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  US Open:Nishikori stuns Djokovic in semifinals

  Tennis | September 07, 2014 7:42 IST

  NEW YORK :  Kei Nishikori could tell from all the messages on his phone that the fans back home in Japan were watching in the middle of the night. The 24-year-old stunned top-ranked Novak Djokovic

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  US Open: Makarova, Vesnina wins doubles title

  Tennis | September 07, 2014 7:18 IST

  NEW YORK :  Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won their second Grand Slam women's doubles title, ending Martina Hingis' run at the U.S. Open. The fourth-seeded Russians rallied after losing the first set to beat

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  US Open: Pals Williams, Wozniacki to meet in final

  Tennis | September 06, 2014 8:59 IST

  NEW YORK :  Serena Williams overwhelmed 17th-seeded Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals Friday to extend her U.S. Open winning streak to 20 matches.   If Williams can make that 21 in a

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  US Open: Wozniacki wins semi when Peng Shuai retires

  Tennis | September 06, 2014 8:44 IST

  NEW YORK :Caroline Wozniacki won her U.S. Open semifinal Friday when Peng Shuai retired because of heat illness. Wozniacki was up a set and a break on an extremely humid afternoon when Peng stumbled to

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  US Open:Serena Williams overwhelms Makarova, makes final

  Tennis | September 06, 2014 8:23 IST

  NEW YORK : Serena Williams overwhelmed 17th-seeded Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals Friday to extend her U.S. Open winning streak to 20 matches.   If Williams can make that 21 in a

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  US Open: Roger Federer saves 2 match points, reaches Semis

  Tennis | September 05, 2014 10:14 IST

  NEW YORK :  Clearly frustrated by his play and opponent, Roger Federer whacked his racket on the top of the net after a missed volley. Moments later, he barked at the chair umpire: "What's wrong

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  US Open: Japanese fans celebrate Nishikori's win

  Tennis | September 05, 2014 8:39 IST

  TOKYO : Kei Nishikori's run to the semifinals of the U.S. Open was hailed as a "win for all of Japan" back home. Nishikori became the first Japanese man to reach the U.S. Open semifinals

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  Amelie Mauresmo nominated for tennis Hall of Fame

  Tennis | September 05, 2014 7:53 IST

  NEWPORT, Rhode Island :  Two-time major champion Amelie Mauresmo, who's now Andy Murray's coach, joins Mary Pierce, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Sergi Bruguera among the nominees for the International Tennis Hall of Fame.   The hall announced

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  US Open: Novak Djokovic tops Andy Murray for 8th US Open semi in a row

  Tennis | September 04, 2014 12:46 IST

  NEW YORK : Through a pair of back-and-forth sets, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray put on a display befitting a matchup of past U.S. Open champions.They tracked down would-be winners and somehow got them back,

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  Mary Kom disappointed her biopic won't be shown in Manipur

  Other Sports | September 04, 2014 11:53 IST

  New Delhi: Olympic medal winning boxer Mary Kom today said she was disappointed that her biopic, starring Priyanka Chopra is unlikely to be shown at the theatres in Manipur due to a militant-enforced 'ban' on

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  US Open: Sania- Soares through to mixed doubles final

  Tennis | September 04, 2014 11:37 IST

  New York: Top seeds Sania Mirza and Bruno Soares beat Yung-Jan Chan and Ross Hutchins in the US Open mixed doubles semi-finals to set up a summit clash against unseeeded pair Abigail Spears and Santiago

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  US Open: Ekaterina Makarova beats Azarenka to reach semis

  Tennis | September 04, 2014 9:26 IST

  NEW YORK : Ekaterina Makarova describes herself as a person who prefers "to stay in the shade." At this year's U.S. Open, she finally believes she deserves to play under the brightest lights.   The 26-year-old

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  US Open: Kei Nishikori gives Japan 1st semi in 96 years

  Tennis | September 04, 2014 8:32 IST

  NEW YORK : Kei Nishikori became the first man from Japan to reach the U.S. Open semifinals in 96 years, outlasting third-seeded Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (5), 6-4 on Wednesday. 

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  US Open: Serena Williams beats Pennetta,in semis

  Tennis | September 04, 2014 8:02 IST

  NEW YORK : After a bad-as-can-be start, dropping the first three games, Serena Williams quickly turned things around and stretched her U.S. Open winning streak to 19 matches to get back to the semifinals.   Considered

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  US Open: Roger Federer back into quarterfinals

  Tennis | September 03, 2014 8:11 IST

  NEW YORK : Pushing forward whenever possible, Roger Federer got back to the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the 10th time in 11 years with a 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 victory over 17th-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut of

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  Novak Djokovic to play against India in Davis Cup tie

  Tennis | September 03, 2014 6:58 IST

  New Delhi: Against all expectations, Serbia today named world number one Novak Djokovic in their Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against India.     World number two side in the world, Serbia named a four member

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  Sania advances in US Open women, mixed doubles

  Tennis | September 03, 2014 14:59 IST

  New York: It was a great day for Sania Mirza as she made it to the quarter-finals of women's doubles and the semi-final of mixed doubles at the US Open tennis event here.But it was

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  US Open: Novak Djokovic tops Kohlschreiber, reaches QFs

  Tennis | September 03, 2014 20:46 IST

  NEW YORK :Playing mostly mistake-free tennis, top-seeded Novak Djokovic reached the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open for the eighth year in a row -- and at a 22nd consecutive Grand Slam tournament overall.   Djokovic, the

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  US Open: Serena Williams rolls to quarters

  Tennis | September 02, 2014 10:27 IST

  NEW YORK :  Serena Williams reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal of the year with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Kaia Kenepi at the U.S. Open on Monday, keeping her hopes alive for a third

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  US Open: Murray beats Tsonga in 3 long sets to reach quarters

  Tennis | September 02, 2014 10:09 IST

  NEW YORK:  An hour-and-a-half into his stay at the U.S. Open, Andy Murray had to wonder whether it would end quickly. A week later, the same guy who hobbled through head-to-toe cramps in his first-round