French Open
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French Open: Sharapova rallies past Jankovic
Tennis | Jun 05, 2013, 09:24 PM ISTParis, June 5: Maria Sharapova shrugged off losing the first six games and swept the last four to reach the French Open semifinals on Wednesday.The defending champion overcame a miserable start in the quarterfinals to
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French Open: Sania-Bethanie enter third round
Tennis | Jun 04, 2013, 01:35 PM ISTParis, June 4: Sania Mirza and her partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands progressed to the third round of the women's doubles event with a three-set win over American pair of Lauren Davis and Megan Moulton-Levy here.Seeded seventh,
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French Open: Djokovic, Nadal on course for semifinal
Tennis | Jun 04, 2013, 12:19 PM ISTParis, June 4: Less than 48 hours after learning of the death of his childhood coach, Novak Djokovic was on court at the French Open, determined to complete a career Grand Slam in honor of
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French Open: Wawrinka fights back to reach quarters
Tennis | Jun 04, 2013, 12:12 PM ISTParis, June 4: Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland overcame a two-set deficit to beat local favorite Richard Gasquet 6-7 (5), 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 8-6 and reach the French Open quarterfinals for the first time Monday.The seventh-seeded
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French Open: Djokovic's day ends in despair
Tennis | Jun 02, 2013, 07:35 PM ISTParis, June 2: Novak Djokovic's day at the French Open quickly turned from light-heartedness to grief.After making up for a recent loss to Grigor Dimitrov by beating him 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the fourth
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French open: Stephens of US in 4th round in Paris for 2nd time
Tennis | Jun 02, 2013, 08:50 AM ISTParis, Jun 2: Sloane Stephens' progress to the fourth round of the French Open continues a remarkable year for the young American.She reached her first Grand Slam semifinal at the Australian Open in January by
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French Open: Sania Mirza loses in mixed doubles
Tennis | Jun 01, 2013, 04:51 PM ISTParis, June 1: India's Sania Mirza and Robert Lindstedt of Sweden lost their mixed doubles match to a pair that included Pakistan's Aisam Ul-Haq Qureshi. Mirza and Lindstedt lost to Cara Blck of Zimbabwe and
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French Open: Nadal wins, and then calls French schedule 'not fair'
Tennis | Jun 01, 2013, 04:18 PM ISTParis, June 1: Rafael Nadal wanted to get a few things off his chest.Not about the quality of his play Friday, which fell below his usual standards at Roland Garros—for the second match in a
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French Open: Why is Roger Federer in a hurry
Tennis | Jun 01, 2013, 04:12 PM ISTParis, June 1: Roger Federer is keeping the rallies short and finishing points early at the French Open—a combination he hopes will take him closer to a second Roland Garros title.That has been evident in
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French Open: Rafael Nadal advances to third round
Tennis | May 31, 2013, 10:45 PM ISTParis, May 31: Rafael Nadal came from behind for the second match in a row on Friday at the French Open, surviving another shaky start to beat Martin Klizan 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.Entering the tournament,
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French Open: Sharapova wraps up rain-delayed victory
Tennis | May 31, 2013, 10:38 PM ISTParis, May 31: Defending French Open champion Maria Sharapova moved into the third round on Friday by finishing off a rain-interrupted 6-2, 6-4 victory over 19-year-old Eugenie Bouchard of Canada.The match was suspended on Thursday
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French Open: Novak Djokovic beats Pella to reach 3rd round
Tennis | May 31, 2013, 01:19 PM ISTParis, May 31: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic eased into the third round of the French Open with a 6-2, 6-0, 6-2 win over Argentina's Guido Pella on Thursday.Djokovic has won every Grand Slam title except the
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French Open: Erakovic beats Cibulkova
Tennis | May 31, 2013, 10:30 AM ISTParis, May 31: Tennis is not as popular as rugby or cricket in New Zealand, and Marina Erakovic hopes to help change that.The 92nd-ranked Erakovic became the first woman representing New Zealand to reach the
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French Open: Former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic advances
Tennis | May 30, 2013, 08:50 PM ISTParis, May 30: Former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic won 12 consecutive games on Thursday to beat the rain and Garbine Muguruza at the French Open.Jankovic fell behind early but rallied past Muguruza 6-3, 6-0 shortly
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Azarenka advances to 2nd round at French Open
Tennis | May 29, 2013, 04:52 PM ISTParis, May 29: Victoria Azarenka waited until the fourth day of the French Open for her opening match, then showed she's eager to keep playing.Filling a mostly empty stadium court with her familiar shrieks on
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French Open: Bhupathi-Bopanna crash out
Tennis | May 29, 2013, 02:36 PM ISTParis, May 29: India witnessed a mixed outing in the men's doubles event of the French Open as Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna crashed out in the first round even as veteran Leander Paes and
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French Open: Djokovic beats Goffin in 1st round
Tennis | May 29, 2013, 01:36 PM ISTParis, May 29: Novak Djokovic does not try to hide his ambitions. He makes perfectly clear that he wants to win a French Open title more than anything.Embarking on a bid to complete a career
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French Open: Dad banned, Tomic retires from 1st match
Tennis | May 29, 2013, 01:32 PM ISTParis, May 29: Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic squeezed his upper left arm with his right hand, looked straight ahead and spoke in a level tone about his father, who is also his coach—and was
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French Open: Sharapova wins easily, Nadal starts slow
Tennis | May 28, 2013, 11:43 AM ISTParis, May 28: Knowing her first match as the French Open's defending champion was scheduled for late in the day, Maria Sharapova decided to treat herself to some down time at a local park.Nothing like
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Andy Murray out of French Open due to back injury
Tennis | May 22, 2013, 11:51 AM ISTLondon, May 22: Andy Murray withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday because of a chronic back injury and will now focus on preparing for the start of the grass-court season next month.The U.S. Open