Tennis Tournament
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Australian Open 2022: Daniil Medvedev cruises into fourth round
Tennis | Jan 22, 2022, 02:51 PM ISTThe No. 2-ranked Medvedev had a 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 win over Botic Van de Zandschulp in the third round, two days after a challenging second-round win over Nick Kyrgios.
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Australian Open 2022: Simona Halep into Week two for fifth straight year
Tennis | Jan 22, 2022, 10:38 AM ISTThe 14th-seeded Halep advanced with a 6-2, 6-1 victory Saturday over Danka Kovinic, a player who is ranked 98th and eliminated U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu in the previous round.
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Australian Open 2022: Rafael Nadal advances to third round
Tennis | Jan 19, 2022, 01:40 PM ISTThe sixth-seeded Nadal, aiming for a men's record 21st Grand Slam singles title, didn't get it all his own way in an afternoon match on Rod Laver Arena.
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Australian Open 2022: Bopanna and Mirza out of men's and women's doubles
Tennis | Jan 19, 2022, 12:45 PM ISTBopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin lost in three sets to wild card pair of Chirstopher Rungkat and Treat Huey.
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Australian Open 2022: Ash Barty breezes into third round
Tennis | Jan 19, 2022, 11:04 AM ISTBarty extended her streak of service holds to 48 games and moved into the third round at Melbourne Park for the sixth consecutive year by beating 142nd-ranked qualifier Lucia Bronzetti 6-1, 6-1 in under an hour Tuesday in Rod Laver Arena.
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Australian Open 2022: Andy Murray wins for first time since 2017
Tennis | Jan 18, 2022, 04:53 PM ISTThe former No 1-ranked Murray, playing thanks to a wild-card invitation as he continues his career comeback from hip operations and thoughts of retirement, beat 21st-seeded Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the second round at Melbourne Park.
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Djokovic could be barred from French Open by vaccine pass law
Tennis | Jan 18, 2022, 02:58 PM IST"International Tennis Federation (ITF) protocols at major events meant an unvaccinated player would be entitled to enter France and participate in Roland Garros, which begins in May, said Roxane Maracineanu.
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EXPLAINER: How Djokovic plans to fight deportation in court
Tennis | Jan 15, 2022, 05:15 PM ISTDjokovic won his court appeal this week against a border official's decision to cancel his visa. He won over procedural errors related to Australia's confusing COVID-19 vaccination regulations.
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TIMELINE: Novak Djokovic's bid to compete at Australian Open 2022
Tennis | Jan 15, 2022, 04:33 PM ISTThe Australian government has canceled his visa twice and Djokovic's lawyers have appealed twice.
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Australian Open 2022: Djokovic's appeal of cancelled visa moves to higher court
Tennis | Jan 15, 2022, 10:48 AM ISTDjokovic was not seen on the online feed available to the public for the 15-minute procedural hearing, which began just two days before he is scheduled to play his first match of 2022 at Melbourne Park.
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Australian Open 2022: Minister cites "public interest" in revoking Djokovic's visa
Tennis | Jan 14, 2022, 03:34 PM ISTThis decision followed orders by the Federal Circuit and Family Court on 10 January 2022, quashing a prior cancellation decision on procedural fairness grounds.
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Djokovic faces deportation after Australia govt. revokes visa
Tennis | Jan 14, 2022, 05:19 PM ISTImmigration Minister Alex Hawke said Friday he used his ministerial discretion to revoke the 34-year-old Serb's visa on public interest grounds three days before the Australian Open is to begin.
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Djokovic still in Australian Open, all anyone talks about
Tennis | Jan 14, 2022, 10:37 AM ISTThe latest holdup has to do with an anticipated decision from the country's immigration minister on Djokovic's back-and-forth status.
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Djokovic in Australian Open draw as visa saga continues
Tennis | Jan 13, 2022, 02:55 PM ISTDespite the cloud hanging over Djokovic's ability to compete, Australian Open organizers included the top seed in the draw.
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Australian Open 2022: Djokovic clarifies movements, visa saga continues
Tennis | Jan 12, 2022, 09:42 AM ISTA statement was posted on Djokovic’s social media accounts Wednesday while the men’s tennis No. 1 was in Rod Laver Arena holding a practice session against Tristan Schoolkate, a 20-year-old Australian.
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Australian Open 2022: Djokovic's father stays on offensive, says case ''is closed''
Tennis | Jan 12, 2022, 09:11 AM IST"The whole situation regarding Novak Djokovic is closed by the verdict of the Australian court," Srdjan Djokovic told Bosnian Serb TV station RTRS.
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Australian Open 2022: Djokovic’s path to legal vindication was long and convoluted
Tennis | Jan 11, 2022, 10:04 AM ISTAfter a confusing day-long hearing involving dense legal arguments, Djokovic was ordered to be released from immigration detention on procedural grounds.
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Adelaide International 2022: Barty storms past Swiatek, to meet Rybakina in final
Tennis | Jan 08, 2022, 07:42 PM ISTIn a clash between the tournament's two previous winners, No 1 seed Barty beat No 5 seed Swiatek 6-2, 6-4 in 1 hour and 27 minutes to keep alive her hopes of regaining the title she claimed in 2020.
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Sania Mirza and Nadiia Kichenok enter semis of Adelaide International
Tennis | Jan 06, 2022, 04:20 PM ISTThe pair of Sania and Nadiia beat their opponents 6-0, 1-6, 10-5 in a quarterfinal clash that lasted for 55 minutes. The Indo-Ukranian duo will now face Australia combination of Ashleigh Barty and Storm Sanders in the last-four round of the event.
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Australian Open 2022: Novak Djokovic denied entry to Australia, has visa cancelled
Tennis | Jan 06, 2022, 09:22 AM ISTThe top-ranked Djokovic announced on social media Tuesday that he had “exemption permission” and landed in Australia late Wednesday after receiving a medical exemption from the Victoria state government that would shield him from the strict vaccination regulations in place for this year's first major tennis tournament.