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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.

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  Miami Open: Ash Barty, Daniil Medvedev advance to next round with contrasting wins

  March 31, 2021 8:29 IST

  The WTA World No. 1 wins the final nine points to finish off the seventh-seeded Sabalenka in a three-set women's quarterfinal; men's top-seeded Medvedev reaches the quarters with a straight-set win over Tiafoe.

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  Miami Open: Ashleigh Barty goes distance, tops Azarenka to reach quarters

  March 30, 2021 8:50 IST

  The world’s top-ranked player holds off 14th-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 in the last 16.

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  Hobbled Daniil Medvedev limps to 3rd-round win at Miami Open

  March 29, 2021 6:41 IST

  The top-ranked Medvedev held his final two service games despite being hobbled by cramps and beat Alexei Popyrin 7-6 (3), 6-7 (7), 6-4 in the third round at the Miami Open.

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  Naomi Osaka makes 4th round in Miami Open for 1st time with walkover

  March 28, 2021 23:14 IST

  Osaka, ranked No. 2, has won 22 consecutive matches since her most recent defeat in February 2020, and she earned her fourth Grand Slam title at the Australian Open last month. 

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  Stefanos Tsitsipas, with Big Three missing, makes 4th round in Miami

  March 28, 2021 9:54 IST

  Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer withdrew because of injuries, and Novak Djokovic decided against making the trip from his native Serbia.

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  Ash Barty advances to 4th round at Miami Open by beating Jelena Ostapenko

  March 27, 2021 23:25 IST

  Barty is the defending champion as the 2019 winner. The tournament was canceled last year at the start of the coronavirus pandemic

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  Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty overcomes match point for win at Miami Open

  March 26, 2021 11:02 IST

  The top-ranked Barty rallied from a big third-set deficit and overcame a match point to win her opening match against qualifier Kristina Kucova, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.

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  World No.2 'just gives me some energy', says Daniil Medvedev

  March 25, 2021 13:18 IST

  The Russian became the first player other than Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray to be ranked in the top two since 2005.

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  Vishal Bhardwaj wants to make film on Paes-Bhupathi

  March 24, 2021 15:57 IST

  The filmmaker-composer is an ardent follower of tennis, and he wants to make a film based on Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi.

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  Only best players should represent country in Olympics: Leander Paes

  March 23, 2021 19:44 IST

  In December 2019, Paes had said that 2020 would be his final year in professional circuit but COVID-19 pandemic struck the world.

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  Serena Williams pulls out of Miami Open to focus on recovery from oral surgery

  March 23, 2021 11:54 IST

  Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer announced earlier they would withdraw from the tournament.

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  Novak Djokovic skips Miami Open to spend more time with family

  March 20, 2021 13:25 IST

  The 33-year-old Serbian is a six-time champion at the ATP Masters 1000 event, where he has won in 2007, 2011-12 and 2014-16.

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  Earthquake hits mid-rally during match between Alexander Zverev and Dominik Koepfer in Mexican Open

  March 20, 2021 9:52 IST

  The earthquake lasted for around 10 seconds as the camera shook wildly, as Zverev and Koepfer played, unfazed.

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  Wimbledon expecting reduced attendance for 2021 tournament

  March 18, 2021 18:00 IST

  The All England Club said Thursday it was remaining “flexible” as it reacts to changing circumstances amid the pandemic as the British government follows a roadmap out of lockdown.

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  Rafael Nadal pulls out of Miami Open because of back issue

  March 16, 2021 23:17 IST

  The 20-time Grand Slam champion earlier withdrew from this month's tournament at Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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  Sania, Ankita to lead India in Billie Jean King Cup WG Play-offs against Latvia

  March 16, 2021 16:16 IST

  The five-member team also has Karman Kaur Thandi, young Zeel Desai, who is making steady progress, and Rutuja Bhosale.

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  Daniil Medvedev becomes first player other than 'Big 4' in ATP Top 2 since 2005

  March 15, 2021 21:13 IST

  Lleyton Hewitt was the last man outside of that quartet to sit at No. 1 or No. 2. He ranked second in July 2005, behind Federer.

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  Yuki Bhambri beats Prajnesh Gunneswaran, next up is Ramkumar Ramanathan in Dubai Qualifiers

  March 13, 2021 17:57 IST

  Yuki, who is competing on a Protected Ranking (PR) knocked out his seventh seed compatriot 6-1 6-4 in the opening round of the USD 2,048,855 hard court tournament.

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  Naomi Osaka proud of work being done on gender equality at Tokyo Olympics

  March 11, 2021 23:38 IST

  As Japanese player Naomi prepares to compete on home soil, she talks about the recent appointment of Seiko Hashimoto at the head of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee.

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  Roger Federer makes winning return after year-long layoff

  March 11, 2021 6:29 IST

  It was Federer's first match in 405 days after having knee surgery following the 2020 Australian Open.

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  Djokovic breaks record for most weeks at ATP No.1, overtakes Federer with 311 weeks

  March 08, 2021 15:17 IST

  Djokovic, who recently won his 18th Grand Slam trophy following a record ninth Australian Open haul, has now held the top spot for 311 weeks.

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  Andrey Rublev beats Marton Fucsovics to win Rotterdam final

  March 07, 2021 23:50 IST

  Rublev continued the form which has made him one of the top players in men's tennis since play resumed amid the coronavirus pandemic last year.

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  Petra Kvitova clinches second Qatar Open title with Garbiñe Muguruza rout

  March 06, 2021 22:49 IST

  Kvitova broke Muguruza's serve five times in a row to seal the first set and take a commanding lead in the second.