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  Tommy Haas reaches quarterfinals of Brazil Open

  March 02, 2014 19:23 IST

  Sao Paulo: Top-seeded Tommy Haas defeated qualifier Potito Starace 7-6 (2), 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the clay-court Brazil Open on Wednesday.   The 12th-ranked Haas served well throughout the match at the Ibirapuera arena,

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  Top-seeded Ferrer reaches Mexican quarterfinals

  March 02, 2014 19:23 IST

  Acapulco, Mexico : Top-seeded David Ferrer defeated fellow-Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 7-6 (1), 6-2 on Wednesday to advance to his fifth-straight Mexican Open quarterfinals.Ferrer, trying to win his fourth title on Mexican soil, will next play

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  Bhupathi-Istomin advance, Somdev ousted in Dubai (Lead)

  February 26, 2014 23:26 IST

  Dubai: India's Mahesh Bhupathi and his Uzbek partner Denis Istomin advanced to the second round of men's doubles while Somdev Devvarman was knocked out of the singles second round at the Dubai Duty Free Championships

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  Rafael to play in India in International Tennis Premier league

  February 26, 2014 21:57 IST

  London: World No.1 Rafael Nadal is expected to earn $1 million a night in the International Tennis Premier League (ITPL) to be held later this year. The tournament, modelled on the lines of cricket's Indian

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  Andy Murray Fan Gets Wimbledon Champion's Face Tattooed on His Bum

  February 27, 2014 6:47 IST

  New Delhi: Andy Murray may have won the Wimbledon cup, but he also won a spot on a fan's derriere in the form of a tattoo. Will Hirons, 27, had told his friends he would

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  Isner loses in the first round in Mexican Open

  February 26, 2014 12:16 IST

  ACAPULCO, Mexico: Third-seeded John Isner became the first upset of the Mexican Open, losing 7-6 (4) 7-6 (5) to Croatia's Ivo Karlovic in the first round Tuesday.Karlovic served 15 aces and Isner fired eight in

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  Ferrer advances to the second round in Mexico

  February 26, 2014 11:37 IST

  Acapulco, Mexico: First-seeded David Ferrer advanced to the second round of the Mexican Open with a convincing win over Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin while American and third-seeded John Isner became the first major casualty of the

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  Djokovic wins, Del Potro retires in Dubai

  February 26, 2014 6:50 IST

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Novak Djokovic opened the defense of his Dubai Championships title with a straight sets victory over Denis Istomin, while second-seeded Juan Martin del Potro had to retire from his first-round match

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  Del Potro's injury sends Somdev into second round in Dubai

  February 25, 2014 20:19 IST

  Dubai: Wildcard Somdev Devvarman entered the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships here Tuesday after second seed Juan Martin del Potro was forced to retire mid-way with an injury. Devvarman had won

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  Somdev jumps to 78th place in ATP rankings

  February 25, 2014 7:05 IST

  New Delhi: Somdev Devvarman's win at the ATP Delhi Open paid him the dividend as the top-ranked Indian jumped 18 places to 78th position in the latest ATP rankings.Somdev, who lost in the semi-finals of

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  Nadal wins Rio Open, Nara takes women's title

  February 24, 2014 18:23 IST

  Rio de Janeiro:  Rafael Nadal returned from a troublesome back injury to win the Rio Open on Sunday, defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-3, 7-6 (3).   Nadal's victory comes four weeks after losing the Australian

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  Kannan, Mor lift titles in Central Excise tennis

  February 24, 2014 6:31 IST

  Kolkata: Veteran Tamil Nadu player Vijay Kannan lifted the men's singles title in the Central Excise Open AITA Grass-court Tennis Championship by prevailing over statemate T Elwin Antony here Sunday.The 34-year-old Kannan won the final

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  Venus Williams wins Dubai title

  February 23, 2014 8:55 IST

  Dubai: Venus Williams won her 45th career WTA title at the Dubai Championships in an impressive 6-3, 6-0 victory over Alize Cornet of France in the final on Saturday.The 44th-ranked Williams, playing courtesy of a

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  Kevin Anderson advances to Delray final

  February 23, 2014 7:00 IST

  Delray Beach, Florida: Kevin Anderson of South Africa defeated local qualifier Steve Johnson 6-2, 6-4 to reach the Delray Beach Open final on Saturday.   Anderson, seeded No. 4, will be playing in his second Delray

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  Somdev beats Donskoy to reach Delhi Open final

  February 22, 2014 17:56 IST

  New Delhi: Somdev Devvarman fought past Evgeny Donskoy in straight sets to breeze into the final of the ONGC-GAIL Delhi Open, here today.     The second seed and 96th ranked Indian avenged his last week's defeat

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  Nadal cruises into Rio Open semis

  February 22, 2014 12:47 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: World No.1 Rafael Nadal cruised into the Rio Open semifinals with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Portugal's Joao Sousa.The 27-year-old will face fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar Saturday for a place in the

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  Devvarman in Delhi Open semis, Myneni-Sanam in final

  February 21, 2014 20:15 IST

  New Delhi: India's Somdev Devvarman entered the men's singles semifinals of the $100,000 ONGC GAIL Delhi Open ATP Challenger at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) Complex here Friday.Unseeded Chinese Ze Zhang ceded the match

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  Nadal through to Rio Open quarterfinals

  February 21, 2014 10:51 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: World No.1 Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Rio Open with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over fellow Spaniard Albert Montanes.The 27-year-old will now face the winner of the second-round match

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  Saketh-Sanam in semis of ATP Delhi Open

  February 21, 2014 6:35 IST

  New Delhi: Indian duo Saketh Myneni and Sanam Singh Thursday advanced to the men's doubles semi-final of the $100,000 ONGC GAIL Delhi Open ATP Challenger tennis tournament with a hard-fought win over compatriot N. Sriram

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  Ferrer, Robredo into quarterfinals in Rio Open

  February 20, 2014 19:13 IST

  Rio De Janeiro: Second-seeded David Ferrer overcame a tough first set to advance to the Rio Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (2), 6-1 win over Argentina's Federico Delbonis on Wednesday.   Ferrer joins fellow-Spaniard Tommy Robredo

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  Williams sisters enter quarter finals at Dubai tennis open

  February 20, 2014 11:15 IST

  Dubai: Venus Williams, the former world's number one and currently ranked 44, defeated here Wednesday Serbia's Ana Ivanovic 6-2, 6-1.Her younger sister Serena Williams, the current number one, kicked out Elaterina Makarova the evening before

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  Tsonga beats Davydenko to reach Open 13 quarters

  February 20, 2014 6:45 IST

  Marseille, France: Defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France beat Nikolay Davydenko 7-6 (4), 7-6 (8) on Wednesday to reach the Open 13 quarterfinals.   The second-seeded Tsonga, who had 19 aces, improved to 4-2 in career

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  Dodig and Roger-Vasselin reach 2nd round of Open 13

  February 19, 2014 6:38 IST

  Marseille, France: Fifth-seeded Ivan Dodig of Croatia and No. 6 Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France reached the second round of the Open 13 in contrasting styles on Tuesday.   Roger-Vasselin ground out a 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5

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  Mannarino beats Jack Sock at Delray Beach Open

  February 18, 2014 6:34 IST

  Delray Beach, Florida: Frenchman Adrian Mannarino beat American wild card Jack Sock 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Delray Beach Open on Monday.   Mannarino's first win in three matches against Sock this season

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  Li Na moves to No. 2, Peng tops doubles rankings

  February 17, 2014 15:05 IST

  Singapore: Li Na set a record for Asian players by rising to a career-high No. 2 in the WTA rankings released Monday, while her compatriot Peng Shuai ensured another first for China by ascending to

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  David Ferrer wins third straight title in Buenos Aires

  February 17, 2014 7:59 IST

  Buenos Aires: Spain's David Ferrer defeated Italy's Fabio Fognini 6-4, 6-3 Sunday in the final of the Copa Claro clay-court event, winning his third straight title in Buenos Aires.Ferrer, the top seed, won his first

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  Nadal faces Gimeno-Traver in Rio Open first round

  February 16, 2014 12:48 IST

  Brasilia: World No.1 Rafael Nadal will face fellow Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver in the first round of the Rio Open Tuesday, officials said.The ATP 500 tournament, which begins Monday, has a strong Iberian flavour with the

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  Unseeded Bozoljac wins Kolkata ATP title in style

  February 15, 2014 19:02 IST

  Kolkata: Continuing his dream run, unseeded Ilija Bozoljac of Serbia outplayed Russian third ranked Evgeny Donskoy in straight sets to clinch the singles title at the USD 50,000 ATP Challenger Tour event, here today.     Having