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Nick Kyrgios serves up funds for Australia at debut of ATP Cup
January 03, 2020 19:08 ISTKyrgios promised to donate 200 Australian dollars ($140) for every ace he serves this month to go toward the recovery effort from the wildfires that have devastated large parts of Australia
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Canada notch first victory at new ATP Cup, beating Greece
January 03, 2020 15:08 ISTThe 24-team tournament is kicking off the men's tennis season for 2020, with matches underway Friday in Brisbane and Sydney on Australia's east coast and Perth in Western Australia state.
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ATP Cup not a tune-up for Australian Open, says Rafael Nadal
January 02, 2020 10:06 ISTRafael Nadal had a phenomenal 2019, winning his 12th French Open title and fourth US Open crown, as well as being victorious at the Masters 1000 events in Rome and Montreal.
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Venus Williams pulls out of Brisbane International due to injury
January 01, 2020 18:13 ISTVenus, 39, hopes to play in Adelaide before the Australian Open on January 20.
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ATP Cup adds to crowded tennis dates before Australian Open
January 01, 2020 13:44 ISTATP Cup will be a 24-team affair with names like Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Denis Shapovalov confirming their participation.
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Maria Sharapova to open 2020 campaign at Brisbane International
December 31, 2019 14:33 ISTMaria Sharapova hasn't played since a first round loss to career-long rival Serena Williams at the US Open in August.
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Kei Nishikori out of Australian Open with elbow injury
December 30, 2019 13:40 ISTKei Nishikori, who has not played since a third-round loss to Australia's Alex de Minaur at the US Open, required minor elbow surgery in the off-season.
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Andy Murray out of Australian Open; Grand Slam comeback on hold
December 29, 2019 11:15 ISTTennis Australia issued a statement Sunday saying Murray had withdrawn from the season-opening major at Melbourne Park and from the ATP Cup.
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Leander Paes wants to finish on a high at Olympics, Davis Cup: Vece Paes
December 26, 2019 16:29 ISTLeander Paes, 46, has announced that he would look to play a "few select tournaments" next year and travel with his team as he calls curtains on a career that started in 1991.
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Leander Paes prepares for one last roar, to retire in 2020
December 25, 2019 22:35 ISTPaes, who is the most successful doubles player in the history of Davis Cup with 44 wins, recently dropped out of top-100 for the first time in 19 years.
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Tennis in 2019: Rafael Nadal stands out, Serena's missed chances, Sumit Nagal on the rise
December 25, 2019 16:46 ISTThe only twist in the tale that 2019 served was the rise of the Next Gen power in the form of Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
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Sania Mirza returns to Indian Fed Cup team after four years
December 24, 2019 20:10 ISTSania last played Fed Cup in 2016 and has been out of action since October 2017 as she took a two-year break to start a family.
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A decade of dominance: Big 3 continue to be too much for Gen-X
December 24, 2019 13:59 ISTRoger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic once again dominated the world of tennis with Andy Murray breaking it for a brief while in 2016.
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Record prize money of AUD 71 million for 2020 Australian Open
December 24, 2019 10:50 ISTThose who lose in the first round of qualifying will take home AUD 20,000 while players losing in the first round of the main draw will earn AUD 90,000 in prize money.
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Kim Clijsters to make comeback in March 2020
December 23, 2019 21:18 ISTClijsters had first retired from the sport in 2007 and returned in August 2009 after giving birth to her first child. She retired for a second time in 2011.
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Rafael Nadal edges Stefanos Tsitsipas in Abu Dhabi final
December 22, 2019 15:06 ISTThe match between two players, who will be among the shortlist of favourites at next month's Australian Open, fully lived up to the expectations.
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Serena Williams gets boxing lessons from Mike Tyson. Watch
December 21, 2019 11:09 ISTFormer heavyweight champion Mike Tyson shared a video of himself giving boxing lessons to the 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.
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Roger Federer to return to Bogota for March exhibition duel against Alexander Zverev
December 21, 2019 9:55 ISTRoger Federer will take on Alexander Zverev and the match will be played on March 24 at Movistar Arena in Colombian capital Bogota.
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Aiming to break into top-80 for Tokyo Olympics berth: Sumit Nagal
December 20, 2019 21:32 ISTNagal, who is currently ranked 130 in the ATP rankings, after having a good season during which he qualified for the US Open main draw and also took a set off the legendary Roger Federer
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Rafael Nadal wins ATP sportsmanship award, Andy Murray comeback player
December 19, 2019 22:57 ISTThe International Tennis Federation also announced its year-end awards Thursday, with year-end No. 1s Nadal and Ash Barty named ITF World Champions.
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Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer to play in Australian Open 2020
December 14, 2019 15:10 ISTThey will be joined by Dominic Thiem, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Alexander Zverev, Matteo Berrettini, Roberto Bautista Agut and Gael Monfils.
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French Open winner, No. 1 Ash Barty chosen WTA Player of Year
December 12, 2019 18:28 ISTAsh Barty won a total of four tournaments and was the only woman to reach the second week at all four major championships this season.
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Ashleigh Barty named WTA Player of the Year
December 12, 2019 18:18 ISTBarty became the first Australian to be named WTA world No. 1 since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1976, and recorded the most matches won on tour this season.
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US Open winner Bianca Andreescu named Canada’s athlete of the year
December 10, 2019 9:54 ISTBianca Andreescu won the 2019 Lou Marsh Trophy on Monday after becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title.
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Caroline Wozniacki, former No. 1, to retire after Australian Open 2020
December 07, 2019 8:28 ISTThe 29-year-old from Denmark wrote in an Instagram post on Friday that she wants to start a family with her husband, former NBA player David Lee, and work to raise awareness about rheumatoid arthritis.
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Recovering from shoulder injury, Rohan Bopanna aims to play Qatar Open
December 05, 2019 15:45 ISTThe 39-year-old had pulled out from India's Davis Cup tie against Pakistan after sustaining a shoulder injury.
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Commemorative coin minted in Switzerland for Roger Federer
December 03, 2019 23:36 ISTRoger Federer frequently rated as the greatest men's tennis player of all time, is pictured in the coin in the initial stages of serving his trademark one-handed backhand.
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Roger Federer's face to go on Swiss coin
December 03, 2019 10:53 ISTRoger Federer becomes the first living person to have a coin minted in his honour in Switzerland.
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