Australian Open
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Australian Open 2015: Azarenka beats Wozniacki, joins Williams in 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 23, 2015, 09:51 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Unseeded and floating dangerously in the draw, two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka took out No. 8-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday night to reach the third round at the first major
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Australian Open: Bopanna advances, Bhupathi crashes out of men's doubles
Tennis | Jan 23, 2015, 11:37 AM ISTMelbourne: Rohan Bopanna and Daniel Nestor were tested before making it to the second round even as Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner Jurgen Melzer crashed out of men's doubles event of the Australian Open, here
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Wimbledon champion Kvitova into 3rd round at Australian Open
Tennis | Jan 23, 2015, 11:25 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova continued to make amends for an upset first-round loss last year at the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-4 second-round win Thursday over Mona Barthel.Fourth-seeded Kvitova held her serve
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Australian Open 2015: Bhupathi-Melzer pair crashes out
Tennis | Jan 23, 2015, 11:28 AM ISTMelbourne: Mahesh Bhupathi and Jurgen Melzer crashed out of the men's doubles event of the Australian Open after suffering a straight-set defeat against Argentine team of Diego Schwartzman and Horacio Zeballos, here Thursday.Bhupathi and his
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Australian Open: Djokovic, Wawrinka join Williams in 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 23, 2015, 11:26 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Top-ranked Serena Williams fended off three set points before going on a 10-game roll to beat Vera Zvonareva 7-5, 6-0 and move into the third round of the Australian Open.Men's No. 1 Novak
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Australian Open 2015: Djokovic into 3rd round for 9th year in a row
Tennis | Jan 22, 2015, 10:17 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Novak Djokovic moved into the third round at the Australian Open for the ninth consecutive year with a 6-0, 6-1, 6-4 win Thursday over Russian Andrey Kuznetsov.Djokovic won the first set in 21
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Defending champion Wawrinka into Australian Open 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 22, 2015, 10:02 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Defending champion Stan Wawrinka advanced to the third round of the Australian Open for the seventh consecutive year with a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over Romanian qualifier Marius Copil on Thursday.The
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Australian Open 2015: Nishikori advances to 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 22, 2015, 09:41 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: U.S. Open finalist Kei Nishikori stayed on track for another strong Grand Slam performance when he beat Ivan Dodig 4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (0) on Thursday in the second round of the Australian
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Australian Open 2015: Serena and Venus Williams advance to 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 22, 2015, 09:41 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: The Williams sisters have advanced to the third round at the Australian Open, with top-ranked Serena fending off set points before going on a 10-game roll to beat Vera Zvonareva 7-5, 6-0 and
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Australian Open 2015: Radwanska advances to 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 22, 2015, 09:41 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Sixth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska easily advanced to the third round of the Australian Open with a 44-minute, 6-0, 6-1 win over Johanna Larsson of Sweden on Thursday.The Polish player is now 7-1 in second-round
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Tennis star Bouchard happy with performance
Tennis | Jan 21, 2015, 10:05 PM ISTMelbourne: World No.7 Eugenie Bouchard expressed satisfaction at the way she controlled the game and demolished her opponent, the Netherlands' Kiki Bertens, 6-0 6-3 at the Australian Open here Wednesday.The Canadian tennis star advanced to
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Big guns reach Australian Open third round
Tennis | Jan 21, 2015, 10:00 PM ISTMelbourne: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray advanced to the third round in the singles competition, while Maria Sharapova also won her women singles' second round match of the Australian Open at the Melbourne
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Australian Open 2015: Federer overcomes sore hand, advances to 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 21, 2015, 03:18 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Roger Federer overcame a slow start and a sore finger on his right hand to beat Simone Bolelli of Italy 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 on Wednesday and reach the third round of the
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Australian Open 2015: Williams sisters withdraw from doubles event
Tennis | Jan 21, 2015, 03:18 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Serena and Venus Williams have pulled out of women's doubles at the Australian Open, where they've won four titles.The Williams sisters were scheduled to play their first-round match Wednesday against Anabel Medina Garrigues
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Australian Open 2015: No. 2 Sharapova saves 2 match points, advances to 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 21, 2015, 03:19 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Maria Sharapova saved two match points in a narrow escape against No. 150-ranked Alexandra Panova at the Australian Open on Wednesday, advancing to the third round with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 win.Second-seeded Sharapova
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Australian Open 2015: Andy Murray advances to third round
Tennis | Jan 21, 2015, 03:19 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Andy Murray didn't let the parochial crowds in Margaret Court Arena bother him Wednesday as he beat Australian Marinko Matosevic 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the third round of the Australian Open.Matosevic's
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Australian Open 2015: Azarenka tops Stephens again
Tennis | Jan 21, 2015, 03:20 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Victoria Azarenka is in an unfamiliar position as the Australian Open gets underway: unseeded after a long injury layoff and no longer a heavy favorite to capture a title she's already won two
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Serena Williams wins opening match at Australian Open
Tennis | Jan 20, 2015, 04:24 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Serena Williams made a good start towards capturing a 19th career Grand Slam with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium at the Australian Open on Monday.Dressed in a bright
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Pregnant retired tennis star Li Na excited to be housewife
Tennis | Jan 20, 2015, 03:52 PM ISTMelbourne: China's retired two-time Grand Slam champion Li Na expressed her excitement at starting a family with husband Jiang Shan after announcing her pregnancy at the ongoing Australian Open tennis tournament.Li gave a pleasant shock
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Zheng Jie pins hope on doubles in Australian Open
Tennis | Jan 20, 2015, 02:08 PM ISTMelbourne: After crashing out of the singles in the first round, Chinese tennis star Zheng Jie has pinned her hopes on the doubles in the Australian Open.Zheng was beaten by Chinese Taipei's Chang Kai-Chen 1-6,