Fed Cup
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Prarthana Thombare shines as India beat Malaysia 2-0 in Fed Cup
Tennis | Apr 16, 2015, 10:13 PM ISTHyderabad: Prarthana Thombare yet again scored an impressive win but Ankita Raina had to work hard as India defeated Malaysia 2-0 in the Asia/Oceania Group II matches in the Fed Cup 2015, here on Thursday.Prarthana
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India thrash Pakistan 2-0 in Fed Cup
Tennis | Apr 16, 2015, 11:37 AM ISTHyderabad: Ankita Raina and Prarthana Thombare trounced their rivals in the singles matches as India blanked Pakistan 2-0 in their opening tie in the Asia/Oceania Group II of the Fed Cup here Wednesday. Prarthana trounced Sara
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Serena Williams could be asked to play 3 matches in 2 days
Tennis | Apr 15, 2015, 11:14 AM ISTRome: Serena Williams has been virtually unbeatable this year. The top-ranked player could face quite a challenge this weekend, though, when she may have to play three matches in two days before a hostile crowd
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Sharapova pulls out of Russia Fed Cup clash with Germany
Tennis | Apr 15, 2015, 11:09 AM ISTMoscow: Maria Sharapova has pulled out of Russia's Fed Cup semifinal against Germany this weekend, citing a leg injury.In comments released by the Russian Tennis Federation, second-ranked Sharapova said she "couldn't wait" to compete at
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Sania to lead Indian challenge in Fed Cup
Tennis | Apr 14, 2015, 10:43 AM ISTHyderabad: India will be led by newly-crowned world number one Sania Mirza as 11 nations will strive to get promotion to Asia/Oceania Group I when the Fed Cup tennis competition begins here Tuesday.Since Iraq has
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Sania Mirza to lead Indian Fed Cup team
Tennis | Mar 14, 2015, 11:55 PM ISTNew Delhi: Tennis ace Sania Mirza will lead a four-member Indian team at the Fed Cup Group II Asia/Oceania contest to be held on the hard courts of the SAAP Tennis Complex in Hyderabad between
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Fed Cup: Kvitova eyes one more trophy in 2014
Tennis | Nov 06, 2014, 07:32 AM ISTPrague: Tasked with leading the Czech Republic to victory in another home Fed Cup final this weekend, Petra Kvitova said the considerable pressure from compatriots is much less than what she puts on herself.The Czechs
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Fed Cup: Germany beat Australia in semifinal
Tennis | Apr 20, 2014, 01:47 PM ISTBRISBANE, Australia : Germany sealed its place in the Fed Cup final by beating Australia, with Angelique Kerber clinching the victory with a three-set win over Sam Stosur on Sunday. Kerber overcame a slow start
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Fed Cup: Germany leads Australia 2-0 in semifinal
Tennis | Apr 19, 2014, 12:46 PM ISTBRISBANE, Australia : Andrea Petkovic and Angelique Kerber had straight-set wins on Saturday to give Germany a 2-0 lead over host Australia in their Fed Cup semifinal. Petkovic opened with a 6-1, 7-6 (7) win
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Fed Cup: Petkovic gives Germany 1-0 lead in semi
Tennis | Apr 19, 2014, 10:07 AM ISTBRISBANE, Australia : Andrea Petkovic closed out a 6-1, 7-6 (7) win over Sam Stosur on her fifth match point Saturday to give Germany a 1-0 lead over Australia in a Fed Cup semifinal. Germany
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Fed Cup: Czechs rally to beat Spain, reach semis
Tennis | Feb 11, 2014, 07:41 AM ISTSeville: Barbora Zahlavova and Andrea Hlavackova put the Czech Republic into the Fed Cup semifinals after winning the final doubles point against Spain on Monday. The Czechs rallied from a 2-1 deficit to play Italy
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France takes 2-1 lead over Switzerland in Fed Cup
Tennis | Feb 09, 2014, 08:22 PM ISTParis: Alize Cornet beat Timea Bacsinszky 6-2, 7-6 (4) Sunday to give France a 2-1 lead over Switzerland in the first round of the Fed Cup World Group II match. Cornet won six straight games
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Fed Cup: Germany beats Slovakia 3-1
Tennis | Feb 09, 2014, 10:52 PM ISTSlovakia: Germany reached the semifinals of the Fed Cup on Sunday after Angelique Kerber won the first reverse singles to clinch the first-round series against Slovakia. Ninth-ranked Kerber defeated Australian Open finalist Dominika Cibulkova 6-3,
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India get past New Zealand 2-1 in Fed Cup
Tennis | Feb 07, 2014, 06:34 AM ISTAstana: Sania Mirza and Prarthana Thombare won the decisive doubles to give India a 2-1 win over New Zealand in the Asia/Oceania Group D here Thursday.Thombare defeated Dianne Hollands 6-1, 6-4 in the first singles.New
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Fed Cup: India scores second win, beats Pakistan
Tennis | Feb 05, 2014, 10:49 PM ISTAstana (Kazakhstan): India secured the tie against Pakistan for the loss of just seven games as Prarthana Thombare and Ankita Raina scored easy victories in Fed Cup Group II competition, on Wednesday.Prarthana provided India a
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Fed Cup: Italy beats Russia to win 4th title
Tennis | Nov 03, 2013, 06:57 PM ISTItaly: Italy won a fourth Fed Cup title on Sunday as seventh-ranked Sara Errani cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Alisa Kleybanova of Russia. It took Errani less than an hour to emerge victorious
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Czechs retain Fed Cup title with 3-1 win vs Serbia
Tennis | Nov 05, 2012, 10:58 AM ISTPrague, Nov 5: Lucie Safarova covered her face in disbelief, and the party was on.The Czech Republic's Fed Cup team danced on the court. The players and coaches formed a scrum. They hoisted the trophy
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Safarova fires Czechs into Fed Cup lead
Tennis | Nov 04, 2012, 09:00 PM ISTMoscow, Nov 4: Lucie Safarova defeated Serbia's Ana Ivanovic to give the Czech Republic a 1-0 lead in the final of the Fed Cup.Safarova's 6-4, 6-3 victory over the former world No.1 in the opening
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Slovakia beats Spain in Fed Cup WG playoff
Tennis | Apr 23, 2012, 09:34 PM ISTMarbella (Spain), Apr 23: Dominika Cibulkova and Daniela Hantuchova won their reverse singles matches to earn Slovakia a place in the Fed Cup World Group after building an insurmountable 3-1 lead over Spain on Sunday.Cibulkova
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Serena looking ahead to both Olympics and Fed Cup
Tennis | Apr 20, 2012, 07:43 PM ISTKharkiv (Ukraine), Apr 20: Possibly looking more toward the Olympics than the Fed Cup, Serena Williams will play overseas for the United States on Saturday for the first time in more than a decade.The 13-time