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  Garbine Muguruza pulls out of Madrid Open with leg injury

  April 29, 2021 18:20 IST

  The Spaniard was scheduled to face Sloane Stephens in the first round.

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  Alexander Zverev beats Ricardas Berankis to begin bid for 3rd Munich Open title

  April 28, 2021 21:18 IST

  The top-seeded Zverev, who won the tournament in 2017 and 2018, hit six aces, saved three of the five break points he faced and converted five of his own against his 89th-ranked opponent.

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  Wimbledon to become 14-day tournament from 2022 with play on Middle Sunday

  April 27, 2021 22:42 IST

  Instead, under a plan organizers “intend to make a permanent part of the schedule,” the fourth round will be split between Sunday and Monday next year, All England Club chairman Ian Hewitt said during a video conference.

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  Rafael Nadal beats Pablo Carreno Busta, to meet Stefanos Tsitsipas in Barcelona Open final

  April 24, 2021 22:13 IST

  Nadal roared out to a 5-1 lead before Carreno pulled back a break. Carreno then had three break chances on Nadal’s next service game, but the latter saved them all and closed out the set.

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  Barcelona Open: Rafael Nadal beats Kei Nishikori in 3 sets

  April 23, 2021 13:19 IST

  Nadal broke Nishikori twice in the decisive set, converting his second match point by driving a forehand winner down the line.

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  Novak Djokovic starts Serbia Open with straight sets win

  April 22, 2021 15:18 IST

  Djokovic easily overcame the South Korean in less than 90 minutes to qualify for the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 tournament.

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  Rafael Nadal advances, Fabio Fognini defaulted at Barcelona Open

  April 21, 2021 22:43 IST

  Nadal had to overcome a slow start to defeat Ilya Ivashka of Belarus 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 at the clay-court tournament.

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  Sumit Nagal crashes out in first round of Barcelona Open

  April 19, 2021 22:09 IST

  Nagal lost to Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert, a top-100 player, 5-7, 0-6 after failing to convert two break chances in the first set when the match was evenly poised at 5-all and Nagal was leading 15-40.

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  Stefanos Tsitsipas wins Monte Carlo Masters without dropping a set

  April 18, 2021 20:17 IST

  Fourth-seeded Tsitsipas was in dominant form as he edged 4-3 ahead of the sixth-seeded Russian in their career meetings, having also beaten him on clay last year in the French Open quarterfinals.

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  Sumit Nagal one step away from Barcelona Open main draw

  April 18, 2021 16:28 IST

  The 136th-ranked Nagal, who is aiming to get into the top-100 on the ATP rankings, will now take on Italy's Thomas Fabbiano for a place in the main draw of the tournament, which is one of the most important events in Spanish tennis.

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  Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev win to reach Monte Carlo Masters final

  April 17, 2021 21:04 IST

  The big-serving Greek's opponent will be sixth-seeded Russian Andrey Rublev, who beat unseeded Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-3 7-5. He aims for his second title of the year and ninth overall.

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  Billie Jean King Cup: Ankita Raina's defeat sends India back to regional competition

  April 17, 2021 19:20 IST

  Ranked 174, Ankita lost the first reverse singles match 0-6 6-7(5) to Sevastova, who had got the better of legendary Serena Williams in her team's previous tie against the USA.

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  Billie Jean King Cup: Raina, Thandi lose; India 0-2 down against Latvia

  April 17, 2021 15:09 IST

  While Raina pushed her opponent all the way with some scintillating hitting on both sides, Ostapenko's experience at the highest level was enough to secure the win.

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  Monte Carlo Masters: Andrey Rublev stuns 11-time champion Rafael Nadal to reach semis

  April 17, 2021 9:58 IST

  Having beaten the 20-time Grand Slam champion on one of his clay strongholds, Rublev's next opponent is unseeded Norwegian Casper Ruud.

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  Monte Carlo Masters: Rafael Nadal advances but Novak Djokovic faces first defeat of 2021

  April 16, 2021 11:48 IST

  Eleven-time Monte Carlo champion Nadal had no problems in his match as he dismissed Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-1 in 55 minutes.

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  Nadal notches incredible 72nd win in Monte Carlo, defeats Delbonis in straight sets

  April 14, 2021 20:39 IST

  Against Delbonis, an Argentine qualifier, Nadal saved four of the five break points he faced. He will take on Grigor Dimitrov in the next round.

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  Novak Djokovic makes successful return at Monte Carlo Masters

  April 14, 2021 19:35 IST

  Djokovic, who beat Rafael Nadal in the 2013 final and won the tournament again in 2015, could face the Spaniard in Sunday's final.

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  Daniil Medvedev out of Monte Carlo Masters after positive COVID-19 test

  April 13, 2021 16:08 IST

  The ATP said Medvedev has been placed in isolation. His condition is being assessed by the tournament doctor and the ATP medical team.

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  Sumit Nagal crashes out of Monte Carlo Masters in 58 minutes

  April 10, 2021 22:20 IST

  Travaglia, seeded second in qualifying, dropped just three points on first serve to crush the 23-year-old Indian in 58 minutes on Saturday.

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  We are hungry, upsets do happen in team events in tennis: captain Vishal Uppal

  April 09, 2021 15:23 IST

  The Indian women players travel to Latvia for the World Group Play-offs tie, to be played on the indoor courts of National Tennis Centre Lielupe in Jurmala from April 16.

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  French Open postponed by a week due to COVID-19 pandemic

  April 08, 2021 13:42 IST

  The clay-court Grand Slam tournament was set to start on May 23, but first-round matches will now get underway on May 30.

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  Olympic-bound tennis ace Sania Mirza included in TOPS after gap of four years

  April 07, 2021 17:22 IST

  Sania has already qualified for the Tokyo Olympics based on her protected ranking before she took a break from the game due to pregnancy.

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  French Open 2021 likely to be postponed due to COVID-19 cases

  April 04, 2021 22:33 IST

  France began a third nationwide lockdown on Saturday which president Emmanuel Macron said he expected to end in mid-May -  with Roland Garros set to start on the 23rd May till the 6th June.

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  Miami Open: Ashleigh Barty reclaims title as Andreescu retires

  April 04, 2021 12:02 IST

  Andreescu limped through 11 more points before she retired, crying, shaking her head and trailing 6-3, 4-0.

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  Italian 19-year-old Jannik Sinner reaches Miami Open final

  April 03, 2021 9:24 IST

  On Friday, the 19-year-old Italian became the fourth teenager to reach the Miami men’s final. The others: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi.

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  Rio Open tennis tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 spike

  April 02, 2021 10:34 IST

  The coronavirus has killed more than 320,000 people in the South American nation, with March being its deadliest month since the pandemic began.

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  Defending champion Ashleigh Barty returns to Miami Open final

  April 02, 2021 8:54 IST

  The top-ranked Barty returned to the final by beating No. 5-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday.

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  Naomi Osaka's 23-match win streak ends against Maria Sakkari in Miami

  April 01, 2021 10:37 IST

  No. 23-seeded Maria Sakkari upset Osaka 6-0, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open.