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  Australian Open 2021: Novak Djokovic struggles past Francis Tiafoe in second round

  Tennis | February 10, 2021 14:51 IST

  The 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 | February 10, 2021 13:48 IST

  Several 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 | February 10, 2021 12:30 IST

  Venus 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 | February 10, 2021 12:05 IST

  Thiem 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 | February 10, 2021 10:34 IST

  Two-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 | February 10, 2021 10:49 IST

  Rohan 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 | February 09, 2021 12:52 IST

  Nadal 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 | February 09, 2021 11:55 IST

  Nagal, 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 | February 08, 2021 15:44 IST

  Attendance 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 | February 08, 2021 9:50 IST

  Serena 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 | February 08, 2021 9:41 IST

  A 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 | February 07, 2021 13:28 IST

  Raina 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 | February 06, 2021 7:12 IST

  No. 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 | February 05, 2021 16:34 IST

  Ankita 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 | February 05, 2021 14:46 IST

  Serena 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 | February 05, 2021 13:22 IST

  First 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 | February 05, 2021 8:54 IST

  To 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 | February 04, 2021 15:01 IST

  Anyone 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 | February 04, 2021 7:35 IST

  Anyone 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 | February 03, 2021 21:01 IST

  Players 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.