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  Generali Ladies: Voegele, Suarez Navarro reach semifinals

  October 11, 2013 22:55 IST

  Linz, Austria: Switz player Stefanie Voegele beat second-seeded Sloane Stephens 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Generali Ladies here on Friday.Voegele won the decider from 5-2 down when she used one break

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  Shanghai Masters: Djokovic to meet Tsonga in semifinals

  October 11, 2013 20:56 IST

  Shanghai: Novak Djokovic beat Gael Monfils 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4 in a highly taut, draining battle in the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals on Friday.The defending champion  looked out of sorts from the start. The Serbian hadn't

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  Tashkent ATP Challenger: Raja, Sharan in final

  October 11, 2013 19:09 IST

  Tashkent: The second seeded Indian doubles pair of Purav Raja and Divij Sharan defeated Israel's Dudi Sela and Amir Weintraub  by 5-7, 6-3, 13-11 on Friday to earn a berth in the doubles final of

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  Shanghai Masters: Del Potro, Tsonga enter semifinals

  October 11, 2013 16:08 IST

  Shanghai: Juan Martin del Potro and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga moved a step closer for qualifying for the ATP Finals with quarterfinal wins at the Shanghai Masters here on Friday.Del Potro defeated Spain's Nicolas Almagro by 6-3,

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  Federer ousted by Monfils in Shanghai Masters

  October 11, 2013 7:40 IST

  Shanghai: Roger Federer's chances of qualifying for the ATP Tour Finals took a hit Thursday when he lost in three sets to Gael Monfils at the Shanghai Masters, the latest early-round loss for the 17-time

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  Top-seed Kerber wins Linz opener after false start

  October 10, 2013 6:41 IST

  Linz, Austria: Top-seeded Angelique Kerber overcame a poor start to beat Monica Niculescu of Romania 0-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the Generali Ladies on Wednesday.   The 10th-ranked German struggled for rhythm and

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  Japan Open: Stosur reaches quarters, Lisicki injured

  October 09, 2013 22:38 IST

  Osaka, Japan: Samantha Stosur beat Swiss qualifier Belinda Bencic 6-4, 6-2 here on Wednesday and became the top remaining seed after Wimbledon runner-up Sabine Lisicki backed off due to injury.No. 2-seeded Lisicki withdrew because of

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  Shanghai Masters: Djokovic recovers to reach 3rd round

  October 09, 2013 20:02 IST

  Shanghai: Novak Djokovic almost  sprained his right foot but recovered in time to beat Spain's Marcel Granollers 6-2, 6-0 in the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday.Even Roger Federer had fewer problems in his second-round match, rebounding

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  Shanghai Masters: Del Potro advances to third round

  October 09, 2013 17:16 IST

  Shanghai: Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro beats Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber to advance to the third round of the Shanghai Masters with a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory on Wednesday.The sixth-seeded Argentine had also won at

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  Murray pulls out of ATP World Tour finals

  October 09, 2013 16:13 IST

  London: Wimbledon title holder Andy Murray, who is recovering from back injury, has pulled out of next month's season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London.“I'm really disappointed not to be playing this year, I love

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  2-time champion Ivanovic beats Wickmayer in Linz

  October 09, 2013 6:28 IST

  Linz, Austria: Ana Ivanovic started her quest for a third Generali Ladies title by defeating Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 6-2, 6-4, while second-seeded Sloane Stephens overcame a slow start to beat Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia

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  Tashkent Challenger: Sharan-Raja enter quarters

  October 08, 2013 19:45 IST

  Tashkent: Second seeds Divij Sharan and Purav Raja of India overcame a first-set deficit to register a 5-7, 6-3, 10-3 win over Italy's Andrea Arnaboldi and Thomas Fabbiano to enter the men's doubles quarterfinals at

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  Generali Ladies: Giorgi beats 2012 runner-up Goerges in Linz

  October 08, 2013 19:40 IST

  Linz, Austria: Camila Giorgi of Italy upset last year's finalist Julia Goerges of Germany 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Generali Ladies on Tuesday.The 105th-ranked Giorgi, who won three qualifying matches to reach

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  Shanghai Masters: Nadal eyes record Masters title

  October 08, 2013 19:07 IST

  Shanghai: World No.1 Rafael Nadal looks forward the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament, seeking to win a record sixth ATP Tour Masters 1000 title of the season.The 27-year-old currently leads the way with 26 Masters crowns,

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  Japan Open: Lisicki, Date-Krumm advance

  October 08, 2013 15:39 IST

  Osaka, Japan: Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki of Germany outlasted Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa 7-5, 7-6 (1) to reach the second round of the Japan Open on Tuesday.Lisicki struggled with a right wrist injury after

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  Voegele defeats Zakopalova in 1st round in Linz

  October 08, 2013 6:40 IST

  Linz, Austria: Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland won the last eight games to beat Klara Zakopalova of Czech Republic 5-7, 7-5, 6-0 Monday and advance to the second round of the Generali Ladies.   Voegele failed to

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  Shanghai Masters: Federer chasing ATP finals spot

  October 07, 2013 23:24 IST

  Shanghai: Roger Federer is in an unfamiliar position as the tennis season winds down—still fighting to secure a spot in the eight-man field at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.Over the last decade, Federer

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  Japan Women's Open: Stosur beats Larsson

  October 07, 2013 20:33 IST

  Osaka, Japan: Third-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia defeated Johanna Larsson of Sweden 6-4, 6-2 on Monday to advance to the second round of the Japan Women's Open.The 29-year-old Stosur didn't face a break point on

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  WTA: Sharapova to miss season-ending Championships

  October 07, 2013 19:22 IST

  London: Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the season-ending WTA Championships with a shoulder injury.The WTA says the third-ranked Russian will miss the Oct. 22-27 tournament in Istanbul because of the right shoulder injury that has

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  Shanghai Masters: Isner rallies to beat Giraldo

  October 07, 2013 17:51 IST

  Shanghai: John Isner rallied to beat Colombian qualifier Santiago Giraldo 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 on Monday in the first round of the Shanghai Masters.The 14th-seeded American fought off three break points at 5-5 in the third

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  Japan Open: Bopanna and Roger-Vasselin win Tokyo title

  October 06, 2013 22:36 IST

  Tokyo: India's Rohan Bopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin defeated Jamie Murray and John Peers 7-6(5), 6-4 to capture their first ATP World Tour team title on Sunday at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis

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  Japan Open: Del Potro beats Raonic to win title

  October 06, 2013 17:28 IST

  Tokyo: Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro beat Milos Raonic of Canada, 7-6 (5), 7-5 on Sunday to win the Japan Open and claim his third title of the season.Del Potro got the only break of

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  China Open: Djokovic beats Nadal 6-3, 6-4, conquers title

  October 06, 2013 17:29 IST

  Beijing: Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4 to win the China Open on Sunday.The victory is something of a consolation for Djokovic after Nadal was assured of replacing him atop the rankings by making

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  China Open: Sania Mirza- Cara Black win doubles title

  October 06, 2013 8:09 IST

  Beijing : Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black eased past Vera Dushevina and Arantxa Parra Santonja to win the women's doubles title at the China Open here Saturday.Mirza and Black, seeded eighth, won

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  Raonic beats Dodig to reach Japan Open final

  October 05, 2013 12:51 IST

  Tokyo: Third-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada has advanced to the finals of the Japan Open with a 7-6 (4), 6-1 win over Ivan Dodig of Croatia.   Raonic, who is coming off a win at the

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  Nadal to return to No. 1 with China Open win

  October 05, 2013 12:42 IST

  Beijing: Rafael Nadal is guaranteed to supplant Novak Djokovic atop the rankings after advancing to the final of the China Open on Saturday when Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic retired due to an injury. 

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  Is tennis beauty Anna Kournikova splitting with singer Enrique?

  November 11, 2013 6:55 IST

  New Delhi: If recent reports are to be believed, tennis beauty Anna Kournikova and  singer Enrique Iglesias have had enough and now parting ways after 12 years together.According to The New York Post Kournikova has

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  Rape case against Bob Hewitt postponed to Jan. 10

  October 05, 2013 7:19 IST

  Boksburg, South Africa: The rape and sexual assault case against Grand Slam doubles champion Bob Hewitt was postponed on Friday until next year while South Africa's public prosecutor brings an application to have the charges