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  Bopanna returns to India's Davis Cup squad

  January 11, 2014 17:13 IST

  Mumbai: Rohan Bopanna today returned to the country's Davis Cup squad after a two-year gap as AITA named a six-member team for the Asia/Oceania Group I contest against Chinese Taipei, starting January 31 in Indore.    

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  Australian Open: Serena Williams seeks historic 18th Grand Slam title

  January 13, 2014 11:43 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: One by one, Serena Williams is matching the feats of tennis' greatest legends.   Her next challenge comes at the Australian Open, which starts Monday with Williams seeking her 18th Grand Slam title --

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  Seedings list for the Australian Open

  January 13, 2014 11:44 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Seedings announced Wednesday for the Australian Open which begins Monday at Melbourne Park:Men   1. Rafael Nadal, Spain.   2. Novak Djokovic, Serbia.   3. David Ferrer, Spain.   4. Andy Murray, Britain.   5. Juan Martin del

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  Five things to know about Australian Open

  January 13, 2014 11:44 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: The Australian Open begins Monday at Melbourne Park, the first Grand Slam of the year.   Here are five things to know about the tournament at Melbourne Park, which is within minutes of the

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  Somdev to take on Lopez in Australian Open 1st round

  January 13, 2014 11:44 IST

  Sydney: India's top singles tennis player Somdev Devvarman will take on 26th seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain in the first round of the Australian Open.Somdev, who has failed to get past the second round in

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  Pironkova wins Sydney title, Del Potro into final

  January 10, 2014 19:55 IST

  Sydney: Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova beat fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to win her first WTA title at the Sydney International.   Pironkova, who was ranked outside the top 100 despite reaching

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  Bopanna-Qureshi in final of Sydney International

  January 10, 2014 17:42 IST

  Sydney: India's Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi maintained their winning run in the men's doubles competitions of Sydney International tennis to reach the final with a comprehensive win over Lukas Rosol and

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  Del Potro to meet Tomic in Sydney final

  January 10, 2014 17:14 IST

  Sydney: Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro will meet reigning champion Bernard Tomic in the final of the Sydney International.   The 2009 U.S. Open champion had 6-4, 6-2 semifinal win Friday over fourth-seeded Dmitry Tursunov. Tomic

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  Djokovic, Federer bring in the big guns for help

  January 10, 2014 13:24 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer witnessed Andy Murray's drought-breaking successes after he hired Ivan Lendl as coach, and decided they were due for an overhaul of a major kind.   Both took on past

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  Australian Open begins another Grand Slam year

  January 10, 2014 12:03 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: The Australian Open begins Monday at Melbourne Park, the first Grand Slam of the year.   Here are five things to know about the tournament at Melbourne Park, which is within minutes of the

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  Nadal, Murray, Federer all in the same half

  January 10, 2014 6:34 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Top-ranked Rafael Nadal got a challenging draw at the Australian Open, with Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro all drawn into his half on Friday.Nadal faces Australia's Bernard Tomic in

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  Know the journey of Andy Murray

  October 27, 2014 10:47 IST

  New Delhi: Andrew Barron "Andy" Murray is a Scottish professional tennis player, ranked World No. 4 and British No. 1. He achieved a top-10 ranking by the ATP for the first time on 16 April

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  Kvitova loses in Sydney semis; del Potro advances

  January 09, 2014 13:22 IST

  Sydney: Second-seeded Petra Kvitova suffered an upset 6-4, 6-3 loss to Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova in the semifinals of the Sydney International on Thursday.   Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon champion, was broken twice in the first

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  Del Potro, Tursunov into Sydney semifinals

  January 09, 2014 11:51 IST

  Sydney: Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro beat Czech veteran Radek Stepanek 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Thursday to set up a Sydney International semifinal against Russia's Dmitry Tursunov.   Del Potro, the 2009 U.S. Open champion who

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  Federer rallies with Rod Laver, at Rod Laver Arena

  January 09, 2014 6:27 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: There was a time when the mere presence of Rod Laver on center court at Melbourne Park drove Roger Federer to tears.   On Wednesday, at a fundraising event billed as "An evening with

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  Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams top seeds at Australian Open

  January 08, 2014 16:01 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: As expected, No. 1-ranked Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams have been made the top seeds at the Australian Open which begins on Monday at Melbourne Park.Defending champion Novak Djokovic is the No. 2-seeded

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  Marinko Matosevic reaches Sydney International quarters

  January 08, 2014 13:55 IST

  Sydney: Australian Marinko Matosevic continued his good form at the Apia International Sydney 2014, ousting third seed Italian Andreas Seppi in the second round Wednesday.The World No.56 recorded a straight set win over the 25th-ranked

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  Yuki Bhambri out of Australian Open qualifiers

  January 08, 2014 12:10 IST

  Melbourne: Yuki Bhambri failed to clear the first hurdle as he bowed out of the Australian Open qualifiers after losing the opening round match to 28th seed Italian Potito Starace, here on Wednesday.The 21-year-old Indian

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  Petra Kvitova advances to Sydney semifinals

  January 08, 2014 11:59 IST

  Sydney: Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova advanced to the Sydney International semifinals on Wednesday with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory over fellow Czech player Lucie Safarova.   Kvitova, the second seed, will play the winner of

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  Stosur, del Potro advance after tough wins

  January 08, 2014 11:51 IST

  Sydney: Former U.S. Open champions Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina and Samantha Stosur of Australia rallied to win their second-round matches against tough French opponents Wednesday at Australian Open warm-up tournaments.   Del Potro beat

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  Bopanna-Qureshi taste their first win of the season

  January 08, 2014 11:08 IST

  New Delhi: India's tennis doubles specialist Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi registered their first win of the new year after coming together again winning the first round of men's doubles competitions of

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  Ankita wins in Aurangabad tennis

  January 07, 2014 18:08 IST

  Aurangabad: Top seed Ankita Raina outplayed Malaysia's Theiviya Selvarajoo 6-2, 6-2 en route to a second round at the $10,000 Enduranace MSLTA ITF women's tennis tournament here Tuesday.Also advancing were Japanese fourth seed Emi Mutaguchi,

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  Hewitt fires local hope for Australian Open

  January 07, 2014 18:00 IST

  Sydney: Lleyton Hewitt's unlikely straight sets victory over long-time adversary Roger Federer in the Brisbane International final Sunday is set to push crowds to record capacity as local anticipation grows for the forthcoming Australian Open.

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  Mattek-Sands upsets top seed Radwanska at Sydney

  January 07, 2014 13:19 IST

  Sydney : American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands defeated top-seeded and defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 7-5, 6-3 at the Sydney International on Tuesday.   Mattek-Sands, who is back on tour after a four-month layoff because of

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  Sania Mirza loses 2014 opener

  January 13, 2014 11:41 IST

  Sydney: Indian tennis player Sania Mirza's start to the 2014 campaign came to a crashing end when she lost her women's doubles first round clash pairing with Zimbabwean Cara Black at the Apia International Sydney

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  Know Caroline Wozniacki, a new sensation on Tennis court

  October 22, 2014 11:00 IST

  New Delhi: Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is a former World No. 1 on the WTA Tour. She was the first Scandinavian woman to hold the top ranking position and 20th

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  Wozniacki, Kerber advance at Sydney International

  January 06, 2014 17:36 IST

  Sydney: Only days after her New Year's Eve engagement to golfer Rory McIlroy, Caroline Wozniacki opened her 2014 season on Monday with a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 win over Julia Goerges of Germany in the first

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  I've not much to chose from, so Chennai title is special: Wawrinka

  January 06, 2014 15:01 IST

  Chennai: Since he does not have many trophies to show in his cabinet, Chennai Open title, like his previous four victories is very special, says Swiss world number eight Stanislas Wawrinka.Top seed Wawrinka scored a