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Serena Williams to meet Azarenka in Madrid final
May 12, 2012 22:13 ISTMadrid, May 12: Serena Williams will meet top-ranked Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Madrid Open after both players dispensed with their opponents in straight sets on Saturday.Williams beat qualifier Lucie Hradecka 7-6 (5),
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Djokovic loses, won't return to Madrid's blue clay
May 12, 2012 22:08 ISTMadrid, May 12: Novak Djokovic joined Rafael Nadal in declaring he won't play again on the new blue-clay court at the Madrid Open after losing 7-6 (2), 6-3 to Janko Tipsarevic in an all-Serb quarterfinal
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Serena Williams beats Sharapova in Madrid quarters
May 11, 2012 20:21 ISTMadrid, May 11: Serena Williams brushed aside Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-3 to advance to the Madrid Open semifinals along with top-ranked Victoria Azarenka on Friday.Williams sealed her seventh straight win over Sharapova with an emphatic
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Azarenka beats Li Na to advance to Madrid semis
May 11, 2012 17:54 ISTMadrid, May 11: Top ranked Victoria Azarenka overcame a shaky start to beat Li Na 3—6, 6—3, 6—3 and advance to the Madrid Open semifinals on Friday.After Azarenka struggled on serve early on, last year's
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Nadal loses to Verdasco at Madrid Open
May 10, 2012 23:24 ISTMadrid, May 10: Rafael Nadal has lost to Spanish countryman Fernando Verdasco for the first time in the Madrid Open round of 16 on Thursday, blowing a 4-1 lead in the third set in losing
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Williams beats Wozniacki to reach Madrid quarters
May 10, 2012 20:24 ISTMadrid, May 10: Serena Williams overcame a sluggish start to beat Caroline Wozniacki 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 Thursday and reach the Madrid Open quarterfinals.Williams hit the net on three straight points in her opening service game
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Federer rallies past Raonic, Nadal wins in Madrid
May 10, 2012 14:24 ISTMadrid, May 10: Roger Federer rallied to beat Milos Raonic 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4) at the Madrid Open on Wednesday to narrowly avoid his earliest tournament exit in two years.Federer hasn't been eliminated from a
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Radwanska advances to 3rd round at Madrid Open
May 09, 2012 19:18 ISTMadrid, May 9: Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland routed Sara Errani 6-0, 6-1 on Wednesday to reach third round at Madrid Open.By defeating Errani in the second round, the fourth-seeded Polish player ended the Italian's 16-match
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Azarenka, Sharapova reach 3rd round at Madrid Open
May 08, 2012 23:21 ISTMadrid, May 8: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova beat Czech opponents to reach the third round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday.The women's top two overcame dips in concentration to put away mistake-prone opponents.
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German town names street after Roger Federer
May 08, 2012 23:18 ISTHalle (Germany), May 8: Roger Federer has had his name on the trophy and now he has it on the street sign as well.The town of Halle in western Germany hosts the Gerry Weber Open,
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Serena Williams wins, Venus bows out at Madrid
May 08, 2012 23:13 ISTMadrid, May 8: Serena Williams beat Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1 to reach the Madrid Open's second round, however older sister Venus lost 6-4, 6-1 to Angelique Kerber on Monday.The ninth-seeded Williams fired 13 aces and
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Djokovic, like Nadal, criticizes Madrid blue court
May 08, 2012 23:09 ISTMadrid, May 8: Novak Djokovic has echoed Rafael Nadal's criticism of the ATP for allowing Madrid Open organizers to change the color of the clay court from red to blue.Djokovic, who starts defending his title
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Serena Williams reaches 2nd round at Madrid Open
May 07, 2012 20:48 ISTMadrid, May 7: Serena Williams defeated Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1 to reach the second round of the Madrid Open on Monday.The ninth-seeded Williams fired 13 aces and 40 winners during her opening match against Vesnina.
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Azarenka, Sharapova advance to 2nd round in Madrid
May 07, 2012 20:41 ISTMadrid, May 7: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and second-seeded Maria Sharapova advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open with straight set wins Sunday on the event's new blue-clay court.Azarenka beat Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia
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Federer says he's recharged after break
May 06, 2012 18:37 ISTMadrid, May 6: Roger Federer is ready to challenge Novak Djokovic for the world top ranking after taking a monthlong break from tennis.The third-ranked Federer returns to action this week at the Madrid Open, a
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Venus Williams beats Halep in Madrid 1st round
May 06, 2012 16:24 ISTMadrid, May 6: Venus Williams held off a late surge by Simona Halep to win 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (6) in the first round of the Madrid Open on Saturday.The seven-time major winner hit three aces
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Del Potro, Gasquet advance to Estoril semifinals
May 04, 2012 22:44 ISTOeiras (Portugal), May 4: Top-seeded Juan del Potro continued his impressive form at the clay-court Estoril Open with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over seventh-seeded Albert Montanes to reach the semifinals.Del Potro, who hadn't played a
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7th-seeded Montanes wins through at Estoril
May 02, 2012 9:51 ISTOeiras (Portugal), May 2: Seventh-seeded Albert Montanes moved into the second round of the Estoril Open with a 6-2, 6-3 win Tuesday over Matthew Ebden of Australia.The 69th-ranked Spaniard triumphed despite squandering eight break points
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Sania-Rodionova in quarters of Estoril Open
May 01, 2012 21:48 ISTEstoril (Portugal), May 1: Sania Mirza and her partner Anastasia Rodionova overcame a late resistance from Eleni Daniiliidou and Andreja Klepac to progress to the quarterfinals of the Estoril Open on Monday. The second seeded
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Nadal beats Ferrer for 7th Barcelona Open win
April 29, 2012 23:22 ISTSpain, Apr 29: Rafael Nadal became the first player in the Open Era to win two tournaments seven times after beating David Ferrer 7-6 (1), 7-5 in Sunday's Barcelona Open final.The second-ranked Nadal's 21st straight
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Azarenka and Sharapova to meet in Porsche final
April 29, 2012 8:09 ISTStuttgart, Apr 29: Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, the top ranked players in the world, will contest the final of the Porsche Grand Prix on Sunday.No. 1 Azarenka of Belarus cruised past Agnieszka Radwanska of
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Nadal to meet Ferrer in 4th Barcelona Open final
April 28, 2012 22:23 ISTSpain, Apr 28: Six-time champion Rafael Nadal thrashed Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 6-4 on Saturday to ease into the Barcelona Open final, where he will face fellow Spaniard David Ferrer for a fourth time.A ruthless Nadal
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Azarenka beats Radwanska to reach Porsche GP final
May 06, 2012 16:26 ISTGermany, Apr 28: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus cruised past Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the final of the Porsche Grand Prix.Azarenka is seeking a tour-high fifth tournament title of
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Ferrer beats Raonic to make Barcelona Open final
April 28, 2012 20:43 ISTSpain, Apr 28: David Ferrer held off Milos Raonic's powerful serve for a 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5) win to advance to his fourth Barcelona Open final on Saturday.The third-seeded Ferrer will face either six-time champion
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Nadal, Murray reach Barcelona quarterfinals
April 27, 2012 10:57 ISTBarcelona (Spain), Mar 27: Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray cruised into the Barcelona Open quarterfinals with straight-set victories on Thursday.Nadal broke Robert Farah of Colombia in the first game on his way to a 6-2,
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Azarenka wins after Petkovic retires in Stuttgart
April 27, 2012 10:53 ISTStuttgart (Germany), Apr 27: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka of Belarus advanced to the Porsche Grand Prix quarterfinals when Andrea Petkovic was forced to retire after picking up another in a long list of serious injuries on
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Bartoli, Stosur, Kerber advance in Stuttgart
April 25, 2012 14:04 ISTStuttgart (Germany), Apr 25: Seventh-seeded Marion Bartoli of France cruised into the second round of the indoor clay tournament, beating qualifier Iveta Benesova of Czech Republic 6-3, 6-2.Fifth-seeded Sam Stosur of Australia also defeated Peng
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Murray gets easy win over Stakhovsky in Barcelona
April 25, 2012 13:54 ISTBarcelona (Spain), Apr 25: Andy Murray easily beat Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-3, 6-2 Tuesday in the second round of the Barcelona Open, his first appearance at the clay-court tournament in four years.The fourth-ranked Murray broke his
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