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  Maria Sharapova Exits In First-Round At Australian Open

  January 18, 2010 14:35 IST

  Maria Sharapova lost at the Australian Open for the first time since winning the 2008 title in a 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4 opening-round exit Monday to Maria Kirilenko.  Sharapova, seeded 14th, was unable to defend

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  I Never Thought Of Quitting: Sharapova

  January 16, 2010 11:45 IST

  Maria Sharapova insists she never considered quitting when a serious shoulder injury forced her out of the game, and warned on Saturday the hunger is back again.  The Russian pin-up won the Australian Open in

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  Clijsters, Henin To Give Tough Time To Serena In Australian Open

  January 15, 2010 10:58 IST

  In her Grand Slam comeback, Kim Clijsters upset Serena Williams en route to claiming the U.S. Open title. Williams was really, really upset in that semifinal last September, so much that it cost her the

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  Sania To Quit Tennis After Marriage

  January 14, 2010 15:11 IST

  India's most successful female tennis player Sania Mirza revealed on Thursday she will hang up her racquet after getting married. Sania, who got engaged to childhood friend Sohrab Mirza in July 2009, did not elaborate

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  Serena Williams Cruises Into Sydney Semi-Final

  January 13, 2010 15:57 IST

  Serena Williams continued her smooth lead up to next week's Australian Open with a 6-2 6-2 win over Vera Dushevina at the Sydney International on Wednesday.Playing her second match in 24 hours after a two-month

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  Serena, Safina Sail Into Sydney Semifinals

  January 12, 2010 10:29 IST

  Top-ranked Serena Williams  advanced to the Sydney International quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain in the American's first match of the season. The defending Australian Open champion is

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  Kuznetsova, Dementieva Reach Second Round Of Sydney International

  January 10, 2010 22:38 IST

  Third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova toiled for over two and a half hours in sapping heat to beat Alisa Kleybanova in an all-Russian first round encounter at the Sydney International here on Sunday. The reigning French

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  Davydenko Beats Nadal To Win Qatar Open Title

  January 10, 2010 16:28 IST

  Rafael Nadal, who not so long ago was dominating the men's tour, is still without a title for more than eight months after an astonishing defeat in the final of the Qatar Open here on

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  Roddick's Thrilling Win In Brisbane Final

  January 10, 2010 16:02 IST

  American Andy Roddick held off a magnificent fightback from Radek Stepanek to claim a thrilling 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (9/7) victory in the final of the Brisbane International on Sunday.Stepanek saved six match points in the

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  Justine Henin Makes Winning Return To Tennis

  January 04, 2010 19:18 IST

  Justine Henin hadn't reached her first post-match news conference since coming back from retirement before the talk of her winning an eighth Grand Slam singles title began in earnest Monday.Henin beat second-seeded Nadia Petrova of

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  Nadal Wins Capitala World Tennis Title

  January 03, 2010 15:57 IST

  Rafael Nadal got his year off to a winning start when he defeated Robin Soderling 7-6 (7/3), 7-5 in the final of the Capitala World Tennis Championship exhibition tournament here on Saturday.Soderling had beaten Nadal

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  Somdev Keen To Break Into Top 100

  January 01, 2010 14:04 IST

  Armed with the confidence that he has it in him to perform at the highest level, Indian tennis' poster boy Somdev Devvarman has set himself the immediate target of breaking into the top 100 in

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  Spain Wins Davis Cup For Second Time In Succession

  December 06, 2009 23:16 IST

  Spain won its second straight Davis Cup  and showed that its tennis talent extends beyond Rafael Nadal.Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco beat Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-6 (7), 7-5, 6-2

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  Davydenko Downs Del Potro For World Tour Finals Crown

  November 30, 2009 8:50 IST

  Russia's Nikolay Davydenko won the ATP World Tour Finals title on Sunday with a straight sets victory over Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro at London's O2 Arena. Last year's beaten finalist Davydenko won 6-3, 6-4

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  Bhupathi, Knowles Part Ways With Defeat At ATP Season Finale

  November 30, 2009 8:41 IST

  Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles' doubles' partnership ended on a disappointing note after the third seeded Indo-Bahamian pair was handed a straight-set defeat by Americans Bob and Mike Bryan in the semifinals of the ATP

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  Del Potro Downs Federer In ATP Semi-Final Thriller

  November 27, 2009 9:18 IST

  Juan Martin Del Potro beat Roger Federer in a three-set thriller Thursday to scrape into the ATP World Tour Finals semis with Federer by the tightest of margins.The Argentine beat the Swiss world number one

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  Bhuapthi-Knowles Lose Last Group Match To Top Seeds

  November 26, 2009 23:14 IST

   Already assured of a place in the semifinals, Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles finished their group engagements in the World tour Finals with a straight set defeat against defending champions Danie Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic

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  Federer Beats Murrary To Seal Number One Position

  November 25, 2009 13:43 IST

  Roger Federer beat Britain's Andy Murray in three sets on Tuesday at the ATP World Tour Finals to guarantee finishing the season as the world number one.The Swiss won the Group A round-robin match 3-6,

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  Soderling Beats Nadal In ATP World Tour Finals

  November 24, 2009 10:23 IST

  Swede Robin Soderling returned to haunt Rafael Nadal on Monday with a 6-4 6-4 victory as battle commenced in Group B at the ATP World Tour finals.Nadal's already slim chances of knocking Federer off the

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  Federer, Murray Win ATP Tour Finals

  November 23, 2009 15:42 IST

  Roger Federer blazed past Fernando Verdasco after an early stumble Sunday while Andy Murray marked the start of London's five-year hosting of the ATP Tour Finals with a three-set victory over Juan Martin del Potro.Swiss

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  8 Top Tennis Stars To Take Part In ATP World Tour Finals

  November 22, 2009 23:25 IST

  Eight top tennis stars including Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will participate in the ATP World Tour Finals beginning today.Success in this event may get Nadal number one rank back while Federer after his recent

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  Federer, Nadal To Battle For No.1 Spot

  November 21, 2009 20:22 IST

  Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will stage the last chapter of their battle to finish the year as world number one when the ATP Tour Finals get under way in London on Sunday.Federer goes into

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  Djokovic Wins Paris Masters Title

  November 16, 2009 23:39 IST

  Novak Djokovic of Serbia secured back-to-back ATP titles on Sunday by edging past battling Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (7/3) in a thrilling Paris Masters final.The win was the first for Djokovic in the

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  Djokovic Beats Nadal To Rech Paris Masters Final

  November 15, 2009 10:06 IST

  Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal to reach the final of the BNP Paris Masters on Saturday.The 6-2, 6-3 success represented a sixth win in 20 meetings for the Serbian at the expense of the World

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  Djokovic Ends Swede Soderling's London Dreams

  November 14, 2009 10:02 IST

  Novak Djokovic ruined Robin Soderling's hopes of making the World Tour Finals by edging past the Swede 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 to reach the Paris Masters semifinals on Friday.Serbia's Djokovic managed a break early in a

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  Andy Murray Wins Valencia Open

  November 08, 2009 22:53 IST

  Briton Andy Murray won his sixth title of the year and the 14th of his career with a comprehensive victory over Mikhail Youzhny at the inaugural Valencia Open on Sunday afternoon. The world No 4,

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  Federer Sets Up Swiss Indoors Final With Djokovic

  November 08, 2009 22:57 IST

  BASEL, Switzerland: Roger Federer beat childhood friend Marco Chiudinelli 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 on Saturday to clinch a 19th straight victory at the Swiss Indoors tournament and set up a final with Novak Djokovic.ederer will be

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  Djokovic Moves Ahead In Federer Territory

  November 04, 2009 21:24 IST

  Novak Djokovic made a winning debut on Tuesday at the Swiss Indoors in Basel as the Serbian claimed a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Andreas Beck in the tennis stronghold of Roger Federer. Djokovic took just