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  Tsonga into China final, Lopez retires hurt

  October 06, 2012 17:18 IST

  Beijing, Oct 6: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France moved into the China Open final when Feliciano Lopez retired from their semifinal on Saturday with a left wrist injury. Tsonga was leading 6-1, 4-1 when the 30th-ranked

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  Raonic ousts Murray in Japan Open semifinal

  October 06, 2012 13:13 IST

  Tokyo, Oct 6: Milos Raonic of Canada outsted top-seeded Andy Murray to move into the final of the Japan Open, edging the defending champion 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4) on Saturday.Raonic, seeded 6th and ranked

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  Federer gets online death threat

  October 05, 2012 22:05 IST

  Beijing, Oct 5 : A Chinese state media report says security for the upcoming Shanghai Masters is being tightened after an online death threat against tennis star 1 Roger Federer.Shanghai's Youth Daily quoted tournament official

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  Murray to meet Raonic in Japan Open semifinal

  October 05, 2012 21:59 IST

  Tokyo, Oct 5:  Defending champion Andy Murray moved into the semifinals of the Japan Open by beating seventh-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 on Friday.Playing in his first tournament since winning the U.S.

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  Azarenka, Sharapova reach China Open semis

  October 05, 2012 21:49 IST

  Beijing, Oct 5 : Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and No. 2 Maria Sharapova advanced to the China Open semifinals on Friday.Azarenka defeated Romina Oprandi of Switzerland 6-2, 6-0, and Sharapova beat sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber when the

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  Sania-Nuria in semis of China Open

  October 05, 2012 19:09 IST

  Beijing, Oct 4: India's Sania Mirza and her partner Nuria Llagostera Vives moved into the women's doubles semi-finals of China Open tennis with a come-from-behind win against Julia Goerges and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova here Thursday.The

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  Azarenka, Sharapova in last eight in China Open

  October 04, 2012 21:33 IST

  Beijing, Oct 4: Top two seeds Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, both bidding for their first title here, eased into the last eight in straight-set victories at the China Open Thursday.Belarus' World No.1 Azarenka defeated

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  Berdych, Tipsarevic, Raonic in Japan Open quarters

  October 04, 2012 12:13 IST

  Tokyo, Oct 4:  Tomas Berdych, Janko Tipsarevic and Milos Raonic progressed to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open with comfortable victories on Thursday.Second-seeded Berdych of the Czech Republic had a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Alejandro

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  Tipsarevic beats Simon in Japan Open

  October 03, 2012 17:01 IST

  Tokyo, Oct 3: Third-seeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia rallied to beat Gilles Simon of France 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in a first-round match at the Japan Open on Wednesday. Tipsarevic, ranked ninth, was broken twice in

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  Top-seed Victoria Azarenka advances at China Open

  October 02, 2012 7:34 IST

  Beijing, Oct 2: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and No. 2 Maria Sharapova both advanced to the second round of the China Open on Monday.Azarenka easily beat Alize Cornet of France 6-1, 6-0, while Sharapova had a

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  Juan Monaco beats Kei Nishikori to reach Malaysian final

  September 30, 2012 7:35 IST

  Kuala Lumpur, Sep 30: Second-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina outlasted Kei Nishikori of Japan, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4) Saturday to reach the final of the Malaysian Open.Nishikori led 5-2 in the third set before Monaco

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  Petrova beats Radwanska to win Pan Pacific title

  September 29, 2012 13:00 IST

  Tokyo, Sep 29:  Russia's Nadia Petrova beat defending champion Agnieska Radwanska 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 on Saturday to win the Pan Pacific Open.Radwanska double faulted twice in the eighth game of the last set when Petrova

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  Sharapova loses, Stosur in Pan Pacific semifinals

  September 27, 2012 18:41 IST

  Tokyo, Sep 27: Sam Stosur knocked two-time champion Maria Sharapova out of the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday, reaching the semifinals with a 6-4, 7-6 (10) victory over the Russian.Stosur broke Sharapova to go up

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  Sharapova reaches quarterfinals of Pan Pacific

  September 27, 2012 12:47 IST

  Tokyo, Sep 27: Two-time champion Maria Sharapova overpowered Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 7-6 (5) to advance to the Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals on Wednesday.The second-seeded Sharapova was coming off a tough, three-hour

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  Victoria Azarenka reaches quarterfinals at Pan Pacific Open

  September 27, 2012 12:39 IST

  Tokyo, Sep 27: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus overcame a dizzy spell to beat Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday and advance to the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open.Azarenka, playing in her first

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  Errani reaches quarterfinals of Pan Pacific

  September 26, 2012 15:11 IST

  Tokyo, Sep 26: Sara Errani of Italy beat France's Marion Bartoli 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open. After struggling in the first set, the sixth-seeded Errani

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  China's Li Na advances at Pan Pacific Open

  September 25, 2012 13:39 IST

  Tokyo, Sep 25:  China's Li Na defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 on Tuesday to advance to the third round of the Pan Pacific Open. The seventh-seeded Li sealed the win when she broke

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  Tsonga thrashes Seppi to retain Moselle Open title

  September 24, 2012 7:07 IST

  Metz, France, Sep 24:  Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France thrashed fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-2 Sunday to retain his Moselle Open title.The seventh-ranked Tsonga needed just 50 minutes to see off Seppi's challenge, breaking the

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  Karnataka High Court stays ban on Bhupathi, Bopanna

  September 22, 2012 18:13 IST

  Bangalore, Sep 22:  The Karnataka High Court Saturday stayed the ban imposed by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) on tennis stars Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna against representing the country till June 2014.Staying the

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  Wozniacki reaches semifinals of Korea Open

  September 21, 2012 23:31 IST

  Seoul, Sep21: Caroline Wozniacki reached the semifinals of the Korea Open by defeating Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-3 on Friday.The Dane will next face Ekaterina Makarova of Russia, who beat Maria Jose

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  Youzny, Fognini advance at St. Petersburg Open

  September 21, 2012 23:23 IST

  St. Petersburg (Russia), Sep 21: Top-seeded Mikhail Youzhny advanced to the semifinals of the St. Petersburg Open by beating seventh-seeded Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 on Friday.Youzhny, the 2004 champion and a two-time

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  Venus Williams to play in Hopman Cup

  September 19, 2012 20:01 IST

  Perth, Western Australia, Sep 19: Seven-time grand slam title winner Venus Williams will represent the United States in the Hopman Cup mixed-teams tournament later this year for the first time in her career.Organizers said on

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  Being termed a traitor is unacceptable to me: Mahesh Bhupathi

  September 21, 2012 23:18 IST

  Mumbai, Sep 18: Stung by the two-year ban imposed on him, veteran tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi on Tuesday hit back at the AITA, accusing the game's governing body of resorting to "divide-and-rule" policy and said

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  We'll pursue a legal route: Mahesh Bhupathi

  September 18, 2012 16:40 IST

  Mumbai, Sep 18: Stung by the two-year ban imposed on him, veteran tennis star Mahesh  Bhupathi on Tuesday hit back at the AITA, accusing the game's governing body of  resorting to "divide-and-rule" policy and said

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  Bhupathi, AITA head for showdown over ban

  September 17, 2012 21:23 IST

  Mumbai, Sep 17: Mahesh Bhupathi on Monday threatened to drag All India Tennis Association (AITA) to the court for ousting him from India's Davis Cup squad along with Rohan Bopanna, saying he was exploring if

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  Czech Republic make Davis Cup finals

  September 17, 2012 17:44 IST

  Buenos Aires, Sep 17: Czech tennis player Tomas Berdych defeated Argentinean Carlos Berloq, giving Czech Republic the qualification to the Davis Cup's final series.Berdych, No.7 in the world rankings, defeated world No.45 Berloq 6-3, 6-3,

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  US reaches end of Davis Cup road in loss to Spain

  September 17, 2012 17:25 IST

  Gijon, Spain, Sep 17:  The U.S. reached the end of the road in its Davis Cup run. The Americans couldn't overcome Spain's superiority on clay, falling to the defending champions when David Ferrer beat John

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  Bhupathi, Bopanna barred from Davis Cup

  September 16, 2012 17:02 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 16:  The All India Tennis Association says it will not consider seasoned players Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna for Davis Cup for two years after both refused to partner Leander Paes in