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  Fed Cup: Germany beat Australia in semifinal

  April 20, 2014 13:47 IST

  BRISBANE, 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 IST

  MONACO: 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 IST

  MONACO: 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 IST

  MONACO: 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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  Czech Republic leads Italy 1-0 in Fed Cup semis

  April 19, 2014 19:09 IST

  Ostrava, Czech Republic: The Czech Republic took a 1-0 lead over defending champion Italy in the Fed Cup semifinals Saturday after Lucie Safarova defeated Sara Errani 6-4, 6-1 in the opening singles match.   The 26th-ranked

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  Fed Cup: Germany leads Australia 2-0 in semifinal

  April 19, 2014 12:46 IST

  BRISBANE, Australia :  Andrea Petkovic and Angelique Kerber had straight-set wins on Saturday to give Germany a 2-0 lead over host Australia in their Fed Cup semifinal.   Petkovic opened with a 6-1, 7-6 (7) win

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  Fed Cup: Petkovic gives Germany 1-0 lead in semi

  April 19, 2014 10:07 IST

  BRISBANE, Australia : Andrea Petkovic closed out a 6-1, 7-6 (7) win over Sam Stosur on her fifth match point Saturday to give Germany a 1-0 lead over Australia in a Fed Cup semifinal.   Germany

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  Djokovic to vie with Federer for spot in Monte Carlo final

  April 19, 2014 8:31 IST

  Monaco:  Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Swiss great Roger Federer will face one other in the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters after each triumphed in hard-fought matches Friday.Djokovic, ranked second in the world, needed more

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  Dominika Cibulkova reaches Malaysian Open semis

  April 19, 2014 7:36 IST

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Top-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia rallied to beat Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 Friday and reach the semifinals of the Malaysian Open.   The 10th-ranked Cibulkova saved 20 break points to

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  Nadal loses in quarterfinals in Monte Carlo

  April 18, 2014 23:12 IST

  PARIS: Rafael Nadal's mastery of the Monte Carlo clay courts seems to be over. The top-ranked Spaniard hopes his confidence isn't gone, too.   Nadal lost to fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the

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  Wawrinka beats Raonic to reach Monte Carlo semis

  April 18, 2014 17:09 IST

  Monaco: Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka reached the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters after beating eighth-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada 7-6 (5), 6-2 on Friday.   The third-seeded Wawrinka reached the semis five years ago,

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  Safarova opens Fed Cup for Czechs against Errani

  April 18, 2014 17:02 IST

  Ostrava, Czech Republic: Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic will face Sara Errani of defending champion Italy in the opening singles of their Fed Cup semifinal on Saturday.   The 26th-ranked Safarova and the 11th-ranked Errani

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  Rafael Nadal eases into Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals

  April 18, 2014 8:07 IST

  MONACO : Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal had little trouble reaching the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters, beating Italian Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-3 on Thursday.   Fourth-seeded Roger Federer also got through, shaking off a slow

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  Novak Djokovic races into Monte Carlo Masters quarters

  April 18, 2014 7:43 IST

  MONACO:  Defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia raced into the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals on Thursday, dispatching Pablo Carreno Busta 6-0, 6-1 in just 47 minutes.   Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal also had little trouble reaching

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  Rafael Nadal goes into Monte Carlo Masters 3rd round

  April 17, 2014 8:51 IST

  MONACO : Roger Federer was happier than eight-time champion Rafael Nadal after their straight-sets wins to reach the Monte Carlo Masters third round on Wednesday.   Federer took just 52 minutes to beat veteran Radek Stepanek

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  Federer eases into Monte Carlo Masters 3rd round

  April 16, 2014 18:02 IST

  Monaco: Roger Federer eased into the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters after beating veteran Radek Stepanek 6-1, 6-2 in 52 minutes on Wednesday.   Federer, returning to the tournament for the first time since

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  Serena Williams poses for a fitness magazine

  April 17, 2014 6:59 IST

  New Delhi: Serena Williams, the world No 1 admits to wishing she had a more athletic figure when she was younger but soon learned to love her body.Posing in a swimsuit for the May issue

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  Speedy Djokovic eases into Monte Carlo 3rd round

  April 16, 2014 7:22 IST

  Monaco: Novak Djokovic began the defense of his Monte Carlo Masters title in flamboyant style Tuesday, taking only 45 minutes to beat Albert Montanes 6-1, 6-0 and maintain his perfect record against the Spaniard.   The

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  French Open prize money goes up to $34.5M

  April 15, 2014 16:23 IST

  PARIS : Prize money at the French Open will rise to more than 25 million euros ($34.5 million) this year, an increase of 3 million euros ($4.1 million) from last year.   The men's and women's

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  Nadal: It's not easy to go from hard courts to clay

  April 15, 2014 8:01 IST

  Monaco: Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, who will make his debut at the Monte Carlo Masters Wednesday, said it was not easy to make the transition from hard courts to clay because it took time

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  Fognini survives scare to beat Sousa in 1st round

  April 14, 2014 19:40 IST

  Monaco: Fabio Fognini of Italy was two points away from defeat before rallying to beat Joao Sousa 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday.   Sousa led 5-2 and

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  Somdev drops one place in ATP rankings

  April 14, 2014 17:51 IST

  New Delhi: India's top singles tennis player Somdev Devvarman dropped one place to 89 while compatriot Yuki Bhambri gained two positions and moved to 146th place in the latest ATP rankings released Monday.In the doubles

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  Fernando Verdasco wins US Men's Clay Court

  April 14, 2014 7:12 IST

  HOUSTON:  Fernando Verdasco won the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship on Sunday for his sixth ATP World Tour title and first since 2010, beating Spanish compatriot Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 7-6 (4).   The 30-year-old Verdasco ended

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  Djokovic looks to maintain edge over rival Nadal

  April 13, 2014 20:07 IST

  MONACO: Novak Djokovic looks to continue his recent dominance over archrival Rafael Nadal at the Monte Carlo Masters, where he beat the Spaniard in the final last year, and boost his confidence heading into the

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  Four Indian juniors gear up for Wimbledon event

  April 12, 2014 19:12 IST

  New Delhi: Four young Indian tennis players will head to Wimbledon to play on the world famous grass courts as part of a new initiative aimed at boosting junior tennis in the country.Earlier this year,

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  Sania Mirza denies differences with husband Shoaib Malik

  April 09, 2014 18:22 IST

  KARACHI: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza has dismissed reports that her marriage with Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik is in trouble.The Indian tennis player, who was on a private visit to Sialkot, the home town of

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  Paes hails India's Davis Cup win over Korea

  April 09, 2014 14:34 IST

  Mumbai: India's veteran tennis star Leander Paes gave kudos to the Somdev Devvarman-spearheaded squad for clinching the Davis Cup play-off berth with a 3-1 away game victory over South Korea last week, but cautioned that

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  Wild Card Federer to play in Monte Carlo Masters

  April 09, 2014 12:06 IST

  Monaco: Roger Federer has accepted a wild card invitation to play in the Monte Carlo Masters after skipping the tournament for the past two years.   The 17-time Grand Slam champion, who lose three straight finals