Tennis News
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Wimbledon: Roger Federer shows no mercy in opener
Tennis | Jun 25, 2014, 01:05 AM ISTLONDON: The man with the most major titles in tennis came up against the player with the second-worst record in Grand Slam history. So it was no surprise that Roger Federer strolled to a 6-1,
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Nadal wins 9th French Open, tops Djokovic in final
Tennis | Jun 08, 2014, 11:36 PM ISTPARIS: Rafael Nadal won the French Open title for the ninth time, and the fifth time in a row, by beating Novak Djokovic 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 Sunday in the final. Nadal improved his record
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Sharapova wins French Open for 2nd time
Tennis | Jun 07, 2014, 10:17 PM ISTPARIS: Maria Sharapova won her second French Open title in three years, overcoming some shaky serving Saturday to beat fourth-seeded Simona Halep 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-4 in the final. Sharapova has struggled with her serve
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Australian Open 2014: Leander Paes ends Bhambri's run in men's doubles
Tennis | Jan 19, 2014, 01:50 PM ISTMelbourne: India's Leander Paes ended young compatriot Yuki Bhambri's dream run in the men's doubles at Australian Open here Sunday. Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek beat the unseeded team of Bhambri and Michael
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Australian Open 2014: Novak Djokovic enters quarterfinals
Tennis | Jan 19, 2014, 12:51 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Novak Djokovic ensured there wouldn't be consecutive upset losses at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday when he beat Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-0, 6-2 in a fourth-round match at the Australian Open. Immediately following
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Australian Open 2014: David Ferrer advances to quarterfinals
Tennis | Jan 19, 2014, 01:00 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Third-seeded David Ferrer overcame a sluggish start to post a 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 win over Germany's Florian Mayer and advance to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Ferrer was broken in
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Australian Open 2014: Ana Ivanovic ends Serena Williams' streak
Tennis | Jan 19, 2014, 10:43 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Serena Williams' long winning streak came to an end in an upset 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 loss to Ana Ivanovic in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Sunday. Williams hadn't lost a
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Australian Open 2014: Li Na advances to quarterfinals
Tennis | Jan 19, 2014, 09:21 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Two-time finalist Li Na has advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals for the third time in four years with a 6-2, 6-0 win in just 59 minutes over Ekaterina Makarova on Sunday. No.
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Australian Open 2014: Flavia Pennetta becomes first woman to reach quarterfinal
Tennis | Jan 19, 2014, 09:15 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Flavia Pennetta became the first woman through to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 win over ninth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany on Sunday. The 28th-seeded Pennetta, who turns
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Australian Open 2014: Yuki-Venus enters 3rd round, Paes-Stepanek march to 2nd
Tennis | Jan 17, 2014, 01:00 PM ISTMelbourne: Wild card entrants Yuki Bhambri and Michael Venus created a big upset by dumping 10th seeded Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau out of the Australian Open while Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek scored an
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Australian Open 2014: Tomas Berdych enters 4th round
Tennis | Jan 17, 2014, 12:51 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Tomas Berdych advanced to the Australian Open's fourth round for the fourth consecutive year with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over qualifier Damir Dzumhur on Friday. Dzumhur, the first man from Bosnia and
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Australian Open: Williams sisters withdrawn from doubles
Tennis | Jan 17, 2014, 10:32 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Venus and Serena Williams have withdrawn from the doubles competition at the Australian Open, shortly before their first-round match was scheduled to be played on Friday. Tournament officials said the sisters pulled out
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Australian Open: Li Na advances to 4th round
Tennis | Jan 17, 2014, 10:24 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Two-time finalist Li Na broke Lucie Safarova's serve in the second set when the Czech player was serving for the match and came back for a 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 win in the
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Australian Open: David Ferrer reaches 4th round
Tennis | Jan 17, 2014, 10:19 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Third-seeded David Ferrer has advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-2 win over Frenchman Jeremy Chardy on Friday. The Spaniard has reached at least the
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Australian Open: Bopanna-Qureshi move into 2nd round
Tennis | Jan 17, 2014, 10:04 AM ISTMelbourne: Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi braved sweltering heat and a stiff challenge from Rameez Junaid and Adrian Mannarino to enter the second round of the Australian Open men's doubles event on Thursday.The seventh seeded
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Australian Open: Sania-Cara advance under baking heat
Tennis | Jan 17, 2014, 10:04 AM ISTMelbourne: The sixth seeded Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black began their campaign with a fluent 6-1, 6-4 win over Australian combo of Tammi Patterson and Arina Rodionova to enter the second round
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Australian Open: Serena Williams sets tournament mark with 3rd round win
Tennis | Jan 17, 2014, 08:44 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Five-time champion Serena Williams has now won more matches at the Australian Open than any other woman, notching career win No. 61 on Friday as she advanced to the fourth round with a
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Australian Open: Angelique Kerber becomes first woman to enter 4th round
Tennis | Jan 17, 2014, 07:36 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Angelique Kerber of Germany became the first woman to advance to the fourth round at the Australian Open with a 6-3, 6-4 win over American Alison Riske on Friday. No. 9 Kerber clinched
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Australian Open: Rafael Nadal advances to 3rd round
Tennis | Jan 16, 2014, 02:06 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Top-seeded Rafael Nadal advanced to the third round at the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 win over Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis on Thursday. Nadal won the match in 1 hour, 53 minutes
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Australian Open: Maria Sharapova survives heat to beat Knapp
Tennis | Jan 16, 2014, 01:50 PM ISTMelbourne: Defending champion and two-time runner-up Maria Sharapova of Russia rallied to beat Italian Karin Knapp 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 in Thursday's second-round women's singles match of the Australian Open tennis at the Melbourne Park here.The