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  Naomi Osaka says she won't do news conferences at French Open

  May 27, 2021 9:55 IST

  The French Open is scheduled to begin Sunday in Paris. Osaka heads into the clay-court tournament ranked No. 2 in the world.

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  Ankita and Ramkumar bow out of French Open Qualifiers

  May 27, 2021 8:04 IST

  Ankita, up against higher-ranked German Greet Minnen, could win only two games in the entire match that lasted one hour and 21 minutes.

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  Ankita Raina bows out of French Open Qualifiers

  May 26, 2021 16:50 IST

  Ankita, up against higher-ranked German Greet Minnen, could win only two games in the entire match that lasted one hour and 21 minutes. 

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  Ramkumar Ramanathan progresses to second round of French Open Qualifiers, Prajnesh bows out

  May 25, 2021 18:41 IST

  Ramkumar erased a one-set deficit to beat American Michael Mmoh 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3 in his opening round that lasted one hour and 54 minutes.

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  Ankita Raina makes winning start in French Open 2021 qualifiers

  May 24, 2021 23:06 IST

  Ankita showed nerves of steel as she bounced back from a set down to beat Russian-born Australian Rodionova, ranked 168th, 3-6 6-1 6-4 in a thrilling rain-affected three-setter.

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  Sumit Nagal to clash with Marcora, Prajnesh Gunneswaran versus Otte at French Open 2021 qualifiers

  May 23, 2021 21:56 IST

  The 23-year Nagal is yet to earn a main draw berth in the Clay court Grand Slam and must make a good start against the 191st ranked Marcora.

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  Stefanos Tsitsipas wins Lyon Open with straight sets victory over Cameron Norrie

  May 23, 2021 20:22 IST

  Tsitsipas looked sharp throughout the week in central France and was in clinical form on Sunday, pouncing on some minor mistakes from Norrie to triumph in straight sets

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  Casper Ruud beats Denis Shapovalov to win Geneva Open title

  May 22, 2021 23:02 IST

  Third-seeded Ruud served more cleanly and allowed no break-point chances to second-seeded Shapovalov.

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  Coco Gauff beats Wang Qiang for 2nd career title and 1st on clay

  May 22, 2021 22:53 IST

  The 17-year-old Gauff needed just 74 minutes to beat her Chinese opponent in Parma.

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  Shapovalov, Ruud advance to final at clay-court Geneva Open

  May 22, 2021 11:10 IST

  Shapovalov and Ruud will be meeting on tour for the first time and both seek their second career title.

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  Sports ministry approaches UK Govt to help Sania Mirza with son's visa

  May 19, 2021 21:06 IST

  Sania will compete in four tournaments in the UK, starting with the Nottingham Open (June 6), Birmingham Open (June 14), Eastbourne Open (June 20) and Wimbledon (June 28).

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  Serena Williams loses in straight sets to Siniakova in Parma

  May 19, 2021 8:43 IST

  Top-seeded Williams, who accepted a wild-card invitation for the Parma tournament after losing her opening match at the Italian Open last week, was beaten 7-6 (4), 6-2.

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  Monfils ends 15-month winless run ahead of French Open

  May 18, 2021 23:01 IST

  Less than two weeks before the French Open starts in Paris, the fifth-seeded Frenchman got a welcome boost after being slowed by injuries recently.

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  Roger Federer loses comeback match to Pablo Andujar at Geneva Open

  May 18, 2021 21:49 IST

  Federer's first match on clay in almost two years kept him on court for almost two hours in only his second tournament since the 2020 Australian Open

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  Roger Federer to face Andujar in clay-court comeback in Geneva Open

  May 18, 2021 10:12 IST

  Federer is set to face the 75th-ranked Andujar on Tuesday evening in Geneva.

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  Post-injury, Roger Federer gears up for first tournament in two months

  May 17, 2021 23:53 IST

  The 39-year-old winner of 20 Grand Slam titles said that though things were going well for him in practice, he still needed to play some matches to get back to prime fitness.

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  Rafael Nadal remains at No.3 in ATP Rankings after 10th Italian Open title

  May 17, 2021 20:03 IST

  Djokovic is way ahead of the pack with 11,063 points. Russian Daniil Medvedev continues to be ranked No. 2 in the world with 9,793 points, just 163 points ahead of Nadal

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  Iga Swiatek enters WTA top 10 after Italian Open title triumph

  May 17, 2021 19:49 IST

  The 19-year-old player is now ninth, behind American legend Serena Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slams, on the list released on Monday.

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  Serena Williams posts first victory in more than 3 months at Emilia-Romagna Open

  May 17, 2021 19:26 IST

  Williams, who accepted a wild-card invitation for the Parma tournament after losing her opening match at the Italian Open last week, dominated after dropping her serve in the opening game.

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  Tennis Australia planning to host Australian Open 2022 in Melbourne

  May 17, 2021 16:05 IST

  The tournament's director Craig Tiley also refuted the report and expressed optimism over the Grand Slam.

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  La Decima in Rome: Rafael Nadal beats a tired Novak Djokovic for 10th Italian Open title

  May 16, 2021 23:56 IST

  The Spaniard recovered from a potentially dangerous fall after tripping over a raised line to take the latest installment of the most-played rivalry in modern men’s tennis.

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  Nikola Mektic, Mate Pavic clinch Italian Open doubles title

  May 16, 2021 22:04 IST

  This was the Croatians' third ATP Masters 1000 crown of the season, won in 84 minutes.

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  Double bagel: Iga Swiatek routs Karolina Pliskova in Italian Open final

  May 16, 2021 19:23 IST

  The 19-year-old Pole routed Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-0 with what is known as a “double bagel” score in an Italian Open final that lasted just 46 minutes Sunday.

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  Iga Swiatek to take on Karolina Pliskova in Italian Open final

  May 15, 2021 23:24 IST

  Iga eliminated two-time champion Elina 6-2, 7-5 in the morning before coming back to ease past Coco in a one-hour and 46-minute tilt.

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  Rafael Nadal breezes past Reilly Opelka to reach 12th Italian Open final

  May 15, 2021 21:55 IST

  Nadal kept his time on court to a minimum by ending the surprising clay-court run of big-serving American Reilly Opelka by 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals.

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  Are Tokyo Olympics happening in 2021? Roger Federer wants an answer

  May 15, 2021 18:52 IST

  The Olympics are scheduled to be held between July 23 and August 8.

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  Novak Djokovic outlasts Stefanos Tsitsipas over 2 days to reach Rome semis

  May 15, 2021 18:16 IST

  Djokovic didn’t have much time to rest before he faces home favorite Lorenzo Sonego later Saturday for a spot in the final.

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  Rafael Nadal ends losing streak against Alexander Zverev with convincing win in Rome

  May 14, 2021 20:29 IST

  Zverev had beaten Nadal in straight sets at the same stage in Madrid a week ago but their latest meeting went the Spaniard’s way from the start.