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  Rock Star Djokovic Reflects On Greatest Win

  January 30, 2012 16:08 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 30: Novak Djokovic dispensed with the band and the raucous dressing room celebrations. After the longest final ever in a Grand Slam, it was only fitting that he put on a solo

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  Djokovic Beats Nadal To Win Australian Open

  January 29, 2012 20:54 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 29: Novak Djokovic wore down Rafael Nadal in the longest Grand Slam singles final in the history of professional tennis, winning 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 after 5 hours, 53 minutes

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  Sharapova Insists Best Is Yet To Come

  January 29, 2012 17:53 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 29: Russia's Maria Sharapova insisted the best was still ahead of her despite a devastating Australian Open loss to exciting young Belarusian Victoria Azarenka on Saturday. The three-time Grand Slam winner went into

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  Paes-Vesnina Pair Ends Runner-Up In Aus Open Mixed Doubles

  January 29, 2012 13:20 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 29 : A second title eluded Leander Paes at this year's Australian Open as he and Elena Vesnina ended runners-up in the mixed doubles event after being outplayed by Horia Tecau and Bethanie

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  Azarenka Upstages Sharapova To Win Australian Open

  January 29, 2012 11:56 IST

  Melbourne, Australia , Jan 29 : Maria Sharapova was once the young upstart, fearlessly upstaging Serena Williams in her first Grand Slam final.On Saturday at the Australian Open, she ran into the new noise in

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  Leander Paes First Indian To Complete Career Grand Slam

  January 28, 2012 21:42 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 28: Veteran star Leander Paes on Saturday created history by becoming the first Indian to complete a career Grand Slam by winning the Australian Open men's doubles title with Radek Stepanek, taming the

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  Azarenka Routs Sharapova To Win Australian Title

  January 28, 2012 15:59 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 28: Victoria Azarenka routed Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 to win the Australian Open women's title on Saturday night and secure the No. 1 ranking, all in her first Grand Slam final.The 22-year-old Belarusian

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  Murray Upset With Late-Night Drug Testing

  January 28, 2012 7:13 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 28: Andy Murray had just spent nearly five hours on court in an Australian Open semifinal loss to Novak Djokovic and it was long after midnight, so the last thing he wanted

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  Paes-Vesnina In Australian Open Mixed Doubles Final

  January 27, 2012 23:00 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 27: Leander Paes is in line to win two Slam titles as he and Elena Vesnina reached the mixed doubles summit clash even as Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi bowed out after their

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  Djokovic Edges Murray, Sets Up Final Vs Nadal

  January 27, 2012 20:36 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 27: Defending champion Novak Djokovic moved into an Australian Open final against Rafael Nadal after edging Andy Murray in a five-set, almost five-hour semifinal late Friday night.Despite appearing tired and sore from the

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  Bhupathi, Sania Outsted From Aus Open Mixed Doubles

  January 27, 2012 17:44 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 27: The Indian pair of Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi crashed out of the Australian Open after suffering an upset straight sets defeat in the mixed doubles semi-final here today.The sixth seeded Sania-Bhupathi's

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  Russians Win Australian Open Women's Doubles

  January 27, 2012 15:02 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 27: Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva of Russia captured the Australian Open women's doubles title on Friday, beating the Italian duo of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci 5-7, 6-4, 6-3.Kuznetsova, a two-time Grand

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  Paes-Stepanek Enter Australian Open Men's Doubles Final

  January 26, 2012 18:37 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 26: Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek stunned second seeds Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Canadian Daniel Nestor to enter the final of the men's doubles event at the Australian Open

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  Nadal Beats Federer In Australian Open Semifinal

  January 26, 2012 18:18 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 26: One round earlier than they're more used to meeting in Grand Slam tournaments, Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4 Thursday in the Australian Open semifinals.Set to meet

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  Bryan Brothers On Pace For Record 12th Title

  January 26, 2012 17:45 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 26: Bob Bryan plays for his record 12th Grand Slam doubles title with his brother Mike on Saturday, but he's advising his wife Michelle not to watch on television at home in

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  Sharapova Into Australian Open Final

  January 26, 2012 13:57 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 26: Maria Sharapova has avenged her Wimbledon loss to Petra Kvitova and returned to the Australian Open final for the first time since winning the last of her three major titles here in

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  Azarenka Into Women's Final At Australian Open

  January 26, 2012 10:52 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 26: Victoria Azarenka reached her first Grand Slam final and staked a claim for the No. 1 ranking when she beat defending champion Kim Clijsters 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 in the Australian Open

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  Paes- Stepanek And Sania-Hesh Enter Semis In Australian Open

  January 26, 2012 10:42 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 26: Leander Paes had a productive day at the Australian Open as he made it to the semifinals of the men's doubles pairing Radek Stepanek and then entered the mixed doubles quarterfinals with

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  Djokovic, Murray, Nadal, Federer In Aussie Semis

  January 25, 2012 19:29 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 25: Defending champion Novak Djokovic appeared physically unwell for much of his quarterfinal match but still beat David Ferrer 6-4, 7-6 (4), 6-1 to complete a blockbuster semifinal lineup at the Australian Open.He

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  Sharapova, Kvitova Set Up Aussie Open Semifinal

  January 25, 2012 13:30 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 25: Former and reigning Wimbledon winners Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova will meet in the Australian Open semifinals after both won in straight sets on Wednesday.After Kvitova beat unseeded Italian Sara Errani

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  Nadal In Umpire Blast After Line-Call Row

  January 24, 2012 21:56 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 24: Rafael Nadal urged chair umpires to take more responsibility after a row over a line call at a crucial moment of his four-set Australian Open battle with Tomas Berdych on Tuesday.The Spanish

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  Federer Wins 1,000th Match, Will Face Nadal

  January 24, 2012 21:59 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 24: A dominating win by Roger Federer in his 1,000th career match and a more difficult workout for Rafael Nadal set up a rare Grand Slam marquee semifinal between the former top-ranked players.Four-time

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  Federer, Clijsters Into Australian Open Semifinals

  January 24, 2012 14:18 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 24: Roger Federer advanced to the Australian Open semifinals for the ninth consecutive year with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 disposal of Juan Martin del Potro, one of only two men who've beaten him

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  Azarenka Advances To Australian Open Semifinals

  January 24, 2012 12:14 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 24: Third-seeded Victoria Azarenka became the first player into the semifinals at the Australian Open, beating Agnieszka Radwanska 6-7 (0), 6-0, 6-2 on Tuesday.Azarenka advanced to a Grand Slam semifinal for only

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  Djokovic Advances To Australian Open Quarterfinals

  January 23, 2012 20:14 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 23: Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the fifth straight year with a 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over former No. 1-ranked Lleyton Hewitt on Monday night.Djokovic, aiming to

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  Sania In Quarters Of Women's And Mixed Doubles At Australian Open

  January 23, 2012 18:57 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 23: Sania Mirza had a productive day at the Australian Open on Monday as the Indian ace reached the quarterfinals of both the women's doubles and the mixed doubles events with Elena Vesnina

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  Sharapova Advances To Australian Open Quarterfinal

  January 23, 2012 18:23 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 23: Maria Sharapova is back into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the first time since she won the title at Melbourne Park in 2008.The No. 4-ranked Sharapova had a 3-6,

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  Roger Federer Faces Tricky 1,000th Match

  January 23, 2012 13:38 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 23: Roger Federer will have no time for ceremony when he walks out for his 1,000th match on Tuesday, with dangerman Juan Martin del Potro posing his first real test of the Australian