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  3-Time French Open Champ Kuerten Elected To Hall

  March 09, 2012 13:22 IST

  Newport, Feb 9: Three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten has been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.The lanky Brazilian nicknamed "Guga" reached No. 1 in the ATP rankings and collected singles titles at

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  Ginepri Bounces Back From Losing First Set To Win

  March 09, 2012 13:16 IST

  Indian Wells (California), Mar 9: Robby Ginepri became the first American to win his way into the second round of the BNP Paribas Open by beating Paoli Lorenzi of Italy 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday.The

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  Ivan Ljubicic To Call It Quits In April

  March 08, 2012 17:36 IST

  Zagreb, Croatia, Mar 8: Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia has announced he will retire from tennis after the Monte Carlo Masters in April.“It's never an easy decision for any professional athlete to retire,” the 32-year-old told

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  Date-Krumm Wins On Blustery Day At Indian Wells

  March 08, 2012 10:50 IST

  Indian Wells (California), Mar 8: Kimiko Date-Krumm, the oldest player in the women's draw at age 41, opened the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Pauline Parmentier of France on Wednesday as

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  Djokovic, Wozniacki Defend Indian Wells Crowns

  March 07, 2012 10:36 IST

  Indian Wells, Mar 7: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and fourth-ranked Caroline Wozniacki will defend their titles at the $11 million Indian Wells ATP and WTA hardcourt event that begins on Wednesday. The record prize

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  Bhupathi Opts Out Of Davis Cup Tie, Yuki, Sanam Selected

  March 06, 2012 19:13 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 6: Top doubles player Mahesh Bhupathi has opted out of India's Davis Cup tie against Uzbekistan next month to allow tour partner Rohan Bopanna pair with Leander Paes, the All India Tennis

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  Sharapova Beats Wozniacki In Exhibition

  March 06, 2012 7:58 IST

  New York, Mar 6 : Maria Sharapova beat Caroline Wozniacki in an exhibition at Madison Square Garden on Monday -- though she lost the only point she played against Wozniacki's boyfriend, top-ranked golfer Rory McIlroy.With

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  Anderson Beats Matosevic To Win Delray Beach Title

  March 05, 2012 11:59 IST

  Delray Beach, Florida, March 5: Kevin Anderson beat Australian qualifier Marinko Matosevic 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Sunday to win the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships for his second career ATP title.The seventh-seeded Anderson, the first

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  Bhupathi-Bopanna Lift First Doubles Title Together

  March 04, 2012 13:59 IST

  Dubai,  Mar 04 : Veteran Indian tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi clinched his 50th career title and his first with Rohan Bopanna when the duo outwitted Poles Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski to lift the Dubai

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  Federer Beats Murray To Win Dubai Championships

  March 03, 2012 22:45 IST

  Dubai, Mar 3: Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 7-5, 6-4 Saturday to win his fifth Dubai Championships title.The second-seeded Federer, who didn't drop a set all week, broke Murray to go up 6-5 and clinched

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  Daniilidou, Jankovic Reach Malaysia Semifinals

  March 03, 2012 11:30 IST

  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mar 3 : Eleni Daniilidou of Greece defeated Australia's Olivia Rogowska 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 on Saturday to move into the Malaysian Open semifinals.Former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic from Serbia also advanced

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  Isner Beats Tomic To Reach Delray Beach Semis

  March 03, 2012 9:04 IST

  Delray Beach, Florida, Mar 3: John Isner reached his first semifinal of the year with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Bernard Tomic of Australia at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships on Friday.In a swirling

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  Fernando Verdasco Reaches Mexican Open Final

  March 03, 2012 8:59 IST

  Acapulco, Mexico, Mar 3:  Spaniard Fernando Verdasco defeated Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 6-3, 6-3 on Friday to reach the Mexican Open final.The eighth-seeded Verdasco didn't allow a single break opportunity to Wawrinka, cruising to victory

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  Bhupathi-Bopanna In Final Of Dubai Open

  March 02, 2012 20:33 IST

  Dubai, Mar 2: Mahesh Bhuapthi and Rohan Bopanna, who need to improve their rankings to earn a direct entry into the London Olympics, stormed into the summit clash of the ATP Dubai Open with a

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  Roddick Advances To Quarters At Delray Beach

  March 02, 2012 11:20 IST

  Delray Beach, Florida, Mar 2: Andy Roddick reached his second quarterfinal of the year with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan at the Delray Beach InternationalTennis Championship on Thursday.Roddick avenged his loss

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  Almagro, Verdasco Advance At Mexican Open

  March 01, 2012 9:19 IST

  Acapulco, Mexico, Mar 1 : Two-time champion Nicolas Almagro of Spain defeated Benoit Paire of France 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the third round of the Mexican Open on Wednesday.The second-seeded Spaniard lost serve twice

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  Top-Seeded Isner Into 2nd Round At Delray Beach

  February 29, 2012 9:48 IST

  Delray Beach, Florida: Top-seeded John Isner outlasted fellow American Jesse Levine 6-4, 7-5 (15) on Tuesday in their first-round match at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships.In another first-round match, Jarkko Nieminen of Finland, ranked

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  Ferrer Advances To 2nd Round At Mexican Open

  February 29, 2012 9:47 IST

  Acapulco, Mexico: Two-time defending champion David Ferrer of Spain defeated local favorite Santiago Gonzalez 6-1, 6-2 to reach the second round of the Mexican Open on Tuesday.The top-seeded Ferrer, attempting to win his third title

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  Federer, Murray Into 2nd Round In Dubai

  February 29, 2012 7:07 IST

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Feb 29: Roger Federer brushed aside Michael Llodra 6-0, 7-6 (6) to reach the second round of the Dubai Championships on Tuesday while an error-prone Andy Murray needed three sets to

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  No. 5 Seed Florian Mayer Advances In Mexican Open

  February 28, 2012 8:30 IST

  Acapulco, Mexico, Feb 28 : Florian Mayer of Germany defeated Facundo Bagnis of Argentina 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Mexican Open on Monday. The fifth-seeded Mayer took advantage of seven

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  David Ferrer Beats Almagro To Win Copa Claro

  February 27, 2012 14:25 IST

  Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb 27: David Ferrer won the Copa Claro on Sunday, coming from behind to defeat defending champion Nicolas Almagro 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in an all-Spanish final. It is 13th ATP tour title

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  Federer Says Confidence Loss Cost Him Major Titles

  February 27, 2012 14:19 IST

  Dubai, Feb 27: Roger Federer blames a loss of confidence for failing to add to his record 16 Grand Slam titles in more than two years. The former No. 1 last won a major title

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  Raonic Downs Becker 6-4, 6-4 In Memphis Semifinal

  February 26, 2012 9:22 IST

  Nashville, Tennessee, Feb 26 : Canadian Milos Raonic needed only 75 minutes to beat Benjamin Becker of Germany 6-4, 6-4 Saturday in the semifinals of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and reach his second final

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  Radwanska Wins Dubai Title By Defeating Goerges

  February 25, 2012 22:54 IST

  Dubai, Feb 25: Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland won her eighth career WTA title when she defeated Julia Goerges of Germany 7-5, 6-4 in the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Saturday.Radwanska will rise one place to

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  Ferrer, Almagro Reach Buenos Aires Semis

  February 25, 2012 12:47 IST

  Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb 25 : Top-seeded David Ferrer of Spain easily defeated Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 6-2, 6-4 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Copa Claro clay-court tournament.Ferrer's semifinal opponent on

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  Melzer Upsets Isner In Memphis Quarterfinal

  February 25, 2012 8:16 IST

  Memphis, Tennessee , Feb 25 : Jurgen Melzer, playing with a broken big toe on his right foot, upset top-seeded John Isner 6-3, 7-6 (6) on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Regions Morgan Keegan

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  Babos Eliminates Cirstea In Monterrey

  February 28, 2012 17:01 IST

  Monterrey, Mexico , Feb 24: Timea Babos fought back to beat third-seeded Sorana Cirstea at the Monterrey Open on Thursday, giving Hungary two berths in the quarterfinals of the WTA event.Babos won 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

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  Jelena Jankovic Beats US Open champion Sam Stosur In Dubai

  February 23, 2012 19:05 IST

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Feb 23: Jelena Jankovic of Serbia defeated U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur 6-4, 6-2 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships.The eighth-seeded Jankovic was in control throughout the