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  Paire, Garcia-Lopez win in 1st round at Hassan II

  April 10, 2012 9:32 IST

  Casablanca, Apr 10: Benoit Paire rallied to beat Donald Young of the United States 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2, and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez downed Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the first round at the

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  Vinci Beats Johansson In 1st Round In Barcelona

  April 10, 2012 9:27 IST

  Barcelona, Apr 10: Defending champion Roberta Vinci came from behind to beat Mathilde Johansson of France 1-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the Barcelona Open on Monday.Johansson broke twice to jump out to

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  Del Potro Puts Argentina Into Davis Semifinal

  April 09, 2012 10:31 IST

  Buenos Aires, Apr 9: Juan Martin del Potro put Argentina into its third straight Davis Cup semifinal with a three-set victory over Croatia's Marin Cilic on Sunday.Del Potro won 6-1, 6-2, 6-1, to give Argentina

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  Serena Williams Wins Family Circle Cup Title

  April 09, 2012 10:22 IST

  Charleston, Apr 9: Serena Williams capped a dominant week with another powerful performance to beat Lucie Safarova 6-0, 6-1 and capture her first clay-court tournament in four years at the Family Circle Cup on Sunday.Williams

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  India Win Inconsequential Reverse Singles, Lose Tie 2-3

  April 08, 2012 18:34 IST

  Namangan (Uzbekistan), Apr 8: India salvaged some pride by winning the two inconsequential reverse singles to reduce their margin of defeat against Uzbekistan to 2-3 in the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I second round tie

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  Austria Wins Doubles To Reduce Spain's Lead To 2-1

  April 08, 2012 13:52 IST

  Castellon, Apr 8: Austria kept its Davis Cup campaign alive with a hard-fought doubles victory over Spain on Saturday, reducing the defending champions' lead to 2-1 in the quarterfinals.Alexander Peya and Oliver Marach overcame a

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  Serena Routs Stosur, Reaches Family Circle Final

  April 08, 2012 9:11 IST

  Charleston, South Carolina, Apr 8: Serena Williams even impressed herself with her powerful showing at the Family Circle Cup on Saturday, beating Sam Stosur 6-1, 6-1 to advance to the final.Williams needed less than an

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  Pressure On France In Davis Cup As US Takes Lead

  April 07, 2012 22:34 IST

  France, Apr 7: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga must beat John Isner on Sunday to keep France in the Davis Cup after Bob and Mike Bryan crushed Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra, giving the United States a 2-1

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  India Relegated In Davis Cup After Paes-Bopanna Lose

  April 07, 2012 18:07 IST

  Namangan (Uzbekistan), Apr 7: India were relegated to Asia Ocenia Group II in Davis Cup after the seasoned doubles pair of Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna lost the doubles rubber, giving Uzbekistan an unassailable 3-0

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  Czechs Tied 1-1 With Serbia In Davis Cup

  April 07, 2012 10:00 IST

  Prague, Apr 07: Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia saved three match points to overcome Czech opponent Radek Stepanek 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 9-7 in a heated Davis Cup encounter that ended in accusations of improper conduct.Tipsarevic

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  US Level With France, Spain Leads 2-0 In Davis Cup

  April 07, 2012 9:52 IST

  London, Apr 07: John Isner further enhanced his reputation as a threat on clay with a straight-sets win over Gilles Simon on Friday to give the United States hope of an upset against France in

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  No All-Williams Matchup After Stosur Win

  April 07, 2012 9:36 IST

  Charleston, South Carolina, Apr 7 : Reigning U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur prevented another matchup in the Williams sisters' sibling rivalry by beating Venus Williams in three sets on Friday at the Family Circle Cup.The

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  France Targets Harrison In Davis Cup Quarterfinal

  April 05, 2012 7:55 IST

  Paris, Apr 5: France captain Guy Forget believes the United States will be significantly weakened by the loss of Mardy Fish in their Davis Cup quarterfinal beginning Friday.Both teams were rocked by withdrawals to key

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  3rd Seed Bartoli Holds On At Family Circle

  April 05, 2012 7:46 IST

  Charleston (South Carolina), Apr 5: Third-seeded Marion Bartoli hung on for a 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-4 victory over Vera Dushevina at the Family Circle Cup on Wednesday.Bartoli, the world's fourth-ranked player who reached the semifinals

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  Stosur, Serena Into Charleston Last 16

  April 04, 2012 8:53 IST

  Charleston, Apr 4: Sam Stosur, Vera Zvonareva and Serena Williams all swept into the round of 16 at the Family Circle Cup with straight sets victories on Tuesday.On a day in which results went mostly

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  Shot At Olympic Berth Motivating Venus Williams

  April 03, 2012 10:38 IST

  Key Biscayne (Florida), Mar 3: Venus Williams eagerly looks forward to the London Olympics, and not just because she wants another gold medal.Williams also collects Olympic pins, and has souvenirs from each of the Summer

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  Highest-Ranked American, Fish, Out Of Davis Cup

  April 03, 2012 10:37 IST

  Key Biscayne (Florida), Apr 3: Hours after losing his most recent match, Mardy Fish woke up in the middle of the night feeling ill and immediately went to be checked by a doctor. He saw

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  France's Monfils To Miss Davis Cup Contest Vs US

  April 03, 2012 10:35 IST

  Paris, Apr 3: Gael Monfils will miss France's Davis Cup quarterfinal against the United States because of an abdominal injury on his left side.The French tennis federation said Monday that coach Guy Forget will soon

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  Novak Djokovic Wins Key Biscayne For 3rd Time

  April 02, 2012 10:36 IST

  Key Biscayne, Apr 2: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic won his third Sony Ericsson Open title Sunday, holding every service game to beat Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6 (4).Djokovic also won in 2007 and last year. Only six-time

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  Sharapova Loses In Key Biscayne Final To Radwanska

  April 01, 2012 17:44 IST

  Key Biscayne, Apr 1: The two finalists met at the net to shake hands, Maria Sharapova standing a head taller, even with her shoulders slumped in disappointment.She finished second again on Saturday.Sharapova lost serve in

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  Djokovic Beats Monaco To Reach Key Biscayne Final

  March 31, 2012 9:39 IST

  Key Biscayne, Florida ,Mar 31: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic advanced to his first final since winning the Australian Open by beating Juan Monaco 6-0, 7-6 (5) on Friday at the Sony Ericsson Open.Djokovic's opponent Sunday will

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  Brazil Announces WTA Event For 2013

  March 31, 2012 7:25 IST

  Sao Paulo , Mar 31: The Brazilian tennis federation says it will host a WTA event in 2013 after an 11-year absence.The federation said on Friday it reached a deal with the women's tour without

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  Nadal Withdraws From Key Biscayne With Knee Injury

  March 31, 2012 8:06 IST

  Key Biscayne, Florida, Mar 31:  Rafael Nadal's knee trouble has sidelined him again,and he hopes for a quick recovery to avoid missing any of the upcoming clay-court season.Nadal withdrew hours before the start of his

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  Paes-Stepanek In Miami Final, Bhupathi-Bopanna Lose

  March 30, 2012 14:02 IST

  Miami, Mar 30: The possibility of an almost Indian showdown in the ATP Miami Masters final was wiped out after Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna crashed out of the event in the semifinals even as

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  Sharapova Edges Wozniacki In Key Biscayne Semis

  March 30, 2012 13:32 IST

  Key Biscayne (Florida), Mar 30: A disputed line call on match point meant Maria Sharapova's win over Caroline Wozniacki in the Sony Ericsson Open semifinals on Thursday ended in ill feeling.Sharapova won the disputed final

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  Umpire Gave Nadal Preferential Treatment, Claims Tsonga

  March 30, 2012 13:28 IST

  Key Biscayne (Florida), Mar 30: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga accused the chair umpire of giving Rafael Nadal preferential treatment during their quarterfinal at the Sony Ericsson Open. Nadal said that's not the case.Nadal, bidding for his first

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  Azarenka Loses For First Time In 2012

  March 29, 2012 9:47 IST

  Key Biscayne, Florida, Mar 29: Victoria Azarenka's 26-match unbeaten streak across the first three months of the year was ended Wednesday by Marion Bartoli, who beat the world No. 1 in straight sets in the

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  Bhupathi-Bopanna In Miami Semifinals

  March 28, 2012 14:57 IST

  Miami, Mar 28: Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna came from a set down to win 2-6, 6-3, 10-8 against Michael Llodra of France and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic and move into the semifinals