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Japan Open: Bopanna-Edourad in final
October 04, 2013 21:44 ISTTokyo: India's Rohan Bopanna and his French partner AEdourad Roger-Vasselin beat Treat Huey and Dominic Inglot in straight sets to enter the men's doubles final of Japan Open tennis here on Friday.The fourth-seeded pair of
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China Open: Sania Mirza in women's doubles final
October 04, 2013 20:23 ISTNew Delhi: India's Sania Mirza and Cara Black of Zimbabwe swung their way to a 6-4, 6-4 win over the world No. 1 pairing of Italians Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani to move into the
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Japan Open: Del Potro into semis; Nishikori out
October 04, 2013 17:33 ISTTokyo: Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro overcame Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the Japan Open semifinals on Friday.Del Potro broke Dolgopolov twice in the second set and again to go up
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China Open: Nadal, Djokovic, Serena reach semis
October 04, 2013 19:51 ISTBeijing: Rafael Nadal stayed on course to wrest the top ranking from Novak Djokovic by rallying for a 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over Fabio Fognini of Italy in the China Open quarterfinals on Friday.Nadal, who
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Djokovic beats Verdasco to reach Beijing quarters
October 04, 2013 6:37 ISTBeijing: Top-seeded Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams overcame tough challenges Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open. Djokovic outlasted Fernando Verdasco of Spain 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 in a see-saw match while Williams saved
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Japan Open: Raonic advances to quarterfinals
October 03, 2013 16:37 ISTTokyo: Third-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada overpowered Jeremy Chardy of France 6-4, 6-3 on on Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open.Raonic, coming off a win at the Thailand Open on Sunday,
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China Open: Djokovic beats Verdasco to reach Beijing quarters
October 03, 2013 16:26 ISTBeijing: Top-seeded Novak Djokovic overcame Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open.Djokovic won the first three games en route to taking the first set, but Verdasco fought
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Corretja to step down as Spain's Davis Cup captain
October 03, 2013 15:57 ISTMadrid: Spain's tennis federation says Alex Corretja will step down as Davis Cup captain at the end of the year.Corretja captained Spain for the past two seasons after he replaced Albert Costa, but the federation
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Del Potro reaches quarterfinals at Japan Open
October 03, 2013 7:00 ISTTokyo: Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro moved into Japan Open quarterfinals with a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 win over fellow Argentine Carlos Berlocq on Wednesday.Del Potro broke Berlocq's serve twice in the second set, and lost
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Australian Open announces prize money increase
October 02, 2013 12:57 ISTMelbourne, Australia: Australian Open organizers say the tournament will increase its prize money by $3 million next year to bring overall player compensation to $31 million. In keeping with player demands to see a larger
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China Open: Serena Williams, Li Na win
October 02, 2013 7:01 ISTBeijing: World number one Serena Williams and home favourite Li Na both reached last 16 at the ongoing China Open Tuesday. But they followed different paths in respective second round matches.Williams saved three set points
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Nadal makes winning start at China Open
October 02, 2013 6:51 ISTBeijing: Rafael Nadal of Spain made winning start at the China Open as he swept past Santiago Giraldo of Columbia 6-2, 6-4 to set a second-round clash with German Philipp Kohlschreiber.The world number two broke
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China Open: No. 1s Djokovic, Serena advance
October 01, 2013 17:36 ISTBeijing: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic cruised while Serena Williams was made to fight for her win in the China Open on Tuesday.Djokovic put away Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic 6-0, 6-3 in the first round,
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Belarusian Azarenka stunned at China Open first round
October 01, 2013 6:59 ISTBeijing: Defending champion and world No. 2 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus became the biggest seed casualty at the China Open as she was upset by German Andrea Petkovic at the opening round Monday.The Belarussian was
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Raonic beats Berdych to win Thailand Open
September 30, 2013 6:24 ISTBangkok: Milos Raonic of Canada upset top-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-6 (4), 6-3 to claim his fifth title at the Thailand Open on Sunday. The No. 11-ranked Raonic put up 18 aces
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China Open: Djokovic looks forward to defending No.1 spot
September 29, 2013 15:35 ISTBeijing: World No.1 Novak Djokovic has vowed to defend his top spot as he seeks to win his fourth China Open title.The 26-year-old Serb, the winner of the China Open in 2009, 2010 and 2012,
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Errani, Vinci advance to second round at China Open
September 29, 2013 6:42 ISTBeijing: Fifth seed Sara Errani and 10th seed Roberta Vinci, both from Italy, reached the second round of the China Open here Saturday but they followed different paths en route to respective victories.Playing against Kirsten
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Sania wins 4th title of the season
September 28, 2013 21:19 ISTTokyo: Sania Mirza continued her impressive run as she captured her fourth title of the season and 18th overall with Cara Black of Zimbabwe, recording a come-from-behind win over Liezel Huber and Hao Ching Chan
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Serena clinches year-end world No.1 ranking
September 28, 2013 16:04 ISTBeijing: American women's tennis star Serena Williams will finish a year on top of the singles rankings for the third time as she clinched the year-end World No.1 ranking."Williams has had an absolutely phenomenal season
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Graf: Serena can set career major title record
September 28, 2013 7:37 ISTNew York : Steffi Graf's career ended with 22 Grand Slam singles titles at age 30 because of injuries. The tennis great doesn't see anyone stopping Serena Williams from becoming the career leader in major
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Martina Hingis and her mother hit me, claims husband
September 27, 2013 19:32 ISTNew Delhi: The husband of Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis has accused his wife and her mother of assaulting and taking valuables from him, causing him to plan to flee Switzerland in fear for his
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Raonic, Simon, Youzhny reach Thai Open quarters
September 27, 2013 7:27 ISTBangkok: Milos Raonic of Canada took only one of 16 break chances and still overcame Marinko Matosevic of Australia 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 to open his account in the Thailand Open on Thursday.After a first-round
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Pan Pacific Open: Venus advances to semis
September 26, 2013 19:35 ISTTokyo: Venus Williams beat Canadian teen Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 to advance to the Pan Pacific Open semifinals for the first time on Thursday.Williams, whose previous best in Tokyo was the quarterfinals in
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Djokovic says he's engaged to long-time girlfriend
September 26, 2013 6:45 ISTNovak Djokovic is engaged to long-time girlfriend Jelena Ristic, according to his Twitter account. On Wednesday, the No. 1-ranked tennis player and six-time major champion tweeted a photo of Ristic kissing him on the cheek
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Andy Murray undergoes back surgery
September 25, 2013 6:58 ISTLondon: Scottish tennis star Andy Murray, the defending Wimbledon champion, has undergone successful back surgery, although he is expected to miss the rest of the 2013 season.Without providing details on Monday's minor operation, Murray posted
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Canadian tennis chief to take up LTA role
September 25, 2013 6:35 ISTLondon: Britain is turning to the top official in Canadian tennis to improve its fortunes on the world stage. Michael Downey was hired as the chief executive of Britain's Lawn Tennis Association on Tuesday, ending
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Djokovic reaches 100th week at No. 1 in rankings
September 24, 2013 6:24 ISTLondon: Novak Djokovic is marking his 100th week at No. 1 in the ATP rankings. The 26-year-old Serb is the ninth player to reach the milestone, joining Andre Agassi (101 weeks), Rafael Nadal (102), Bjorn
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St. Petersburg Open: Ernests Gulbis wins title
September 22, 2013 21:07 ISTSt. Petersburg: Sixth-seeded Ernests Gulbis won his fourth career title on Sunday by rallying to beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 3-6, 6-4, 6-0 in the final of the St. Petersburg Open on Sunday.After an exchange
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