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  Saina advances to Thailand Open final

  Other Sports | June 09, 2012 15:50 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 9: Saina Nehwal continued to gain in confidence ahead of Olympics as the top-seeded Indian entered the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold final after outlasting local favourite Porntip Buranaprasertsuk with a straight-game

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  Sharapova advances easily at French

  Tennis | June 02, 2012 21:47 IST

  Paris, June 2: Maria Sharapova moved into the round of 16 at the French Open with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Peng Shuai on Saturday.Second-seeded Sharapova, who needs a championship at Roland Garros to complete

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  Djokovic advances to 4th round at French Open

  Tennis | June 02, 2012 17:46 IST

  Paris, June 2: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic extended his Grand Slam win streak to 24 matches by beating Nicolas Devilder of France 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 Friday in the third round of the French Open.Djokovic has won

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  Nadal advances to 3rd round at French Open

  Tennis | May 31, 2012 23:01 IST

  Paris, May 31: When it comes to playing on clay, Rafael Nadal's excellence is so striking that even the slightest problem can seem like a big deal.For instance, being forced to save a grand total

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  Murray advances despite back spasm at French Open

  Tennis | May 31, 2012 22:57 IST

  Paris, May 31: Grimacing in pain with almost every step, Andy Murray nearly had to call it quits Thursday because of a back spasm at the French Open.Instead, the fourth-seeded Brit rebounded from an awful

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  Wozniacki advances to 3rd round at French Open

  Tennis | May 31, 2012 22:48 IST

  Paris, May 31: Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the third round of the French Open by beating Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia 6-1, 6-4 Thursday.The ninth-seeded Dane, who last year spent all but one week as the

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  Nadal advances in quest for 7th French Open title

  Tennis | May 29, 2012 21:50 IST

  Paris, May 29: Rafael Nadal began his quest for a record seventh French Open title in style, wearing a pink shirt and pink shoelaces. And he won easily, too.The second-seeded Spaniard had little trouble Tuesday

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  Wimbledon champ Kvitova advances at Italian Open

  Tennis | May 15, 2012 21:48 IST

  Rome, May 15: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova overcame eight double-faults to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 7-5, 6-4 in her opening match at the Italian Open on Tuesday.Kvitova struggled with the bright sunshine at the

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  Radwanska advances to 3rd round at Madrid Open

  Tennis | May 09, 2012 19:18 IST

  Madrid, May 9: Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland routed Sara Errani 6-0, 6-1 on Wednesday to reach third round at Madrid Open.By defeating Errani in the second round, the fourth-seeded Polish player ended the Italian's 16-match

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  EC Advances Kerala Bypoll Date To March 17

  Politics | February 23, 2012 19:18 IST

  Chennai, Feb 23: Accepting a plea by an all-party meeting in Kerala, the Election Commission today advanced the bye-election to the Piravom Assembly constituency by a day to March 17.“The Commission has decided that poll

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  Cirstea Advances When Zvonareva Retires In Pattaya

  Tennis | February 10, 2012 22:39 IST

  Pattaya (Thailand), Feb 10: Sorana Cirstea of Romania reached the Pattaya Open semifinals when top-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia retired with a left hip injury in the third set on Friday.The quarterfinal was even at

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  Djokovic Advances To Australian Open Quarterfinals

  Tennis | January 23, 2012 20:14 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 23: Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the fifth straight year with a 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over former No. 1-ranked Lleyton Hewitt on Monday night.Djokovic, aiming to

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  Bartoli Advances At Kremlin Cup

  Tennis | October 20, 2011 20:58 IST

  Moscow, Oct 20: Marion Bartoli of France kept her chances of qualifying for the WTA Championships alive on Thursday after she beat Ksenia Pervak of Russia 6-1, 6-1 in the second round of the Kremlin

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  Hall Of Fame: Top Seeded Isner Advances

  Tennis | July 07, 2011 20:41 IST

  Newport, Rhode Island, Jul 6: John Isner and Nicolas Mahut, forever linked with the longest match in tennis history, wasted little time in winning opening-round matches at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships on Tuesday.Isner,