Australian Open
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Australian Open 2021: Novak Djokovic struggles past Francis Tiafoe in second round
Tennis | Feb 10, 2021, 02:51 PM ISTThe 17-time Grand Slam winner sweats it hard to defeat Francis Tiafoe 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 in second-round match of the Grand Slam.
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Australian Open's hard quarantine 'took a toll' on players
Tennis | Feb 10, 2021, 01:48 PM ISTSeveral players admitted that being in quarantine for two weeks, with no windows in some room, really took a mental toll on them ahead of the Grand Slam.
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Australian Open 2021: Venus Williams rolls ankle, falls to Sara Errani
Tennis | Feb 10, 2021, 12:30 PM ISTVenus made a heartbreaking exit after rolling her ankle in her second-round match against Sara Errani, losing 6-1, 6-0 in just over an hour.
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Australian Open 2021: Dominic Thiem eases into 3rd round; Stan Wawrinka ousted
Tennis | Feb 10, 2021, 12:05 PM ISTThiem has eased through the second round of the Australian Open with a 6-4, 6-0, 6-2 win over Donimik Koepfer;
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Australian Open 2021: Serena Williams strolls into 3rd round, Petra Kvitova falls
Tennis | Feb 10, 2021, 10:34 AM ISTTwo-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova has become the second top 10 women’s player to fall in the second round of the Australian Open.
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Australian Open 2021: Rohan Bopanna knocked out in opening round of men's doubles
Tennis | Feb 10, 2021, 10:49 AM ISTRohan Bopanna and Ben McLachlan lose opening round 4-6, 6-7 (0), to Ji Sung Nam and Min-Kyu Song.
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Australian Open: Rafael Nadal up and running with easy win over Laslo Djere in 1st round
Tennis | Feb 09, 2021, 12:52 PM ISTNadal seemed in firm control of his game despite injury worries as he ousted Laslo Djere with ease 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 in an hour and 52 minutes.
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Sumit Nagal crashes out of Australian Open
Cricket | Feb 09, 2021, 11:55 AM ISTNagal, India's second-highest ranked men's singles player, lost 2-6, 5-7, 3-6 to Berankis in a match that lasted two hours and six minutes.
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Fans are in, but crowd numbers are thin at Australian Open
Tennis | Feb 08, 2021, 03:44 PM ISTAttendance for this year's first Grand Slam tournament is capped at 30,000 per day. On Day 1 last year, 64,387 fans crammed onto the grounds at Melbourne Park.
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Serena, Venus, Osaka cruise into Australia Open second round
Tennis | Feb 08, 2021, 09:50 AM ISTSerena Williams opened her campaign in an emphatic manner as she zipped past Laura Siegemund of Germany, 6-1, 6-1.
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Australian Open on alert as 2nd hotel worker tests positive for Covid-19
Tennis | Feb 08, 2021, 09:41 AM ISTA quarantine worker at one of the hotels directly linked to the Australian Open had also tested positive, forcing the cancellation of a day's play at lead-in events.
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Australian Open: Ankita Raina becomes third Indian woman to feature in Grand Slam main draw
Tennis | Feb 07, 2021, 01:28 PM ISTRaina achieved the feat after she made the cut for the women's doubles event of the Australian Open.
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Naomi Osaka, Victoria Azarenka withdraw from Australian Open tuneup tournaments
Tennis | Feb 06, 2021, 07:12 AM ISTNo. 3-ranked Osaka pulled out of her Gippsland Trophy semifinal against Elise Mertens, citing a “niggling injury."
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Sumit Nagal draws Ricardas Berankis in Australian Open first round clash
Tennis | Feb 05, 2021, 04:34 PM ISTAnkita Raina, who was waiting to know if she gets 'lucky loser' spot in the women's singles, could not make the cut.
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Injury scare for Serena Williams ahead of Australian Open; withdraws before semis match vs Barty
Tennis | Feb 05, 2021, 02:46 PM ISTSerena Williams withdrew from an Australian Open tuneup tournament citing a right shoulder injury.
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Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka drawn in same half at Australian Open
Tennis | Feb 05, 2021, 01:22 PM ISTFirst up for the seven-time Australian Open champion will be Laura Siegemund of Germany.
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Ash Barty gets play back under way in Australian Open tuneup events
Tennis | Feb 05, 2021, 08:54 AM ISTTo speed things up a little, 17 courts were being used and women's matches were reduced to two regular sets with a 10-point match tiebreaker if required.
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Australian Open 2021: Organisers confident of tournament starting on time
Tennis | Feb 04, 2021, 03:01 PM ISTAnyone who quarantined at the Grand Hyatt hotel was deemed to be casual contacts of the 26-year-old infected quarantine worker, which suspended play in all tune-up tournaments for Australian Open on Thursday.
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Australian Open: No play, but plenty of tests for players
Tennis | Feb 04, 2021, 07:35 AM ISTAnyone connected with the tournament and who quarantined at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Melbourne were deemed to be casual contacts of the 26-year-old infected man and were undergoing testing at a dedicated facility.
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COVID-19 case at Australian Open hotel cancels play at tuneups
Tennis | Feb 03, 2021, 09:01 PM ISTPlayers preparing for the year's first Grand Slam tournament, which is supposed to begin Monday, must isolate at their hotels until they test negative for the illness caused by the coronavirus.