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  Kvitova, Jankovic Advance To 2nd Round In Linz

  October 12, 2011 8:22 IST

  Linz, Austria, Oct 12:  Top-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic eased past Rebecca Marino of Canada 6-2, 6-2 on Tuesday to advance to the second round of the Generali Ladies.The Wimbledon champion, ranked a

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  Roddick Beats Dimitrov In Shanghai Masters

  October 11, 2011 20:27 IST

  Shanghai, Oct 11: Andy Roddick fought off a set point in the second set and held on for a 7-6 (3), 7-5 victory over Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov on Tuesday to advance to the third round

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  Murray, Nadal Say Players Meeting Not Imminent

  October 11, 2011 20:23 IST

  Shanghai, Oct 11: Just weeks after raising the possibility of a strike in protest at the crowded tennis calendar, Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal acknowledged Tuesday that bringing the top players together to formulate a

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  Somdev Loses In First Round Of Shanghai Masters

  October 10, 2011 16:20 IST

  Shanghai, Oct 10: Somdev Devvarman's lean patch continued as he made another first round exit from the ATP Shanghai Masters after losing in straight sets to Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Monday.The 84th ranked Indian lost

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  Roddick Beats Lu In 1st Round At Shanghai Masters

  October 10, 2011 15:50 IST

  Shanghai, Oct 10: Andy Roddick rallied to beat Lu Yen-Hsun of Taiwan 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 Monday in the first round of the Shanghai Masters.The 10th-seeded Roddick captured the first set easily, but Lu picked up

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  Murray Beats Nadal To Win Japan Open

  October 09, 2011 16:14 IST

  Tokyo, Oct 9: Andy Murray of Britain rallied to beat Rafael Nadal 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 and win the Japan Open on Sunday.Murray overcame losing the first set to win his second straight ATP tour victory.Murray,

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  Radwanska, Petkovic In China Open Women's Final

  October 09, 2011 14:23 IST

  Beijing, Oct 9: Agnieszka Radwanska is seeking her second title in two weeks after reaching the final of the China Open, where she will take on Andrea Petkovic.In the men's draw, Marin Cilic progressed to

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  Berdych, Cilic In China Open Final

  October 09, 2011 14:16 IST

  Beijing, Oct 9: Tomas Berdych ousted top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 on Saturday to set up a China Open final against Marin Cilic.In the women's draw, Agnieszka Radwanska will be seeking her second title

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  Sania Undergoes Arthroscopic Surgery

  October 08, 2011 20:58 IST

  Hyderabad, Oct 8: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza's injury-forced sabbatical from the game will continue for a few more weeks as she today underwent an arthroscopic surgery on her left-knee at a hospital here. Elaborating

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  Nadal To Face Murray In Japan Open Final

  October 08, 2011 20:51 IST

  Tokyo, Oct 8: Defending champion Rafael Nadal picked apart American number one Mardy Fish's serve-and-volley game on Saturday to set up a hotly anticipated final against Andy Murray at the Japan Open. The world number

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  Nadal Beats Fish, Into Japan Open Final

  October 08, 2011 11:41 IST

  Tokyo : Top-seeded Rafael Nadal powered past Mardy Fish in the second set to beat the American 7-5, 6-1 on Saturday and advance to the final of the Japan Open.The match was on serve until

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  Former No. 1 Safina Cuts Short Her Career At 25

  October 07, 2011 21:31 IST

  Moscow, Oct 7: Marat Safin says former top-ranked tennis player Dinara Safina, his younger sister, has retired from tennis. Safin told Russian sports agency R-Sport that the 25-year-old Safina considers her decision "as a next

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  Nadal Reaches Japan Semifinals With Giraldo Win

  October 07, 2011 16:28 IST

  Tokyo, Oct 7: Top-seeded Rafael Nadal reached the semifinals of the Japan Open by beating Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 7-6 (6), 6-3 Friday.The defending champion from Spain was pushed early by the 53rd-ranked Giraldo, who

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  Paes-Bhupathi In Beijing Open Quarterfinals

  October 06, 2011 14:33 IST

  Beijing, Oct 6: Ace Indian tennis duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi stormed into the quarterfinals of the doubles event of Beijing Open after a tough fight against Mao Gong and Zhe Li of

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  Nadal, Ferrer Advance To Japan Open Quarters

  October 06, 2011 13:51 IST

  Tokyo, Oct 6: Top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Milos Raonic of Canada on Thursday.Nadal, ranked No. 2, will take on unseeded Santiago Giraldo

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  Roddick Out, Wozniacki Wins At China Open

  October 04, 2011 10:51 IST

  Beijing, Oct 4 : Andy Roddick was eliminated in the first round of the China Open Monday, falling to South Africa's Kevin Anderson 6-4, 7-5, while Caroline Wozniacki rallied from a set down to beat

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  Somdev Crashes Out Of Japan Open

  October 03, 2011 18:48 IST

  Tokyo, Oct 3: Somdev Devvarman suffered yet another first round defeat as he lost in straight sets to world number 24 Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic in the ATP Japan Open Tennis Championships here on

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  Caroline Wozniacki Wins In 3 Sets At China Open

  October 03, 2011 15:42 IST

  Beijing, Sept 3: Caroline Wozniacki rallied from a set down to beat Lucie Hradecka of Czech Republic 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 Monday at the China Open.The top-ranked Dane struggled at the start against the big-serving Czech.

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  Murray Beats Young In Thailand Open Final

  October 02, 2011 18:15 IST

  Bangkok, Oct 2: Fourth-ranked Andy Murray claimed his 19th career title in beating American Donald Young 6-2, 6-0 in the final of the Thailand Open at the Impact Arena in Muang Thong Thani on Sunday.The

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  Tipsarevic Beats Baghdatis To Win Malaysian Open

  October 02, 2011 18:06 IST

  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct 2: Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic defeated Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-4, 7-5 Sunday to win the Malaysian Open and capture his first ATP World Tour title.The 27-year-old had been the only top-20

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  Andre Agassi Wins Champions Cup

  October 02, 2011 10:49 IST

  Boston : Andre Agassi beat Jim Courier 8-5 on Saturday night to win the Champions Cup at TD Garden. "Beating Jim is never easy, and it never has been," Agassi said . "I got off

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  Baghdatis, Tipsarevic Reach Malaysia Open Final

  October 01, 2011 16:39 IST

  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct 1: Marcos Baghdatis beat second-seeded Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-1 to deny the Malaysian Open an all-Serbian final as Janko Tipsarevic also won his semifinal match on Saturday.Tipsarevic was a 6-4, 6-3

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  Radwanska Beats Zvonareva To Win Pan Pacific Open

  October 01, 2011 16:10 IST

  Tokyo, Oct 1: Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland overcame a slow start on Saturday to beat Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Pan Pacific Open.The ninth-seeded Radwanska was down 2-0 early at Ariake

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  Young Rallies Past Monfils To Reach Thailand Final

  October 01, 2011 16:04 IST

  Bangkok, Oct 1: American player Donald Young rallied past second-seeded Gael Monfils of France 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Saturday to reach his first career ATP final at the Thailand Open.The ninth-ranked Monfils' first

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  Wozniacki Eyes Rebound At China Open

  October 01, 2011 10:09 IST

  Beijing ,Oct 1: Caroline Wozniacki will attempt to put aside her embarrassing early exit in Japan as the world number one heads to Beijing to defend the China Open, which is missing some star names. 

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  Murray Sails Into Thailand Open Quarters

  September 29, 2011 22:08 IST

  Bangkok, September 29: Top-seed Andy Murray stormed past Michael Berrer for the second time this season, with a 6-4, 6-2 victory sending the Scot into the quarterfinals of the ATP Thailand Open on Thursday.Murray joined

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  2nd-Seeded Sharapova Forced To Retire In Tokyo

  September 29, 2011 15:44 IST

  Tokyo, Sept 29: Second-seeded Maria Sharapova was eliminated from the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday when she was forced to retire in the first set of her quarterfinal match against Petra Kvitova.With her Czech opponent

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  Zvonareva Advances To Semifinals At Tokyo

  September 29, 2011 14:54 IST

  Tokyo, Sept 29: Fourth-ranked Vera Zvonareva of Russia defeated compatriot Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open.Zvonareva had five aces in the match that lasted 1