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  Tipsarevic ends Hewitt's Australian Open campaign

  January 14, 2013 17:35 IST

  Melbourne,Jan 14: Former No. 1-ranked Lleyton Hewitt's record 17th consecutive Australian Open campaign ended in a 7-6 (4), 7-5, 6-3 first round loss to eighth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia on Monday night.The closest Hewitt has

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  Sharapova starts Australian Open with 6-0, 6-0 win

  January 14, 2013 16:59 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 14: Maria Sharapova finished her first match of the year in 55 minutes Monday, cruising to a 6-0, 6-0 win over Olga Puchkova to start proceedings on center court at the Australian

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  Australian Open: Somdev beats higher ranked Phau

  January 14, 2013 15:30 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 14: Somdev Devvarman, who is leading a rebellion against the All India Tennis Association (AITA) demanding better playing conditions in the Davis Cup, started his Australian Open campaign on a winning note. He

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  Federer fresh for another Australian Open

  January 13, 2013 23:02 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 13:  Two days before the start of the Australia Open, tennis great Roger Federer is as serenely sure of himself as ever.The 31-year-old world No.2 hasn't yet competed in 2013. Instead of playing

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  Somdev slams AITA's unprofessional conduct

  January 12, 2013 17:57 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 12: Indian tennis player Somdev Devvarman, who led a rebellion against the All India Tennis Association (AITA), said that the association has been acting in an unprofessional manner in handling their demands.AITA

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  Vesnina wins first WTA title in Hobart

  January 12, 2013 17:06 IST

  Hobart, Jan 12: Russia's Elena Vesnina won the first WTA singles title of her career here Saturday, beating Mona Barthel of Germany in straight sets in the final.World No. 68 Vesnina, who had lost her

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  AITA forms committee to look into concerns of rebel players

  January 12, 2013 16:49 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 12: The All India Tennis Association (AITA) will form a high-level committee to look into the issues raised by the rebel players who have made themselves unavailable for next month's Davis Cup

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  AITA snubs rebels, picks second-string team for Davis Cup

  January 11, 2013 15:24 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 11: The All India Tennis Association was today forced to pick a depleted squad for the Davis Cup tie against South Korea, snubbing the eight revolting players who refused to make themselves

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  Hewitt beats Raonic, del Potro advances at Kooyong

  January 09, 2013 18:43 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 9: Former No. 1-ranked Lleyton Hewitt beat big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (4) at the Kooyong Classic on Wednesday, progressing to a semifinal against Tomas Berdych.The 31-year-old Hewitt, who is preparing

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  Easy win for Paire and Wawrinka

  January 06, 2013 22:19 IST

  Chennai, Jan 6: Benoit Paire (France) and Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) easily won the doubles title defeating Germans Andre Begemann and Martin Emmerich 6-2, 6-1, in a rather disappointing 56-minute final of the Chennai Open tennis

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  Radwanska reaches quarterfinals in Auckland

  January 06, 2013 17:18 IST

  Auckland,New Zealand, JAN 6: Polish world No.4 Agnieszka Radwanska advanced easily to the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic women's tennis tournament on Wednesday, beating Simona Halep of Romania 6-3, 6-1 in the second round.Top-seeded Radwanska

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  Murray defends Brisbane title

  January 06, 2013 16:44 IST

  Brisbane,Jan 6: Andy Murray has kicked off 2013 with a successful back-to-back win of Brisbane International titles, holding off the up-and-coming Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 7—6 (0), 6—4 in Sunday's final.The 21—year—old Dimitrov raced to a

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  Spain triumph in Hopman Cup

  January 06, 2013 13:54 IST

  Perth, Jan 6: Spain clinched a 2-1 win over Serbia to bag their fourth Hopman Cup tennis event here Sunday.The mixed double match that started Saturday night and finished early Sunday proved to be a

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  Andy Murray reaches Brisbane final

  January 05, 2013 18:53 IST

  Brisbane, Jan 5: Andy Murray is back where he kicked off his breakthrough 2012 season and his working partnership with Ivan Lendl, only one win away from successfully defending his title at the Brisbane International.

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  Radwanska, Wickmayer to meet in Auckland final

  January 04, 2013 14:10 IST

  Auckland, Jan 4: World No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska was taken to tiebreaks in both sets by unheralded American Jamie Hampton before edging her way into the final of the ASB Tennis Classic.Top-seeded Radwanska had dropped

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  Aircel ATP Tennis: Bhupathi, Nestor bow out

  January 03, 2013 23:48 IST

  Chennai, Jan 3: The Indian challenge in the Aircel ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament effectively ended when top seeded duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Canadian Daniel Nestor, playing in their first event together, went down

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  Radwanska reaches semifinals in Auckland

  January 03, 2013 16:07 IST

  Wellington, Jan 3: Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska beat Russia's Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-3 after a lengthy rain delay on Thursday to advance to semifinals of the ASB Classic.The fourth-ranked Pole kept her composure when the players

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  No. 1-ranked Azarenka into Brisbane semifinals

  January 03, 2013 16:00 IST

  Brisbane, Jan 3: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka wasted no time in a 6-1, 6-0 win over Kazakh qualifier Ksenia Pervak on Thursday, setting up a possible semifinal showdown with Serena Williams at the Brisbane International.Azarenka, the

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  Isner out of Hopman Cup with knee injury

  January 03, 2013 15:52 IST

  Perth, Jan 3: John Isner withdrew from the Hopman Cup on Thursday with a right knee injury, ending the American team's chances of reaching the final of the eight-country tournament and handing a championship berth

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  Aircel ATP tennis: Somdev, Prakash through to second round

  January 01, 2013 23:39 IST

  Chennai, Jan 1: Indians Somdev Devvarman and Prakash Amritraj scripted fairytale victories to advance to the second round of the Aircel ATP Chennai Open tennis tournament here Tuesday.Devvarman, the 27-year-old wild card entry and on

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  Serena Williams advances in Brisbane

  January 01, 2013 17:42 IST

  Brisbane, Jan 1 :  Serena Williams carried her relentless winning form into the New Year with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Alize Cornet at the Brisbane International on Tuesday after Maria Sharapova withdrew and two

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  Sharapova withdraws from Brisbane International

  January 01, 2013 13:10 IST

  Brisbane, Jan 1: Maria Sharapova has injured her right collarbone and decided to withdraw from the Brisbane International as a precaution ahead of the Australian Open.The French Open champion pulled out of the Brisbane tournament

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  Radwanska advances at ASB Classic

  January 01, 2013 13:03 IST

  Auckland, Jan 1: World No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland swept past former champion Greta Arn 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday to reach the second round of the ASB Classic.The 23-year-old Radwanska took just over 70

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  2012 was one of my best years in ATP circuit: Bopanna

  December 31, 2012 20:31 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 31: He was unwittingly dragged into the biggest controversy to rock Indian tennis in 2012, but ace doubles player Rohan Bopanna still considers the past 12 months as “one of the best”

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  ATP Chennai tennis: Focus on top four

  December 30, 2012 21:59 IST

  Chennai, Dec 30: Czech Davis Cup star and World No.6 Tomas Berdych has a great chance to not only live up to his reputation but also begin the New Year with a title triumph at

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  Petkovic injured, to miss Australian Open

  December 30, 2012 15:32 IST

  Canberra,Dec 30: Germany's Andrea Petkovic suffered a knee injury at the ongoing Hopman Cup and will miss next month's Australian Open.The former top 10 player left the court in tears as she retired from her

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  Yuki, Somdev get tough openers at Chennai Open

  December 29, 2012 20:09 IST

  Chennai,Dec 29: India's singles challengers at the Chennai Open on Saturday drew tough first round opponents as Yuki Bhambri was pitted against world number 56 Dutch Robin Haase while comeback man Somdev Devvarman will open

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  Spain opens Hopman Cup by beating South Africa

  December 29, 2012 16:01 IST

  Perth,Dec 29: Spain clinched a 2-1 victory over South Africa in the Hopman Cup team tennis tournament on Saturday after winning the mixed doubles 6-4, 6-7 (3), 10-8.Kevin Anderson had given South Africa the lead