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  Serena beats Azarenka to join Sharapova in Madrid quarters

  Tennis | May 06, 2015 22:20 IST

  Madrid: Victoria Azarenka double-faulted on match point and allowed Serena Williams to reach the Madrid Open quarterfinals with a 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (1) win on Wednesday.After early breaks in the deciding set, Williams overshot

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  Lucie Safarova beats Victoria Azarenka to win the Qatar Open

  Tennis | February 28, 2015 23:51 IST

  Doha, Qatar: Lucie Safarova beat Victoria Azarenka in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3 to clinch the Qatar Open on Saturday.It was her sixth career title and first since Qubec City in 2013.“It's an amazing feeling. I'm

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  Australian open 2015: Love, Ouch, Towel and all that

  Tennis | January 24, 2015 21:22 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Novak Djokovic took a break from his tennis match Saturday to applaud a marriage proposal in the stands."It's nice to see this moment," Djokovic said, after advancing to the fourth round of the

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  Australia Open 2015: Unseeded Azarenka continues strong run

  Tennis | January 24, 2015 13:36 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka moved into the fourth round of the Australian Open on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic.Azarenka, unseeded here because her ranking

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  Australian Open 2015: Azarenka beats Wozniacki, joins Williams in 3rd round

  Tennis | January 23, 2015 9:51 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Unseeded and floating dangerously in the draw, two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka took out No. 8-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday night to reach the third round at the first major

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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: Nishikori advances; Azarenka into 2nd round

  Tennis | January 20, 2015 8:57 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Kei Nishikori returned to Grand Slam action for the first time since his run to the U.S. Open final, beating Nicolas Almagro 6-4, 7-6 (1), 6-2 Tuesday in the first round of the

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  Roger Federer replaces injured Nadal in Indian team for IPTL

  Tennis | September 22, 2014 18:25 IST

  New Delhi:  Swiss great Roger Federer today replaced Rafael Nadal in the Indian team for the much-awaited Indian Premier Tennis League (IPTL) as the Spaniard has pulled out due to injury.     Federer, the 17-time Grand

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  US Open: Victoria Azarenka tops qualifier Krunic to reach the quarters

  Tennis | September 03, 2014 20:47 IST

  NEW YORK :  Trailing against a woman trying to become the first qualifier in the U.S. Open quarterfinals since 1981, Victoria Azarenka needed every ounce of experience and skill to advance.   Twice a major champion,

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  Tsonga, Venus Williams lose in Cincinnati

  Tennis | August 13, 2014 9:24 IST

  MASON, Ohio: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga followed his week of big upsets with an early exit Tuesday, losing his opening match at the Western & Southern Open.Two days after he won his second Masters title by beating

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  Victoria Azarenka says she'll sit out Madrid, Rome

  Tennis | April 27, 2014 9:28 IST

  Former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka says she'll miss clay-court tournaments at Madrid and Rome next month, putting into question whether she'll enter the French Open.   Azarenka has been dealing with a left foot injury this

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  Australian Open 2014: Radwanska ends Victoria Azarenka's run in quarterfinal

  Tennis | January 22, 2014 9:55 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Victoria Azarenka's 18-match winning streak at the Australian Open ended in an upset 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 quarterfinal loss to Agnieszka Radwanska on Wednesday to continue the flow of stars tumbling out of the

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  Australian Open: Victoria Azarenka ends tense rematch with a little bling

  Tennis | January 20, 2014 14:52 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka shifted the spotlight from a tense rematch to her personal life with a center-court remark to rapper boyfriend Redfoo: She wants a ring with bling.   She may have

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  Australian Open 2014: Victoria Azarenka into quarterfinals

  Tennis | January 20, 2014 9:58 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Victoria Azarenka remained on track for a third consecutive Australian Open title with a 6-3, 6-2 win over American Sloane Stephens in a fourth-round match Monday.   Azarenka, who has seen two major contenders

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  Serena Williams to play Azarenka in Thailand

  Tennis | November 29, 2013 6:45 IST

  Bangkok: Serena Williams will play Victoria Azarenka in an exhibition match in Thailand next month in a clash of the world's top two female players.The Lawn Tennis Association of Thailand announced on Thursday that the

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  U.S. Open final: Williams beats Azarenka

  Tennis | September 09, 2013 7:13 IST

  New York:  Fussing with her skirt and flubbing her shots, Serena Williams was troubled in the U.S. Open final by the swirling air and the strong play of Victoria Azarenka.After one miss, Williams declared, “I

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  Azarenka holds off King at Western & Southern

  Tennis | August 14, 2013 6:45 IST

   Mason, Ohio : Second-seeded Victoria Azarenka held off an upset bid by qualifier Vania King to pull out a 6-1, 7-6 (6) win and advance to the third round of the Western and Southern Open

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  Stosur, V Williams advance to 2nd round in Ohio

  Tennis | August 13, 2013 16:54 IST

  Mason: Former U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur moved into the second round of the Western & Southern Open with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Svetlana Kuznetsova on Monday.Stosur, who won the 2011 U.S. Open, lost

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  French Open: Sharapova beats Azarenka in semifinals

  Tennis | June 06, 2013 23:16 IST

  Paris, June 6: Defending champion Maria Sharapova overcame 11 double faults and earned a return trip to the French Open final with a noisy victory over Victoria Azarenka, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 on Thursday.Sharapova's opponent on

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  Azarenka advances to 2nd round at French Open

  Tennis | May 29, 2013 16:52 IST

  Paris, May 29: Victoria Azarenka waited until the fourth day of the French Open for her opening match, then showed she's eager to keep playing.Filling a mostly empty stadium court with her familiar shrieks on