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  Nadal Beats Nalbandian To Make US Open Last 16

  September 05, 2011 10:56 IST

  New York, Sept 5:  Defending champion Rafael Nadal overcame a blister on his right foot and two tight sets Sunday to beat 2002 Wimbledon runner-up David Nalbandian 7-6 (5), 6-1, 7-5 and reach the U.S.

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  Serena Powers Past Azarenka Into Last 16

  September 04, 2011 21:00 IST

  New York, Sept 4: Serena Williams powered into the last 16 of the US Open on Saturday, reinforcing her status as favourite to cement her return from life-threating health troubles with a 14th Grand Slam

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  Ivanovic Tops Stephens In Straight Sets At US Open

  September 04, 2011 20:59 IST

  New York, Sept 4: Ana Ivanovic beat American teenager Sloane Stephens in straight sets Saturday to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open. The 16th-seeded Serb won 6-3, 6-4. and will next face Serena Williams.

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  Roddick Reaches Third Round At U.S. Open

  September 03, 2011 12:19 IST

  New York, Sept 3:    Andy Roddick, the 2003 champion, reached the third round of the U.S. Open by beating American teenager Jack Sock 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 on Friday.Sock, 18, earned a wild card into the

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  Nadal Into US Open's 3rd Round When Mahut Stops

  September 03, 2011 8:39 IST

  New York, Sept 3:   Defending champion Rafael Nadal reached the US Open's third round when Nicolas Mahut stopped playing because of an abdominal muscle injury while trailing 6-2, 6-2. After needing nearly three hours to

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  Murray Struggles Into US Open 3rd Round

  September 03, 2011 8:28 IST

  New York, Sept 3:    World number four Andy Murray struggled into the US Open third round on Friday, clinching a 6-7 (5/7), 2-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-4 victory over Dutchman Robin Haase, who needed regular treatment

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  Sharapova Knocked Out of US Open By Pennetta

  September 03, 2011 7:21 IST

  New York, Sept 3:  Maria Sharapova was knocked out of the US Open on Friday after suffering a shock third round loss to Italy's Flavia Pennetta. The former champion and third seed was beaten 6-3,

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  Sania-Elena, Somdev-Treat Win In Doubles Of US Open

  September 03, 2011 7:08 IST

  New York, Sept 3 :   Sixth seeds Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina of Russia advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the women's doubles competition with a straight-set victory over Russian Vitalia Diatchenko and Olga Savchuk of

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  Fish Wins In Straight Sets In US Open's 2nd Round

  September 02, 2011 11:21 IST

  New York — Eighth-seeded Mardy Fish of the United States beat qualifier Malek Jaziri of Tunisia 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 Thursday night to reach the third round for a third consecutive appearance at the U.S. Open.Fish

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  Dominant Serena Williams Joined By Other Americans

  September 02, 2011 11:24 IST

  New York : Neither her words nor her play indicated that Serena Williams was distracted one bit Thursday at the U.S. Open.She would have been forgiven if they had, of course, given that her older

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  Ferrero Upsets No. 7 Monfils At US Open In 5 Sets

  September 02, 2011 9:37 IST

  New York, Sept 2: Juan Carlos Ferrero outlasted seventh-seeded Gael Monfils 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 Thursday to reach the U.S. Open's third round after a thrilling match that lasted nearly five hours.The

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  Haas Winning Again At US Open After More Injuries

  September 02, 2011 9:32 IST

  New York, Sept 2: Tommy Haas is technically 33, but he figures his tennis age is about 29 because of all the time he's missed.The world's second-ranked player way back in 2002, Haas has been

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  Federer, Djokovic, Williams Ease To US Open Wins

  September 02, 2011 9:16 IST

  New York, Sept 2: Roger Federer provided a tennis clinic both during and after his win over Dudi Sela at the U.S. Open on Thursday.Prompted in the on-court interview after his 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory

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  Wozniacki Coasts To Third Round

  September 02, 2011 8:36 IST

  New York :  Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark lost her serve in the first game, then rolled off 12 of the next 13 in an easy 6-2, 6-0 victory over Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands

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  Venus Vows To Play On Despite Illness

  September 01, 2011 22:23 IST

  New York, Sep 1: Venus Williams' revelation that she is coping with a rare auto-immune disorder shocked the tennis world, but the seven-time Grand Slam champion insisted she will not quit.In an interview on ABC's

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  Sharapova Cruises To Second-Round US Open Win

  September 01, 2011 10:23 IST

  New York : Maria Sharapova moved easily into the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-1, 6-1 victory Wednesday over Anastasia Yakimova. This was the second meeting between the Russians and third-seeded Sharapova has

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  Soderling Withdraws From US Open Due To Illness

  September 01, 2011 9:34 IST

  New York, Sept 1: Sixth-seeded Robin Soderling withdrew from the U.S. Open because of illness.The Swede was scheduled to face 618th-ranked qualifier Louk Sorensen in the first round Wednesday. “Lucky loser” Rogerio Dutra da Silva

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  Murray Beats Somdev, Reaches 2nd Round At US Open

  September 01, 2011 10:17 IST

  New York, Sept 1: Andy Murray needed 1 hour, 10 minutes to win his first set, then breezed through the next two, advancing to the second round of the U.S. Open with a 7-6 (5),

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  Serena In Second Round Of US Open

  September 01, 2011 9:19 IST

  New York, Sept 1: Serena Williams stormed into the second round of the US Open tennis championships on Tuesday with a 6-1, 6-1 rout of Serbian teenager Bojana Jovanovski. Williams, a 13-time Grand Slam champion

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  Venus Williams Out Of US Open; Zvonareva Wins

  September 01, 2011 9:13 IST

  New York, Sept 1: The U.S. Open's most stunning loss Wednesday was bigger than just the Grand Slam tournament, with Venus Williams withdrawing and revealing she's suffering from an autoimmune disease.The seven-time major champion said

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  Sania Mirza Knocked Out, Leander Paes-Mahesh Bhupathi Advance

  September 01, 2011 8:39 IST

  New York, Sept 1: India's Sania Mirza lost a thrilling women's singles first round match while compatriots Leander Peas and Mahesh Bhupathi along with Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistan partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi entered the second

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  Somdev Not Worried About Form, Excited To Play Murray

  August 31, 2011 17:05 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 31: One would have preferred momentum while running into a top-five player but Indian tennis ace Somdev Devvarman is not bothered about his lean patch as he prepares to take on British

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  US Open: Nadal Has Shaky Start To Title Defence

  August 31, 2011 15:47 IST

  New York, Aug 31 :  Rafael Nadal's first match as defending U.S. Open champion was hardly a tour de force, with the Spaniard lucky to record a victory over the relatively lowly-ranked Andrey Golubev on

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  Younger Bubka Wins 1st Grand Slam Match At US Open

  August 31, 2011 12:11 IST

  New York, Aug 31: Ukraine's Sergei Bubka, son of the record-breaking pole vaulter of the same name, won his Grand Slam tennis debut Tuesday, beating Austria's Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 at the U.S.

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  Ivanovic Honors Grandfather With US Open Win

  August 31, 2011 12:14 IST

  New York, Aug 31: Ana Ivanovic walked to the sideline with only one more game to win before she closed out her U.S. Open victory over Ksenia Pervak of Russia. She laid on the ground

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  French Open Champ Li Na Upset In US Open 1st Round

  August 31, 2011 12:17 IST

  New York, Aug 31: French Open champion Li Na was upset in the first round of the U.S. Open by 53rd-ranked teenager Simona Halep.Li, seeded sixth, lost 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday. The second round at

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  Wozniacki Saves The Intrigue For Later

  August 31, 2011 12:19 IST

  New York, Aug 31 : Caroline Wozniacki opened her latest quest for her first Grand Slam title with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Nuria Llagostera Vives of Spain on Tuesday. It was a drama-free afternoon

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  Novak Djokovic Wins In Walkover At US Open

  August 31, 2011 12:22 IST

  New York, Aug 31: If Novak Djokovic's shoulder was still bothering him, it didn't show. Then again, he was barely on the court long enough to tell.The U.S. Open's top seed spent 44 minutes in