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  Federer withdraws from Madrid to be with family

  Tennis | May 06, 2014 17:36 IST

  MADRID: Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Madrid Open to spend more time with his family ahead of the birth of his third child.   Federer said on his webpage on Tuesday he was pulling out

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  Li, Radwanska reach 2nd round at Madrid Open

  Tennis | May 06, 2014 8:41 IST

  Madrid: Second-ranked Li Na started her Madrid Open campaign by overcoming a stubborn opponent just as third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska did to reach the second round on Monday.   Li's clay debut began with an encouraging 6-1,

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  Serena Williams wins in Madrid, Djokovic withdraws

  Tennis | May 04, 2014 23:00 IST

  MADRID: Serena Williams brushed aside Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6-2, 6-1 to open her defense of the Madrid Open title on Sunday, while Maria Sharapova beat Klara Koukalova 6-1, 6-2 in the first round.   In

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  Djokovic withdraws from Madrid Open

  Tennis | May 04, 2014 20:41 IST

  MADRID: Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Madrid Open with the same injury that forced him out of the Monte Carlo Masters last month.   The second-ranked Djokovic says "I did everything possible in order to

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  Nadal favourite under pressure at Madrid Open

  Tennis | May 04, 2014 19:20 IST

  Madrid: Tennis star Rafael Nadal will again be the favourite when the big names begin their matches in the Madrid Open here Monday.The Spaniard is the top seed despite a recent slump in form which

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  Sharapova, Ivanovic win in Madrid

  Tennis | May 04, 2014 19:14 IST

  MADRID: Maria Sharapova brushed aside Klara Koukalova 6-1, 6-2 in the first round of the Madrid Open on Sunday, while Ana Ivanovic beat Madison Keys 6-1, 7-6 (4).   Sharapova, who lost to Serena Williams in

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  Sara Errani beats Andrea Petkovic in 1st round at Madrid Open

  Tennis | May 04, 2014 7:17 IST

  MADRID : Sara Errani of Italy beat Andrea Petkovic 7-5, 6-1 in the first round of the Madrid Open on Saturday, avenging a loss to the German in the same stage four years ago.   Errani

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  Madrid Open: Serena Williams beats Sharapova in the final

  Tennis | May 12, 2013 19:05 IST

  Madrid, May 12: Defending champion Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open Sunday to both retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title.With the top

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  Madrid Open: Nadal reaches 7th straight final

  Tennis | May 12, 2013 15:30 IST

  Madrid, May 12: Rafael Nadal reached his seventh consecutive final since returning from a knee injury by brushing aside wild card Pablo Andujar 6-0, 6-4 at the Madrid Open on Saturday.Nadal had little trouble extending

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  Madrid Open: Serena Williams to play Sharapova in final

  Tennis | May 11, 2013 18:45 IST

  Madrid, May 11: Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will play for both the No. 1 ranking and the Madrid Open title after both won their semifinals in straight sets on Saturday.The top-ranked Williams will have

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  Madrid Open: Nadal rallies past Ferrer; Serena wins

  Tennis | May 11, 2013 18:42 IST

  Madrid, May 11: Rafael Nadal fought back to beat David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0 in Friday's quarterfinals of the Madrid Open, maintaining his bid to reach a seventh straight final since returning from a

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  Madrid Open: Bhupathi-Bopanna enters quarters, Paes, Sania ousted

  Tennis | May 10, 2013 13:12 IST

  Madrid, May 10: The Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna entered the quarterfinals of the men's doubles event while Leander Paes and Sania Mirza made exit with their respective partners at the Madrid

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  Madrid Open: Federer loses to Nishikori

  Tennis | May 10, 2013 11:03 IST

  Madrid, May 10: The slippery blue clay may be gone, but the Madrid Open continues to produce surprises.Second-ranked Roger Federer was ousted by Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 in Thursday's third round, leaving

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  Madrid Open: Nadal, Williams, Sharapova reach quarters

  Tennis | May 10, 2013 10:59 IST

  Madrid, May 10: Rafael Nadal cruised into the Madrid Open quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Mikhail Youzhny that featured an attractive array of shots on Thursday.Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova also reached the

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  Serena Williams advances in Madrid Open

  Tennis | May 06, 2013 11:37 IST

  Madrid, May 6: Top-ranked Serena Williams advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open on Sunday as players applauded the tournament's return to red clay after its trial with blue “smurf” clay flopped last

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  Federer beats Tipsarevic to make Madrid Open final

  Tennis | May 13, 2012 13:50 IST

  Madrid, May 13: Roger Federer will play for his third Madrid Open title in the final after cruising past Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday.The Swiss star advanced to meet Tomas Berdych, who edged Juan

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  Nadal loses to Verdasco at Madrid Open

  Tennis | May 10, 2012 23:24 IST

  Madrid, May 10: Rafael Nadal has lost to Spanish countryman Fernando Verdasco for the first time in the Madrid Open round of 16 on Thursday, blowing a 4-1 lead in the third set in losing

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  Radwanska advances to 3rd round at Madrid Open

  Tennis | May 09, 2012 19:18 IST

  Madrid, May 9: Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland routed Sara Errani 6-0, 6-1 on Wednesday to reach third round at Madrid Open.By defeating Errani in the second round, the fourth-seeded Polish player ended the Italian's 16-match

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  Azarenka, Sharapova reach 3rd round at Madrid Open

  Tennis | May 08, 2012 23:21 IST

  Madrid, May 8: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova beat Czech opponents to reach the third round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday.The women's top two overcame dips in concentration to put away mistake-prone opponents.

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  Serena Williams reaches 2nd round at Madrid Open

  Tennis | May 07, 2012 20:48 IST

  Madrid, May 7: Serena Williams defeated Elena Vesnina 6-3, 6-1 to reach the second round of the Madrid Open on Monday.The ninth-seeded Williams fired 13 aces and 40 winners during her opening match against Vesnina.