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  Serena Williams, Sharapova into third round

  June 27, 2014 11:03 IST

  London: Five-time champion Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova advanced to the third round at the Wimbledon here Thursday after comfortable victories over their opponents.Williams, the top seed, used just 49 minutes to defeat Chanelle Scheepers

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  Wimbledon: Roger Federer easily advances to 3rd round

  June 27, 2014 6:26 IST

  LONDON (AP) -- Roger Federer erased memories of his second-round exit last year, beating qualifier Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the third round at Wimbledon.   The seven-time Wimbledon champion had 25

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  Wimbledon: Nick Kyrgios saves 9 match points to beat Richard Gasquet

  June 27, 2014 6:12 IST

  LONDON :  The youngest player in the men's draw at Wimbledon showed the composure of a veteran.Nick Kyrgios, a 19-year-old wild-card entry from Australia, rallied from two sets down and saved nine match points Thursday

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  Wimbledon: 2 years later, Nadal gets past Lukas Rosol

  June 27, 2014 5:57 IST

  LONDON :  Uncle Toni's reaction said it all. This one meant a lot to him and to the tennis player he coaches, his No. 1-ranked nephew Rafael Nadal, who was in a tough spot Thursday,

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  John Isner takes 19-17 tiebreaker, wins at Wimbledon

  June 27, 2014 5:48 IST

  LONDON :  After taking a tiebreaker by the score of 19-17 on the way to reaching Wimbledon's third round for the first time, John Isner put it quite succinctly: "I'm no stranger to matches like

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  Serena routs Scheepers to make Wimbledon 3rd round

  June 26, 2014 19:08 IST

  London: Five-time champion Serena Williams wasted no time in reaching the third round at Wimbledon, routing Chanelle Scheepers 6-1, 6-1 on Thursday in just 49 minutes.Chasing her 18th Grand Slam title, the top-seeded American overwhelmed

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  Novak Djokovic ,Radek Stepanek entertain at Wimbledon

  June 26, 2014 5:56 IST

  LONDON :  The Centre Court match at Wimbledon featured only two service breaks, but wait, there was much, much more:Novak Djokovic giving away a point to Radek Stepanek that could have been replayed following an

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  Wimbledon: Ferrer's 3rd-round Slam streak ends

  June 26, 2014 0:15 IST

  LONDON :  David Ferrer's streak of reaching at least the third round at 17 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments ended Wednesday at Wimbledon with a 6-7 (5), 6-0, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 loss to 118th-ranked qualifier Andrey

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  V Williams beats Nara to reach Wimbledon 3rd round

  June 25, 2014 19:13 IST

  London: Five-time champion Venus Williams overcame a slow start to beat Kurumi Nara 7-6 (4), 6-1 on Wednesday to reach the third round of a major for only the second time in her last 10

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  Federer's 2013 Wimbledon conqueror beats Gulbis

  June 25, 2014 19:03 IST

  London: The man who shocked Roger Federer at Wimbledon a year ago, Sergiy Stakhovsky, pulled off another surprise Wednesday.   The 90th-ranked Stakhovsky used the same serve-and-volley style that worked against Federer in 2013 to beat

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  Li Na advances to 3rd round at Wimbledon

  June 25, 2014 18:21 IST

  London: Australian Open champion Li Na advanced to the third round at Wimbledon with a 6-2, 6-2 win Wednesday over Yvonne Meusburger of Austria.   The second-seeded Li had two early service breaks and was also

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  Wimbledon: Five things to watch out at Wimbledon

  June 26, 2014 8:16 IST

  London: Martina Hingis is scheduled to make her return to Wimbledon on Wednesday, seven years after a positive test for cocaine during the tournament led to one of her temporary retirements.   The 33-year-old Hingis, a

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  Wimbledon: Bartoli pays trubte to Baltacha

  June 25, 2014 15:24 IST

  London: Retired women's singles champion Marion Bartoli was part of a tribute Tuesday to the late British tennis player Elena Baltacha on Centre Court at Wimbledon.   Baltacha, Britain's former No. 1 women's player, died of

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  Wimbledon: Rafael Nadal digs deep for 700th career match win

  June 25, 2014 1:11 IST

  LONDON: For a set and a half, Rafael Nadal looked in danger of tumbling out in the first round of Wimbledon for the second year in a row. The left-hander dominating play on Centre Court

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  Wimbledon: Roger Federer shows no mercy in opener

  June 25, 2014 1:05 IST

  LONDON: The man with the most major titles in tennis came up against the player with the second-worst record in Grand Slam history.   So it was no surprise that Roger Federer strolled to a 6-1,

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  Wimbledon: Li Na goes through to second round

  June 24, 2014 3:46 IST

  London : Chinese superstar Li Na overcame an unexpectedly stern test from Polish qualifier Paula Kania to emerge a 7-5, 6-2 winner in the opening round of the Wimbledon championships here Monday.Kania, the world No.183,

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  Wimbledon: Andy Murray opens his title defense

  June 24, 2014 2:05 IST

  LONDON :  Andy Murray arrived on Centre Court to a standing ovation and left to another. After ending Britain's 77-year wait for a homegrown men's champion at Wimbledon last year, Murray got off to a

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  Wimbledon: Stosur, Stephens lose in 1st round

  June 23, 2014 19:18 IST

  London: Former U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur and 18th-seeded American Sloane Stephens were among the early losers Monday on the opening day of Wimbledon.   Stosur, the 17th-seeded Australian, fell in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 to

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  Meet Eugenie Bouchard, the latest tennis sensation

  August 26, 2014 7:54 IST

  London: Eugenie Bouchard is the fast rising star of the women's game, that the 20 year-old Canadian laughs quite a lot .Yet when the conversation comes to tennis it is strictly business for Bouchard, whose

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  Wimbledon: Marion Bartoli says she has no regrets for post-Wimbledon retirement

  June 22, 2014 19:10 IST

  LONDON :  Marion Bartoli says she has no regrets about retiring shortly after winning Wimbledon a year ago.She also says she logs onto YouTube every couple of days to watch her last-point ace that ended

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  Wimbledon: Coach Ivanisevic makes Marin Cilic dangerous

  June 22, 2014 17:59 IST

  Zagreb: In the first days of summer the best players in the world occupy the most famous tennis courts. Among those who dream of Wimbledon glory are four ladies and three gentlemen from Croatia.For Marin

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  Nadal ready to raise Spanish sporting spirits

  June 22, 2014 7:06 IST

  London: After Spain's ouster from the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Rafael Nadal is ready and motivated for another shot at the Wimbledon title."For me it doesn't make any differences on my motivation. I

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  Wimbledon: Roger Federer & Rafael Nadal eager to put '13 behind

  June 21, 2014 23:56 IST

  LONDON :  Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal -- and sometimes both -- appeared in all 10 Wimbledon finals from 2003-12, combining to claim nine of those titles. Neither made it that far in 2013. Not

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  Wimbledon: Nishikori 'almost 100 percent' fit heading into the tournament

  June 21, 2014 19:40 IST

  LONDON : Japan's Kei Nishikori says he is "almost 100 percent perfect" health-wise heading into Wimbledon.The 10th-seeded Nishikori has been hampered by a hip problem that he says Saturday contributed to a first-round loss at

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  Know Maria Sharapova, from a shy girl to a business tycoon

  December 12, 2014 11:06 IST

  New Delhi: Ten year ago after her stunning triumph at  Wimbledon Maria Sharapova barely managed to reply to barrage of questions asked by the mediapersons, so shy was she. Today the same shy girl has

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  Paes-Stepanek seeded fifth in Wimbledon

  June 21, 2014 23:51 IST

  London:  India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek Friday were seeded fifth in the men's double while Saina Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black are fourth in the women's doubles for the

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  Andy Murray could face Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon semis

  June 21, 2014 23:52 IST

  LONDON :  Andy Murray will start the defense of his Wimbledon title against David Goffin of Belgium and could face top-seeded Novak Djokovic in the semifinals.Murray, who became the first British player to win at

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  Laura Robson won't play at US Open due to injury

  June 19, 2014 11:10 IST

  London: British No 2 Laura Robson has confirmed she will miss the US Open in August as she continues to recover from a wrist injury.Robson has played just one match this year and has already