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  Serena Williams reaches French Open quarter-finals

  Tennis | June 02, 2015 7:47 IST

  Paris: US tennis player Serena Williams, ranked No.1 in the world, reached the Roland Garros quarter-finals after beating her compatriot Sloane Stephens 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 in two hours.Despite losing the first set against the 40th-ranked

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  Serena Williams beats Sloane Stephens, advances to Madrid Open 3rd round

  Tennis | May 05, 2015 16:57 IST

  MADRID (AP):   Serena Williams needed just 58 minutes to beat fellow American Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-0 Monday and reach the third round of the Madrid Open.The top-ranked Williams broke Stephens four times and saved

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  Australian Open 2015: Azarenka tops Stephens again

  Tennis | January 21, 2015 15:20 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Victoria Azarenka is in an unfamiliar position as the Australian Open gets underway: unseeded after a long injury layoff and no longer a heavy favorite to capture a title she's already won two

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  Australian Open:Sloane Stephens denies cheering when Williams lost

  Tennis | January 20, 2014 20:09 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: For the record, Sloane Stephens was not cheering in celebration when Serena Williams lost. She was making fun of Ana Ivanovic's coaches.The 20-year-old American was captured on camera, watching Williams' surprise upset loss

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  Pennetta, Wickmayer advance at Rogers Cup

  Tennis | August 06, 2013 7:28 IST

  Toronto, Aug 6: Flavia Pennetta and Yanina Wickmayer advanced to the second round of the Rogers Cup on Monday.   Pennetta defeated Urszula Radwanska 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, and Wickmayer ousted American Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. 

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  Rybarikova rallies past McHale at Citi Open

  Tennis | July 30, 2013 9:15 IST

  Washington,July 30: No. 2 seed Sloane Stephens, playing her first match since Wimbledon, fell to unseeded Olga Puchkova 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the Citi Open on Monday.In the men's event, Mardy Fish

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  Azarenka's controversial win puts Li in leading position

  Tennis | January 25, 2013 18:58 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 25: Reigning champion Victoria Azarenka needs to defend her reputation after she took a controversial semi-final victory, beating American teenager Sloane Stephens.And the only way she can achieve that goal is to beat

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  Australian Open: Stephens stuns Williams

  Tennis | January 23, 2013 22:48 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 23: Sloane Stephens, seeded 29th, pulled off the biggest surprise of the Australian Open so far beating Serena Williams in the quarterfinals here Wednesday.Stephens, 19, gained revenge on Williams for her defeat in

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  19-year-old US girl beats Serena Williams at Aus Open

  Tennis | January 23, 2013 14:54 IST

  Melbourne, Jan 23: Serena Williams' dominating run at the majors is over.  American teenager Sloane Stephens is headed to the semifinals of the Australian Open. Williams hurt her back in the eighth game of the