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  Swiss Open:Delbonis beats 2-time champ Bellucci

  July 24, 2013 7:32 IST

  Gstaad, Switzerland,July 24: Thomaz Bellucci's defense of the Swiss Open title ended in the first round on Tuesday when he lost to Federico Delbonis, who beat Roger Federer in Germany last week.Delbonis, an Argentine, won

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  Croatia Open: Robredo, Montanes, Klizan advance

  July 24, 2013 7:25 IST

  Umag, Croatia,July 24: Fifth-seeded Tommy Robredo from Spain cruised into the second round of the Croatia Open on Tuesday, beating Jan Hajek of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-2.Robredo mostly kept to the baseline and needed

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  Sania Mirza to partner Jie Zheng in US Open

  July 23, 2013 11:59 IST

  New Delhi, July 22 : Indian tennis player Sania Mirza said here Monday that she will partner China's Jie Zheng for the final major of the year, the US Open."Me and Bethanie (Mattek-Sands) were playing

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  Baku Cup: Seeded players Vekic, Cadantu advance

  July 23, 2013 7:50 IST

  Azerbaijan, Jul 23: Second-seeded Donna Vekic of Croatia advanced to the second round of the Baku Cup on Monday by winning 6-1, 6-0 against local favorite Nazrin Jafarova.Vekic converted five of six break points, while

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  First tour title for Divij, Raja in Bogota

  July 22, 2013 14:43 IST

  Bogota (Colombia), Jul 22: The fast rising Indian pair of Divij Sharan and Purav Raja clinched its first ever ATP tour level title with a hard-fought win over Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Igor Sijsling in the

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  Swedish Open: Serena Williams wins semifinal match

  July 22, 2013 6:29 IST

  Bastad (Sweden), Jul 22:  Serena Williams has defeated Klara Zakopalova 6-0, 6-4 in the semifinals of the Swedish Open.After losing the first eight games on Saturday, the Czech managed to break Williams' serve and then

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  Federer loses to qualifier in Hamburg semis

  July 21, 2013 6:55 IST

  Hamburg, Jul 21: In a further sign of his decline, Roger Federer lost to Argentine qualifier Federico Delbonis 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4) in the semifinals of the German Tennis Championships on Saturday.Federer, a four-time champion

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  Claro Open: Falla upsets Tipsarevic in Bogota quarters

  July 20, 2013 7:54 IST

  Bogota, Jul 20: Hometown favorite Alejandro Falla upset top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Friday to advance to the Claro Open Colombia semifinals.Falla, a Bogota resident, is seeking his first ATP Tour

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  Knapp, Meusburger reach Gastein Ladies semifinals

  July 20, 2013 6:57 IST

  Bad Gastein, Austria, July 20: Karin Knapp of Italy routed second-seeded Annika Beck of Germany 6-0, 6-1 to reach her third semifinal of the season at the Gastein Ladies on Friday.The 69th-ranked Knapp avoided break

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  Hingis comes out of retirement, to play doubles

  July 19, 2013 7:19 IST

  Paris, July 19: Six years after her retirement, former World No.1 Martina Hingis is to return to play doubles at the Southern California Open in Carlsbad from July 27 to Aug 4.The Swiss star will

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  Murray confirmed for Thailand Open

  July 18, 2013 12:14 IST

  Bangkok, Jul 18: Newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Andy Murray will compete in the Thailand Open in September, along with two other men ranked in the world's top 10.Joining Murray will be No.6-ranked Tomas Berdych and defending

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  Federer rallies to win at German Championships

  July 18, 2013 7:00 IST

  Hamburg, Germany,July 18: Roger Federer rallied to beat Daniel Brands 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Wednesday at the German Tennis Championships in his first match since his second-round loss at Wimbledon last month.Using a bigger racket

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  Bartoli, Tsonga confirmed for Hopman Cup

  July 17, 2013 10:41 IST

  Sydney, Jul 17: Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli and world No.8 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will represent France at the mixed-teams Hopman Cup tennis event in January as part of the lead-up to the Australian Open.The pair are

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  Sharapova withdraws from Stanford with hip injury

  July 16, 2013 9:22 IST

  Stanford, Jul 16: Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from next week's Bank of the West Classic at Stanford because of a left hip injury suffered during Wimbledon.Tournament director Kim Hall said in a statement Monday that

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  Brands beats Lorenzi, will meet Federer in Hamburg

  July 16, 2013 7:23 IST

  Hamburg, Jul 16: Daniel Brands advanced to a second-round match against top-seeded Roger Federer at the German Tennis Championships by beating Paolo Lorenzi 7-5, 6-3 on Monday.Federer is seeking his fifth title in Hamburg, where

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  Fabio Fognini wins maiden ATP title

  July 15, 2013 14:22 IST

  Berlin, July 15: Fabio Fognini won his first career title as he came from behind to overcome Philipp Kohlschreiber 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 at the final of the ATP Stuttgart Open.The fifth seeded Italian converted his

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  Hingis, Long inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame

  July 15, 2013 7:16 IST

  Newport, July 15: Former tennis great Martina Hingis was among others to be inducted into the International Hall of Fame here.Thelma Coyne Long, Cliff Drysdale, Charlie Pasarell and Ion Tiriac also entered the elite group

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  Hall of Fame Tennis championship Semifinals postponed by rain

  July 14, 2013 10:42 IST

  Newport, Jul 14: The semifinals at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships were pushed back a day after heavy rain wiped out most of play on Saturday.Following a rain-delayed, 90-minute on-court enshrinement ceremony for the

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  Sania Mirza hopes to win more Slams before saying goodbye

  July 14, 2013 7:02 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 14:  Her career ravaged by injuries, Sania Mirza reckons that age is fast catching up with her but hopes to add a few more Grand Slams trophies to her cabinet before bidding

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  Sharapova splits from coach Hogstedt

  July 13, 2013 6:58 IST

  Washington, July 13: World number two Maria Sharapova has ended ties with her Swedish coach Thomas Hogstedt after working together for almost three years.She announced the news on her official website Thursday. She stated that

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  Winning start for Amritraj at Newport

  July 12, 2013 8:03 IST

  Newport, Jul 12: Prakash Amritraj began his campaign at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships with an easy straight sets win over Flavio Cipolla.The US-based Indian wild scored a 6-2 6-3 win over his higher-ranked

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  For helping PETA, Sania auctions racquet

  July 11, 2013 8:01 IST

  Mumbai, Jul 11: Indian tennis player Sania Mirza has donated an autographed Wilson tennis racquet to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, and it is currently being auctioned at ebay.com.The proceeds will

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  Wimbledon: 11 countries, 4 continents, 50,570 miles - journey of Wimbledon balls

  July 10, 2013 8:40 IST

  London, July 10: The tennis balls used at Wimbledon travelled 50,570 miles around the world before they landed on Andy Murray's racket on Centre Court.Slazenger is a quintessentially British sports equipment manufacturer and has been

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  Venus Williams hopeful for return before US Open

  July 09, 2013 7:37 IST

  Washington, Jul 9: Don't count out Venus Williams for a U.S. Open appearance.That is, if her recovery from a lower back injury that forced the former world No. 1 to skip Wimbledon allows her to

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  Two-time defending champ Isner wins at Newport

  July 09, 2013 7:27 IST

  Newport, Jul 9: Two-time defending champ John Isner defeated fellow American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (0), 6-2 on Monday in the opening round of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.The 6-foot-9 (2.05-meter) Isner rode his big

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  Bopanna attains career-best fifth rank

  July 08, 2013 19:10 IST

  New Delhi, July 8: Rohan Bopanna on Monday became the highest-ranked Indian in the world, as he achieved career-best rank of five in the ATP doubles charts.Bopanna with French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin reached the semifinals

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  Murray says he'd prefer to never top ATP rankings

  July 08, 2013 18:54 IST

  London, July 8: Andy Murray won Wimbledon, of course, the first British man in 77 years to do it. He won last year's US Open, too. And an Olympic gold medal.Yet he still sits at

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  Wimbledon: 5 changes since the last British champ

  July 08, 2013 14:10 IST

  London, Jul 8: Five notable changes that took place in Britain in the 77 years that elapsed between Wimbledon titles for Fred Perry and Andy Murray, who ended Britain's drought on Sunday:1. MANY BIRTHDAYS: Queen