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  Novak Djokovic wins 1st-round match at Australian Open

  Tennis | January 20, 2015 11:17 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Novak Djokovic began his quest for a fifth Australian Open title with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia in a first-round match Tuesday.Djokovic, who said he had flu symptoms

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  Chinese Zheng Jie crashes out of Australian Open

  Tennis | January 20, 2015 11:12 IST

  Melbourne: Chinese Zheng Jie crashed out of the Australian Open tennis tournament after opening round straight sets loss to Chinese Taipei's Chang Kai-Chen in the women's singles here Tuesday.Chang was never in trouble as she

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  Wimbledon champ Kvitova wins 1st-rounder at Australian Open

  Tennis | January 20, 2015 11:09 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is through to the second round of the Australian Open after a 6-1, 6-4 win over Richel Hogenkamp of the Netherlands in 63 minutes on Tuesday.Kvitova won her second

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  Australian Open: Djokovic, Wawrinka advance to 2nd round

  Tennis | January 20, 2015 12:49 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Four-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic returned to Rod Laver Arena for the first time as a husband and father, shrugging off the effects of a cold to beat No. 116-ranked Aljaz Bedene

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  Australian open: Raonic advances in straight sets

  Tennis | January 20, 2015 10:39 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Canada's Milos Raonic defeated Ukrainian qualifier Illya Marchenko 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.The eighth-seeded Raonic was a semifinalist at Wimbledon last

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  Australian Open: Wozniacki defeats Townsend in 1st round

  Tennis | January 20, 2015 10:34 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Caroline Wozniacki saved seven of eight break points she faced to withstand a tough challenge from 18-year-old American Taylor Townsend, winning 7-6 (1), 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open on

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  Australian Open: Nishikori advances; Azarenka into 2nd round

  Tennis | January 20, 2015 8:57 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Kei Nishikori returned to Grand Slam action for the first time since his run to the U.S. Open final, beating Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-2 Tuesday in the first round of the

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  Maria Sharapova wins 1st-round match at Australian Open

  Tennis | January 19, 2015 17:40 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Second-seeded Maria Sharapova concluded an opening day of matches on Rod Laver Arena with a 6-4, 6-1 win Monday over Croatian player Petra Martic at the Australian Open.Sharapova, who began the season by

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  Australian Open crowd behaved like 'animals': Russian player

  Tennis | January 19, 2015 16:20 IST

  Melbourne: Russian tennis player Alexander Kudryavtsev accused the Australian fans of behaving like "animals" during his defeat at the hands of local talent Marinko Matosevic on Day 1 of the Australian Open here Monday.“They are

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  Federer wins opening match at Australian Open over Lu

  Tennis | January 19, 2015 15:56 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Second-seeded and 17-time major champion Roger Federer defeated Lu Yen-hsun of Taiwan 6-4, 6-2, 7-5 Monday in a first-round match at the Australian Open.Federer, wearing a neon yellow shirt which matched his shoes,

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  Bhambri better player than his ranking: Murray

  Tennis | January 19, 2015 15:46 IST

  Melbourne: Scottish tennis ace Andy Murray Monday said India's Yuki Bhambri was a much better player than his ranking suggested.Murray kick-started his Australian Open tennis campaign with a straight-sets win over India's Bhambri here.The sixth-seeded

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  Australian Open: Yuki battles hard before losing to Murray

  Tennis | January 19, 2015 14:25 IST

  Melbourne: Yuki Bhambri's Australian Open singles campaign came to an end despite a fighting effort against world number six Andy Murray here today but the Indian tennis player walked away with rich appreciation from his

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  Australian Open Scene: Nadal's shorts, Murray's language

  Tennis | January 19, 2015 12:53 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: After nearly six months away, Rafael Nadal is back. And he's hard to miss.Nadal outshone his first-round opponent Mikhail Youzhny, literally and sartorially, decked out in a pink florescent tennis shirt and a

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  Nadal advances to second round at Australian Open

  Tennis | January 19, 2015 11:50 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Rafael Nadal didn't show any side effects from a lack of match practice while beating former top-10 player Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday.Playing

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  Fifth-seeded Ivanovic out in 1st round of Australian Open

  Tennis | January 19, 2015 11:46 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Fifth-seeded Ana Ivanovic struggled with her serve and lost in three sets to Czech qualifier Lucie Hradecka in first big upset of the Australian Open.The former No. 1-ranked Ivanovic, a finalist at the

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  Andy Murray wins 1st-round match at the Australian Open

  Tennis | January 19, 2015 11:38 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray beat Indian qualifier Yuki Bhambri 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3) Monday to begin another quest to win an elusive Australian Open title.Playing in the newly refurbished Margaret Court

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  Djokovic is favourite to win Australian Open: Henman

  Tennis | January 18, 2015 18:12 IST

  New Delhi: Four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist Tim Henman of Great Britain feels Novak Djokovic has the favourite to win the Australian Open while Roger Federer's best chance to add to his kitty of 17 Grand Slams

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  Crowd pleaser Djokovic revives 'tradition' at Aust Open

  Tennis | January 18, 2015 16:43 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: On the eve of the Australian Open, Novak Djokovic revived what he called his "little tradition" — a moment where he stops talking about tennis, rises from the chair at his pre-tournament news

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  Nadal, Fed, Maria: What to watch Monday at Australian Open

  Tennis | January 19, 2015 11:29 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: The 2015 Grand Slam season begins Monday with multiple major winners Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Maria Sharapova gracing the Melbourne Park courts on the opening day of the Australian Open.The

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  Djokovic set to play Australian Open, recovers from flu

  Tennis | January 18, 2015 13:53 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Top-seeded Novak Djokovic has overcome a bout of the flu to take his place at the Australian Open.Djokovic was forced to cancel a training session on Saturday and said he may have picked