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  Murray loses to Tipsarevic in Abu Dhabi

  December 28, 2012 15:43 IST

  Abu Dhabi, Dec 28:  Andy Murray had a shaky start to his preparations for the 2013 season Thursday, losing in straight sets to Janko Tipsarevic in the opening match of the World Tennis Championship exhibition

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  Sharapova to play despite neck injury

  December 27, 2012 16:10 IST

  Brisbane, Dec 27: Maria Sharapova has assured organizers of the Brisbane International tennis event that she will start her Australian Open preparations at the tournament despite her withdrawal from a South Korean exhibition this week

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  Murray no longer feeling under pressure to win

  December 27, 2012 0:07 IST

  Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Dec 26:  Andy Murray is feeling less pressure after winning his first Grand Slam title and credits coach Ivan Lendl with having made the difference at the U.S. Open.The third-ranked

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  Wawrinka eyes second Chennai Open title

  December 25, 2012 23:58 IST

  Chennai, Dec 24: World No.17 tennis player Stanislas Wawrinka is one of those players who couldn't be happier to start the New Year with the Aircel Chennai Open.In 2011, Wawrinka won his third career ATP

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  Nadal pulls out of Abu Dhabi with stomach bug

  December 25, 2012 23:33 IST

  Madrid,Dec 25: Rafael Nadal says doctors have ordered him to pull out of what was to have been his first comeback tournament after a seven-month hiatus nursing a knee injury.The 26-year-old Spaniard said on his

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  Australian Open ups prize money for early losers

  December 20, 2012 15:56 IST

  Melbourne, Dec 20: Australian Open organizers say early-round losers at January's Australian Open will receive a significant pay rise as part of what they say is the biggest purse in tennis history. Responding to player

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  ATP opposes US Open switch to Monday men's final

  December 17, 2012 19:09 IST

  London, Dec 17: The ATP opposes the U.S. Open's switch to a Monday final in 2013 and is not satisfied with the prize money increase for the tournament.The U.S. Tennis Association announced last Friday that

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  Mitchell, Bobusic win Australian Open wildcards

  December 17, 2012 19:04 IST

  Melbourne, Dec 17: Australians Ben Mitchell and Bojana Bobusic earned wildcard entries into the main draw of next month's Australian Open when they won the men's and women's finals of the wildcard playoff tournament on

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  Saina reaches semis of World Super Series Finals

  December 14, 2012 22:11 IST

  Shenzhen (China), Dec 14:  Saina Nehwal looks all set to cap a remarkable year on a high as the ace Indian shuttler reached the semifinals of the BWF World Super Series Finals with a fine

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  Devvarman, Bhambri get wildcards for Chennai Open

  December 13, 2012 15:34 IST

  Chennai, Dec 13: Indian tennis players Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri have been granted wildcard entries into the main draw of the Chennai Open.The tournament will be held at the SDAT Nungambakkam Tennis Stadium from

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  Retirement not on my mind: Serena Williams

  December 08, 2012 20:35 IST

  Sao Paulo, Dec 8: Tennis star Serena Williams says she has no plans for retirement and feels fortunate to be still travelling the world and doing what she loves.After struggling at the start of the

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  Federer hopes to play 2016 Games in Rio

  December 07, 2012 14:07 IST

  Sao Paulo, Dec 7: Roger Federer says he won't play as often in the next few years and hopes to compete in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The 31-year-old Federer says he'll be

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  Almagro beats Roddick in Miami exhibition final

  December 03, 2012 14:22 IST

  Key Biscayne, Florida, Dec 3: Nicolas Almagro beat Andy Roddick 6-4, 7-5 in the Miami Tennis Cup exhibition final on Sunday. Roddick, who retired at the U.S. Open, was broken once in each set. He

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  Bhupathi says 2013 would be his last year on tour

  December 02, 2012 23:51 IST

  Kolkata, Dec 2: Indian doubles tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi today said 2013 would be his last year on tour as he has retirement in mind.“I've had a great career. I don't enjoy leaving my baby

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  Murray, Sharapova favourites for Australian Open

  November 27, 2012 23:49 IST

  Melbourne, Nov 27: The Australian Open tennis tournament director has tipped Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova to win the singles titles at the first Grand Slam of 2013.World No.1 Novak Djokovic looks to defend his

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  Wild card for Somdev Devvarman; Berdych top seed in Chennai Open

  November 24, 2012 9:28 IST

  Chennai, Nov 24: India's No.1 singles player Somdev Devvarman was on Thursday accorded a wild card entry while World No.6 Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic has been given the top billing in the 18th ATP

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  Saina returns to action at Hong Kong Open

  November 21, 2012 0:01 IST

  New Delhi,Nov 20: After skipping the China Super Series Premier last week because of a knee problem, Indian badminton ace Saina Nehwal will now be back in action at the Hong Kong Open which begins

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  Djokovic finishes World No. 1 for second year

  November 19, 2012 18:38 IST

  Paris, Nov 19: Serb Novak Djokovic finishes as world number one for the second straight year, as he sits top of the final 2012 rankings released by the ATP on Monday.Djokovic has 12,920 points with

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  Historic Davis Cup win for Czech Republic

  November 19, 2012 9:13 IST

  Prague, Nov 19 :  Radek Stepanek won a pulsating fifth rubber to steer the Czech Republic to claim the Davis Cup for the first time as an independent nation by beating defending champions Spain 3-2,

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  Bhupathi, Bopanna end as runners-up

  November 13, 2012 10:41 IST

  London, Nov 13: History slipped out of the hands of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna as the Indian pair lost the summit clash of the ATP World Tour finale to Spanish pair of Marcel Granollers

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  Ferrer beats Tipsarevic in London

  November 11, 2012 17:50 IST

  London, Nov 11: Spain's David Ferrer defeated world No.9 Janko Tipsarevic in three sets in their last match at the $8.85 million ATP Tour Finals here.Neither of the tennis players could reach the semi-finals, but

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  Maria Sharapova says, she loves Indian dosa

  November 11, 2012 17:56 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 11: Maria Sharapova -- the name has oomph and glamour attached to it. When the four-time grand slam champion showed up in New Delhi Sunday there was that unmistaken mystique in the

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  Bhupathi-Bopanna enter semis of World Tour Finals

  November 09, 2012 22:26 IST

  London, Nov 9: India's Rohan Bopanna and Mahesh Bhupathi romped into the doubles semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals, defeating higher-ranked pair of Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor.The World No.5 duo got the better

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  I hope to improve upon my current rankings: Sania Mirza

  November 09, 2012 17:39 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 8: She might have reached her career-best ranking in doubles this year butSania Mirza feels that there is a scope to improve her ranking further.“It has been a very good year. If

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  Roger Federer reaches semifinals at ATP finals

  November 09, 2012 14:59 IST

  London, Nov 9: On an indoor court, Roger Federer can win even when he's not playing his best.He proved that again Thursday at the ATP finals, beating David Ferrer 6-4, 7-6 (5) and advancing to

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  USTA donates $400,000 in cash, supplies for Sandy

  November 09, 2012 14:52 IST

  New York, Nov 9:  The U.S. Tennis Association is donating $300,000 worth of supplies such as clothing, bottled water and soap, along with $100,000 in cash, to Superstorm Sandy relief efforts.Daily deliveries of supplies began

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  WTA Pune: Indian challenge ends in women's singles

  November 07, 2012 22:45 IST

  Pune, Nov 7: Indian challenge in the women's singles of the $125,000 Sanjay Kakade Group Royal Indian Open WTA Challenger came to an end in the second round when tennis wild-card Rutuja Bhosale went down

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  ATP Tour Final: Bhupathi-Bopanna keep alive semi-final hopes

  November 07, 2012 22:22 IST

  London, Nov 7: India's tennis doubles pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, fifth seeds, bounced back from their first round loss beating the Swedish-Romanian combine of Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau 6-3, 5-7, 10-5