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  Federer beats Anderson to reach Indian Wells semis

  March 14, 2014 10:58 IST

  INDIAN WELLS, California: Roger Federer beat Kevin Anderson 7-5, 6-1 in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday, continuing his strong play at the tournament where he has yet to drop a set

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  Li reaches semifinals at Indian Wells

  March 14, 2014 6:53 IST

  INDIAN WELLS, California: Li Na beat Dominika Cibulkova 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in a rematch of their Australian Open final, moving the Chinese star into the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday.   Li, who

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  Paes-Stepanek out of India Wells

  March 13, 2014 13:20 IST

  Indian Wells (California): The fourth seeded pair of India's Leander Paes and Czech Radek Stepanek was beaten by the unseeded Swiss duo of Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarter-finals of the men's doubles

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  Sania Mirza and Cara Black storm into semi-finals

  March 13, 2014 8:14 IST

  Indian Wells (California): India's Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black knocked out second-seeded Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina toenter the semi-finals of the women's doubles at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament

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  Anderson, Raonic win at Indian Wells

  March 13, 2014 7:10 IST

  INDIAN WELLS, California: Kevin Anderson upset Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka 7-6 (1), 4-6, 6-1 in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday, joining Milos Raonic in sending home two top-10 players.  

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  Djokovic, Jankovic win at Indian Wells

  March 12, 2014 6:45 IST

  INDIAN WELLS, California: Novak Djokovic defeated Alejandro Gonzalez 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 to end the Colombian's surprising run to the third round at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday.   Djokovic, a two-time champion at Indian Wells,

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  Paes-Stepanek through to Indian Wells quarters

  March 11, 2014 11:32 IST

  Indian Wells: India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek marched into the quarterfinals of the ATP Indian Wells Masters tournament with a straight-set win over Jonathan Erlich from Israel and Richard Gasquet from

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  Nadal and Sharapova out at Indian Wells

  March 11, 2014 11:32 IST

  INDIAN WELLS, California: Defending champions Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova were upset in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday.   First, Sharapova went down to qualifier Camila Giorgi, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, giving

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  India retain winning Davis Cup squad

  March 10, 2014 22:21 IST

  New Delhi: The All India Tennis Association (AITA) Monday retained its winning squad for the Davis Cup Group I Asia/Oceania second round tie against South Korea to be held at the Spo1 Tennis Courts in

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  Roberto Bautista Agut knocks out Tomas Berdych in Indian Wells

  March 10, 2014 12:00 IST

  Indian Wells, California: Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut knocked out Tomas Berdych on Sunday in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open, beating the fourth-seeded Czech player 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.   Berdych had won 11 matches

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  Federer, Nadal, Murray advance at Indian Wells.

  March 09, 2014 13:42 IST

  INDIAN WELLS,California: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Stanislas Wawrinka won their opening matches Saturday in the BNP Paribas Open.Federer, the four-time champion seeded seventh, beat French qualifier Pail-Henri Mathieu. The Swiss star was

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  Azarenka loses comeback match at Indian Wells

  March 08, 2014 11:59 IST

  Indian Wells, California: Victoria Azarenka tumbled out of the BNP Paribas Open on Friday, beaten 6-0, 7-6 (2) by American Lauren Davis in her first match in more than a month.   Azarenka, from Belarus, had

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  Lleyton Hewitt wins at Indian Wells, closes on 600 wins at ATP tour.

  March 07, 2014 10:36 IST

  INDIAN WELLS California: Lleyton Hewitt scratched out a 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-3 victory over fellow Australian Matthew Ebden on Thursday in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open to move within one of becoming

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  Michael Russell advances in Indian Wells

  March 07, 2014 6:55 IST

  Indian Wells, Calif: Michael Russell came back to advance to the second round of the BNP Paribas Open, beating Donald Young 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Thursday.   Playing on the new 8,000-seat Court 2 at the

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  Why tennis sensation Anna Kournikova & Enrique Split After 12 Years

  March 25, 2014 7:21 IST

  New Delhi: Anna Kournikova  dated Enrique Iglesias for 12 long years but instead of this relationship culminating in to marriage, hit the rock bottom and both called it quits.Enrique Iglesias even purchased a $26 million

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  Sochi is over tennis queen Maria Sharapova is back on tennis Court

  March 07, 2014 7:00 IST

  The Russian tennis sensation is back on the hard court after being ambassador at the recently concluded Winter Olympics at Sochi. The Russian beauty  has said it was indeed a moment of  pride and honor

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  Zvonareva optimistic despite loss at Indian Wells

  March 06, 2014 6:54 IST

  Indian Wells, California: Vera Zvonareva lost to China's Peng Shuai in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday -- and found a reason to be optimistic.   "It was a tough match," Zvonareva

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  Djokovic beats Murray at Madison Square Garden

  March 05, 2014 6:18 IST

  New York: Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray 6-3, 7-6 (2) in an one-off match at Madison Square Garden on Monday, with the pair mixed the usual exhibition hijinks with some long rallies reminiscent of their

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  Andy Murray says back feeling better after surgery

  March 04, 2014 6:19 IST

  New York: Andy Murray considers last week's tournament in Acapulco a victory of sorts even though he was upset in the semifinals.   He played four matches in four days, including three three-setters and some late-night

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  Rohan Bopanna climbs to 12th in ATP rankings.

  March 03, 2014 20:35 IST

  New Delhi: India's doubles tennis player Rohan Bopanna leaped four places to 12th in the latest ATP rankings released Monday.The Indian achieved the feat after clinching the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title with Pakistani

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  ITPL: Mumbai bag Nadal, Sania and Bopanna

  March 03, 2014 6:41 IST

  Dubai: World No.1 Rafael Nadal and India's doubles specialists Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna will be seen in action for the Mumbai franchise in the inaugural edition of the International Tennis Premier League (IPL).Besides Nadal,

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  Cibulkova, Dimitrov win at Mexican Open

  March 02, 2014 19:22 IST

  Acapulco (Mexico): Dominika Cibulkova beat American Christina McHale 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 to win the women's final at the Mexican Open. In the men's final, fourth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria defeated South African Kevin Anderson,

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  Haas retires with bad shoulder in Brazil semis

  March 02, 2014 12:21 IST

  SAO PAULO:  Top-seeded Tommy Haas retired with a shoulder injury while losing 6-3, 3-2 to Paolo Lorenzi of Italy in the Brazil Open semifinals on Saturday.Haas said he "felt a lot of pain" in his

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  Bopanna-Qureshi claim Dubai doubles crown

  March 02, 2014 6:51 IST

  Dubai: India's Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi have won their fifth ATP World Tour doubles title and the first first since reuniting at the start of 2014 by beating Daniel Nestor and

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  Federer wins 6th Dubai Championships title

  March 01, 2014 23:19 IST

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Roger Federer won a record sixth Dubai Championships - and 78th career title - by beating Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the final on Saturday.   Federer, who maintains a home

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  Dimitrov downs Murray to reach Acapulco final

  March 01, 2014 16:45 IST

  ACAPULCO, Mexico:   Grigor Dimitrov came back to beat second-seeded Andy Murray 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) in a marathon match that ended early Saturday to book a spot in the Mexican Open final.   The

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  Federer defeats Djokovic in Dubai semifinal

  February 28, 2014 23:18 IST

  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Third-seeded Roger Federer ended top-seeded Novak Djokovic's chance of defending his Dubai Championships title with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 semifinal win Friday.   Federer will be looking for his sixth Dubai title

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  Ronaldo's marketing agency signs deal with Nadal

  February 28, 2014 6:32 IST

  Sao Paulo: Football great Ronaldo and Rafael Nadal are teaming up in Brazil.   Ronaldo's sports marketing agency announced on Thursday it has reach a deal to manage Nadal's advertising contracts in Brazil.   The agency said