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  Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams seeded No. 1 for Wimbledon

  June 21, 2014 19:22 IST

  LONDON : Defending champion Andy Murray has been seeded third for Wimbledon, two places above his current world ranking.Novak Djokovic was given the No. 1 seeding Wednesday by the All England Club, moving up from

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  Hingis gets Wimbledon wild card for doubles

  June 21, 2014 19:02 IST

  LONDON: Martina Hingis is returning to play at Wimbledon for the first time in seven years.   The former singles and doubles champion from Switzerland was granted a wild card by the All England Club on

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  Nadal holds onto No. 1; Sharapova up to No. 5 in ATP rankings

  June 09, 2014 20:54 IST

  PARIS : Rafael Nadal has held onto the ATP's No. 1 ranking thanks to his ninth French Open title.   Maria Sharapova's second trophy at Roland Garros moved her up three spots to No. 5 on

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  How Sharapova climbed the stand to meet her dear ones after French open triumph

  July 05, 2014 8:06 IST

  New Delhi: Maria Sharapova once described her early outings on clay as being akin to a "cow on ice", but since her thrilling 6-4, 6-7 (5/7) 6-4 win over Romania's Simona Halep yesterday in the

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  When Narendra Modi ended Ankita Raina's travel worries

  June 09, 2014 14:41 IST

  New Delhi: He has promised to treat sportspersons at par with soldiers and much before taking over over as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi showed just how serious he is about that vision when he resolved

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  Five things learnt at the 2014 French Open

  June 09, 2014 15:24 IST

  Paris: Heading into the French Open, there appeared to be reasons to wonder whether Rafael Nadal would leave Roland Garros as the champion yet again.   There were the three losses on clay, including one last

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  Nadal wins 9th French Open, tops Djokovic in final

  June 08, 2014 23:36 IST

  PARIS: Rafael Nadal won the French Open title for the ninth time, and the fifth time in a row, by beating Novak Djokovic 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 Sunday in the final.   Nadal improved his record

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  Peng and Hsieh win French Open women's doubles

  June 08, 2014 20:38 IST

  PARIS: Top-seeded Peng Shuai of China and Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan won their second Grand Slam title together by defeating Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-4, 6-1 in the women's doubles final at

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  Maria Sharapova looks ahead to Wimbledon

  June 21, 2014 19:41 IST

  PARIS: With red clay still staining her shoes and socks, Maria Sharapova is already getting ready for the toughest transition in tennis.   Sharapova won her second French Open title in three years on Saturday, beating

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  Andy Murray names Amelie Mauresmo as coach

  June 08, 2014 18:22 IST

  PARIS: Andy Murray hired former tennis player Amelie Mauresmo as his coach on Sunday, and will work with her at least through the grass-court season.   Murray, who won the Wimbledon title last year, has been

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  French Open: 5 things to look for men's final

  June 08, 2014 8:27 IST

  PARIS : Five things to look for in the French Open men's final Sunday:   NADAL VS. DJOKOVIC: No. 1-seeded Rafael Nadal is bidding for a ninth championship at Roland Garros. No. 2 Novak Djokovic is

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  Sharapova wins French Open for 2nd time

  June 07, 2014 22:17 IST

  PARIS: Maria Sharapova won her second French Open title in three years, overcoming some shaky serving Saturday to beat fourth-seeded Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in the final.   Sharapova has struggled with her serve

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  Russians win French Open junior titles

  June 07, 2014 21:13 IST

  PARIS: Russians Andrey Rublev and Darya Kasatkina won the the junior titles at the French Open on Saturday.   Kasatkyna rallied past top-seeded Ivana Jorovic of Serbia 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3 in the girls' final, while

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  French Open: Fashion fiesta for tennis divas

  June 10, 2014 9:44 IST

  New Delhi: It is not just in India where the temperature is soaring but also at the Roland Garros . The players playing in French Open which has reached its final stage has seen some

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  Nadal and Djokovic to meet in French Open final

  June 06, 2014 22:48 IST

  PARIS: Rafael Nadal is going for No. 9 at the French Open, and the only man that can stop him is Novak Djokovic.   Nadal is already a record eight-time champion with a lifetime 65-1 record

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  Djokovic makes it back into French Open final

  June 06, 2014 20:12 IST

  PARIS: Novak Djokovic worked his way back into the French Open final, taking care of Ernests Gulbis and his big serve 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Friday on the first sunny day of this year's tournament.  

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  French Open: 2012 champion Sharapova awaits Simona Halep in final

  June 06, 2014 13:45 IST

  PARIS :  Might be easier said than done. Still, Maria Sharapova offered a tidy aphorism to sum up the formula that's carried her to a third consecutive French Open final."It's not how you finish a

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  Maria Sharapova makes it back to French Open final

  June 05, 2014 21:26 IST

  PARIS: Maria Sharapova made it back into the French Open final for the third straight year, beating Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 Thursday.   The seventh-seeded Russian lost the first set for the third

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  Rojer, Groenefeld win French Open mixed doubles

  June 05, 2014 19:23 IST

  PARIS: Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands and Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany won the mixed doubles title at the French Open by defeating eighth-seeded Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia and Julia Goerges of Germany 4-6, 6-2, 10-7

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  Rafael Nadal,Andy Murray set up French Open semi final matchup

  June 05, 2014 6:34 IST

  PARIS : Briefly, and only briefly, Rafael Nadal was in a difficult spot in the French Open quarterfinals.   For the first time in this year's tournament, the eight-time champion dropped a set.   And this had

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  Petkovic, Halep reach French Open semifinals

  June 04, 2014 23:32 IST

  PARIS: Andrea Petkovic and Simona Halep completed the French Open semifinal pairings with straight-set wins Wednesday, and one of them will be in a Grand Slam final for the first time.   Petkovic, a 28th-seeded German,

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  Gulbis finds 'inner comfort,' and French semis

  June 04, 2014 7:45 IST

  Paris: If tennis weren't finally going so well for Ernests Gulbis, he could probably make a living as a comedian. Or a philosopher. Or maybe even a basketball player.   It doesn't really matter at this

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  Sharapova advances to French Open semifinals

  June 03, 2014 20:32 IST

  PARIS: Maria Sharapova advanced to the semifinals of the French Open for the fourth straight year, beating Garbine Muguruza of Spain 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 Tuesday.   The seventh-seeded Russian made a slow start on Court Philippe

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  Sania-Cara lose in French Open quarters

  June 03, 2014 19:31 IST

  Paris: Indian tennis player Sania Mirza along with partner Cara Black bowed out of the French Open after losing their women's doubles quarter-final here Tuesday.The Indo-Zimbabwean fifth seeds went down 2-6, 6-3, 3-6 in two

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  Kenya to skip Davis Cup

  June 03, 2014 6:42 IST

  Nairobi: Kenya will not participate in the 2014 Davis Cup tournament owing to lack of talented players, an official of the country's tennis association said Monday."Walter Kioko, the team manager for last year's side, counselled

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  French Open: Rafael Nadal wins again to reach quarter final

  June 02, 2014 19:06 IST

  PARIS : Rafael Nadal won a record 32nd straight match at the French Open on Monday, beating Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-1, 6-2, 6-1.   Nadal is an eight-time French Open champion with a 63-1 record

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  French Open: Andrea Petkovic advances to quarterfinals

  June 02, 2014 18:39 IST

  PARIS : Andrea Petkovic overcame an inconsistent serve and unseeded Kiki Bertens to reach the quarterfinals of the French Open with a 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 victory Monday.   The 28th-seeded German was broken three times in

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  Sharapova runs off 9 games to beat Stosur in Paris

  June 02, 2014 8:40 IST

  Paris: It might seem unlikely for a player to go from merely mediocre to nearly perfect right smack-dab in the middle of a match, yet that's what Maria Sharapova did in the French Open's fourth