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  Qualifier Baker reaches 4th round at Wimbledon

  June 30, 2012 20:57 IST

  England, Jun30: American qualifier Brian Baker's career renaissance is headed for the fourth round at Wimbledon.The 27-year-old Baker extended his remarkable comeback after a half-dozen years away from the tennis tour, beating Benoit Paire of

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  Shvedova wins 'Golden Se' vs Errani at Wimbledon

  June 30, 2012 20:44 IST

  England, Jun30: Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan has achieved a so-called “Golden Set” against 10th-seeded Sara Errani at Wimbledon, winning the first set 6-0 without dropping a single point in their third-round match.Shvedova hit four aces

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  Rosol loses in straight sets at Wimbledon

  June 30, 2012 20:36 IST

  England, Jun30: Lukas Rosol didn't even come close to pulling off another upset at Wimbledon.Rosol followed up his win over Rafael Nadal with a much less impressive performance on Saturday, losing in straight sets to

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  Azarenka reaches 4th round of Wimbledon

  June 30, 2012 20:32 IST

  England, Jun30: Second-ranked Victoria Azarenka reached the fourth round of Wimbledon for the third time by beating Slovakian qualifier Jana Cepelova 6-3, 6-3 Saturday.Azarenka reached the semifinals last year at the All England Club before

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  Paes wins, Sania-Bhupathi crash out of Wimbledon

  June 30, 2012 19:47 IST

  London, Jun 30: Indian tennis stalwarts Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, who were locked in a selection row for the London Olympics recently, saw their fortunes take different turns today with the former reaching the

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  Roger Federer rallies past Benneteau at Wimbledon

  June 30, 2012 17:01 IST

  England, Jun 30: Roger Federer overcame a two-set deficit Friday at Wimbledon to avoid his earliest Grand Slam exit since 2004.The six-time champion found himself two points from defeat on six occasions but survived a

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  Use of Wimbledon roof has some players bewildered

  June 30, 2012 15:59 IST

  England, Jun30:  The Centre Court roof at Wimbledon closed Friday just as the sky was clearing up, and three matches were then played indoors without any rain falling outside.A day earlier, the roof was shut

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  Down 2 sets, Federer comes back, wins at Wimbledon

  June 30, 2012 9:18 IST

  Wimbledon, England Jun 30: A day after Rafael Nadal's stunning exit at Wimbledon, the only other men who have won the tournament since 2003 -- six-time champion Roger Federer and defending champion Novak Djokovic --

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  Djokovic rallies past Stepanek at Wimbledon

  June 29, 2012 23:17 IST

  England, Jun 29:  Novak Djokovic is tough to beat at Wimbledon, indoors or out.Playing the day's first Centre Court match Friday under the retractable roof, defending champion Djokovic rallied past Radek Stepanek 4-6, 6-2, 6-2,

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  Sania-Bethanie advance to third round of Wimbledon

  June 29, 2012 22:44 IST

  London, Jun 29: India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands on Friday notched up a straight-set victory to advance to the third round of the women's doubles competition at the Wimbledon here.The 13th

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  Sharapova reaches forth round of Wimbledon

  June 29, 2012 22:40 IST

  England, Jun 29:  Maria Sharapova struggled with her serve again in windy conditions at Wimbledon and had to rally from a break down in the second set Friday to beat Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan 6-1,

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  Disheartened but Paes confirms participation in Olympics

  June 29, 2012 20:32 IST

  London, Jun 29: Ending days of speculation, Indian tennis veteran Leander Paes has confirmed his participation in the London Olympics setting aside his initial fury at being paired with a lower-ranked Vishnu Vardhan in men's

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  I am here to play sport not politics, says Paes

  June 29, 2012 15:34 IST

  London, Jun 29 : The selection row that has rocked Indian tennis is nothing more than “nonsense” that precedes every Olympics for veteran Leander Paes, who said despite being left disheartened he is focussed on

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  Nadal stunned at Wimbledon by 100th-ranked Rosol

  June 29, 2012 14:19 IST

  Wimbledon, England Jun 29: Rafael Nadal bumped into his unknown and unheralded opponent as they headed to a break between games. Perhaps it was incidental contact.At the previous changeover, Nadal stood and barked at the

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  Roddick advances to 3rd round at Wimbledon

  June 28, 2012 22:37 IST

  England, Jun28: Andy Roddick advanced to the third round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time this year when he beat Bjorn Phau 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-3 Thursday at Wimbledon.Roddick hit 13 aces,

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  Nishikori reaches 3rd round of Wimbledon

  June 28, 2012 22:30 IST

  England, Jun28: Kei Nishikori became the first Japanese man in 17 years to reach the third round of Wimbledon by beating Florent Serra 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday.The 19th-seeded Nishikori hit 45 winners to break

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  Brian Baker of US gets to Wimbledon's 3rd round

  June 28, 2012 21:18 IST

  England, Jun28: Brian Baker's remarkable comeback keeps getting better: Now the American is into the third round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.After missing major tournaments for 6½ years because of a

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  Simon defends his comments on prize money

  June 28, 2012 21:13 IST

  England, Jun28:  The member of the ATP Player's Council who caused a stir this week by saying men should be paid more than women at Grand Slam tournaments claims most of his male colleagues share

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  Sharapova beats Pironkova in 3 sets at Wimbledon

  June 28, 2012 23:05 IST

  England, Jun28:  Maria Sharapova overcame a second-set blip as she returned to the court for a second straight day to finish off a 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-0 victory over Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria on

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  Serena Williams serves way to easy Wimbledon win

  June 28, 2012 20:19 IST

  England, Jun28: Four-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams moved into the third round with an overpowering serving performance Thursday, hitting 10 aces in a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Hungarian qualifier Melinda Czink.Williams won 37 of 44

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  Sharapova, Serena Williams win at Wimbledon

  June 28, 2012 20:13 IST

  England, Jun28: Maria Sharapova's latest win at Wimbledon took two days and considerable resilience.The top-ranked Sharapova was on the verge of victory Thursday when her old serving problems briefly resurfaced. The lapse cost her the

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  Errani advances to 3rd round at Wimbledon

  June 28, 2012 18:33 IST

  England Jun28: Sara Errani committed only five unforced errors Thursday in beating Anne Keothavong of Britain 6-1, 6-1 at Wimbledon.The 25-year-old Errani, an Italian who has blossomed in Grand Slam competition this year, matched her

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  Djokovic beats Harrison under Wimbledon lights

  June 28, 2012 17:21 IST

  England, Jun28: Defending champion Novak Djokovic won under the lights Wednesday at Wimbledon, beating American Ryan Harrison 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the final match of the day.With the schedule delayed because of afternoon rain, Djokovic

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  Federer, Djokovic win at Wimbledon, Wozniacki out

  June 28, 2012 15:35 IST

  England, Jun28:  Roger Federer gave Prince Charles a bow, then gave Fabio Fognini a royal thumping.With the Prince of Wales visiting Wimbledon for the first time since 1970, Federer was at his best Wednesday and

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  Seven seconds put Errani in 2nd round of Wimbledon

  June 28, 2012 15:31 IST

  England, Jun28: Sevens seconds: That's how long French Open runner-up Sara Errani “played” at Wimbledon to wrap up a 6-1, 6-3 victory against American qualifier CoCo Vandeweghe in the first round on Wednesday.How's that possible?

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  Another late night for Djokovic at Wimbledon

  June 28, 2012 11:34 IST

  Wimbledon, England Jun 28: Novak Djokovic holds one record at Wimbledon that he wasn't in any mood to break on Wednesday. In fact, he seemed in quite a hurry to fall short.Djokovic had another late

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  Federer routs Fognini in 2nd round of Wimbledon

  June 27, 2012 21:57 IST

  Wimbledon, Jun 27: Roger Federer put on quite a display in front of Prince Charles, sweeping aside Fabio Fognini 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of Wimbledon on Wednesday. Federer and his Italian opponent bowed

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  Sania was used without even being consulted, says Bhupathi

  June 27, 2012 22:40 IST

  London, Jun 27: Admitting that his pairing with Sania Mirza in the mixed doubles category would have been the best bet for India in the London Olympics, Mahesh Bhupathi on Wednesday said that the Indian