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  Australian Open: Radwanska marches into quarters

  January 21, 2013 9:49 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 21: Agnieszka Radwanska won her 13th consecutive match of the year, advancing to the quarter-finals of the women's singles at the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Ana Ivanovic.The fourth seed,

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  Djokovic outlasts Wawrinka in 5-hour epic

  January 20, 2013 23:51 IST

  Melbourne,Jan 20: Novak Djokovic got a huge scare from 15th-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka before hanging on for a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 12-10 win on Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.Djokovic

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  Australian Open: Bhupathi-Petrova enter second round

  January 20, 2013 18:30 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 20: Mahesh Bhupathi with Russian partner Nadia Petrova entered the mixed doubles second round at the Australian Open, defeating Anastasia Rodionova and Jean-Julien Roger here Sunday.The Indo-Russian duo eased past the Australian-Dutch pairing

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  Ferrer advances to Australian Open quarterfinals

  January 20, 2013 17:39 IST

  Melbourne,Jan 20: Fourth-seeded David Ferrer advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 win on Sunday over an error-prone Kei Nishikori of Japan.Nishikori made 65 unforced errors in the match, while Ferrer

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  Tipsarevic's retirement sends Almagro into quarters

  January 20, 2013 16:25 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 20: Tenth seed Nicolas Almagro will meet fellow Spaniard David Ferrrer in the men's singles quarterfinals at the Australian Open after his fourth-round opponent Janko Tipsarevic retired injured here Sunday.The eighth-seeded Serb Tipsarevic

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  Sharapova to meet Makarova in Australian Open quarterfinals

  January 20, 2013 15:48 IST

  Melbourne,Jan 20: Maria Sharapova beat Kirsten Flipkens 6-1, 6-0 on Sunday to continue a dominant and unparalleled run to the Australian Open quarterfinals.The No. 2-ranked Sharapova conceded only five games en route to the quarterfinals,

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  Australian Open: Murray overcomes Berankis to reach last 16

  January 19, 2013 19:01 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 19: Andy Murray extended his Grand Slam winning streak to 10 matches and reached the fourth round at the Australian Open here Saturday after beating practice partner Ricardas Berankis 6-3, 6-4, 7-5.Murray and

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  Australian Open: Federer notches straight-sets win over Tomic

  January 19, 2013 18:21 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 19: Roger Federer crushed young Australian Bernard Tomic 6-4, 7-6, 6-1 to reach the fourth round at the Australian Open here Saturday.The 17-time Grand Slam champion marched to a clinical 118-minute victory and

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  Australian Open: Bhupathi wins in doubles but Bopanna loses

  January 19, 2013 18:06 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 19: It was a mixed morning for the Indians in the men's doubles at the Australian Open Saturday. Mahesh Bhupathi and his Serbian-born Canadian partner Daniel Nestor cruised into third round, while Rohan

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  Australian Open: Sania-Bob Bryan advance to second round

  January 18, 2013 23:01 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 18: Third seeds Sania Mirza and Bob Bryan cruised into the second round of the mixed doubles at the Australian Open here Friday with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Australia's Samantha Stosur and

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  AITA takes exception to dubbing Davis Cup team 'third rate'

  January 18, 2013 23:22 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 18: All India Tennis Association (AITA) Friday took a serious view of its own vice president dubbing the Davis Cup squad to play Korea as “third rate” while the union sports ministry

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  Djokovic slams Armstrong; defends tennis testing

  January 18, 2013 17:31 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 18: Novak Djokovic has slammed Lance Armstrong's long-delayed doping admissions, saying the seven-time Tour de France winner is a disgrace to cycling and “should suffer for his lies.”At the same time, the

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  Australian Open: Li Na breezes into fourth round

  January 18, 2013 17:12 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 18: Sixth-seeded Chinese Li Na advanced to the fourth round at the Australian Open here Friday with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Sorana Cirstea of Romania.China's No.1 got an early break against her

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  Australian Open: Radwanska in fourth round

  January 18, 2013 15:29 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 18: Fourth-seeded Angieszka Radwanska won her 12th match in a row and reached the fourth round of the women's singles at the Australian Open here Friday with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Britain's

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  Australian Open: Djokovic continues to dominate

  January 18, 2013 15:18 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 18: Defending champion Novak Djokovic beat Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 to win his 17th consecutive match at the Australian Open here Friday.The 34-year-old Stepanek, ranked 34th in the world,

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  Federer advances to 3rd round at Australian Open

  January 17, 2013 18:35 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 17: With the sun setting at the end of a torridly hot day at the Australian Open, Roger Federer ensured he made the most of a favorable evening draw.Wearing bright pink shoelaces, Federer

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  Andy Murray keeps his cool on a hot day

  January 17, 2013 16:01 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 17: On a sizzling hot day at the Australian Open it was, perhaps, fitting for Andy Murray to be talking about short shorts.And the weather, of course.After soaking in an ice bath to

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  Williams, Azarenka into 3rd round in Australian Open

  January 17, 2013 15:54 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 17: Apart from a swollen lip that helped take her mind off her injured right ankle, Serena Williams emerged unscathed from her second-round win at the Australian Open.Summoning all her experience from 15

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  Wozniacki advances to 3rd round at Australian Open

  January 17, 2013 15:48 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 17: Caroline Wozniacki defeated Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-1, 6-4 on Thursday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.Wozniacki played her 72-minute match during the hottest part of the afternoon

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  Australian Open: No 2 seeds Paes, Stepanek knocked out

  January 17, 2013 13:38 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 17: Reigning champions Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek were knocked out in the first round of the men's doubles at the Australian Open here Thursday. They lost 3-6, 5-7 to

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  Aus Open: Djokovic advances to 3rd round

  January 16, 2013 19:57 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 16: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic continued his bid for a third straight Australian Open title with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 second-round win over American Ryan Harrison on Wednesday night.Djokovic, who has won the title

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  Radwanska rolls into 3rd round at Australian Open

  January 16, 2013 12:05 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 16: Agnieszka Radwanska extended the best winning streak of the year to 11 matches as she rolled into the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Romania's Irina-Camelia

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  Ferrer into third round at Melbourne Park

  January 16, 2013 11:59 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 16: Fourth-seeded David Ferrer has beaten American lucky loser Tim Smyczek 6-0, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.The 30-year-old Ferrer took advantage of 77 unforced errors

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  Injured again, Baker out of Australian Open

  January 16, 2013 11:52 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 16: After being sidelined with injuries for nearly six years, Brian Baker was finally back on the tennis court with a second chance at a professional career.Playing in his first Australian Open at

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  Berdych advances to 3rd round at Australian Open

  January 16, 2013 11:46 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 16: Former Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych advanced to the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 win over Guillaume Rufin of France on Wednesday.Serving for the match, Berdych double-faulted

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  Li Na advances to 3rd round at Australian Open

  January 16, 2013 11:39 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 16: Li Na has advanced to the third round of the Australian Open for the fourth consecutive year with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Olga Govortsova of Belarus on Wednesday.The 2011 French Open

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  Australian Open: Sania Mirza knocked out of women's doubles

  January 16, 2013 10:34 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 16: India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands crashed out in the first round of the women's doubles at the Australian Open tennis, losing to Spaniards Silvia Soler Espinosa and Carla

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  Murray crushes Haase in Australian Open

  January 15, 2013 14:37 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 15: Andy Murray claimed an easy victory in the first round of the Australian Open here Tuesday beating Dutchman Robin Haase 6-3, 6-1 and 6-3 in one hour and 37 minutes.The third-seeded Scot