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  Croatia Defeats Host Japan 3-2 In Davis Cup

  February 13, 2012 10:41 IST

  Hyogo, Japan, Feb 13: Ivo Karlovic beat Go Soeda 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-4 as Croatia defeated Japan 3-2 in their first-round Davis Cup World Group series on Sunday to advance to the quarterfinals.Kei Nishikori defeated

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  Czechs Beat Italy 4-1 In Davis Cup

  February 13, 2012 10:39 IST

  Ostrava, Czech Republic, Feb 13: Simone Bolelli defeated substitute Frantisek Cermak 6-4, 6-4 for Italy's lone consolation win against the Czech Republic in the first round of the Davis Cup on Sunday.The Czechs won the

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  Davis Cup Champion Spain Sweeps Kazakhstan 5-0

  February 13, 2012 10:37 IST

  Oviedo, Spain, Feb 13: Nicolas Almagro and Marcel Granollers won Sunday's reverse singles matches to complete a 5-0 sweep for defending Davis Cup champion Spain against Kazakhstan in their first-round series.Almagro needed just 82 minutes

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  Germany's Kerber Beats Bartoli In Paris Final

  February 13, 2012 10:36 IST

  Paris, Feb 13: Angelique Kerber of Germany won her first WTA title Sunday by overpowering second-seeded Marion Bartoli 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-3 in the Open GDF Suez final.Kerber became the first German to win the

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  Hantuchova Defends Title At Pattaya Open

  February 12, 2012 22:14 IST

  Pattaya, Thailand, Feb 12: Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia beat Maria Kirilenko of Russia 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3 in a hard-fought final to defend her title at the Pattaya Open on Sunday.Third-seeded Hantuchova took 3 hours,

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  Harrison, Isner Complete US Rout Of Switzerland

  February 12, 2012 22:01 IST

  Switzerland, Feb 12: The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup first round on Sunday, as teenager Ryan Harrison and John Isner won the closing singles matches.Harrison made a winning

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  Serbia Beats Sweden In Davis Cup

  February 12, 2012 21:56 IST

  Serbia, Feb 12: Janko Tipsarevic beat Michael Ryderstedt of Sweden in straight sets Sunday to send Serbia through to the Davis Cup quarterfinals against the Czech Republic.Tipsarevic won 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-5 to give Serbia

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  Federer And Swiss Knocked Out By US In Davis Cup

  February 12, 2012 9:30 IST

  London, Feb 12 : The Davis Cup was beyond Roger Federer's reach for another year, while defending champion Spain, Argentina, the Czech Republic and United States advanced to the quarterfinals on Saturday.Federer played the first

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  France Takes 2-1 Lead Over Canada In Davis Cup

  February 12, 2012 9:21 IST

  Vancouver, British Columbia, Feb 12 : France's Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra defeated Milos Raonic and Daniel Nestor of Canada to take a 2-1 lead in their Davis Cup series after their doubles match Saturday.The

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  Spain Beats Kazakhstan, Secures Davis Cup Quarters

  February 11, 2012 22:29 IST

  Oviedo (Spain), Feb 11: Defending champion Spain secured its place in the Davis Cup quarterfinals by winning Saturday's doubles against Kazakhstan and securing an insurmountable 3-0 lead.Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez, partnering for the first

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  Czechs Beat Italy 3-0 In Davis Cup, Reach Quarters

  February 11, 2012 22:25 IST

  Ostrava (Czech Republic), Feb 11: The Czech Republic are in the Davis Cup quarterfinals after Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek teamed up to win the doubles for the hosts to take an insurmountable 3-0 lead

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  US Sweeps Federer's Switzerland Out Of Davis Cup

  February 11, 2012 22:21 IST

  Fribourg (Switzerland), Feb 11: The United States swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup as Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday.Teaming up for

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  Bartoli Beats Zakopalova In Paris Semifinals

  February 11, 2012 22:15 IST

  Paris, Feb 11: Second-seeded Marion Bartoli beat Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic 7-6 (3), 6-0 Saturday to reach the Open GDF Suez final.The Frenchwoman hit two consecutive aces to take a 5-0 lead in

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  Canada-France 1-1 After Opening Singles

  February 11, 2012 13:01 IST

  Vancouver, British Columbia , Feb 11 : Canada's Milos Raonic beat France's Julien Benneteau 6-2, 6-4, 7-5 on Friday to leave the two nations locked 1-1 after the opening singles of their Davis Cup series;

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  Australia Beats China 3-0 In Davis Cup Qualifier

  February 11, 2012 11:58 IST

  Geelong, Australia, Feb 11: Lleyton Hewitt and Chris Guccione gave Australia a winning 3-0 lead in its Davis Cup Asia-Oceania qualifier against China, beating Zhang Ze and Li Zhe 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 in Saturday's doubles.The

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  Kerber Stuns Sharapova To Reach Paris Semifinals

  February 12, 2012 21:56 IST

  Paris, Feb 11: Top-seeded Maria Sharapova was ousted from the Open GDF Suez on Friday, beaten by Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.Kerber, a U.S. Open semifinalist, will next play Yanina Wickmayer

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  Federer In Shock Loss On Davis Cup Return

  February 12, 2012 21:56 IST

  London, Feb 11: Roger Federer's first opening-round Davis Cup match in eight years wasn't supposed to turn out like this.The 16-time Grand Slam champion fell to a shock 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2 loss to

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  Kvitova Pulls Out Of Qatar Ladies Open With Injury

  February 10, 2012 23:09 IST

  Dubai, Feb 10: Wimbledon Open champion Petra Kvitova has pulled out of the Qatar Ladies Open because of an unspecified injury.The Czech is ranked second and would have been seeded second in the tournament that

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  Melzer Gives Austria 1-0 Lead Over Russia

  February 10, 2012 23:06 IST

  Wiener Neustadt (Austria), Feb 10: Jurgen Melzer battled past Igor Kunitsyn 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 Friday to give Austria a 1-0 lead against Russia in the first round of the Davis Cup.Melzer had

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  United States Leads Switzerland 1-0 In Davis Cup

  February 10, 2012 23:03 IST

  Fribourg (Switzerland), Feb 10: The United States took a 1-0 lead against Switzerland in their Davis Cup first-round series on Friday after Mardy Fish beat Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 9-7 in a thrilling

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  Tipsarevic Defeats Prpic To Give Serbia 1-0 Lead

  February 10, 2012 22:49 IST

  NIS (Serbia), Feb 10: Janko Tipsarevic defeated Filip Prpic 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 Friday to give Serbia a 1-0 lead over Sweden in the first round of the Davis Cup.The ninth-ranked Tipsarevic had 11 aces and

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  Argentina Takes 1-0 Lead Over Germany In Davis Cup

  February 10, 2012 22:46 IST

  Bamberg (Germany), Feb 10: Juan Monaco gave Argentina a 1-0 lead over Germany in the first round of the Davis Cup when he defeated Philipp Petzschner 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Friday.Monaco felt right at home

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  Klara Zakopalova Reaches Open GDF Suez Semis

  February 10, 2012 22:43 IST

  Paris, Feb 10: Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic rallied from a set down to beat sixth-seeded Julia Goerges 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Open GDF Suez.Zakopalova won seven straight

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  Cirstea Advances When Zvonareva Retires In Pattaya

  February 10, 2012 22:39 IST

  Pattaya (Thailand), Feb 10: Sorana Cirstea of Romania reached the Pattaya Open semifinals when top-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia retired with a left hip injury in the third set on Friday.The quarterfinal was even at

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  Sania Mirza's Singles Campaign Ends At Pattaya

  February 10, 2012 20:34 IST

  Pattaya, Feb 10: Sania Mirza's singles campaign at the Pattaya Open today ended with a 5-7 3-6 quarter-final defeat against Chinese Taipei qualifier Su-Wei Hsieh but the Indian has kept herself in the doubles title

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  Davis Cup : Radek Stepanek Opens Against Seppi

  February 09, 2012 20:07 IST

  Czech Republic, Feb 9: Radek Stepanek will play Andreas Seppi in the opening singles match when the Czech Republic faces Italy in the first round of the Davis Cup.Stepanek, who won the doubles title at

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  Vinci, Zakopalova Reach Open GDF Suez Quarters

  February 09, 2012 20:00 IST

  Paris, Feb 9: Roberta Vinci beat American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Open GDF Suez.The seventh-seeded Italian broke twice in the final set, clinching victory when Mattek-Sands

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  Sania Records First Win Of Season At Pattaya

  February 09, 2012 9:04 IST

  Pattaya, Feb 9: Sania Mirza erased a one-set deficit to record her first win of the 2012 season as she downed Japanese Ayumi Morita 3-6 6-1 6-2 in the opening round of the $220,000 Pattaya