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  Vesnina, Niculescu, Reach 2nd Round Of Baku Cup

  July 27, 2011 8:13 IST

  Azerbaijan, Jul 19: The third-seeded Elena Vesnina overcame fellow Russian Yana Buchina 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 in the inaugural Baku Cup on Tuesday to begin another quest for her first WTA title.Vesnina has reached five finals

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  Pak Tennis Ace Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi Gets Engaged

  July 27, 2011 8:09 IST

  Lahore, July 18:  Pakistan's tennis star, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi has got engaged in a colourful ceremony in his hometown Lahore, with the media giving extensive coverage to the event.One of the most eligible bachelors in Pakistan,

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  Soderling Beats Ferrer To Win Swedish Open

  July 17, 2011 22:35 IST

  Bastad, Sweden, July 17:  Robin Soderling won the Swedish Open for the second time in three years, beating David Ferrer of Spain 6-2, 6-2 in the final on Sunday.The fifth-ranked Swede, who won the tournament

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  No Seeds Reach QF Of Mercedes Cup

  July 24, 2011 10:53 IST

  Stuttgart, Germany, Jul 15: Juan Carlos Ferrero knocked out the last remaining seed at the Mercedes Cup when he beat No. 3 Mikhail Youzhny 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-2 in the second round on Thursday.Earlier, wild

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  Julia Georges Crashes Out Of Gastein Ladies

  July 23, 2011 23:22 IST

  Bad Gastein, Austria, Jul 13: Defending champion Julia Goerges lost to Laura Pous-Tio of Spain 6-1, 2-6, 6-1 in the opening round of the Gastein Ladies on Tuesday.The 16th-ranked German, who won her second WTA

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  Starace Advances To 2nd Round Of Swedish Open

  July 23, 2011 23:23 IST

  Bastad, Sweden, Jul 13: Eighth-seeded Potito Starace of Italy advanced to the second round of the Swedish Open by beating Germany's Julian Reister 7-6 (6), 6-3 on Tuesday.Starace will face Jonathan Dasnieres De Veigy of

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  Dope Offenders Should Be Punished: Sania

  July 20, 2011 23:03 IST

  Indore, Jul 12: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza on Tuesday expressed disappointment over seven top women track and field athletes flunking dope tests but said that they should be handed stringent punishment if found guilty.Seven

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  Davis Cup: Spain Beats US, Serbia Downs Sweden

  July 11, 2011 19:20 IST

  London, Jul 11:  David Ferrer beat Mardy Fish 7-5, 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-6 (5) to seal Spain's Davis Cup quarterfinal win over the United States on Sunday, while defending champion Serbia advanced to the semifinals

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  France Completes Davis Cup Win Over Germany

  July 20, 2011 22:59 IST

  Stuttgart, Germany, Jul 10: France completed a 4-1 victory over Germany in their Davis Cup quarterfinal by splitting Sunday's reverse singles. France was already assured of a place in the semifinals after winning Saturday's doubles

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  France Beats Germany To Reach Davis Cup Semifinals

  July 20, 2011 12:35 IST

  Stuttgart, Germany, Jul 9: France secured a spot in the Davis Cup semifinals when Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga swept Saturday's doubles in straight sets to give their team an unassailable 3-0 lead over Germany.

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  Argentina Reaches Semifinals, Win For Serbia

  July 09, 2011 10:06 IST

  London, July 09 : Argentina became the first country to reach the Davis Cup semifinals after taking an unbeatable 3-0 lead against Kazakhstan on Friday, while Serbia and France look set to follow after both

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  Rochus Gains 3rd Straight Newport Semifinal

  July 17, 2011 9:55 IST

  Newport, Rhode Island, July 09: Sixth-seeded Olivier Rochus is back in the semifinals on Newport's grass courts.The Belgian gained his third straight semifinal, beating Matthew Ebden, 7-6 (5), 7-6 Friday at the Hall of Fame

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  Djokovic Withdraws From Davis Cup Singles

  July 14, 2011 13:06 IST

  Halmstad, Sweden, Jul 8: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn with a left knee injury from his opening singles for Serbia against Sweden's Ervin Eleskovic in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.The Wimbledon champion will be

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  Gasquet To Open Against Mayer In Davis Cup

  July 07, 2011 20:39 IST

  Stuttgart, Germany, Jul 7: Richard Gasquet will play his first Davis Cup singles match in three years when he opens France's quarterfinal series in Germany against Florian Mayer.In the second singles, France's top-ranked player Gael

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  Novak Djokovic To play Eleskovic In Davis Cup

  July 13, 2011 16:28 IST

  Halmstad,  Sweden, Jul 7: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will play Ervin Eleskovic on Friday when defending champion Serbia faces Sweden in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.Djokovic overtook Rafael Nadal as the No. 1-ranked player by reaching the

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  Hall Of Fame: Top Seeded Isner Advances

  July 07, 2011 20:41 IST

  Newport, Rhode Island, Jul 6: John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, forever linked with the longest match in tennis history, wasted little time in winning opening-round matches at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Tuesday.Isner,

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  Djokovic Deserves No. 1 Ranking: Federer

  July 07, 2011 20:41 IST

  Bern, July 06: Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic's rise to become the top-ranked player in the world is good for tennis, according to the only player who has beaten him this year.Roger Federer said Tuesday that

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  Djokovic Confirmed As World Number One

  July 07, 2011 17:42 IST

  Paris, July 04: Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic was confirmed as the new world number one when the ATP rankings were released on Monday. Djokovic, who beat Rafael Nadal in Sunday's final, was already guaranteed to

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  Bhupathi-Vesnina End As Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Runners-Up

  July 07, 2011 17:42 IST

  London, July 3 :Indian tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi failed to notch up his third Wimbledon mixed doubles title as he and his partner Elena Vesnina were outplayed by Jurgen Melzer and Iveta Benesova in straight

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  Nadal's Reign Ends, Djokovic Wins His First Wimbledon Title

  July 07, 2011 17:42 IST

  Wimbledon, Jul 3: Serbia's Novak Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title and proved himself the best player in the world with a stunning win over Rafael Nadal, reports BBC.Djokovic came through 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-3

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  Kvitova's Journey From An Unknown To Wimbledon Champ

  July 11, 2011 0:37 IST

  Wimbledon, Jul 3 : Unknown no more, Petra Kvitova is a Wimbledon champion.The 21-year-old Czech, who has worked her way up the rankings from 34th at the end of last season to No. 7 on

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  Bryans Win 2nd Wimbledon Title, 11th Grand Slam

  July 12, 2011 21:20 IST

  Wimbledon, July 02: American twins Bob and Mike Bryan won the Wimbledon doubles title for the second time by beating Robert Lindstedt of Sweden and Horia Tecau of Romania 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (2) Saturday.The Bryan

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  Wimbledon Readies For Olympic Makeover

  July 13, 2011 16:23 IST

  Wimbledon, July 02: The grass will still be green when the Olympics come to Wimbledon in 2012 and that is just about all that will look the same.The familiar dark green surroundings of Centre Court

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  Kvitova Beats Sharapova To Win Wimbledon Title

  July 02, 2011 22:47 IST

  Wimbledon, July 02: Petra Kvitova won her first Grand Slam title Saturday by beating Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-4 in the Wimbledon final, finishing with an ace and dropping to her knees in disbelief.Kvitova was playing

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  Nadal Shrugs Off Numbers Game In Wimbledon Final

  July 02, 2011 16:43 IST

  London, July 2: Rafael Nadal insists he will not be distracted by the pursuit of Grand Slam history or the loss of his world number one spot to Novak Djokovic when he takes on the

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  Paes-Black Out Of Wimbledon Mixed Doubles

  July 02, 2011 16:38 IST

  London, July 2: Leander Paes and Cara Black bowed out of the Wimbledon mixed doubles event after suffering a straight set defeat in the quarter-finals against Daniel Nestor and Yung-Jan Chan.  The 14th seed Indo-Zimbabwean

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  Nadal And Future No. 1 Djokovic In Wimbledon Final

  July 02, 2011 13:01 IST

  WIMBLEDON, England -- Rafael Nadal will get to play one more match as the top-ranked man in the tennis world, and it will be in the Wimbledon final against the man who is going to

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  Bhupathi, Elena In Wimbledon Mixed Double Semis

  July 02, 2011 10:01 IST

  Wimbledon, July 2 : Mahesh Bhupathi of India and Elina Vesnina of Russia beat Jonathan Erlich and Shahar Peer 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon Tennis Championship here on Friday.However the Indian pair of