Tennis News
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Australian Open: Extreme heat brings play to a halt
Tennis | Jan 16, 2014, 01:31 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: The scorching weather finally brought play to a halt on the fourth day of the Australian Open when the temperature topped 43F (109F), but not soon enough for some players who criticized officials
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Australian Open: Caroline Wozniacki advances to 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 16, 2014, 11:50 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Former No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki has advanced to the third round of the Australian Open in the relatively comfortable confines of a roof-covered Rod Laver Arena, beating American Christina McHale 6-0, 1-6, 6-2
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Australian Open: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga enters third round
Tennis | Jan 16, 2014, 10:49 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga started his match under the blazing sun and finished it with a roof over the court in beating Thomaz Bellucci 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4 Thursday on a chaotic day of searing
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Italy, Canada deadlocked 1-1 in Davis Cup quarterfinals
Tennis | Apr 06, 2013, 11:06 PM ISTVancouver, Apr 6: Italy and Canada split their opening day matches in their Davis Cup quarterfinal tie in British Columbia as each team's top singles player, Milos Raonic and Andreas Seppi, came through to earn
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India has good potential: Paes
Tennis | Apr 06, 2013, 10:39 PM ISTBangalore, Apr 6: Veteran Leander Paes ha emphasissed that it was team unity as much as individual performances that helped India take an unbeatable 3-0 lead over Indonesia in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group I
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Paes feeling young at 39
Tennis | Apr 04, 2013, 07:24 PM ISTBangalore, Apr 4: Even after 23 years of Davis Cup tennis, Leander Paes feels he is still young enough to continue since the tricolour and the very thought of representing India provides him all the
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Federer passes Sampras for record time at No. 1
Tennis | Jul 16, 2012, 05:45 PM ISTLondon, Jul 16: Roger Federer has surpassed Pete Sampras to set the record for the most weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings.After winning Wimbledon a week ago, Federer returned to the top for
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7th-seeded Montanes wins through at Estoril
Tennis | May 02, 2012, 09:51 AM ISTOeiras (Portugal), May 2: Seventh-seeded Albert Montanes moved into the second round of the Estoril Open with a 6-2, 6-3 win Tuesday over Matthew Ebden of Australia.The 69th-ranked Spaniard triumphed despite squandering eight break points
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Nadal, Federer Win In 3 Sets At ATP Finals
Tennis | Nov 21, 2011, 09:11 AM ISTLondon, Nov 21: An ailing Rafael Nadal toiled for nearly three hours before beating Mardy Fish 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (3) at the ATP World Tour Finals on Sunday, while Roger Federer also needed three sets
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On-Song Federer Targets Record In London
Tennis | Nov 18, 2011, 09:26 PM ISTLondon, Nov 18: Roger Federer will aim to finish an off key year on a high note by winning a record sixth title at the ATP World Tour finals which start on Sunday at London's
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Venus Williams To Make Comeback Against Serena In Colombia
Tennis | Nov 18, 2011, 09:20 PM ISTMilan, Nov 18: Venus Williams plans to make her comeback in an exhibition match against her sister Serena in Colombia next Wednesday after being forced to pull out of the US Open because of an
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Nadal Reaches Japan Semifinals With Giraldo Win
Tennis | Oct 07, 2011, 04:28 PM ISTTokyo, Oct 7: Top-seeded Rafael Nadal reached the semifinals of the Japan Open by beating Santiago Giraldo of Colombia 7-6 (6), 6-3 Friday.The defending champion from Spain was pushed early by the 53rd-ranked Giraldo, who
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Caroline Wozniacki Wins In 3 Sets At China Open
Tennis | Oct 03, 2011, 03:42 PM ISTBeijing, Sept 3: Caroline Wozniacki rallied from a set down to beat Lucie Hradecka of Czech Republic 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 Monday at the China Open.The top-ranked Dane struggled at the start against the big-serving Czech.
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Baghdatis, Tipsarevic Reach Malaysia Open Final
Tennis | Oct 01, 2011, 04:39 PM ISTKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct 1: Marcos Baghdatis beat second-seeded Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-1 to deny the Malaysian Open an all-Serbian final as Janko Tipsarevic also won his semifinal match on Saturday.Tipsarevic was a 6-4, 6-3
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Radwanska Beats Zvonareva To Win Pan Pacific Open
Tennis | Oct 01, 2011, 04:10 PM ISTTokyo, Oct 1: Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland overcame a slow start on Saturday to beat Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Pan Pacific Open.The ninth-seeded Radwanska was down 2-0 early at Ariake
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Young Rallies Past Monfils To Reach Thailand Final
Tennis | Oct 01, 2011, 04:04 PM ISTBangkok, Oct 1: American player Donald Young rallied past second-seeded Gael Monfils of France 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) on Saturday to reach his first career ATP final at the Thailand Open.The ninth-ranked Monfils' first
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2nd-Seeded Sharapova Forced To Retire In Tokyo
Tennis | Sep 29, 2011, 03:44 PM ISTTokyo, Sept 29: Second-seeded Maria Sharapova was eliminated from the Pan Pacific Open on Thursday when she was forced to retire in the first set of her quarterfinal match against Petra Kvitova.With her Czech opponent
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Argentina In DCup Final After Djokovic Withdraws
Tennis | Sep 18, 2011, 07:47 PM ISTBelgrade, Serbia, Sept 18: Argentina took an insurmountable 3-1 lead over Serbia to reach the Davis Cup final when Novak Djokovic withdrew from his match against Martin Del Potro with an injury on Sunday.The top-ranked
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Nadal Beats Tsonga To Lead Spain Into Dcup Final
Tennis | Sep 18, 2011, 07:37 PM ISTCordoba, Spain, Sept 18: Rafael Nadal put Spain into the Davis Cup final after demolishing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-0, 6-2, 6-4 for an insurmountable 3-1 lead against France in their semifinal series.Nadal complained of fatigue coming
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ITF : Nadal Can't Blame Davis Cup For Busy Calendar
Tennis | Sep 17, 2011, 07:52 PM ISTCordoba, Spain, Sept 17: Rafael Nadal shouldn't blame the Davis Cup for tennis' crowded schedule after playing the competition so little in recent years, the head of the International Tennis Federation said on Saturday.Nadal was