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Somdev crashes out, Mirza-Black through to Portugal Open semis
May 02, 2014 11:15 ISTOeiras (Portugal): India's Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black progressed to the $250,000 Portugal Open women's doubles semi-finals while Somdev Devvarman was outclassed by top seed Tomas Berdych in the men's singles second
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Mirza-Black enter Portugal Open semis
May 01, 2014 21:37 ISTOeiras (Portugal): Top seeds Sania Mirza and Cara Black progressed to the $250,000 Portugal Open women's doubles semi-finals by overcoming the Spanish-Chinese pair of Silvia Soler-Espinosa and Shuai Zhang here Thursday.The Indian-Zimbabwean combine won 6-3,
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Mirza-Black progress to Portugal Open quarters
May 01, 2014 21:32 ISTOeiras (Portugal): Top seeds Sania Mirza and Cara Black progressed to the Portugal Open women's doubles quarterfinals by overcoming Spanish-Chinese pairing Silvia Soler-Espinosa and Shuai Zhang here Thursday.The Indian-Zimbabwean combine won 6-3, 6-4 in an
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Wimbledon prize money up more than 10 percent
May 01, 2014 20:53 ISTLondon: Total prize money for this year's Wimbledon tournament will reach 25 million pounds ($42 million), an increase of 10.8 percent that will mostly favor the early-round losers. The All England Club said Tuesday that
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Carreno Busta ousts Kukushkin at Portugal Open
April 29, 2014 8:13 ISTOeiras, Portugal: Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain ousted eighth-seeded Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan 6-1, 7-6 (3) Monday to reach the second round of the Portugal Open. Carreno Busta broke his opponent five times in the
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Nishikori beats Giraldo to win Barcelona Open
April 28, 2014 7:22 ISTBarcelona, Spain: Kei Nishikori of Japan beat Colombia's Santiago Giraldo 6-2, 6-2 to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday for his first career title on clay. Giraldo started well with an early break but an
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Sharapova beats Ivanovic in Stuttgart final
April 27, 2014 20:35 ISTSTUTTGART, Germany: Maria Sharapova won her third straight Porsche Grand Prix title on Sunday by coming from behind to defeat Ana Ivanovic 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Sharapova won her first tournament of the year and clinched
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Victoria Azarenka says she'll sit out Madrid, Rome
April 27, 2014 9:28 ISTFormer No. 1 Victoria Azarenka says she'll miss clay-court tournaments at Madrid and Rome next month, putting into question whether she'll enter the French Open. Azarenka has been dealing with a left foot injury this
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Maria Sharapova beats Sara Errani to reach third straight Porsche Grand Prix final
April 27, 2014 7:57 ISTSTUTTGART, Germany : Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova cruised past Sara Errani 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday to reach her Sharapova dominated the 59-minute semifinal and will play Ana Ivanovic in the final. Sharapova extended
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Paes conferred Padma Bhushan
April 26, 2014 19:29 ISTNew Delhi: Ace tennis player Leander Paes was conferred India's third highest civilian honour - the Padma Bhushan - by President Pranab Mukherjee at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here Saturday.Paes was ecstatic at
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Leander Paes : The latest sportsperson to be awarded Padma Bhushan
April 27, 2014 7:17 ISTNew Dellhi: Leander Paes and tennis are synonymous in India.The forty year old war horse who made India proud in 1996 Atlanta Olympics by winning a bronze medal has been awarded with the third highest
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Nadal's struggles continue with Barcelona loss
April 25, 2014 23:50 ISTBARCELONA, Spain: Top-ranked Rafael Nadal's clay-court struggles worsened Friday as his 41-match winning streak at the Barcelona Open ended with a three-set loss to Nicolas Almagro in the quarterfinals. Nadal was looking for his ninth
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Maria Sharapova reaches semifinals in Stuttgart
April 25, 2014 22:34 ISTSTUTTGART, Germany: Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova needed eight match points to put away top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-3 Friday for a place in the Porsche Grand Prix semifinals. Sharapova has won 11 consecutive matches
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Novak Djokovic to be father soon
April 25, 2014 12:29 ISTNew Delhi: Novak Djokovic has announced that he is to become a father after his fiancee Jelena Ristic became pregnant.The world No 2 took to Twitter to tell his 2.91million followers the news, posting an
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Rafael Nadal cruises into Barcelona quarterfinals
April 25, 2014 9:16 ISTBARCELONA, Spain : Top-ranked Rafael Nadal looked more like his confident self on the clay in passing Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-3, 6-3, to reach the Barcelona Open quarterfinals on Thursday. Nadal was struggling with
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Maria Sharapova advances to Porsche Grand Prix quarterfinals
April 25, 2014 7:13 ISTSTUTTGART, Germany : Defending champion Maria Sharapova defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to set up a Porsche Grand Prix quarterfinal with top seed Agnieszka Radwanska. The sixth-seeded Sharapova needed a little over an
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Petra Kvitova beaten in 1st major upset at Porsche Grand Prix
April 24, 2014 8:47 ISTSTUTTGART, Germany : Alisa Kleybanova defeated third-seeded Petra Kvitova 6-2, 7-6 (3) to provide the first major upset at the Porsche Grand Prix on Wednesday. The 102nd-ranked Kleybanova rallied from 5-3 down in the second
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Sharapova survives scare to progress at Stuttgart
April 23, 2014 14:15 ISTStuttgart, Germany: Defending champion Maria Sharapova survived a first-round scare at the Porsche Grand Prix by defeating Lucie Safarova 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-6(2) on Tuesday. The sixth-seeded Sharapova needed three hours, 24 minutes for her 100th
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Novak Djokovic: Wrist better, will try to play in Madrid
April 23, 2014 9:49 ISTSaying his right wrist is not as badly hurt as he feared, Novak Djokovic plans to be back on the tennis tour in two weeks -- and at the French Open later next month. The
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Rafael Nadal to face fellow Spaniard at Barcelona Open
April 23, 2014 8:10 ISTBARCELONA, Spain : Top-ranked Rafael Nadal will look to get his clay court season back on track against Albert Ramos at the Barcelona Open after his fellow Spaniard won on Tuesday in the first round.
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Serena Williams retains No 1 WTA ranking
April 22, 2014 18:19 ISTParis: World number one Serena Williams retains her place atop in the latest women's single tennis rankings while China's Li Na stays firm in second place. WTA rankings1. Serena Williams (USA) 12.375 pts2. Li Na
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Kanepi advances in Stuttgart, Wozniacki pulls out
April 22, 2014 7:01 ISTStuttgart, Germany: Kaia Kanepi of Estonia defeated lucky loser Johanna Konta of Britain 7-6 (4), 6-4 to book her place in the second round of the Porsche Grand Prix on Monday. Konta lost her qualifier
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Germany to play Czech Republic in Fed Cup final
April 21, 2014 7:09 ISTGermany will take on the Czech Republic in the Fed Cup final after both countries wrapped up their semifinal victories by winning the first reverse singles on Sunday. Germany's Angelique Kerber overcame Sam Stosur in
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Wawrinka beats Federer to win Monte Carlo Masters
April 20, 2014 23:19 ISTMONACO: Stanislas Wawrinka won the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time Sunday, rallying to beat Roger Federer 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 in a rare all-Swiss final. The Australian Open champion had lost his previous
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Fed Cup: Germany beat Australia in semifinal
April 20, 2014 13:47 ISTBRISBANE, Australia : Germany sealed its place in the Fed Cup final by beating Australia, with Angelique Kerber clinching the victory with a three-set win over Sam Stosur on Sunday. Kerber overcame a slow start
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Federer beats Djokovic to reach Monte Carlo final
April 19, 2014 22:57 ISTMONACO: Roger Federer will try to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time and Stanislas Wawrinka his first Masters title anywhere when they meet in an all-Swiss final on Sunday. Federer ousted defending
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Novak Djokovic faces spell out with wrist injury
April 19, 2014 22:44 ISTMONACO: Six-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic faces an anxious wait to see how long his right-wrist injury will keep him away from tennis. Djokovic lost his Monte Carlo Masters title on Saturday after being
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Wawrinka beats Ferrer to reach Monte Carlo final
April 19, 2014 19:23 ISTMONACO: Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka reached the Monte Carlo Masters final after beating Spaniard David Ferrer 6-1, 7-6 (3) on Saturday to set up a possible all-Swiss decider against Roger Federer. Although the third-seeded Wawrinka
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