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  Isner's loss means no US men in next week's top 20

  August 07, 2013 9:59 IST

  Montreal, Aug 7: Next week, for the first time in 40 years of ATP rankings, there will be no American men in the top 20.That's because John Isner, who is 20th this week, is assured

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  Kirilenko, Ivanovic open with wins at Rogers Cup

  August 07, 2013 6:43 IST

  Toronto, Aug 7: Venus Williams lost in her first match in more than two months, falling 0-6, 6-4, 6-2 Tuesday to Kirsten Flipkens at the Rogers CupWilliams lost in the first round of the French

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  Pennetta, Wickmayer advance at Rogers Cup

  August 06, 2013 7:28 IST

  Toronto, Aug 6: Flavia Pennetta and Yanina Wickmayer advanced to the second round of the Rogers Cup on Monday.   Pennetta defeated Urszula Radwanska 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, and Wickmayer ousted American Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. 

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  Rybarikova beats Petkovic for 2nd Washington title

  August 05, 2013 7:27 IST

  Washington, Aug 5: Seventh-seeded Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia beat unseeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Sunday to win the Citi Open for the second consecutive year.   Rybarikova, who is ranked 43rd, improved

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  Top-seeded Victoria Azaranka reaches Carlsbad final

  August 04, 2013 7:45 IST

  CARLSBAD, California, Aug 4 : Top-seeded Victoria Azaranka beat seventh-seeded Ana Ivanovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday to advance to the final in the Southern California Open.   Azarenka, ranked No. 3, won a sloppy match

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  Citi Open Results

  August 03, 2013 9:25 IST

  Washinton Aug 3: Results Friday from the Citi Open at William H.G. Fitz Gerald Tennis Center.Men's SinglesQuarterfinalsJuan Martin del Potro (1), Argentina, def. Kevin Anderson (7), South Africa, 7-6 (0), 6-3.Tommy Haas (3), Germany, def.

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  Citi Open: Player defaulted for hitting line judge with ball

  August 02, 2013 9:39 IST

  Washington, Aug 2: Russia's Olga Puchkova was defaulted from her match at the Citi Open on Thursday after hitting a line judge in the knee with a ball after losing a point.Puchkova was forced to

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  Haase tops Verdasco to reach Kitzbuehel semifinals

  August 02, 2013 7:01 IST

  Kitzbuehel, Austria, Aug 2: Two-time defending champion Robin Haase reached the semifinals of the bet-at-home Cup on Thursday by rallying to beat third-seeded Fernando Verdasco 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.Haase, who came off his third career final

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  US Open singles champion to get $2.6 million

  August 01, 2013 17:06 IST

  Washington, August 1: The US Tennis Association has announced that the men's and women's singles champion of the 2013 US Open would get a record $2.6 million as prize money.The total prize money has been

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  Ivanovic tops Cibulkova at Carlsbad

  August 01, 2013 10:37 IST

  Carlsbad, California, Aug 1: Martina Hingis won in her return to the WTA Tour, teaming with Daniela Hantuchova for a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Julia Goerges and Darija Jurak on Wednesday in the Southern California

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  Citi Open: Fish, Isner win in second round

  August 01, 2013 6:56 IST

  Washington, Aug 01:  Mardy Fish advanced to the third round of the Citi Open on Wednesday, beating 12th-seeded Julien Benneteau of France 6-3, 7-5.Fish will next play seventh-seeded Kevin Anderson or Kevin Duckworth. Anderson was

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  Rogers Cup: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withdraws

  July 31, 2013 21:26 IST

  Montreal, Jul 31: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France has withdrawn from the Rogers Cup tennis tournament due to a knee injury.The eighth-ranked Tsonga hasn't played since June 26 when he was forced to drop out of

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  Defending champ Haase reaches Kitzbuehel quarters

  July 31, 2013 20:32 IST

  Austria, Jul 31: Defending champion Robin Haase stayed on course for a third straight title at the bet-at-home Cup by beating Daniel Brands of Germany 6-4, 6-1 on Wednesday.Second-seeded Juan Monaco also reached the quarterfinals,

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  Citi Open: Somdev shocks defending champ Dolgopolov

  July 31, 2013 15:05 IST

  Washington, July 31: Indian tennis player Somdev Devverman caused a major upset at the ATP 500 Citi Open by defeating defending champion Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-3, 7-6 (7/4).The Commonwealth gold medallist beat the ninth

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  Citi Open: Top-seeded Kerber beats Falconi

  July 31, 2013 14:22 IST

  Washington,July 31: Milos Raonic and Bernard Tomic had straight-sets wins while Sam Querrey needed a long third-set tiebreaker on Tuesday to move into the last 16 at the Citi Open.Canadian Raonic, seeded fourth, beat qualifier

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  Southern California Open: Suarez Navarro wins opener in Carlsbad

  July 31, 2013 6:51 IST

  Carlsbad, California,July 31: Carla Suarez Navarro used a strong return game for a 6-4, 6-3 win over Sachie Ishizu in the first round of the Southern California Open on Tuesday.The eighth-seeded Spaniard took advantage of

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  Rybarikova rallies past McHale at Citi Open

  July 30, 2013 9:15 IST

  Washington,July 30: No. 2 seed Sloane Stephens, playing her first match since Wimbledon, fell to unseeded Olga Puchkova 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the Citi Open on Monday.In the men's event, Mardy Fish

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  Bet-at-home Cup: Spain's Montanes, Granollers advance in Kitzbuehel

  July 30, 2013 7:25 IST

  Kitzbuehel, Austria, July 30: Seeded Spanish players Albert Montanes and Marcel Granollers won in straight sets to reach the second round of the bet-at-home Cup on Monday.The only seeded players in action on the opening

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  John Isner wins Atlanta Open

  July 29, 2013 9:00 IST

  Atlanta, July 29: Top-seeded John Isner won the Atlanta Open on Sunday, beating second-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) in the tallest final in ATP history.The 6-foot-10 Isner, who

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  Cibulkova outlasts Radwanska to win at Stanford

  July 29, 2013 7:04 IST

  Stanford, California,July 29:  Dominika Cibulkova avenged one of the worst losses ever in a WTA Tour final, outlasting Agnieszka Radwanska 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to win the Bank of the West Classic on Sunday.Seven months after

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  Croatia Open final: Fognini to play Robredo

  July 28, 2013 7:25 IST

  Umag, Croatia,July 28: Third-seeded Fabio Fognini saved three match points Saturday before reaching the final of the Croatia Open, beating Gael Monfils of France 6-0, 3-6, 7-6 (3) in a match full of momentum swings

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  John Isner advances to Atlanta semifinals

  July 27, 2013 7:39 IST

  Atlanta, Jul 27: Top-seeded John Isner advanced to his fourth straight Atlanta Open semifinal by beating veteran James Blake 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5) on Friday.Isner will face seventh-seeded Lleyton Hewitt, the Australian who overcame a

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  Isner struggles into Atlanta quarters

  July 27, 2013 6:49 IST

  Atlanta,July 27: Top-seeded John Isner escaped with a hard-fought three-set win over 19-year-old wild-card entry Christian Harrison at the Atlanta Open on Thursday, making an unconvincing advance to the quarterfinals.Isner is ranked No. 22 in

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  Hampton reaches quarterfinal at Stanford

  July 26, 2013 10:16 IST

  Stanford, California,July 26: Jamie Hampton beat American compatriot Nicole Gibbs 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-3 on Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic.In other matches, third-seeded Dominica Cibulkova of Slovakia downed Switzerland's

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  Troicki banned for 18 months for doping violation

  July 26, 2013 7:30 IST

  London,July 26: Serbia's Viktor Troicki has been banned for 18 months for failing to provide a blood sample during an anti-doping test before the Monte Carlo Masters in April.The International Tennis Federation said in a

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  Federer to open 2014 season at Brisbane

  July 25, 2013 9:15 IST

  Brisbane, July 24: Roger Federer will open his 2014 season at the Brisbane International as a warm up for the Australian Open.Federer will make his first appearance at Brisbane's Pat Rafter Arena starting on December

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  Croatia Open: Montanes upsets top-seeded Gasquet

  July 25, 2013 7:26 IST

  Umag, Croatia, July 25:  Albert Montanes of Spain upset top-seeded Richard Gasquet of France 6-4, 6-4 Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Croatia Open.Montanes was up 3-1 in the second set before Gasquet

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  Baku Cup: Top seed Jovanovski wins in 1st round

  July 24, 2013 7:39 IST

  Baku, Azerbaijan,July 24: Top seed and defending champion Bojana Jovanovski advanced to the second round of the Baku Cup, overcoming a rough start to beat Nigina Abduraimova of Uzbekistan 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday.Jovanovski, of Serbia,