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  Tsonga and Simon reach Open de Moselle semifinals

  September 21, 2013 7:54 IST

  Metz, France : Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga stayed on course for his third straight Open de Moselle title by beating Germany's Tobias Kamke 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 Friday to reach the semifinals.Tsonga has won 10 career titles

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  London Olympic controversy left a sour taste in my mouth: Paes

  September 20, 2013 12:52 IST

  Mumbai: Leander Paes today said he is yet to get over ugly episode that marred Indian tennis in the lead up to the London Olympics and this is exactly the reason why he is keen

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  'Battle of the Sexes' resonates 40 years later

  September 20, 2013 7:03 IST

  New York: The name itself struck an antagonistic tone: “Battle of the Sexes.”From Bobby Riggs' chauvinistic crowing to the entrances worthy of the Roman Colosseum, the imagery was conflict, war.Billie Jean King prefers to remember

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  Tsonga wins in return from injury

  September 19, 2013 6:46 IST

  METZ, France:  Defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga made a winning return to tennis on Wednesday, beating fellow Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the Moselle Open.   Sam Querrey of the United States

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  India to host Taipei in Davis Cup first round

  September 18, 2013 18:30 IST

  London:  India were today handed an easy draw for next year's Davis Cup campaign in the Asia/Oceania Group I as they were pitted against Chinese Taipei in their first round tie, here.It will be a

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  Fognini advances at St. Petersburg Open

  September 18, 2013 7:12 IST

  St. Petersburg: Top-seeded Fabio Fognini of Italy reached the second round of the St. Petersburg Open by beating British qualifier Dominic Inglot 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday.Fognini, the runner-up last year, broke Inglot early in each

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  Querrey rallies to reach 2nd round in Metz

  September 17, 2013 6:45 IST

  Metz, France:  Sam Querrey of the United States recovered from a set down to beat Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 and reach the second round of the Moselle Open on Monday.   The

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  Davis Cup: Serbia beats Canada to reach final

  September 16, 2013 6:58 IST

  Belgrade, Serbia: Serbia reached the Davis Cup final Sunday after Janko Tipsarevic won the decisive singles match against Vasek Pospisil to clinch a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Canada.Tipsarevic beat Pospisil 7-6 (3), 6-2, 7-6 (6)

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  Davis Cup: Czech Republic reaches final

  September 15, 2013 23:27 IST

  Prague: The Czech Republic reached the Davis Cup final again after Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek won their doubles to give the defending champion an unbeatable 3-0 lead over Argentina on Saturday.Berdych and Stepanek dispatched

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  Davis Cup: Japan beats Colombia 3-2 in playoff

  September 15, 2013 23:22 IST

  Tokyo: Go Soeda rallied from a set down to defeat Alejandro Falla 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday as Japan earned a berth in the Davis Cup World Group with a 3-2 win Colombia.Colombia went

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  Davis Cup: Spain sweeps Ukraine 5-0 in playoff

  September 15, 2013 23:16 IST

  Madrid: Marc Lopez and Fernando Verdasco both won reverse singles matches Sunday to give Spain a 5-0 sweep of Ukraine in their Davis Cup World Group playoff.Lopez beat Denys Molchanov 6-3, 6-3 before Verdasco dispatched

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  Davis Cup: Germany beats Brazil 4-1 in playoff

  September 15, 2013 23:12 IST

  Ulm, Germany: Daniel Brands secured Germany's Davis Cup World Group place for another year by beating Brazil's Thomaz Bellucci in their playoff on Sunday, before Florian Meyer completed a 4-1 win for the hosts.On his

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  Davis Cup: Serbia, Canada tied 2-2 in semi

  September 15, 2013 20:29 IST

  Serbia: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic beat Milos Raonic in straight sets Sunday to bring Serbia level with Canada at 2-2 in their Davis Cup semifinals.Djokovic won 7-6 (1), 6-2, 6-2 in a 2-hour, 8 minute match

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  Jovanovski, Govortsova to meet for Tashkent title

  September 15, 2013 7:08 IST

  Tashkent, Uzbekistan : Top-seeded Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia and unseeded Olga Govortsova of Belarus scored straight-set victories on Friday to meet in the Tashkent Open final.   Jovanovski, who made the second round of all four

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  Nishikori, Giraldo win, Japan and Colombia at 1-1

  September 14, 2013 7:42 IST

  Tokyo: Kei Nishikori gave Japan the lead before Santiago Giraldo evened the series for Colombia at 1-1 after Friday's opening singles in the Davis Cup playoffs.Nishikori, who missed Japan's matches against Indonesia in February and

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  Stepanek opens Davis Cup against Monaco

  September 13, 2013 11:36 IST

  Prague: With his confidence boosted by a U.S. Open doubles title, Radek Stepanek will play the opening singles match for defending champion Czech Republic against Juan Monaco of Argentina in the Davis Cup semifinals.For the

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  Djokovic to face Pospisil in Davis Cup semifinals

  September 13, 2013 6:35 IST

  Belgrade, Serbia: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will open the Davis Cup semifinals against Vasek Pospisil on Friday when Serbia takes on Canada.   In the other singles match drawn Thursday, Janko Tipsarevic will face Milos Raonic, Canada's

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  Top-seeded Jovanovski advances at Tashkent Open

  September 12, 2013 6:55 IST

  Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Top-seeded Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia advanced to the quarterfinals of the Tashkent Open by beating Misaki Doi of Japan 6-2, 7-5 on Wednesday.   The 58th-ranked Jovanovski was already having a good year on

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  US Open: It's much more than I ever thought says Nadal

  September 10, 2013 11:28 IST

  New York:  World No.2 Rafael Nadal of Spain said his 13th Grand Slam title was much more than what he ever thought when he started playing.The Spaniard defeated top-seeded Serb Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4,

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  US Open: US media views Leander Paes' feat with little fanfare

  September 10, 2013 14:26 IST

  Washington:  Indian tennis star Leander Paes' feat of winning a Grand Slam doubles title at the US Open at 40, largely went unheralded in the US media with most giving just factual agency reports on

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  US Open: Nadal tops Djokovic for 13th major title

  September 10, 2013 7:15 IST

  New York: Hard to believe this is the same Rafael Nadal who was home during the U.S. Open a year ago, nursing a bad left knee.Hard to believe this is the guy sent packing in

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  US Open: I'm going after 41 now, 42, and then 43: Leander

  September 09, 2013 15:53 IST

  New York:  Despite being the oldest man to win the US Open men's doubles tennis title at 40, India's Leander Paes is showing no signs of slowing down."Today Radek helped me to get to be

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  U.S. Open final: Williams beats Azarenka

  September 09, 2013 7:13 IST

  New York:  Fussing with her skirt and flubbing her shots, Serena Williams was troubled in the U.S. Open final by the swirling air and the strong play of Victoria Azarenka.After one miss, Williams declared, “I

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  Leander Paes wins US Open men's doubles title for third time

  September 09, 2013 11:02 IST

  New York: India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek, won the US Open men's doubles title on Sunday defeating second seeds Austrian Alexander Peya and Brazil's Bruno Soares 6-1, 6-3. The Indo-Czech pair,

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  US Open: Djokovic to meet Nadal in US Open final

  September 08, 2013 6:33 IST

  New York: The game took 21 minutes. It lasted 30 points.   Novak Djokovic squandered five break points and lost that instant classic of a game but made Stanislas Wawrinka pay an awfully heavy price.   After

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  US Open: Williams sets up meeting with Azarenka in final

  September 07, 2013 7:53 IST

  New York:  Serena Williams was cruising along in the U.S. Open semifinals, serving up another bagel, when, out of nowhere, a competitive tennis match broke out.Didn't last long.The defending champion won the first seven games

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  Paes/Stepanek helped double's record lives on for another year

  September 06, 2013 15:37 IST

  New Delhi: Leander Paes and his men's double partner Radek Stepanek not only reached the final of US Open Friday but also helped a men's doubles record held by Frank Sedgman and his partner Ken

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  US Open: Paes-Stepanek stun Bryan brothers

  September 06, 2013 13:03 IST

  New York: With history on the line, the Bryan brothers finally met their match.Trying to become only the second men's doubles team to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in a single year, Bob and