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  Insects, Not Ankle, Bug Serena In Aussie Comeback

  January 18, 2012 13:31 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 18: If anything, it was the insects buzzing around Rod Laver Arena that bugged Serena Williams the most.The injured left ankle held up fine in her opening match Tuesday at the Australian Open,

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  Li Na Into 3rd Round At Australian Open

  January 18, 2012 13:20 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 18: French Open champion Li Na has become the first women through to the third round at the Australian Open after beating Olivia Rogowska 6-2, 6-2 in just over an hour at Rod

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  Fish Loses To Falla In 2nd Round At Aussie Open

  January 18, 2012 13:15 IST

  Melbourne, Dec 18: Coming off a banner year in which he finally cracked the upper tier of tennis, Mardy Fish should have been extra confident for the first Grand Slam of 2012.Instead, the No. 8-ranked

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  Wozniacki Into 3rd Round At Australian Open

  January 18, 2012 13:07 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 18: Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki stayed on track to keep her No. 1 ranking in women's tennis with a 6-1, 7-6 (4) win over Anna Tatishvili of Georgia in the second round of the

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  Federer Advances To 3rd Round With Walkover

  January 18, 2012 13:00 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 18: Roger Federer pulled out of the Qatar Open with a sore back two weeks ago. On Wednesday, he got a free pass into the third round of the Australian Open when his

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  Nadal Into Third Round At Australian Open

  January 18, 2012 10:54 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 18: Second-seeded Rafael Nadal maintained his perfect record against Tommy Haas, beating the veteran German 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday in a second-round match at the Australian Open.Nadal earned service breaks in the

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  Clijsters Into 3rd Round At Australian Open

  January 18, 2012 8:55 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 18: Nearly 10 years after their first meeting on the WTA Tour, Kim Clijsters has beaten Stephanie Fortez Gacon of France 6-0, 6-1 in a second-round match Wednesday at the Australian Open.Defending

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  Williams Through To 2nd Round At Australian Open

  January 17, 2012 22:51 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 17: Five-time champion Serena Williams moved into the second round of the Australian Open in the early hours of Wednesday morning with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Austria's Tamira Paszek.  In a match

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  Beaten Sania Mirza Looks For Olympic Gold In Mixed Doubles

  January 17, 2012 18:32 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 17: For a country of 1.2 billion people, India has struggled to find success at the Olympics, winning just one individual gold medal.Sania Mirza, the country's top women's tennis player, hopes to

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  Stosur Loses 1st-Round Match At Australian Open

  January 17, 2012 11:01 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 17 : U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur is out of the Australian Open in the first round, beaten 7-6 (2), 6-3 Tuesday by Sorana Cirstea of Romania.Stosur, playing for the first time

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  Djokovic, Kvitova Advance At Australian Open

  January 17, 2012 10:19 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 17  : Anyone who didn't know Novak Djokovic won three of the four Grand Slam titles last year only had to look at his shoes. That's if his emphatic first-round win at the

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  Federer Wins Opener At Australian Open

  January 16, 2012 16:03 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 16: Roger Federer began the quest for his 17th Grand Slam title with a 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 first-round victory over qualifier Alexander Kudryavtsev of Russia at the Australian Open on Monday.The third-ranked

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  Davydenko Baffled By Federer Silence On Grievances

  January 16, 2012 14:59 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 16: Roger Federer's reticence to join other players in voicing complaints about issues affecting the men's game came under scrutiny again at the Australian Open on Monday.Former No. 3-ranked Nikolay Davydenko said he

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  Tomic Recovers To Beat Verdasco At Australian Open

  January 16, 2012 14:52 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 16: Bernard Tomic almost blew his big moment on Monday.Given center stage on the opening day of the Australian Open, the host country's best hope of a men's Grand Slam champion since Lleyton

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  Nadal Eases To 1st-Round Win In Australian Open

  January 16, 2012 14:34 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 16: Rafael Nadal eased into the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 win over American qualifier Alex Kuznetsov on Monday.Nadal dominated Kuznetsov after a relatively close first set,

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  Li Na Wins Opening Match At Australian Open

  January 16, 2012 11:29 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 16: French Open champion Li Na has advanced to the second round at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Ksenia Pervak of Kazakhstan on Monday.Li, who lost last year's

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  Azarenka Breezes Through Center Court Opener

  January 16, 2012 8:14 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 16: Third-seeded Victoria Azarenka won 12 straight games to finish off the opening match on center court at the Australian Open in 67 minutes Monday, a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Heather Watson of

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  Rafa, Roger Rift Emerges At Australian Open

  January 15, 2012 14:09 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 15: Rafael Nadal has criticized Roger Federer for letting other players "burn themselves" by complaining about tour conditions while maintaining his good reputation by rarely making negative comments about tennis.The pair have always

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  Florian Mayer Withdraws From Australian Open

  January 15, 2012 13:51 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 15: Florian Mayer of Germany has withdrawn from the men's singles draw at the Australian Open with a hip strain.The International Tennis Federation said Sunday that the 20th-seeded Mayer would be replaced by

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  Li Back On Track After Poor 2nd Half Of 2011

  January 15, 2012 11:37 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 15 : Li Na's 2011 was like a rollercoaster and, by the end, one she wanted to get off.A losing final at the Australian Open against Kim Clijsters and a win in

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  Nieminen Wins Rain-Delayed Sydney International

  January 15, 2012 8:34 IST

  Sydney , Jan 15 : Qualifier Jarkko Nieminen beat Julien Benneteau of France 6-2, 7-5 Sunday in the rain-delayed final of the Sydney International.The lefthander from Finland won his second career ATP title in his

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  Ferrer Retains Auckland ATP Title

  January 14, 2012 22:42 IST

  Auckland, Jan 14: Top-seed David Ferrer retained his Auckland ATP title Saturday with a comfortable victory over Olivier Rochus 6-3, 6-4 in a rain-disrupted final.The Spaniard fell to the ground in celebration as he closed

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  Mona Barthel Wins Hobart WTA Title

  January 14, 2012 22:39 IST

  Hobart, Jan 14: German qualifier Mona Barthel upset Belgian top seed Yanina Wickmayer to win the Hobart WTA International on Saturday.Barthel, 21, ranked 64, capped an outstanding week with a 6-1, 6-2 victory in one

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  Teen Tomic Wins Kooyong Title Ahead Of Aus Open

  January 14, 2012 22:36 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 14: Bernard Tomic won his first senior title at the Kooyong Classic Saturday stunning world number eight Mardy Fish 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the final and earning a confidence boost ahead of the

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  Ferrer, Rochus To Meet In Auckland Final

  January 13, 2012 12:43 IST

  Auckland, New Zealand, Jan 13 : Belgium's Olivier Rochus will contest his second Heineken Open final, seven years after his first, after beating eighth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-4 Friday in a

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  Nieminen, Benneteau To Meet In Sydney Final

  January 13, 2012 12:23 IST

  Sydney , Jan 13 : Veteran Jarkko Nieminen extended his busy week at the Sydney International on Friday, beating Denis Istoman 7-6 (12), 6-3 to advance to Saturday's final.Nieminen, the 2009 Sydney runner-up, has played

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  Fish Moves Into Kooyong Final With Win Over Melzer

  January 13, 2012 11:04 IST

  Melbourne, Australia, Jan 13 : Mardy Fish beat Austria's Jurgen Melzer 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 on Friday to move into the final of the Kooyong invitational tournament against Australian teenager Bernard Tomic.Fish has had two wins

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  Istomin Ousts Gasquet In Sydney International

  January 12, 2012 12:25 IST

  Sydney , Jan 12 : Denis Istomin of Uzbekstan beat third-seeded Richard Gasquet of France 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Thursday to move into the semifinals of the Sydney International.Istomin will next play Finland's Jarkko Nieminen,