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  Ranjeet faces Cho in tie opener against Korea

  January 31, 2013 15:46 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 31: V.M. Ranjeet will open India's Davis Cup campaign against an unranked but talented Min Hyeok Cho of Korea in the Asia/Oceania Group I tie, beginning in New Delhi on Friday.India number

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  Top seed Ivanovic saved by rain delay in Pattaya

  January 30, 2013 23:41 IST

  Pattaya,Thailand, JAN 30: Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic was saved by the rain which caused her first-round match with Ayumi Morita to be suspended in the third set in the Pattaya Open on Tuesday.The Japanese player was

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  Game is bigger than all: Paes

  January 30, 2013 14:56 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 30: Veteran India tennis star Leander Paes does not see anything wrong in players discussing their grievances with the association but says the sport should not suffer in the process.Eleven top players

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  Paes backs his young Davis Cup side against Koreans

  January 29, 2013 23:12 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 29: India's star tennis player Leander Paes backed his young teammates in the young Davis Cup side and hoped the rookies would punch above their weight against the tough South Koreans in

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  Paes hunts for a new doubles partner

  January 29, 2013 22:28 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 29: India's top tennis player Leander Paes is looking for a new doubles partner after his team mate Radek Stepanek underwent a spinal surgery Monday.“Radek underwent a spinal surgery Monday. Today he

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  Zakopalova beats Medina Garrigues at Open GDF Suez

  January 28, 2013 23:47 IST

  Paris, Jan 28: Eighth-seeded Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic beat Anabel Medina Garrigues 2-6, 7-5, 6-0 Monday in the first round of the Open GDF Suez.Zakopalova needed 2 hours, 17 minutes to get the

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  Djokovic creates history, first man to win three consecutive Australian Open titles

  January 27, 2013 21:27 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 27 : Novak Djokovic became the first man in the Open era to win three consecutive Australian titles when he beat Andy Murray 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2 in Sunday's final.Little wonder

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  China expects Li Na to spark tennis boom

  January 27, 2013 17:04 IST

  Beijing, Jan 27: Chinese tennis boss Sun Jinfang Sunday gave the thumbs up to a gritty Li Na and expected the 30-year-old star to inspire more youngsters to take to the sport.World No.1 Victoria Azarenka

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  Gajdosova-Ebden take mixed doubles title

  January 27, 2013 15:52 IST

  Melbourne,Jan 27: Wildcard entrants Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden combined to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Czech pair Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak on Sunday.The Australian pair

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  Bryans win record 13th Grand Slam doubles title

  January 26, 2013 19:06 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 26: Mike and Bob Bryan have captured their record 13th Grand Slam doubles title, defeating the Dutch team of Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling in the Australian Open final 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday.The

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  Azarenka beats Li Na to win Australian Open title

  January 26, 2013 17:50 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 26: Victoria Azarenka has won back-to-back Australian Open titles, beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a dramatic final that contained a break for fireworks and two medical timeouts.Li tumbled twice to the

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  Tired Murray to face Djokovic in final

  January 26, 2013 15:57 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 26: Andy Murray spent four hours to beat Roger Federer for the first time in a Grand Slam match. The Scot admitted that he would need decent rest to recover from the fractious

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  Errani, Vinci triumph at Australian Open

  January 25, 2013 23:53 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 25: The top-seeded pair of Sara Errani and Robert Vinci won their first Australian Open women's doubles title by beating local team of Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacque here Friday.Barty and Dellacqua broke

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  Murray advances to Australian Open men's final

  January 26, 2013 7:06 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 25: Andy Murray has finally beaten Roger Federer at a Grand Slam.U.S. Open champion Murray stayed in the hunt for a second consecutive major with a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2

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  Azarenka's controversial win puts Li in leading position

  January 25, 2013 18:58 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 25: Reigning champion Victoria Azarenka needs to defend her reputation after she took a controversial semi-final victory, beating American teenager Sloane Stephens.And the only way she can achieve that goal is to beat

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  Italian pair win Australian Open doubles title

  January 25, 2013 15:26 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 25: Top-seeded Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy have won the first Australian Open title of 2013, beating the unseeded Australian pair of Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 for

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  Azarenka to meet Li Na in Aus Open final

  January 24, 2013 14:52 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 24:  Victoria Azarenka overcame some anxiety, a sore left knee, and a slew of frustrating forehand errors before defeating American teenager Sloane Stephens to reach the Australian Open final against Li Na.For the

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  Australian Open: Stephens stuns Williams

  January 23, 2013 22:48 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 23: Sloane Stephens, seeded 29th, pulled off the biggest surprise of the Australian Open so far beating Serena Williams in the quarterfinals here Wednesday.Stephens, 19, gained revenge on Williams for her defeat in

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  Federer edges Tsonga in Australian Open quarterfinals

  January 23, 2013 19:54 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 23: Four-time Australian Open champion Roger Federer edged out seventh-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 to reach his 10th consecutive semifinal here at the Melbourne Park Wednesday.Tsonga unleashed a barrage

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  19-year-old US girl beats Serena Williams at Aus Open

  January 23, 2013 14:54 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 23: Serena Williams' dominating run at the majors is over.  American teenager Sloane Stephens is headed to the semifinals of the Australian Open. Williams hurt her back in the eighth game of the

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  Rohan Bopanna out of Australian Open after mixed doubles loss

  January 23, 2013 11:24 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 23: It was curtains for Rohan Bopanna at this year's Australian Open after the Indian and his Chinese Taipei partner Su-Wei Hsieh made an exit from the mixed doubles event following a straight-set

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  Australian Open: Ferrer beats Almagro to reach semis

  January 22, 2013 18:39 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 22: David Ferrer fought from two sets down to beat his Spanish Davis Cup teammate Nicolas Almagro to book a semifinal spot at the Melbourne Park here Tuesday.Tenth-seeded Almagro served for the match

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  Li Na reaches her third Australian Open semis

  January 22, 2013 16:31 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 22: Former French Open champion Li Na knocked out fourth-seeded Polish Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets to reach her third Australian Open semifinals here Tuesday.The Chinese top player's 7-5, 6-3 victory will set

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  Australian Open: Bhupathi-Petrova in quarterfinals of mixed doubles

  January 22, 2013 15:53 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 22: Veteran Mahesh Bhupathi entered the mixed doubles quarterfinals with partner Nadia Petrova of Russia after coming back from a set down to register a 3-6 6-2 10-5 win over Katarina Srebotnik of

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  Beauties with elan and speed at Australian Open

  January 22, 2013 14:37 IST

  New Delhi: When the sun shines, the beauties come out - and there's no exception at the Australian Open.  The most beautiful women of tennis have descended for the Australian Open with bags packed full

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  Australian Open: Murray reaches quarter-finals

  January 21, 2013 17:46 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 21: Third-seeded Andy Murray advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open here at the Melbourne Park Monday with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 win over Frenchman Gilles Simon.The 14th-seeded Simon took a marathon

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  Australian Open: Serena advances to quarterfinals

  January 21, 2013 15:24 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 21: Serena Williams continued her run toward a third consecutive major title by beating Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-0 on Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.Williams has lost only one match

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  Australian Open: Sania-Bryan win, Bhupathi-Nestor lose

  January 21, 2013 14:20 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 21: India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Bob Bryan beat the American pair of Abigail Spears and Scott Lipsky 4-6, 6-1, 10-4 in the second round of mixed doubles here at the