davis Cup tie against Serbia, Indian captain Anand Amritraj confirmed today but he says nothing has

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  Leave decision on playing in Asiad to federation: Sania Mirza

  September 07, 2014 13:04 IST

  HYDERABAD: Caught in a dilemma over whether to compete in the Asian Games or the WTA tournaments which clash with the event, Sania Mirza on Sunday left it on the All India Tennis Association to

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  Know how at 14 years of age, Kei Nishikori began his journey to US Open final

  September 29, 2014 10:01 IST

  NEW YORK :  Kei Nishikori's journey to the U.S. Open final began a decade ago, when he was spotted as a teen at a tryout in Japan and invited to move to Florida to attend

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  PM Modi congratulates Sania Mirza

  September 07, 2014 10:04 IST

  New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday congratulated Indian tennis player Sania Mirza for winning the US Open mixed doubles title with her Brazilian partner Bruno Soares."Congratulations to Sania Mirza for the victory in the

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  US Open : Federer, Djokovic both lose in semifinals

  September 07, 2014 9:30 IST

  NEW YORK : Instead of Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer for the U.S. Open title, first-time Grand Slam finalists Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic will vie for the championship after a pair of semifinal surprises

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  US Open:Nishikori stuns Djokovic in semifinals

  September 07, 2014 7:42 IST

  NEW YORK :  Kei Nishikori could tell from all the messages on his phone that the fans back home in Japan were watching in the middle of the night. The 24-year-old stunned top-ranked Novak Djokovic

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  US Open: '89 French champ Chang helps Nishikori to reach final

  September 07, 2014 7:28 IST

  NEW YORK:  Michael Chang knows what it takes to win a Grand Slam title as a player. Lately, as a coach, he's been trying to transmit some of that knowledge to Kei Nishikori while helping

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  US Open: Makarova, Vesnina wins doubles title

  September 07, 2014 7:18 IST

  NEW YORK :  Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won their second Grand Slam women's doubles title, ending Martina Hingis' run at the U.S. Open. The fourth-seeded Russians rallied after losing the first set to beat

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  Sania dedicates US Open title to Telangana and India

  September 07, 2014 7:14 IST

  New Delhi: Left teary-eyed after her Indianness was put into question just weeks back, tennis star Sania Mirza dedicated her US Open title to the country and the new state of Telangana, where her appointment

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  What to watch at US Open: What if coaches played?

  September 07, 2014 9:04 IST

  New York: Imagine, just for fun, if the four big-name coaches working with the U.S. Open men's semifinalists were to play Saturday's matches instead of their charges.   So Roger Federer vs. Marin Cilic would be

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  US Open: Pals Williams, Wozniacki to meet in final

  September 06, 2014 8:59 IST

  NEW YORK :  Serena Williams overwhelmed 17th-seeded Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals Friday to extend her U.S. Open winning streak to 20 matches.   If Williams can make that 21 in a

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  US Open: Wozniacki wins semi when Peng Shuai retires

  September 06, 2014 8:44 IST

  NEW YORK :Caroline Wozniacki won her U.S. Open semifinal Friday when Peng Shuai retired because of heat illness. Wozniacki was up a set and a break on an extremely humid afternoon when Peng stumbled to

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  US Open:Serena Williams overwhelms Makarova, makes final

  September 06, 2014 8:23 IST

  NEW YORK : Serena Williams overwhelmed 17th-seeded Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals Friday to extend her U.S. Open winning streak to 20 matches.   If Williams can make that 21 in a

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  US Open: Sania Mirza-Bruno Soares duo win the mixed doubles title

  September 06, 2014 7:52 IST

  New York: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza clinched her third mixed doubles Grand Slam title as she and her partner Bruno Soares overcame a few anxiuous moments in the Match Tie break to win the

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  US Open: Roger Federer saves 2 match points, reaches Semis

  September 05, 2014 10:14 IST

  NEW YORK :  Clearly frustrated by his play and opponent, Roger Federer whacked his racket on the top of the net after a missed volley. Moments later, he barked at the chair umpire: "What's wrong

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  US Open: Japanese fans celebrate Nishikori's win

  September 05, 2014 8:39 IST

  TOKYO : Kei Nishikori's run to the semifinals of the U.S. Open was hailed as a "win for all of Japan" back home. Nishikori became the first Japanese man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals

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  Amelie Mauresmo nominated for tennis Hall of Fame

  September 05, 2014 7:53 IST

  NEWPORT, Rhode Island :  Two-time major champion Amelie Mauresmo, who's now Andy Murray's coach, joins Mary Pierce, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Sergi Bruguera among the nominees for the International Tennis Hall of Fame.   The hall announced