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  Pironkova wins Sydney title, Del Potro into final

  Tennis | January 10, 2014 19:55 IST

  Sydney: Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova beat fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-4, 6-4 on Friday to win her first WTA title at the Sydney International.   Pironkova, who was ranked outside the top 100 despite reaching

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  Ivanovic beats Pironkova to reach US Open quarters

  Tennis | September 04, 2012 20:39 IST

  New York, Sep 4: More than four years after her French Open title, Ana Ivanovic is finally back in a Grand Slam quarterfinal.Roger Federer is headed to his 34th consecutive quarterfinal at a major tournament—by

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  Sharapova beats Pironkova in 3 sets at Wimbledon

  Tennis | June 28, 2012 23:05 IST

  England, Jun28:  Maria Sharapova overcame a second-set blip as she returned to the court for a second straight day to finish off a 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 6-0 victory over Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria on