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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

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  Top-seeded Ferrer into semifinals in Buenos Aires

  February 15, 2014 12:17 IST

  Buenos Aires, Argentina: Top-seeded David Ferrer defeated fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos 6-1, 6-2 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Copa Claro tournament in the Argentine capital.   Ferrer, the two-time defending champion in Buenos

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  Russell upsets Hewitt in straight sets in Memphis

  February 15, 2014 6:27 IST

  Memphis, Tennessee: Michael Russell upset third-seeded Lleyton Hewitt of Australia 6-3, 7-6 (6) on Friday in the quarterfinals of the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships.   With the win, the 35-year-old American reached his third career

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  Del Potro through to quarterfinals at ABN Amro

  February 14, 2014 7:20 IST

  Rotterdam, Netherlands: Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro has beaten France's Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-2, 7-6 (2) to book his berth in the quarterfinals of the ABN Amro tournament in Rotterdam.   The Argentine, who is recovering from

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  Li Na wins 1st match after Australian Open triumph

  February 13, 2014 6:41 IST

  Doha, Qatar: Top-seeded Li Na, playing her first match since winning the Australian Open last month, beat Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 in the second round at the Qatar Open on Wednesday.   Third-seeded

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  Sock, Baghdatis move to 2nd round at Memphis

  February 12, 2014 6:39 IST

  Memphis, Tennessee: America's Jack Sock and Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus moved into the second round of the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships Tuesday at The Racquet Club of Memphis.   Sock, who reached the quarterfinals of

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  Yuki Bhambri advances to Round 2 of ATP Challenger

  February 11, 2014 21:11 IST

  Kolkata: Fresh from winning the Chennai leg, Yuki Bhambri advanced to the second round, even as the other two Indians Saketh Myneni and Vishnu Vardhan made quiet exits in the USD 50,000 ATP Challenger at

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  Igor Sijsling beat Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 6-2 at ABN Amro

  February 11, 2014 21:06 IST

  Rotterdam: Hometown favorite Igor Sijsling has upset Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the ABN Amro.   Sijsling, a wild card, served nine aces to nil against seventh-seeded Youzhny, the 2007 champion

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  Kolkata ATP Challenger: Somdev Devvarman advances to 2nd round

  February 10, 2014 22:50 IST

  Kolkata: India number one Somdev Devvarman got over early hiccups to wrap up a 6-4, 6-4 win over an aggressive Mohamed Safwat of Egypt in the opening round of the State Bank of India USD

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  Fed Cup: Czechs rally to beat Spain, reach semis

  February 11, 2014 7:41 IST

  Seville: Barbora Zahlavova and Andrea Hlavackova put the Czech Republic into the Fed Cup semifinals after winning the final doubles point against Spain on Monday.   The Czechs rallied from a 2-1 deficit to play Italy

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  Fognini defeats Mayer in final on clay in Chile

  February 10, 2014 7:13 IST

  Vina Del Mar, Chile: Top-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy defeated Argentina's Leonardo Mayer 6-2, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Royal Guard Open clay-court tournament.   Fognini had few problems with the unseeded Mayer, winning in

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  Marin Cilic defeats Haas to win Zagreb Indoors

  February 09, 2014 23:31 IST

  Croatia: Marin Cilic from Croatia overcame problems with his serve to win the Zagreb Indoors tournament on Sunday, defeating top-seeded Tommy Haas from Germany 6-3, 6-4.   Cilic gained his fourth title in Zagreb and became

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  Gael Monfils beats Gasquet in Open Sud de France final

  February 09, 2014 21:38 IST

  France: Gael Monfils beat top-seeded defending champion Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-4 Sunday in the final of the Open Sud de France for his fifth career title.   Monfils captured his first title of the season and

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  France takes 2-1 lead over Switzerland in Fed Cup

  February 09, 2014 20:22 IST

  Paris: Alize Cornet beat Timea Bacsinszky 6-2, 7-6 (4) Sunday to give France a 2-1 lead over Switzerland in the first round of the Fed Cup World Group II match.   Cornet won six straight games

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  Fed Cup: Germany beats Slovakia 3-1

  February 09, 2014 22:52 IST

  Slovakia: Germany reached the semifinals of the Fed Cup on Sunday after Angelique Kerber won the first reverse singles to clinch the first-round series against Slovakia.   Ninth-ranked Kerber defeated Australian Open finalist Dominika Cibulkova 6-3,

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  Italy take 2-0 lead over US in Fed Cup

  February 09, 2014 6:32 IST

  Cleveland: Karin Knapp and Camila Giorgi won the opening singles for Italy to lead the United States 2-0 in their Fed Cup first-round tie on Saturday.   Knapp beat Christina McHale 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the

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  Top-seeded Fognini reaches semifinals in Chile

  February 08, 2014 8:02 IST

  Vina Del Mar, Chile : Top-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy defeated fifth-seeded Jeremy Chardy of France 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the Royal Guard Open clay-court tournament in Chile.Fognini will

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  ATP Challenger: Yuki downs Somdev to enter final

  February 07, 2014 22:11 IST

  Chennai: Yuki Bhambri, playing with rare fluency, outgunned his senior pro Somdev Devvarman 6-2, 6-4, in a clash of the Davis Cup stars to enter the final of the PL Reddy Memorial ATP Challenger tennis

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  Rafael Nadal pulls out of Buenos Aires event

  February 07, 2014 10:27 IST

  Buenos Aires: Spain's Rafael Nadal said Thursday he will not take part in next week's Copa Claro clay-court event in the Argentine capital because he has not been able to practice since injuring his back

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  India get past New Zealand 2-1 in Fed Cup

  February 07, 2014 6:34 IST

  Astana: Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare won the decisive doubles to give India a 2-1 win over New Zealand in the Asia/Oceania Group D here Thursday.Thombare defeated Dianne Hollands 6-1, 6-4 in the first singles.New

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  Royal Guard Open: Almagro, Taro reach quarterfinals in Chile

  February 07, 2014 3:14 IST

  Chile: Third-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain celebrated his first competitive match in more than three months with a win to reach the Royal Guard Open quarterfinals, defeating Martin Alund of Argentina 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on

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  Zagreb Indoors: 2012 champ Mikhail Youzhny loses

  February 07, 2014 3:09 IST

  Croatia: German qualifier Bjorn Phau upset second-seeded Mikhail Youzhny to reach the quarterfinals of the Zagreb Indoors on Thursday.   Phau beat the Russian 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 and will compete in his first quarterfinal since Stuttgart

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  2011 champ Robredo knocked out in Chile 2nd round

  February 06, 2014 6:37 IST

  Vina Del Mar, Chile: Second-seeded Tommy Robredo of Spain was knocked out in the second round of the Royal Guard Open on Wednesday, falling for the second time to Leonardo Mayer of Argentina 3-6, 7-6

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  Fed Cup: India scores second win, beats Pakistan

  February 05, 2014 22:49 IST

  Astana (Kazakhstan): India secured the tie against Pakistan for the loss of just seven games as Prarthana Thombare and Ankita Raina scored easy victories in Fed Cup Group II competition, on Wednesday.Prarthana provided India a

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  Stanislas Wawrinka to miss Rotterdam tournament

  February 05, 2014 14:37 IST

  Rotterdam: Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka has withdrawn from next week's ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament here.The reigning Australian Open champion is recovering from a leg injury and will be replaced by Russian World No.43 Denis Istomin.

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  Australian Open final was my worst experience: Rafael Nadal

  February 05, 2014 8:54 IST

  Madrid: Spanish world No. 1 Rafael Nadal said the Australian Open final, which he lost to Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka, was "the worst hour and a half" he ever spent on a tennis court.The 27-year-old Nadal,

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  No. 6 Dolgopolov ousted from first round in Chile

  February 05, 2014 6:53 IST

  Vina Del Mar: Sixth-seeded Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine was knocked out of the first round of the Royal Guard Open on Tuesday, losing to Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-5.In another match featuring

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  Know the mystery behind tennis couple Nicole Vaidisova-Radek Stepanek's split

  September 24, 2014 10:31 IST

  New Delhi: It was quite a surprise when Nicole Vaidisova, once the most promising WTA teenager, decided to give up the sport at the early phase of her career and marry fellow tennis player Radek