Tennis News
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Djokovic Due To Play For Serbia In Davis Cup Semis
Tennis | Sep 15, 2011, 06:49 PM ISTBelgrade, Serbia, Sept 15: U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic was picked to play the opening singles match in the Davis Cup semifinals against David Nalbandian of Argentina, although he could still be replaced if he
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US Open Hit By 2nd Consecutive Day Of Rain
Tennis | Sep 08, 2011, 03:00 PM ISTNew York, Sept 8 : Unhappy about being sent out to play at the rain-soaked U.S. Open, a trio of tennis stars—Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick and Andy Murray—marched from their courts to the tournament referee's
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Federer-Roddick Exhibition At MSG On March 5
Tennis | Sep 09, 2011, 10:13 AM ISTNew York, Sept 7: Roger Federer and Andy Roddick have met 22 times overall and in four Grand Slam finals, including a 16-14 fifth set at Wimbledon in 2009. Now they're taking their rivalry to
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Williams Sisters To Play Exhibition In Colombia
Tennis | Aug 28, 2011, 08:59 PM ISTBogota, Colombia, Aug 28: Venus and Serena Williams will play an exhibition tennis match in the northern Colombian city of Medellin in November.The sisters, who have won 20 grand slam singles titles between them, will
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Lisicki and Rezai Reach Texas Open Final
Tennis | Aug 27, 2011, 06:15 PM ISTGrapevine, Texas, Aug 27: Fifth-seeded Sabine Lisicki advanced to the finals of the Texas Open with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over No. 8 seed Irina-Carmelia Begu on Friday.Lisicki, ranked 23rd in the world and coming
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Top Seed Zvonareva Beats Dushevina At Carlsbad
Tennis | Aug 13, 2011, 10:33 PM ISTCarlsbad, California, Aug 5: Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia beat countrywoman Vera Dushevina 6-3, 6-0 on Thursday as the top five seeds advanced at the Mercury Insurance Open.The third-ranked Zvonareva, who received a first-round bye,
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Monfils Wins Twice To Reach Washington Quarters
Tennis | Aug 13, 2011, 10:33 PM ISTWashington, Aug 5: Top-seeded Gael Monfils won two matches on Thursday, beating Ryan Sweeting then Dmitry Tursunov, to progress to the quarterfinals of the Legg Mason Classic.Monfils was among several players who were forced to
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Serena Williams Into US Open With Special Ranking
Tennis | Jul 29, 2011, 11:08 AM ISTNew York, Jul 20: Serena Williams is using her special injury-protected No. 1 ranking to get into the U.S. Open field.She is ranked 172nd this week, and only the top 105 players have been granted
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Monfils, Melzer Advance At German Open In Hamburg
Tennis | Jul 28, 2011, 11:47 AM ISTHamburg, Germany, Jul 20: Top-seeded Gael Monfils of France bounced back from a first-round loss last week in Stuttgart to beat Spanish qualifier Albert Ramos 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday and advance to the third round