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  Wimbledon 2017: Startling screams as Bethanie Mattek-Sands injures right knee

  Tennis | July 07, 2017 20:04 IST

  World No.1 women's doubles player - Bethanie Mattek-Sand fell to the grass when her right knee buckled as she moved toward the net in a second-round singles match against Sorana Cirstea on Thursday.

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  Serena Williams beats Safarova in 3 sets at French for 20th major

  Tennis | June 06, 2015 21:40 IST

  Paris: Overcoming a mid-match lull and a third-set deficit, Serena Williams won her third French Open title and 20th major singles trophy by beating 13th-seeded Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2

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  Defending champion Maria Sharapova loses to Safarova in 4th round of French Open

  Tennis | June 15, 2015 12:49 IST

  Paris:  Defending champion Maria Sharapova's bid for a third French Open title in four years is over.Coughing between points on an overcast day, the second-seeded Sharapova was outplayed throughout a 7-6 (3), 6-4 loss to

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  Lucie Safarova beats Victoria Azarenka to win the Qatar Open

  Tennis | February 28, 2015 23:51 IST

  Doha, Qatar: Lucie Safarova beat Victoria Azarenka in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3 to clinch the Qatar Open on Saturday.It was her sixth career title and first since Qubec City in 2013.“It's an amazing feeling. I'm

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  Karolina Pliskova again beats Safarova to reach semifinals

  Tennis | February 19, 2015 23:33 IST

  Dubai, United Arab Emirates : For the second consecutive week, Karolina Pliskova advanced to the semifinals of a tournament by beating Lucie Safarova.On Thursday at the Dubai Tennis Championships, Pliskova recovered from a set and

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  Australian Open 2015: Mattek-Sands, Safarova win doubles title

  Tennis | January 30, 2015 13:28 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: American Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic won the Australian Open women's doubles title in their first tournament as a combination, beating Chan Yung-jan of Taiwan and China's Zheng Jie

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  Sharapova reaches quarterfinals of Pan Pacific

  Tennis | September 27, 2012 12:47 IST

  Tokyo, Sep 27: Two-time champion Maria Sharapova overpowered Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 7-6 (5) to advance to the Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals on Wednesday.The second-seeded Sharapova was coming off a tough, three-hour

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  Ivanovic Loses In 1st Round At Sydney Event

  Tennis | January 08, 2012 14:46 IST

  Sydney, Jan 8: Ana Ivanovic's preparations for next week's Australian Open hit another obstacle when the former No. 1 and 2008 French Open champion was beaten 7-6 (5), 6-2 by Lucie Safarova of the Czech