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  Defending champion Li makes 2nd round at French Open

  May 28, 2012 19:19 IST

  Paris, May 28: Defending champion Li Na won her opening match at the French Open, beating Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-2, 6-1 Monday.The seventh-seeded Li became the first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam

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  Azarenka survives in 1st round of French Open

  May 28, 2012 19:14 IST

  Paris, May 28: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka turned it on when she had to Monday, winning 12 of the final 14 games to reach the second round at the French Open.The Australian Open champion, who took

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  Feliciano Lopez retires down 5-0 at French Open

  May 28, 2012 19:07 IST

  Paris, May 28: Feliciano Lopez of Spain quit because of a side muscle injury Monday after losing the first five games of his first-round French Open match against Florent Serra of France.The 15th-seeded Lopez pulled

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  Venus wins on return to Grand Slam tennis

  May 28, 2012 18:58 IST

  Paris, May 28: Just playing at this year's French Open was an accomplishment for Venus Williams. Winning was a bonus.Williams played at a major tournament for the first time since last August, when she withdrew

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  Roddick loses to Mahut in French Open's 1st round

  May 28, 2012 17:24 IST

  Paris, May 28: Easy to understand why Andy Roddick never enjoyed playing on red clay all that much.First and foremost, the footing is tricky as can be. The soft courts take his booming serves and

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  No. 5 Tsonga reaches 2nd round at French Open

  May 28, 2012 17:24 IST

  Paris, May 28: With a top-five ranking and the experience of playing in a Grand Slam final, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga could be France's best chance of ending a nearly 30-year title drought at the French Open.If

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  Stosur, Kuznetsova reach 2nd round at French Open

  May 28, 2012 18:52 IST

  Paris, May 28: Major champions Sam Stosur and Svetlana Kuznetsova quickly made their way into the second round of the French Open on Sunday, both winning in straight sets on the opening day of the

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  Djokovic bids for 4th consecutive Grand Slam title

  May 26, 2012 19:02 IST

  Paris, May 26: Novak Djokovic has won his last 21 Grand Slam matches, earning titles at Wimbledon in July, the U.S. Open in September and the Australian Open in January.If he can prolong that run

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  Radwanska reaches final of Belgian Open

  May 26, 2012 16:49 IST

  Brussels, May 26: Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland beat Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 7-6 (8) 6-3 on Friday and will play Simona Halep of Romania in the Belgian Open final.The third-ranked Radwanska was trailing Kanepi

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  Serena Williams says sister Venus is 'inspiring'

  May 26, 2012 16:45 IST

  Paris, May 26: Between bites of some "frites" at the players' restaurant, Oracene Price smiled at the thought of being back at the French Open with her daughters, Serena and Venus Williams.The family wasn't at

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  China's Li Na prepares to defend French Open title

  May 25, 2012 22:55 IST

  Paris, May 25: Li Na's life changed dramatically a year ago, when she won the French Open to become the first Grand Slam singles champion from China.Even dining out back home became a big deal."I

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  Davydenko beats Isner to reach Open de Nice semis

  May 25, 2012 21:01 IST

  Nice, France, May 25:  Nikolay Davydenko beat top-seeded John Isner 6-4, 7-6 (4) to reach the Open de Nice semifinals, while second-seeded Gilles Simon and No. 3 Nicolas Almagro also won on Thursday.Although Isner hit

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  Sania-Mattek in summit clash of Brussels Open

  May 24, 2012 19:24 IST

  Brussels, May 24: Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands stormed into the title clash of the WTA Brussels Open after struggling past Anastasia Rodionova and Casey Dellacqua 6-3, 4-6, 10-5 on Wednesday.The fourth

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  Czech Republic beats US in Team World Cup

  May 23, 2012 11:49 IST

  Duesseldorf, Germany, May 23:  The United States fell to its second straight defeat at the Team World Cup on Tuesday, while Serbia posted its second victory in two matches.The Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych and Radek

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  Kim Clijsters to retire after US Open

  May 23, 2012 11:40 IST

  Brussels, May 23:  Kim Clijsters says this year's U.S. Open will be her last tournament before retiring.The former No. 1 had already announced that this would be her final season and said Tuesday that she

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  Fish and Petkovic pull out of French Open

  May 22, 2012 14:43 IST

  Paris, May 22: Tenth-ranked Mardy Fish and women's No. 16 Andrea Petkovic are among several players who pulled out of the upcoming French Open on Monday.Fish has not played a match for more than a

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  Nadal beats Djokovic to win Italian Open

  May 21, 2012 21:26 IST

  Rome, May 21: Rafael Nadal won his record sixth Italian Open title Monday by beating top-ranked Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3.Djokovic made 41 unforced errors in the match, including a double-fault on the last point to

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  Sharapova beats Li to retain Italian Open title

  May 21, 2012 21:28 IST

  Rome, May 21: Maria Sharapova retained the Italian Open title on Sunday with a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over Li Na in a match dominated by wild swings of momentum and interrupted twice by

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  Yuki wins first ATP Challenger singles title

  May 20, 2012 20:36 IST

  New Delhi, May 20: A resurgent Yuki Bhambri won the first ever ATP Challenger singles title of his career after scoring a facile straight—set win over Israeli fourth seed Amir Weintraub in Fergana, Uzbekistan on

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  Serena Williams withdraws with back injury

  May 19, 2012 16:52 IST

  Rome, May 19: Serena Williams withdrew from the Italian Open with a lower back injury shortly before she was scheduled to meet Roland Garros champion Li Na in the semifinals on Saturday.Williams said the problem

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  Djokovic, Nadal, Serena Williams advance in Rome

  May 19, 2012 14:29 IST

  Rome, May 19:  A week after top-ranked Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal lost early on an experimental blue surface in Madrid, they both reached the Italian Open semifinals Friday to show they are still top

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  Djokovic overcomes rough start to advance in Rome

  May 17, 2012 20:20 IST

  Rome, May 17: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic overcame a poor first set and a smashed racket to beat 14th-seeded Juan Monaco 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Thursday and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals.With the wind whipping the red-clay

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  Federer shows off his form with easy win in Rome

  May 16, 2012 22:37 IST

  Rome, May 16: Fresh off a title in Madrid and back up to No. 2 in the rankings, Roger Federer showed off his strong form with a routine 6-3, 6-4 win over Carlos Berlocq of

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  Bulgaria's Kutrovsky banned 2 years for doping

  May 15, 2012 21:54 IST

  London, May 15: Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant.The International Tennis Federations says the 24-year-old Kutrovsky tested positive for methylhexaneamine at the SAP

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  Wimbledon champ Kvitova advances at Italian Open

  May 15, 2012 21:48 IST

  Rome, May 15: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova overcame eight double-faults to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-5, 6-4 in her opening match at the Italian Open on Tuesday.Kvitova struggled with the bright sunshine at the

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  Ivanovic beats Kuznetsova at Italian Open

  May 15, 2012 21:45 IST

  Rome, May 15: In a matchup of former French Open champions, 13th-seeded Ana Ivanovic beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-3 on Monday in a windy first-round match at the Italian Open."It was tough out there today

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  Federer rallies to beat Berdych in Madrid final

  May 14, 2012 14:52 IST

  Madrid, May14:  Roger Federer climbed back to No. 2 in the rankings after rallying to beat Tomas Berdych 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 and win the Madrid Open for a third time on Sunday.Earlier, Serena Williams overpowered

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  Federer beats Tipsarevic to make Madrid Open final

  May 13, 2012 13:50 IST

  Madrid, May 13: Roger Federer will play for his third Madrid Open title in the final after cruising past Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday.The Swiss star advanced to meet Tomas Berdych, who edged Juan