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  Williams wins 2nd straight Family Circle

  April 08, 2013 13:05 IST

  Charleston, Apr 8: Serena Williams rallied past Jelena Jankovic 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 on Sunday to win her 15th straight match and second consecutive title at the Family Circle Cup.It was the second straight tournament where

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  Berlocq beats Simon to put Argentina in Davis semi

  April 08, 2013 13:00 IST

  Buenos Aires, Apr 8: Carlos Berlocq defeated Frenchman Gilles Simon on Sunday in the deciding singles match to put Argentina into the Davis Cup semifinals.Berlocq won 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to delight the rowdy crowd

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  Davis Cup: India complete clean sweep

  April 07, 2013 19:19 IST

  Bangalore, Apr 7: Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri used their heavy artillery to complete the formalities in the reverse singles and author a 5-0 win for India against Indonesia in the Asia-Oceania Davis Cup Group

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  Jaideep Mukherjea becomes ITPA chief

  April 07, 2013 11:22 IST

  Bangalore, Apr 7 : Former Davis Cupper Jaideep Mukherjea was today appointed President of the newly-formed Indian Tennis Players Association (ITPA) while Leander Paes was surprisingly named as one of three Vice Presidents.The ITPA had

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  Canada takes 2-1 lead over Italy in Davis Cup

  April 07, 2013 9:45 IST

  Vancouver, Apr 7: Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil recorded a 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 3-6, 15-13 win over Italy's Fabio Fognini and Daniele Braccaili in the doubles on Saturday to give Canada a 2-1 lead in

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  Italy, Canada deadlocked 1-1 in Davis Cup quarterfinals

  April 06, 2013 23:06 IST

  Vancouver, Apr 6: Italy and Canada split their opening day matches in their Davis Cup quarterfinal tie in British Columbia as each team's top singles player, Milos Raonic and Andreas Seppi, came through to earn

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  India has good potential: Paes

  April 06, 2013 22:39 IST

  Bangalore, Apr 6: Veteran Leander Paes ha emphasissed that it was team unity as much as individual performances that helped India take an unbeatable 3-0 lead over Indonesia in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I

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  Davis Cup: Argentina-France tied at 1-1

  April 06, 2013 13:21 IST

  Buenos Aires, April 6: Juan Monaco defeated Gilles Simon 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-4 to leave the Argentina-France tied at 1-1 after the first two singles in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga earned France a 1-0

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  Mahesh Bhupathi signs on tennis champion world No 2 Andy Murray

  April 05, 2013 18:55 IST

  London, Fri Apr 05: Indian tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi and renowned British entrepreneur and television producer Simon Fuller have joined hands and launched XIX Globosport, a new international sport and entertainment venture, that has signed

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  Paes feeling young at 39

  April 04, 2013 19:24 IST

  Bangalore, Apr 4: Even after 23 years of Davis Cup tennis, Leander Paes feels he is still young enough to continue since the tricolour and the very thought of representing India provides him all the

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  Williams makes transition to clay with win

  April 03, 2013 10:01 IST

  Charleston, South Carolina, Apr 3: Serena Williams only had three days to make the transition from hard courts to clay, and it showed a few times as she won her opening match at the Family

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  Tipsarevic, Youzhny to play in Kremlin Cup'

  April 02, 2013 18:27 IST

  Moscow, Apr 2: Janko Tipsarevic and Mikhail Youzhny are likely to feature in this year's Kremlin Cup, a Russian tennis official said Tuesday, an early boost for a tournament that typically struggles to attract the

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  Somdev geared up for Davis Cup tie

  April 02, 2013 10:48 IST

  Bangalore, April 2: The refurbished KSLTA courts here received the thumbs up from Somdev Devvarman who will be leading Indian challenge against Indonesia in the Asia-Oceania Davis Cup tie here this weekend."It is more like

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  Andy Murray beats Ferrer to win Sony Open title

  April 01, 2013 10:04 IST

  Key Biscayne, Florida, Apr 1: Andy Murray save a championship point before rallying past David Ferrer 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (1) in the final of the Sony Open on Sunday.One point from defeat in the last

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  Serena Williams beats Sharapova in Sony Open final

  March 31, 2013 12:27 IST

  Key Biscayne, Florida, Mar 31: Serena Williams danced to the crowd's roar, spinning and grinning, hopping and waving, then spinning some more.If her victory celebration on the stadium court seemed well-rehearsed, it was. She earned

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  Pak player Aisam wins Miami Open men's doubles

  March 31, 2013 12:22 IST

  Palm Beach, Florida, March 31: Pakistani  tennis player Aisamul Haq Qureshi alongwith his Dutch partner Jean-Julien Rojer won the men's doubles title at the Miami Masters tennis tournament here on Saturday.Aisam and Rojer  beat the

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  Berdych to skip Davis Cup tie

  March 30, 2013 19:41 IST

  Prague, Mar 30: Tomas Berdych will miss holders the Czech Republic's Davis Cup semifinal against Kazakhstan next weekend due to an injured shoulder."I felt a deep pain in my shoulder. It was clear that I

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  Murray, Ferrer advance to Sony Open final

  March 30, 2013 11:22 IST

  Key Biscayne, Florida, Mar 30: Andy Murray returned to the final of Sony Open with a 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-2 win Friday over No. 8-seeded Richard Gasquet.Murray lost a set for the first time in

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  Williams to face Sharapova in Miami final

  March 29, 2013 16:05 IST

  Miami, Mar 29: For l, reaching the Miami Masters finals has been less than a struggle.Winning, however, has proved elusive. But the third-ranked Russian, who has lost four final appearances at Key Biscayne over her

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  Sharapova beats Errani in Sony Open quarters

  March 28, 2013 10:19 IST

  Key Biscayne, Mar 28: The grunts were long and loud in the final game, as if Maria Sharapova was pushing a couch across nearby Crandon Beach.Trying to winning the Sony Open must feel that way

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  Sania, Bethanie lose to top seeds

  March 27, 2013 15:49 IST

  Miami (Florida), Mar 27: Top seeds Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci defeated Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-1, 6-4 to enter the women's doubles semifinals at the Sony Open tennis event here.The Italian pair shut

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  Indonesia names Davis Cup squad for India tie

  March 27, 2013 12:05 IST

  Bangalore, March 27:  The National Tennis Association of Indonesia named its squad for the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I first round play-off against India to be played at the KSLTA Stadium here April 5-7.The team

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  Djokovic upset by Tommy Haas at Key Biscayne

  March 27, 2013 9:48 IST

  Key Biscayne, Mar 27: Three-time champion Novak Djokovic lost to Tommy Haas, 6-2, 6-4 Tuesday in the fourth round of the Sony Open.The defeat ended Djokovic's 14-match winning streak at Key Biscayne, where he won

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  Serena Williams advances to Key Biscayne semis

  March 27, 2013 9:43 IST

  Key Biscayne, Mar 27: Five-time champion Serena Williams advanced Tuesday to the Sony Open semifinals and equaled the women's record for career victories in the tournament by beating No. 5-seeded Li Na 6-3, 7-6 (5).The

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  Tomic back in Australian Davis Cup team

  March 27, 2013 9:39 IST

  Melbourne, Mar 27: Bernard Tomic is back in Australia's Davis Cup team to play Uzbekistan in an Asia-Oceania second-round match.Team captain Pat Rafter, who had suspended Tomic before the country's 5-0 win over Taiwan in

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  Serena Williams rallies to 3-set win at Sony Open

  March 26, 2013 10:32 IST

  Key Biscayne, Florida, Mar 26: Serena Williams' match was more than an hour old Monday before she began providing a soundtrack for her comeback."Come on!" she shouted at her fist through gritted teeth. Her demeanor

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  Somdev, Paes and Bhupathi out of Miami Masters

  March 25, 2013 14:19 IST

  Miami, Mar 25: It was a day to forget for Indian tennis as Somdev Devvarman, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi were all knocked out of the ATP Miami Masters here, losing their respective singles and

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  Maria Sharapova reaches 4th round at Key Biscayne

  March 25, 2013 13:19 IST

  Keu Biscane, Florida, Mar 25 :  Mired in a marathon game midway through the opening set, Maria Sharapova wore down her opponent with characteristic resolve and relentlessness, then won the last point without hitting a