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  Brazil Open: Nadal, Nalbandian withdraw

  February 14, 2013 19:33 IST

  Sao Paulo, Feb 14: Rafael Nadal withdrew from doubles at the Brazil Open on Wednesday to rest his sore left knee ahead of his opening singles.Nadal and David Nalbandian of Argentina were to play the

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  Nalbandian begins Brazil Open with 3-set victory

  February 14, 2013 12:58 IST

  Sao Paulo, Feb 14: Argentina's David Nalbandian beat Chilean qualifier Jorge Aguilar 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 in a difficult first-round match at the Brazil Open on Wednesday.Nalbandian smashed 11 aces and broke serve four times to

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  Nadal wins doubles debut at Brazil Open

  February 13, 2013 17:16 IST

  Sao Paulo, Feb 13: Rafael Nadal won his doubles opener on Tuesday at the Brazil Open, his second tournament after a long injury layoff.Nadal teamed up with David Nalbandian of Argentina to beat Spaniards Pablo

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  Nadal targets 2016 Rio Olympics

  February 13, 2013 16:22 IST

  Sao Paulo,Feb 13: Former World No.1 Rafael Nadal has revealed the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has provided him with motivation to continue his career beyond the age of 30.The 11-time Grand Slam winner is competing

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  Serena Williams into 3rd round in Doha

  February 13, 2013 13:08 IST

  Doha, Feb 13: Serena Williams easily reached the third round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday, dominating her opponent with straight-set victories.Williams, who will regain the No. 1 ranking if she reached the semifinals, showed

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  Sharapova into 3rd round in Doha

  February 13, 2013 12:54 IST

  Doha, Feb 13: Maria Sharapova easily reached the third round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday, dispatching French qualifier Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-2.The third-ranked Russian, who won the tournament in her two previous appearances, broke

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  Wozniacki, Ivanovic win in Qatar

  February 12, 2013 11:33 IST

  Doha, Feb 12: Former No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki and Ana Ivanovic eased into the second round of the Qatar Open with straight-set victories Monday.The 10th-ranked Wozniacki beat qualifier Mervana Jugic-Salkic of Bosnia-Herzegovina 6-1, 6-2, while

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  Sijsling upsets Tsonga at ABN AMRO tournament

  February 12, 2013 11:27 IST

  Rotterdam, Feb 12: Dutch wild-card entry Igor Sijsling stunned eighth-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 Monday in the first round of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.Sijsling, who lost in the doubles

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  Nadal loses singles final to Zeballos in Chile

  February 11, 2013 13:37 IST

  Vina Del Mar (Chile), Feb 11: A loss in the final against little-known Argentine Horacio Zeballos was not the way Rafael Nadal wanted to end his comeback tournament after seven months off with an inflamed

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  Italy beats US to progress to Fed Cup semifinals

  February 11, 2013 13:33 IST

  Rimini (Italy), Feb 11: Italy beat the United States 3-2 to progress to the Fed Cup semifinals Sunday after Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci cruised to victory over Varvara Lepchenko and Liezel Huber in the

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  Gasquet beats Paire in Open Sud final

  February 10, 2013 23:16 IST

  Montpellier,France,Feb 10: Frenchman Richard Gasquet beat compatriot Benoit Paire 6-2, 6-3 on Sunday in the Open Sud de France final to win his second title this season.Gasquet broke Paire twice for a 5-2 lead and

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  Some lesser known facts about India's tennis ace Sania Mirza

  September 13, 2015 23:52 IST

  New Delhi: Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, def. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, and Yaroslava Shvedova (4), Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-3. to win US open 2015. It is the second title for the duo after

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  Tennis rebellion ends, all available for Indonesia DC tie

  February 09, 2013 19:53 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 9: The five-week long crisis that rocked Indian tennis ended on Saturday as all the 11 players ended their rebellion and made themselves available for the tie against Indonesia, a day after

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  Li Na to miss Qatar Open

  February 08, 2013 17:14 IST

  Doha, Feb 8: Li Na has pulled out of next week's Qatar Open because of the ankle injury she sustained in the Australia Open final.Qatar organizers say Timea Babos will replace Li in the main

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  Somdev exits ATP Zagreb Indoor C'ship

  February 07, 2013 23:15 IST

  Zagreb, Feb 7: Somdev Devvarman gave a huge scare to world number 29 Jergen Melzer before bowing out in the second round of the ATP Zagreb Indoor championships here on Thursday.The unseeded Indian, whose 2012

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  AITA reject players' fresh demands

  February 07, 2013 16:32 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 7: The AITA today outrightly rejected the rebel players' fresh demands, saying their inclusion in the Executive or Selection Committees is not possible unless they enter the national federation through elections.AITA also

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  Nadal starts comeback; French 'light years' away

  February 07, 2013 11:58 IST

  Vina Del Mar (Chile), Feb 7: Rafael Nadal has taken a few shaky steps in a comeback he hopes will give him a fighting chance of winning his eighth French Open title.After being away from

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  Nadal makes winning return with doubles

  February 06, 2013 17:07 IST

  Vina Del Mar, Chile, Feb 6: Now that he finally has a competitive match under his belt after seven months on the sidelines, Rafael Nadal wants to stop talking about his injured left knee.Nadal ,

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  Venus Williams pulls out of Qatar Open

  February 06, 2013 15:39 IST

  Doha,Feb 6: Venus Williams has withdrawn from next week's Qatar Open due to an ongoing lower back injury. Venus has been hampered by back problems since the Australian Open. She was forced to miss the

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  Nadal's knee may bother him until end of month

  February 05, 2013 16:49 IST

  Vina Del Mar, Chile, Feb 5 : Rafael Nadal's ailing left knee may continue to bother him until the end of the month, his coach said Monday.Nadal practiced for 90 minutes with Nicolas Massu of

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  Davis Cup: Czechs, Italy advance, Spain loses

  February 04, 2013 15:02 IST

  London, Feb 4: Tomas Berdych had enough energy left after a record-setting doubles match to put defending champion Czech Republic into the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup on Sunday, while Italy beat Croatia in the

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  Kirilenko wins Pattaya Open

  February 03, 2013 18:51 IST

  Pattaya,Thailand,Feb 3: Second-seeded Maria Kirilenko of Russia won the Pattaya Open on Sunday by coming from a set down to beat Sabine Lisicki.Kirilenko dominated a third set tiebreaker to defeat the fifth-seeded German 5-7, 6-1,

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  Davis Cup World Group results

  February 03, 2013 18:07 IST

  Rome, Feb 3: Following are the Davis Cup World Group first round results till Saturday:At Vancouver (Hardcourt-indoors):Canada 2 Spain 1: Milos Raonic (Canada) bt Albert Ramos (Spain) 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4, 6-4; Frank Dancevic (Canada) bt

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  Nadal keeps expectations low before comeback

  February 03, 2013 17:53 IST

  Vina Del Mar,Feb 3: Rafael Nadal says he's not focused on winning his first match in eight months when he returns next week at the Chile Open.The result was not as important for now as

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  South Korea hammers India 4-1 in Davis Cup

  February 03, 2013 20:29 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 3: A charged up V.M. Ranjeet put up a spirited fight before losing while Vijayant Malik suffered a tame defeat as India, without its top players, lost the Asia/Oceania Group I Davis

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  Davis Cup: Paes-Raja make it 1-2 for India against Korea

  February 02, 2013 18:48 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 2: Leander Paes and rookie Purav Raja pulled off a stunning win in the doubles against South Korea as India made it 1-2 on the second day of the Asia/Oceania Group I

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  Davis Cup: Disappointing start by India, South Korea lead 2-0

  February 01, 2013 17:22 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 1: It was a disappointing start to India's Davis Cup campaign as Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan was hammered in the first singles while Vijayant Malik, after putting up a valiant fight, conceded the second

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  India faces a stern test against Korea

  January 31, 2013 16:04 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 31: Thrust into action courtesy a controversy, it will be a test of nerves and skills for the Indian rookies when they take on South Korea in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group