Australian Open 2019
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Australian Open: Serena Williams stunned by Wang Qiang in third round
Tennis | Jan 24, 2020, 10:27 AM ISTWilliams was broken in the final game, fittingly ending things with a backhand into the net. That was her 27th unforced error on the backhand side, part of a total of 56 miscues. Wang made only 20.
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PV Sindhu, Sameer knocked out; India's campaign over at Australian Open
Other Sports | Jun 06, 2019, 04:45 PM ISTSindhu was the last to fall, following the ouster of sixth-seeded compatriots Sameer Verma, B Sai Praneeth and the men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.
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PV Sindhu, Sameer make impressive starts at Australian Open
Other Sports | Jun 05, 2019, 06:48 PM ISTWorld No 5 Sindhu, a silver medallist at Rio Olympics and 2017 and 2018 World championship, defeated Indonesia's Choirunnisa 21-14, 21-9 in a lop-sided contest in women's singles.
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Stan Wawrinka's 'get well soon' teddy bear to Andy Murray might leave his kids fighting
Tennis | Feb 01, 2019, 11:11 AM ISTThe Briton has had a rough 2018 season as he missed most of the tournaments due to a hip injury.
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Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka is Asia's first No. 1 in tennis
Tennis | Jan 28, 2019, 02:42 PM ISTOsaka's second consecutive major title, following her success at the U.S. Open last year, helped her rise three spots.
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Novak, Naomi, other things we learned at Australian Open
Tennis | Jan 28, 2019, 10:49 AM ISTNovak Djokovic, a 31-year-old already ranked No. 1, now has won the past three men's Grand Slam titles.
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Nadal hails complete Djokovic and accepts he is away from super high level after injury
Tennis | Jan 27, 2019, 08:04 PM ISTRafael Nadal was outplayed by Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final on Sunday as the Spaniard suffered a straight set loss to the Serbian.
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Amazed Novak Djokovic signs off from Australia with record title and few new slangs
Tennis | Jan 27, 2019, 07:14 PM ISTWorld No.1 Novak Djokovic won his 7th Australian Open title and he said it was amazing to achieve what he has after recovering from an injury.
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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic makes a 'joke' of Rafael Nadal on his way to record 7th title
Tennis | Jan 27, 2019, 05:16 PM ISTNovak Djokovic dominated Rafael Nadal and came out with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 win and take his 7th Australian Open title -- the most by any player.
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Australian Open: Djokovic, Nadal chase history Down Under in their 53rd match against each other
Tennis | Jan 26, 2019, 10:41 PM ISTThe Australian Open final is the 53rd between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, the most between two men in the professional era -- with Djokovic leading 27-25.
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Kohli opens up on chat with Federer at Australian Open: 'It was just a beautiful time'
Cricket | Jan 26, 2019, 08:24 PM ISTVirat Kohli met Roger Federer at the Australian Open after India's 2-1 ODI series win against Australia.
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Naomi Osaka edges Petra Kvitova for Australian Open title, to become No. 1 in WTA ranking
Tennis | Jan 26, 2019, 05:09 PM ISTThe victory allows the 21-year-old Osaka to become the first tennis player from Japan to reach No. 1 in the rankings.
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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic sets up mouth-watering final against old rival Rafael Nadal
Tennis | Jan 25, 2019, 06:23 PM ISTIn 2012, Djokovic edged Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 across 5 hours, 53 minutes, making it the lengthiest Grand Slam title match in history.
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Australian Open 2019: Samantha Stosur, Zhang Shuai win women's doubles title
Tennis | Jan 25, 2019, 02:03 PM ISTThe victory Friday was the 10th in a row for Stosur and China's Zhang.
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Australian Open: 'Nadal makes you play bad, never seen a player like him': stunned Tsitsipas after semi-final loss
Tennis | Jan 25, 2019, 09:52 AM ISTOn Sunday, the 32-year-old Spaniard will try to earn his second Australian Open title — he won the hard-court event in 2009.
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Australian Open: Rafael Nadal tames 'Greek God' Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach final
Tennis | Jan 24, 2019, 04:41 PM ISTTsitsipas' run to the first major semifinal of his nascent career was most notable for the way he beat 20-time major champion Federer in the fourth round, saving 12 of 12 break points across four sets.
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Australian Open: It's Petra Kvitova vs Naomi Osaka for the title and world No.1 spot
Tennis | Jan 24, 2019, 01:07 PM ISTPetra Kvitova defeated Danielle Collins 7-6 (2), 6-0 while Naomi Osaka downed Karolina Pliskova 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the semi-finals to set up a summit clash against each other.
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Australian Open: Lucas Pouille's golden run continues, to face Novak Djokovic in semifinal
Tennis | Jan 23, 2019, 04:24 PM ISTThe 24-year-old Frenchman will next play Novak Djokovic, who is aiming for a men's record seventh Australian title.
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Australian Open: Serena Williams stunned by Karolina Pliskova in quarters
Tennis | Jan 23, 2019, 12:13 PM ISTSerena Williams has lost her Australian Open quarterfinal to Karolina Pliskova after being called for a foot-fault on match point.
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Australian Open: Rafael Nadal into 30th Slam semifinal; ends Frances Tiafoe's Melbourne run
Tennis | Jan 22, 2019, 06:09 PM ISTNadal reached his 30th major semifinal and prevented Tiafoe from getting to his first, two days after he turned 21.