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  Murray beats Raonic to reach US Open quarterfinals

  September 04, 2012 19:02 IST

  New York, Sep 4: Still seeking his first Grand Slam title, Olympic champion Andy Murray reached the quarterfinals at an eighth consecutive major tournament by beating 15th-seeded Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 on Monday night.Murray

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  Williams sisters lose to Kirilenko, Petrova in US Open

  September 04, 2012 20:39 IST

  New York, Sep 4: Serena and Venus Williams exited in the third round of doubles at the U.S. Open on Monday night, losing 6-1, 6-4 to fourth-seeded Russian pair Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova.The Williams

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  Italians Errani, Vinci to meet in US Open quarters

  September 04, 2012 18:49 IST

  New York, Sep 4: Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani planned to eat dinner together Monday and Tuesday, as usual.Then on Wednesday, they'll try to slice and slam each other out of the U.S. Open.“I'll be

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  Bryan brothers advance at US Open

  September 04, 2012 18:01 IST

  New York, Sep 4: Bob Bryan insists he didn't plan it. Mike Bryan says that's a good thing.But if the Bryan brothers end up winning the U.S. Open, certainly the between-the-legs trick shot Bob pulled

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  Mardy Fish pulls out against Federer at US Open

  September 04, 2012 17:51 IST

  New York, Sep 4: Mardy Fish pulled out of the U.S. Open hours before his fourth-round match against Roger Federer on Monday, saying it was for “precautionary measures” on doctor's advice.The 30-year-old American, who was

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  Berdych, Stepanek to play Davis Cup in Argentina

  September 04, 2012 17:26 IST

  Prague< Sep 4: U.S. Open quarterfinalist Tomas Berdych will lead the Czech Republic in next week's Davis Cup semifinal against Argentina.The No. 7-ranked Berdych beat Nicolas Almagro 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-1 on Monday to make

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  Hewitt selected for record 33rd Davis Cup tie

  September 04, 2012 17:22 IST

  Brisbane, Sep 4: Lleyton Hewitt has been selected to play against Germany in what will be an Australian record 33rd Davis Cup tie.The former No. 1-ranked Hewitt will beat the record he shares with Todd

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  Errani beats Kerber in 2 sets in US Open 4th round

  September 04, 2012 17:17 IST

  New York, Sep 4: Sara Errani reached the quarterfinals at a Grand Slam event for the third time this year, beating Angelique Kerber in straight sets at the U.S. Open.The 10th-seeded Italian won 7-6 (5),

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  Ivanovic beats Pironkova to reach US Open quarters

  September 04, 2012 20:39 IST

  New York, Sep 4: More than four years after her French Open title, Ana Ivanovic is finally back in a Grand Slam quarterfinal.Roger Federer is headed to his 34th consecutive quarterfinal at a major tournament—by

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  Serena Williams moves into US Open quarterfinals

  September 04, 2012 12:53 IST

  New York, Sep 4: Serena Williams didn't drop a game Monday as she moved into the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. Roger Federer advanced with even less work when Mardy Fish pulled out of their

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  Injured Nadal to miss at least next 2 months

  September 03, 2012 20:40 IST

  New York, Aug 3: Rafael Nadal has a partially torn patella tendon in his left knee and will be sidelined for at least the next two months, including Spain's upcoming Davis Cup semifinal against the

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  Sharapova gets past Petrova in 3 sets at US Open

  September 03, 2012 20:28 IST

  New York, Aug 3: Maria Sharapova is back in the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time since winning the title in 2006.Shrieking loudly during points, screaming and pumping her fist after winning them, Sharapova

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  Bartoli upsets Kvitova in US Open fourth round

  September 03, 2012 20:23 IST

  New York, Aug 3: Marion Bartoli rallied to upset Petra Kvitova and reach the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time.The 11th-seeded Frenchwoman won 1-6, 6-2, 6-0 on Sunday. Kvitova, the 2011 Wimbledon champion, has

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  Azarenka reaches US Open quarters for 1st time

  September 03, 2012 20:19 IST

  New York, Aug 3: Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time and set up a match against defending champion Sam Stosur.Azarenka played a little raggedly ,but did not have too

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  Huber, Raymond upset in US Open 3rd-round doubles

  September 03, 2012 20:15 IST

  New York, Aug 3: Defending champions Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond were upset 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in the third round of women's doubles to Hsieh Su-wei and Anabel Medina Garrigues at the U.S. Open on

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  Stosur tops Robson to move to US Open quarters

  September 03, 2012 20:09 IST

  New York, Aug 3: Sam Stosur ended Laura Robson's string of victories over former Grand Slam winners Sunday and kept her own hopes alive of defending her U.S. Open title.Stosur needed nine match points to

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  Del Potro tops Mayer, returns to US Open 4th round

  September 03, 2012 20:04 IST

  New York, Aug 3: Juan Martin del Potro beat countryman Leonardo Mayer in a 20-point tiebreaker, which included a shot by Mayer that bounced off the net post while headed wide and landed in, to

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  Roddick keeps moving on at US Open

  September 03, 2012 20:00 IST

  New York, Aug 3: Andy Roddick's retirement party rocks on. The 2003 U.S. Open champion, who last week announced he would retire after he was done at Flushing Meadows, advanced to the fourth round Sunday

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  Ferrer tops Hewitt at US Open

  September 03, 2012 19:56 IST

  New York, Aug 3: No. 4 seed David Ferrer saved five set points in a first-set tiebreaker Sunday and went on to defeat 2001 champion Lleyton Hewitt 7-6 (9), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 in the third

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  Kohlschreiber beats Isner after 2 a.m. at US Open

  September 03, 2012 17:50 IST

  New York, Sept 3: Equaling the record for the latest finish at the U.S. Open, Philipp Kohlscreiber of Germany eliminated John Isner of the United States 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at 2:26 a.m. local

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  Roddick beats Fognini to postpone retirement

  September 03, 2012 15:06 IST

  New York, Sept 3 : Winning a second consecutive match since announcing the U.S. Open will be the last tournament of his career, 2003 champion Andy Roddick postponed his retirement a little longer by getting

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  Clijsters' career ends after mixed doubles loss

  September 02, 2012 8:38 IST

  New York, Sep 2: Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Clijsters' career ended Saturday, when she and Bob Bryan lost their second-round mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open to Ekaterina Makarova and Bruno Soares 6-2,

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  Federer, Murray win, set for semi clash at US Open

  September 02, 2012 8:13 IST

  New York: Roger Federer and Andy Murray remained on course for a semifinal clash at the U.S. Open after they won in contrasting styles on Saturday.Olympic champion Murray, still seeking his first Grand Slam title

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  Paes-Stepanek in third round of US Open

  September 01, 2012 15:13 IST

  New York, Sep 1: Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek entered the third round of the US Open men's doubles event after getting the better of Brazilians Joao Souza and Thomaz Bellucci. The

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  Former champs win through at US Open

  September 01, 2012 15:14 IST

  New York, Sep 1: Defending champion Novak Djokovic needed only 99 minutes to win and didn't face a single break point as he beat Rogerio Dutra Silva at the U.S. Open on Friday, breezing into

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  2-handled racket creates stir at US Open

  September 01, 2012 15:04 IST

  New York, Sep1: Armed with a two-handled racket that resembles a pair of hedge clippers, Brian Battistone headed to the U.S. Open to play mixed doubles this week.Never mind that he and partner Nicole Melichar

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  Up at net, Federer wins in a breeze

  September 01, 2012 15:04 IST

  New York, Aug 31 : Top-seeded Roger Federer used a second-round victory in the U.S. Open to work on his net game, winning 32 points from the front of the court in Thursday's 6-2, 6-3,

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  Venus Williams ousted in 2nd round of US Open

  August 31, 2012 15:19 IST

  NewYork, Aug 31: Two-time champion Venus Williams was eliminated from the U.S. Open on Thursday, losing 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 in the second round to sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber.Williams, the 2000 and 2001 champion at Flushing Meadows,