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  Spain to face Brazil to stay in Davis Cup World Group

  April 09, 2014 6:58 IST

  Madrid: Spain will take on Brazil Sep 12-14 at an undetermined venue in the South American country to decide which of the two teams will stay in the Davis Cup World Group next season."It's going

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  Jack Sock upsets Karlovic at US Clay Court Championship

  April 08, 2014 7:21 IST

  HOUSTON : Jack Sock made short work of former champion Ivo Karlovic, winning 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the U.S. men's Clay Court Championship on Monday.   The 21-year-old American had lost both previous

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  Germany's Petkovic wins Family Circle Cup

  April 07, 2014 11:08 IST

  CHARLESTON, South Carolina:  Andrea Petkovic ended a surprising week at the Family Circle Cup by winning her first WTA tournament in three years, outlasting Jana Cepelova for a 7-5, 6-2 victory Sunday.   Petkovic was once

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  Ana Ivanovic wins 2nd title of year at Monterrey Open

  April 07, 2014 9:11 IST

  MONTERREY, Mexico :  Ana Ivanovic won an all-Serbian final at the Monterrey Open on Sunday, beating Jovana Jaksic 6-2, 6-1 for her second title of the year.Ivanovic, the 2008 French Open champion, also won the

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  Italy levels tie against Britain in Davis Cup

  April 06, 2014 19:20 IST

  NAPLES, Italy: Fabio Fognini pulled off a surprise straight sets victory over two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray as Italy leveled the Davis Cup quarterfinal against Britain 2-2 on Sunday.   Fognini triumphed 6-3, 6-3, 6-4

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  Brazil lead Ecuador 2-1 in Davis Cup

  April 06, 2014 14:53 IST

  Quito (Ecuador): Brazil won their doubles rubber against Ecuador to take a 2-1 lead in the Group 1 Americas stage of the Davis Cup World Group play-offsBrazilian Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares prevailed 6-2, 6-0,

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  Somdev wins, India enter Davis Cup world group playoffs

  April 06, 2014 13:12 IST

  Busan (Korea): The Indian Davis Cup team entered the World Group playoffs after notching up a historic away triumph over Korea following Somdev Devvarman's win over Yong-Kyu Lim in the reverse singles of the Group

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  Andrea Petkovic rallies past Eugenie Bouchard in 3 sets at Family Circle

  April 06, 2014 7:00 IST

  CHARLESTON, South Carolina : Andrea Petkovic rallied in the final two sets to defeat sixth-seeded Eugenie Bouchard 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 and reach the Family Circle Cup finals on Saturday.   Petkovic, seeded 14th, appeared overwhelmed by

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  Britain wins doubles to lead Italy in Davis Cup

  April 05, 2014 23:27 IST

  NAPLES, Italy: Britain held off a comeback attempt from Italy to win the doubles match and take a 2-1 lead in their Davis Cup quarterfinal on Saturday.   Andy Murray and Colin Fleming beat Fabio Fognini

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  Germany leads 2-1 after France wins doubles

  April 05, 2014 22:59 IST

  NANCY, France: Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra held their nerve to beat Andre Begemann and Tobias Kamke 6-1, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5 as France pulled back to 2-1 in their Davis Cup quarterfinal against Germany. 

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  Kazakhstan leads Switzerland 2-1 in Davis Cup QF

  April 05, 2014 23:36 IST

  GENEVA: Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka lost the doubles match to Andrey Golubev and Aleksandr Nedovyesov on Saturday, giving Kazakhstan a 2-1 lead over Switzerland in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.   Golubev and Nedovyesov never trailed

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  India takes 2-1 lead in Davis Cup

  April 05, 2014 22:24 IST

  Busan: India took a 2-1 lead over South Korea in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania second round at the Spo1 Tennis Courts here Saturday.In the only match of Saturday, Rohan Bopanna and Saketh Myneni beat Hyung-Taik

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  Britain levels against Italy in Davis Cup quarters

  April 05, 2014 16:54 IST

  NAPLES, Italy: Andy Murray completed a straight sets victory over Andreas Seppi as Britain leveled the Davis Cup quarterfinal against Italy 1-1 on Saturday.   Murray won 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 in more than three hours for

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  Czech Republic advances to Davis Cup semifinals

  April 05, 2014 14:34 IST

  TOKYO :  Radek Stepanek and Lukas Rosol beat Tatsuma Ito and Yasutaka Uchiyama of Japan 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday as the Czech Republic advanced to the semifinals of the Davis Cup.   The doubles victory

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  Eugenie Bouchard upsets Jelena Jankovic at Family Circle

  April 05, 2014 7:33 IST

  CHARLESTON, South Carolina : Eugenie Bouchard won five of the last six games to upset Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the Family Circle Cup quarterfinals Friday.   The 20-year-old Canadian beat the second-seeded Jankovic to

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  Top seeds Jelena Jankovic, Errani upset at Family Circle

  April 05, 2014 7:18 IST

  CHARLESTON, South Carolina :  No. 3 seed Sara Errani was upset by 17-year-old Swiss qualifier Belinda Bencic 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 at the Family Circle Cup and joined second-seeded Jelena Jankovic as top players outsed in

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  Somdev wins but Sanam loses as India, Korea share honours

  April 04, 2014 17:00 IST

  Busan (Korea): Somdev Devvarman had to dig deep into his reservoir of experience to tame a fighting Hyeon Chung but Sanam Singh lost the second singles to Yong-Kyu Lim, leaving India and Korea locked at

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  Venus Williams ousted at Family Circle Cup

  April 04, 2014 7:07 IST

  CHARLESTON, South Carolina :  Venus Williams couldn't dig herself out of a hole this time and lost to Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 7-6 (6), 2-6, 6-4 at the Family Circle Cup on Thursday.   Williams fought

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  India aim to seal WG play-off slot in Davis Cup

  April 03, 2014 16:34 IST

  Busan (Korea): Their second best singles player is missing from the line-up but an upbeat India would fancy their chances against South Korea when the two teams clash here for a Davis Cup World Group

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  Venus Williams advances in Charleston

  April 03, 2014 7:52 IST

  CHARLESTON:  Venus Williams advanced in the tournament where her top-ranked sister could not, battling back to beat Chanelle Scheepers 7-5, 7-5 on Wednesday at the Family Circle Cup.   It was another long day for No.

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  Serena Williams upset in Charleston

  April 02, 2014 11:57 IST

  Charleston,, South Carolina: Serena Williams was eliminated from the Family Circle Cup on Tuesday, stunned 6-4, 6-4 by Jana Cepelova of Slovakia in the second round.   "I'm really just dead. I need some weeks off

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  Sony Open: Martina Hingis wins 1st doubles title since 2007

  March 31, 2014 7:50 IST

  KEY BISCAYNE, Florida : Martina Hingis won her first doubles title in seven years when she and Sabine Lisicki beat Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 4-6, 6-4, 10-5 on Sunday at the Sony Open.The doubles

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  Sony Open: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal to win 4th Key Biscayne title.

  March 31, 2014 7:21 IST

  KEY BISCAYNE, Florida :  Novak Djokovic stretched like a rubber band to hit a backhand. He sprinted into the other corner and scooped out forehands as if he was wielding a shovel. He ran forward

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  Serena Williams beats Li Na for Sony Open title

  March 30, 2014 11:07 IST

  KEY BISCAYNE, Florida :  Serena Williams won a record seventh Key Biscayne title Saturday when she overcame a slow start and a set point to beat Li Na 7-5, 6-1 at the Sony Open.   Williams

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  Nadal, Djokovic to clash in Sony Open final

  March 29, 2014 11:59 IST

  Key Biscayne, Florida: No. 1-ranked Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Novak Djokovic advanced to the Sony Open final without playing a point on Friday.   Both received walkovers when their semifinal opponents withdrew for health reasons.

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  Sony Open: Rafael Nadal beats Raonic, reach semifinals.

  March 29, 2014 12:02 IST

  KEY BISCAYNE, Florida :  Rafael Nadal advanced to the semifinals of the Sony Open by coming back to beat Milos Raonic 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday.   The No. 1-ranked Nadal, who is 0-3 in Key

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  Sony Open: Serena Williams beats Sharapova for 15th straight time.

  March 28, 2014 7:39 IST

  KEY BISCAYNE, Florida : Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova for the 15th consecutive time, rallying in both sets for a 6-4, 6-3 victory in the Sony Open semifinals on Thursday.   Williams, seeking a record seventh

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  Li Na beats Wozniacki in Sony Open quarterfinals.

  March 27, 2014 8:51 IST

  KEY BISCAYNE, Florida :  Li Na became the first Chinese woman to reach the Key Biscayne semifinals when she beat Caroline Wozniacki 7-5, 7-5 Wednesday at the Sony Open.   Li's opponent Thursday will be Dominika