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US Open: Dizzy in heat , Bouchard out of upset heavy US Open
Tennis | Sep 03, 2014, 08:45 PM ISTNEW YORK: Bothered by the heat and stifling humidity, Eugenie Bouchard felt dizzy and her vision was blurry. She got her blood pressure checked. Plastic bags filled with ice were rubbed on her shoulders, arms
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US Open: Victoria Azarenka tops qualifier Krunic to reach the quarters
Tennis | Sep 03, 2014, 08:47 PM ISTNEW YORK : Trailing against a woman trying to become the first qualifier in the U.S. Open quarterfinals since 1981, Victoria Azarenka needed every ounce of experience and skill to advance. Twice a major champion,
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US Open: Gilles Simon upsets 4th-seeded David Ferrer
Tennis | Sep 01, 2014, 07:57 AM ISTNEW YORK: Fourth-seeded David Ferrer became the first top-10 seed to fall in the men's draw of the U.S. Open, losing to Gilles Simon 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 in the third round Sunday. Simon, seeded
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US Open: Caroline Wozniacki outlasts Sharapova,in quarters
Tennis | Sep 01, 2014, 07:14 AM ISTNEW YORK : Caroline Wozniacki trusts her stamina so much that she plans to return to New York in two months to run a marathon. Maria Sharapova, usually the one wearing down opponents in the
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Sania, Paes advance in US Open doubles event
Tennis | Aug 31, 2014, 01:49 PM ISTNew York: Sania Mirza won both her women's and mixed doubles matches while Leander Paes was also victorious in his mixed doubles match as both Indians advanced to the next round of the US Open
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US Open: Serena Williams runs winning streak to 17
Tennis | Sep 03, 2014, 08:40 PM ISTNEW YORK : Bidding for a third consecutive U.S. Open title, Serena Williams moved into the fourth round by beating 52nd-ranked Varvara Lepchenko 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday. The No. 1-ranked and No. 1-seeded Williams has
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US Open: Isner loses to Kohlschreiber in 3rd round
Tennis | Aug 31, 2014, 10:56 AM ISTNEW YORK : Once again, John Isner's trip to Flushing Meadows ended in the third round. Once again, it happened with a loss to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber at that stage. And once again, there are
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US Open: Paes-Cara, Bopanna-Katarina advance in mixed doubles
Tennis | Aug 29, 2014, 02:52 PM ISTNew York: India's Leander Paes and his Zimbabwean partner Cara Black, seeded third, along with the sixth seeds Rohan Bopanna and his Slovenian teammate Katarina Srebotnik advanced to the second round of the mixed doubles
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US Open: Stan Wawrinka gets into tiff with fan
Tennis | Aug 29, 2014, 12:13 PM ISTNEW YORK : In the heat of the moment, locked in a suddenly tight match after midnight at Flushing Meadows, Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka snapped at a rowdy spectator, telling him to "Shut up."
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US Open: Ana Ivanovic lone upset in 2nd round
Tennis | Aug 29, 2014, 11:37 AM ISTNEW YORK : Ana Ivanovic's comeback tour has ended with yet another early exit at the U.S. Open. Ivanovic, who had been having her best season since winning the French Open in 2008, looked out
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US Open: Andy Murray moves easily into third round
Tennis | Aug 29, 2014, 10:38 AM ISTNEW YORK: Cramp-free on a cool summer's night, Andy Murray moved easily into the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Matthias Bachinger. The eighth-seeded Murray, who
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US Open:Serena Williams overcomes 3 early double-faults to win
Tennis | Aug 29, 2014, 10:10 AM ISTNEW YORK: Good as she is, even Serena Williams can find it tough to deal with swirling wind, so much so that she double-faulted three times in her first service game Thursday at the U.S.
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US Open: 15-year-old Bellis loses in 2nd round
Tennis | Aug 29, 2014, 09:29 AM ISTNEW YORK: CiCi Bellis, the first 15-year-old since 1996 to win a U.S. Open match, could not follow that up with another victory, losing in the second round Thursday night. Bellis, a Californian who is
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US Open: Peng Shuai upsets 4th-seeded Radwanska
Tennis | Aug 28, 2014, 10:56 AM ISTNEW YORK : Peng Shuai upset fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, the first top-10 player knocked out of this year's U.S. Open. The 39th-ranked Peng won 6-3, 6-4 in the second round Wednesday, giving China a big
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US Open: Maria Sharapova comes through in 3 sets tussle
Tennis | Aug 28, 2014, 10:38 AM ISTNEW YORK : A year ago at this time, Maria Sharapova was sitting out the U.S. Open, getting checked by doctors and having tests on the surgically repaired right shoulder that has troubled her off
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US Open: 4 years later, Venus Williams enters 3rd round
Tennis | Aug 28, 2014, 10:11 AM ISTNEW YORK : Two-time champion Venus Williams is back in the third round of the U.S. Open for the first time since 2010, a year before she announced she had been diagnosed with an autoimmune
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US Open: With MJ on his side, Federer wins opener
Tennis | Aug 27, 2014, 12:19 PM ISTNEW YORK : Growing up as a basketball fan, Roger Federer had a poster of Michael Jordan hanging on his bedroom wall. On Tuesday night, Federer won a first-round match at the U.S. Open with
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Defending champion Wawrinka confirms participation for Chennai Open
Tennis | Aug 26, 2014, 06:46 PM ISTChennai: Switzerland's World No.4 tennis player Stan Wawrinka Tuesday confirmed his participation for the 20th edition of the Chennai Open to be held at the SDAT Stadium here Jan 5-11, next year.The 2008 Beijing Olympics
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US Open:Maria Sharapova wins 1st-rounder
Tennis | Aug 26, 2014, 06:15 PM ISTNEW YORK : A year after a most painful absence, Maria Sharapova returned to her winning ways at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The fifth-seeded Sharapova overcame a few wobbles with her serve tosses and took the
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US Open: Andy Murray grits through cramps to win
Tennis | Aug 26, 2014, 11:08 AM ISTNEW YORK : Spinning in 70 mph second serves, grabbing at his hamstring during points, Andy Murray gritted his way through head-to-toe cramps to win at the U.S. Open. Murray outlasted Robin Haase 6-3, 7-6